By Kevin Patrowsky
MaxPreps.com
Charles Weissman is off to a fast start in leading the Hartford Orioles to a 2-0 record this season. In the season opener against Milwaukee Washington, Weissman carried the ball only 14 times but picked up 113 yards and scored five touchdowns.
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound running back has been the big story for the team this season and he showed how vital he is in Hartford's ground control offense.
Last week against a tougher Germantown team Weissman carried the load 41 times for a school record 326 yards and the team's three touchdowns as Hartford won, 24-7. He leads the Milwaukee-area in rushing and you can expect big things from him this week as the Orioles play 0-2 Oconomowoc Friday.
Fulton Moving Up the Receiving Leader Charts
As I mentioned last week, the rains for the first games played havoc with a lot of teams.
Wonewoc-Center had its opener against North Crawford cancelled (the two teams are attempting to somehow reschedule). Wonewoc opened last week against Weston and rolled to a 40-28 win as star receiver Micah Fulton hauled in 12 receptions for 129 yards and a touchdown.
Wonewoc-Center recently updated Fulton's career stats, adding his freshman totals and with the big game last Friday he now is in third place on the all-time career receiving chart with 185 catches for 1,624 yards and 25 touchdowns.
Just ahead of Micah is former teammate Dane Laack (2002-2004) with 193 catches and the career leader, Kole Heckendorf (2000-2003) of Mosinee, who has 235 career receptions.
Fulton, who last season led the state in catches with 89, has a very good shot of passing Heckendorf. He will be making a big push toward being No. 1 this weekend when his team faces 0-2 Bangor. Stay tuned for more updates on this fine receiver.
Other Highlights
- Quarterback Trevor Rosemeyer lead Gilman to a 48-13 win over Prescott as he ran for 203 yards and four touchdowns. He also passed for 102 yards and a score.
- Owen-Withee rolled over Whitehall, 38-14, and Zach Pomputis racked up 285 yards rushing and three touchdowns, including a 96-yard run to open the scoring.
- Jesse Seifert rushed for 223 yards as Pepin shut out Boyceville, 37-0.
- Chris Biederman led the Plum City Blue Devils to a 32-26 win over Alma by rushing for 184 yards and three touchdowns.
- Fall Creek signal caller Zach Jacobson hooked up with receiver Matt Steinke for two touchdowns as the Crickets won, 26-6. Jacobson completed 10 of 14 passes for 186 yards and Steinke caught eight of those for 163 yards.
- Over in La Crosse, Eau Claire North fell to La Crosse Central behind running back Nate Sandvold, who rushed for 176 yards on 19 carries. Sandvold scored four touchdowns in Central's 49-21 victory.
- Quarterback Jared Sawle threw a pair of touchdowns as Menomonie won big on the road, 42-7, against Grand Rapids (Minn.). The win was the 200th for coach Joe LaBuda.
- If you are going to play Stratford you had better be able to play some defense. After a week one demolition of Spence/Columbus, 52-0, the Stratford Tigers leveled Abbotsford, 41-0. Chris Olson led the balanced attack with 15 carries for 109 yards on the ground and two touchdowns. He was the Tiger's leading receiver with three catches good for 65 yards.
- If you are going to play D.C. Everest you had better find a way to score and play defense (Sounds like playing Stratford). For the second week in a row the Evergreens pitched a shutout as they pounded Merrell, 44-0. Everest piled up 473 yards and 26 first downs as their balanced attack proved you can't stop just one player on this powerhouse.
- Sheboygan South beat Green Bay West handily, 41-19, behind a very potent and balanced offense. South's Ray Smith ran for 146 yards on 11 carries and scored two rushing touchdowns. QB John Cabaj carried the ball nine times for 111 yards and scored on a 72 yard run. He also completed 5 of 11 passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns of 27 and 42 to receiver Curtis Wilson. Those were his only receptions for the game.
- The Kimberly Papermakers pounded Fond du Lac 49-0 behind the 12-of-17, 215 yards and four touchdowns of QB Tyler Wolf.
- Oshkosh North beat Kaukauna 47-27 as RB's Grant Kalmerton and Jessi Simmons had 114 and 105 yards respectively rushing and QB Nathan Wara passed for 194 yards.
- Meanwhile, QB Tyler Wegner of Oshkosh West was a one-man wrecking crew as he accounted for six touchdowns in West's 42-29 win over Appleton West. Wegner completed 22 of 28 passes for 323 yards and three touchdown passes. So far this season he has thrown for 546 yards and six td's and has scored four td's rushing. Oshkosh West plays Oshkosh North on Friday night at UW-Oshkosh J.J. Keller Field This should be a great match-up.
