Week 8 of the Wisconsin high school football season is here and we are putting the spotlight on the biggest games.
Week 8 games to watch
All listed games are scheduled for Friday at 7 p.m.
Waunakee (6-1) at Monona Grove (7-0)The winner of the Badger Large Conference showdown will clinch at least a share of the league title. Waunakee has won six straight games since opening the season with a loss to Muskego. Running back
Eli Drangstveit leads a Warriors offense that averages 38 points per game while the defense allows just over eight points per contest. Monona Grove’s offense averages more than 45 points per game, led by quarterback
Jaxon Zukowski, who has accounted for 28 touchdowns this season. He has passed for 966 yards and 14 touchdowns and rushed for 653 yards and 14 more scores.
Franklin (4-3) at Oconomowoc (5-2)The Classic Eight Conference matchup features Franklin, one of three teams tied atop the league standings, against Oconomowoc, which sits one game behind the leaders. Franklin quarterback
Keegan Best has passed for 1,111 yards and nine touchdowns.
Gavin Schiek has 466 receiving yards and seven touchdown catches.
Dillon Herling leads the Sabers’ rushing attack with 991 yards and 10 touchdowns. Oconomowoc’s offense is led by quarterback
Austin Munzel and running back
Damian Bartolotta. Munzel has passed for 856 yards and eight touchdowns and rushed for three more scores. Bartolotta has rushed for 832 yards and six touchdowns and added a receiving score.
Marshfield (6-1) at Stevens Point (6-1)
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The top two teams in the Wisconsin Valley Conference meet with first place on the line. Stevens Point, the conference’s only remaining unbeaten team, is led by quarterback
Trent Breitbach, who has accounted for 35 touchdowns. Breitbach has passed for 1,334 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushed for 771 yards and 17 more scores. His top target is Isaac Yang, who has 39 catches for 613 yards and five touchdowns. Marshfield, whose lone conference loss was a 10-9 setback to D.C. Everest, is led by quarterback
Ethan Foemmel. He has passed for 1,227 yards and 21 touchdowns. Marshfield has three receivers with at least five touchdown catches, led by
Gavin Larsen with eight.
Kingston Allen, the nation's leader in rushing yards and total touchdowns, is just over 1,600 yards from become the state's all-time leading rusher. (FILE PHOTO: Owen Laack)
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Notre Dame can clinch at least a share of the FRCC South title with a win.
Kingston Allen leads the nation with 1,982 rushing yards and 38 touchdowns. In last week’s 66-18 win over Menasha, the Wisconsin commit rushed for 281 yards and six touchdowns on 29 carries. Allen is 1,604 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns shy of tying the state career records.
Pewaukee (7-0) at New Berlin Eisenhower (5-2) The Parkland Conference matchup features Pewaukee, tied with New Berlin West atop the league standings, against two-loss New Berlin Eisenhower. Pewaukee is led by running backs
Benji Weis (731 rushing yards, nine touchdowns) and
Colton Wall (466 rushing yards, 13 touchdowns). New Berlin Eisenhower running back
Masyn Brown leads the Lions with 484 rushing yards and nine touchdowns.
Plymouth (6-1) at Port Washington (7-0)
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Port Washington can clinch at least a share of the Glacier Trails Conference title with a win, while Plymouth can force a three-way tie atop the league standings. Port Washington quarterback
Jack Bunyan has passed for 2,238 yards and 24 touchdowns, leading the state in passing yards and ranking second in touchdown passes. His top target is
Kade Kintop, who has 43 catches for 896 yards and 10 touchdowns. Plymouth is led by running back
Cole Kuhn, who has accounted for 20 touchdowns. Kuhn has rushed for 851 yards and 18 scores and added two receiving touchdowns.
Amherst (7-0) at Stratford (7-0) Amherst and Stratford meet in a battle of unbeaten teams with the Central Wisconsin Conference title on the line.
Ayden Nerdahl leads Amherst’s offense with 1,572 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns. Stratford is led by quarterback
Kolton Haupt, who has passed for 869 yards and eight touchdowns and rushed for four more scores.
Prairie du Chien (5-2) at Platteville (6-1)The SWC title is on the line when Platteville and Prairie du Chien meet. Platteville quarterback
Brody Digman has passed for 476 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 382 yards and eight more scores.
Briggs Weigell leads Platteville’s rushing attack with 889 yards and 12 touchdowns. Prairie du Chien quarterback Cayden Sutter has passed for 1,054 yards and 16 touchdowns. Drake Chesebro leads the receiving corps with 28 catches for 739 yards and 11 scores, while Darian Jackson has a team-high 1,002 rushing yards and nine touchdowns.
Racine Lutheran (7-0) at St. Joseph (6-1)The Midwest Classic Conference crossover features the leaders of the league's two divisions. Racine Lutheran, the Midwest Division leader, is led by quarterback
Cohen Kraus, who has accounted for 35 touchdowns. He has passed for 1,480 yards and 21 touchdowns and rushed for 494 yards and 14 more scores. St. Joseph, the Classic Division leader, is led by quarterback Christopher Kenesie, who has passed for 561 yards and eight touchdowns and rushed for 718 yards and 12 more scores.
Potosi/Cassville (5-2) at Black Hawk/Warren IL (5-2)Both teams are part of a four-way tie atop the Six Rivers Conference standings. Hunter White leads Potosi/Cassville’s rushing attack with 619 yards and five touchdowns while River Sahr ranks second with 321 yards and six scores. Black Hawk/Warren quarterback
Beau Podnar has rushed for 620 yards and 11 touchdowns and passed for 383 yards and five more scores.
