Selgrad Named AP High School Football Coach Of The Year/Schraufnagel Player Of The Year

Friday, December 9th, 2022 -- 8:43 AM

Columbus head coach, Andrew Selgrad was named Wisconsin Associated Press High School Football Coach of the Year on Thursday, an honor decided by a vote of a statewide panel of sports reporters.   Columbus finished the season 14-0, winning the WIAA Division 4 championship over perennial power Waukesha Catholic Memorial.   Selgrad, in his 2nd season with Columbus is a 1997 graduate of Fond du Lac St. Mary’s Springs where he played cornerback and running back under longtime St. Mary’s Springs football coach Bob Hyland.  A 2004 UW-Oshkosh graduate, Selgrad began his coaching career as an assistant at St. Mary’s Springs in 1998 and also coached at North Fond du Lac and Fond du Lac high schools.  A couple of area coaches were nominated for AP coach of the year including Eau Claire Regis’ Bryant Brenner, and Stratford’s Jason Tubbs 

Mayville running back, Blake Schraufnagel was selected as Wisconsin Associated Press Player of the Year for high school football in 2022.  He finished third in the state in rushing with 2,610 yards and had 40 rushing touchdowns.  Mayville is 24-4 record over the past two seasons – including 13-1 this season – and played in the WIAA Division 5 state championship game the past two years.

Area players who made All-State Teams:

Connor Akey of Wisconsin Rapids made All-State 2nd Team on defense.   Zander Rockow of  Eau Claire Regis made High Honorable Mention while Leo Brostowitz of Wisconsin Rapids, Caden Healy of Colby, John Seitz III of Stratford and Caden Weber of  Eau Claire Regis made Honorable Mention All-State.

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