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Freshman kicker Rafael Gaglianone winning over hearts of Badger fans By Zach Rastall the daily cardinal
Thanks to his big leg and even bigger personality, freshman kicker Rafael Gaglianone is quickly winning over Wisconsin Badgers players and fans alike. Gaglianone, a former soccer player from Sao Paulo, Brazil, is looking to bring consistency to a position that has been an area of weakness for the Badgers in recent years. During the 2012 and 2013 seasons, Wisconsin kickers Kyle French and Jack Russell combined to go just 24 of 39 on field goals. The Badgers were dead last in field-goal accuracy in the Big Ten in 2012 and 10th in 2013, and they haven’t ranked in the top five of that category since 2008. Head coach Gary Andersen and special teams coordinator Jeff Genyk are hoping Gaglianone can be the guy that turns the posi-
tion of kicker from a liability into an area of strength. “[Gaglianone] brings a lot of enthusiasm and confidence,” Andersen said. “He has that edge in competitiveness and he’s a very, very good teammate.” He quickly asserted himself as the guy to beat on the first day of fall camp, when he made all five of his field goal attempts after telling Andersen that he wouldn’t miss. “[Gaglianone] is definitely competitive, he’s not afraid to step up to any kind of kick,” redshirt junior punter Drew Meyer said. “If somebody wants to have a left-footed competition, he’ll even go out there and try to do that. He’s not going to back down from any fight.” Though his first love was soccer as a boy growing up in Brazil, he decided to start really focusing on football during his time at Baylor High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
“The opportunities are a lot better for football,” Gaglianone said. “You have to be a lot better of a soccer player to make it in the soccer world [in the United States].” He also believes that his time as a soccer player in Brazil helped him be competitive after making the transition to kicker. “I was never the greatest soccer player; I got cut from so many teams, I can hardly even count,” Gaglianone said. “I just decided to never give up.” His perseverance paid off, as he was a two-time all-state selection and was even named Tennessee’s Mr. Football Kicker of the Year during his senior year of high school. After committing to Wisconsin, Gaglianone faced adversity once again as he tried to receive eligibility to play from the NCAA. But after a battle that lasted several months, he finally earned clearance to play. “I cannot be more thank-
ful to coach Genyk for sticking with me the entire way,” Gaglianone said. “It was just a struggle, all the way through. I had the grades, I had the ACT scores, but my school back home in Brazil just wasn’t putting in the effort to send me the right paperwork.” Ever since being declared eligible, Gaglianone hasn’t looked back on his way to winning the starting job for the Badgers and endearing himself to his teammates along the way. The stocky, 5-foot-11, 231pound Gaglianone, affectionately called “Meatball” by redshirt sophomore linebacker Vince Biegel, also grabbed the attention of fans and became an Internet sensation due to his celebratory dance after making a 51-yard field goal against LSU. “Social media works in different ways. What happened for a split-second kind of went viral,” Gaglianone said. “I just feel a lit-
tle bad that my teammate [sophomore kicker Andrew Endicott], he was the one who came out and did it with me and then they kind of cropped him out from the video.” Though you wouldn’t know from his personality and confident demeanor, Gaglianone is still a freshman and will likely go through growing pains, such as his missed 33-yard field goal against Western Illinois. However, his upside is greater than any Wisconsin kicker in recent memory. Gaglianone wears No. 10 for UW, the same number worn by many soccer legends, including Brazilian greats Pelé, Ronaldinho and Neymar. While Gaglianone won’t be going down as an all-time soccer great like he might have once dreamed, his powerful leg and unique personality could help him etch his name in Wisconsin Badgers football lore.
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Wanted: Melvin Gordon
Wisconsin’s most obvious question mark so far is Melvin Gordon. The redshirt junior entered the year as a Heisman candidate and has since put up mediocre stats, with just 178 yards and one touchdown. Gordon has averaged 5.4 yards per carry, but take away
the 67-yard run he had in the season opener, and that number drops to 2.9. He actually had far more success against LSU than he did against Western Illinois. Against the Leathernecks, Gordon ran for just 38 yards on 17 carries. However, it should be noted that this was mostly due to WIU routinely putting eight and nine men in the box, effectively eliminating the Badgers’ best offensive weapon and encour-
aging Wisconsin to throw. Bowling Green has allowed 4.2 yards per carry to its opponents and was thrashed last Saturday by Indiana’s Tevin Coleman for 190 yards and three touchdowns. Gordon is much closer to the player he was against LSU (16 carries, 140 yards) than the one that showed up versus Western Illinois. Though his Heisman candidacy is probably finished, expect a big game from Gordon.
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perfect opponent for the Badgers to face coming off a bye week.
Tanner McEvoy is perhaps the biggest key to Gordon and the rest of the Badgers’ offense. After a horrific performance against LSU, McEvoy was brilliant against a Western Illinois defense that dared him to throw the football. Thanks to that game, opponents now have to account for an aerial attack from the Badgers. That will take away the stacked defensive fronts Gordon dealt with two weeks ago and open up room to run. Still, McEvoy’s outstanding game was against an FCS school, and with defenses now giving him a little more respect, he probably won’t see as much single coverage downfield, forcing him to throw the ball in tight spaces. McEvoy does not need to replicate his 283-yard, three-touchdown stat line every week. As long as he can maintain some reliability and consistency, he will force defenses to account for him and allow Wisconsin to get back to its foundation—giving the ball to Gordon.
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Bowling Green’s porous defense
Bowling Green ranks 125th out of 128 FBS programs in total defense, allowing an average of 569 yards per game to opposing offenses. It all began in the season opener against Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers’ Brandon Doughty threw for, coincidentally, 569 yards and six touchdowns while completing over 80 percent of his passes. Even in a blowout win versus FCS program Virginia Military Institute, the Falcons still gave up over 400 yards of total offense. In the shootout victory against Indiana last week, Bowling Green allowed 582 yards and was ineffective defending both the run and the pass. With Wisconsin still trying to fine-tune its offense, this is the
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Matt Johnson, Bowling Green’s opening day starting quarterback, was one of the MAC’s best players and could have put together a dark horse Heisman run. However, a hip injury suffered in week one ended his season, even though he took all the snaps against Western Kentucky. His replacement, James Knapke, has filled in admirably while leading the Falcons to two victories. He has completed 65 percent of his passes and thrown four touchdowns and two interceptions. He’s no Johnson, though. VMI and Indiana each have terrible pass defenses and this will be his first test against a capable secondary. This will also be Knapke’s first road start of his career.
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Making plays on defense
Last year, Wisconsin ranked seventh in the country in total defense, but if there was one caveat to the 2013 success, it was the lack of forcing turnovers and making big plays. The 2013 Badgers had just 20 takeaways, tied for 71st in the nation. They averaged less than five tackles for loss per game and less than two sacks per game. This year, it’s pretty much the same for Wisconsin, though there is some slight improvement. The Badgers have forced three total turnovers, which is essentially the same rate as the 2013 team, and have averaged 2.5 sacks per game. The defense has certainly improved in one area—tackles for loss. Wisconsin has averaged 6.5 per game, largely due to linebackers Joe Schobert (three total) and Marcus Trotter (2.5). The Badgers need to increase their turnover output, however. Improving upon their currently even turnover margin would give the offense better starting field position and take away opponent scoring chances.
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BGSU’s offense rolling even under backup QB By Jason Braverman the daily cardinal
Bowling Green (2-1) had a rough start for the season, losing its starting quarterback, 2013 MAC Championship game MVP Matt Johnson, for the year in a 59-31 loss to Western Kentucky (1-2), but has rebounded to win their next two in his absence. Defensively, the Falcons opened the season horribly, getting shredded for 708 yards, including 569 through the air. The Falcons were unable to force the Hilltopper offense off the field, as Western Kentucky converted 14 of their 18 third down opportunities, surrendering six passing touchdowns as well as two more on the ground. The Bowling Green offense put in a solid day, amassing nearly 500 yards themselves, but was unable to climb out of the early 21-0 hole the defense put them in. The bigger loss for the Falcons though, happened during the week when head coach Dino Babers ruled Johnson, who has 27 career touchdowns to just eight interceptions, out for the remainder of the season with a hip injury. Babers did so despite the fact that the injury did not
appear serious enough to Knapke had yet another remove Johnson from the sea- strong showing, limiting the son’s opening game. damage done in losIn Week 2, the ing Johnson, airing it offense stayed hot out 73 times and comdespite the injury to pleting 46 passes for Johnson, as Bowling 395 yards and three Green nabbed its first touchdowns. Greene attempts per win of the season in game in also had a good day Knapke’s first a 48-7 rout against for the Falcons, passtwo starts. Virginia Military ing the century mark Institute (1-2). with 123 yards rushSophomore ing and a touchdown. completion quarterback James While the offense percentage for Knapke threw for has been one of the Knapke in two 237 yards and a best in the nation, games. touchdown, and averaging 41.3 points was also helped per game, the Bowling out by junior runGreen defense has BGSU’s ranking ning back Travis been a major concern. in total yards in the FBS, out of Greene who ran for Even includ124 teams. 129 yards and two ing the Week 2 win scores on 18 carries. against VMI in On the defensive which the Falcons side, the Falcons allowed just seven markedly improved over their points, opponents are putting week one performance, forcing up 36 points per game against three turnovers and limiting the Bowling Green, ranking 108th in Keydets to fewer than three yards the nation. per carry. Matt Johnson was expected to Bowling Green picked up be the difference maker for the their second win of the sea- Falcons this year, but they haven’t son Week 3 against Big Ten foe missed a beat offensively in the Indiana (1-1), again putting on two games since he’s been sidea show offensively in a narrow lined. Instead, it’s been the defense 45-42 victory. causing the major concerns.
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Penn State’s undefeated start to the season suddenly has new meaning: the Nittany Lions are eligible immediately for the postseason after their bowl ban was revoked last week. By Jack Baer The Daily Cardinal
The Big Ten hasn’t had the best three weeks in the nonconference season, with all teams going a combined 1-10 against Power 5 conferences. Of course, we now play the “Power rank the Big Ten” game, also known as “How embarrassing was your out-of-conference loss?”
1. No. 11 Michigan State (1-1)
Yeah, the Spartans lost at Oregon, giving up 28 unanswered points to allow a Ducks comeback that sparked this year’s “Jesus, that offense is actually going to score 100 points on someone” whispers. But that’s the thing, it was a comeback. Michigan State went into Eugene and outplayed the Ducks for an entire half of football and the sad fact is that makes them the class of the Big Ten. Given Ohio State’s struggles and Penn State’s eventual depth issues, Michigan State is likely going to be the class of the West. Collapsing to a top five team on the road doesn’t change that.
2. No. 19 Wisconsin (1-1)
There’s a similar reason for this to the Spartans’ ranking, the Badgers outplayed LSU for half of a football game in front of a hostile Houston crowd. This is what the Big Ten is now. There are no impressive wins in this conference, just differing degrees of non conference humiliation. The Badgers don’t have a tough game until Nebraska at home Nov. 15, which means they very well could be top 15 or even 10 that date. Even with the collapse, the LSU loss could still look pretty okay come bowl selection time.
3. No. 23 Ohio State (2-1)
What’s worse, getting manhandled by Virginia Tech or having that same Hokies team going down 21-0 early in a home loss to East Carolina? The answer is you are not that good a football team without Braxton Miller. Beating Kent State 66-0 is encouraging, but you just can’t put the Buckeyes in the top two until their offense shows it can
score on real opponents. Through three games, redshirt freshman quarterback J.T. Barrett has nine touchdown passes, five interceptions and eight sacks. Against Virginia Tech, he rushed 24 times and averaged 2.9 yards.
4. Penn State (3-0)
Hello one of only two undefeated teams in the Big Ten. Sure, not losing yet can be pretty attractive, but when the Nittany Lions’ best win, Central Florida, gets shellacked 38-10 by Missouri, it kind of rings hollow. Depth issues brought on by scholarship limits also means this team could wear down in the future. Of course, given the choice between being the top team in this year’s Big Ten or having their postseason ban and scholarship limits revoked (which happened last week), Penn State fans would scream for the latter.
5. No. 24 Nebraska (3-0)
Beating FCS opponent McNeese State on a superhuman play by possible superhuman Ameer Abdullah probably shouldn’t count as a win. Call it undefeated with an asterisk. Abdullah is probably headed to a Melvin Gordon-esque year, but Nebraska might also be headed to a seventh consecutive four-loss season under head coach Bo Pelini, which might just be the most hilariously sad and eerily consistent streak in sports. If they want to do better than four losses, Randy Gregory needs to get healthy and play like the top-five draft prospect he was projected to be in preseason.
6. Maryland (2-1)
Giving up 511 passing yards to West Virginia is rough, but the Terrapins also hung around with the Mountaineers, only losing 40-37. Considering West Virginia played Alabama close, that could be evidence enough Maryland belongs in the top half of the Big Ten, ugly Star-Spangled Banner uniforms and all.
7. Michigan (2-1)
Devin Gardner remains an enigma. Getting shut out in pos-
sibly the final game of the Notre Dame rivalry, with the Irish also having initiated the break-up, remains embarrassing. Having your quarterback constantly wear number 98 in some weird honor of team history remains stupid. For conference pride, hope and pray the Wolverines beat Utah.
8. Rutgers (2-1)
It might be time to be cautiously optimistic about Rutgers being a quality football team. The Scarlet Knights beat Mike Leach’s Washington State on Week 1 in a 41-38 thriller and played Penn State to a 13-10 loss. They very well could still go 1-7 or 0-8 in conference play, but there’s hope for now. In the interest of time, I’m not going to go into the specifics for these following teams’ past performances. I’ll instead list what game led to each low ranking.
9. Indiana (1-1)
Not too embarrassing, lost 45-42 to a Bowling Green team with its backup quarterback, sophomore James Knapke. Then again, we might find out Bowling Green is no joke in Camp Randall.
WEEK 4 POLLS AP TOP 25 1. Florida State (37) 1466 2. Oregon (17) 1424 3. Alabama (1) 1346 4. Oklahoma (2) 1325 5. Auburn 1252 6. Texas A&M (3) 1195 7. Baylor 1134 8. LSU 1114 9. Notre Dame 917 10. Ole Miss 840 11. Michigan State 832 12. UCLA 807 13. Georgia 729 14. South Carolina 718 15. Arizona State 680 16. Stanford 560 17. USC 459 18. Missouri 446 19. Wisconsin 414 20. Kansas State 326 21. BYU 246 22. Clemson 209 23. Ohio State 204 24. Nebraska 172 25. Oklahoma State 126
USA TODAY/COACHES 1. Florida State (50) 1502 2. Alabama (1) 1408 3. Oregon (6) 1399 4. Oklahoma (4) 1390 5. Auburn 1297 6. Baylor 1179 7. Texas A&M 1159 8. LSU 1107 9. Notre Dame 966 10. UCLA 861 11. Michigan State 776 12. Ole Miss 769 13. Arizona State 732 14. Georgia 693 15. Stanford 561 16. South Carolina 529 17. Wisconsin 436 18. Ohio State 402 19. Missouri 382 20. Kansas State 381 21. USC 338 22. Nebraska 325 23. BYU 222 24. Clemson 207 25. North Carolina 128
10. Iowa (2-1)
Lost 20-17 at home to a bad Iowa State team, their biggest rival.
11. Minnesota (2-1)
Got spanked 30-7 at Texas Christian. Outgained 426-268 and watched its powerful rushing attack limited to 2.5 yards per carry.
12. Illinois (2-1)
They were roughed up 44-19 in Seattle by a then struggling Washington team.
13. Purdue (1-2)
Dominated 38-17 by a mid-tier MAC team, Central Michigan. Sophomore quarterback Danny Etling was 17-for-32 for 126 yards and two interceptions.
14. Northwestern (0-2)
Dual losses to California and Northern Illinois. It’s insane to think this program convincingly beat a decent Mississippi State on 2013 New Years Day.
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Yards rushing by Boston College in an upset win over thenNo. 9 USC. The Eagles averaged 8.4 yards per carry and had three rushers go for more than 80 yards.
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Field goal distance in yards missed by Georgia’s Marshall Morgan to tie South Carolina in the final minutes. The Bulldogs lost 35-38.
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Yards per pass attempt by Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty in a 63-21 blowout of Buffalo. In his career, the senior has averaged 10.4 YPA for the ultra-efficient Bears offense.
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Yards allowed by LSU to Louisiana-Monroe in a 31-0 shutout. The Tigers allowed 1.94 yards per play.
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Total yards from Ohio State against Kent State in a 66-0 win. This comes after a 327-yard, 21 point performance against Virginia Tech.
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Completion percentage by East Carolina’s Shane Carden in 28-21 upset of Virginia Tech. However, he still ended up throwing for 427 yards.
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Passing yards allowed by Maryland to West Virginia in a 40-37 loss.
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Nebraska (3-0)
Penn State (1-0 Big Ten, 3-0)
Illinois (2-1)
Maryland (2-1)
Iowa (2-1)
Michigan (2-1)
Minnesota (2-1)
Ohio State (2-1)
Wisconsin (1-1)
Indiana (1-1)
Purdue (1-2)
Michigan State (1-1)
Northwestern (0-2)
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Key conference games for playoff contenders By Grey Satterfield The Daily cardinal
Rule number one of college football, no one is safe. In this game, teams can’t afford to take days off, and this week is no different. The nonconference schedule is drawing to a close. Will the Big Ten salvage its reputation? Will the SEC continue its streak of cruel and unusual punishment? Read on to find out. To the football!
No. 5 Auburn at No. 20 Kansas State
On Thursday night, Auburn travels to Manhattan, Kansas, the Little Apple, to take on the Wildcats of Kansas State. Gus Malzahn’s Tigers have looked to not skip a beat this season following their impressive run to the title game last year. Auburn is in the top five for points per game with 52, and are seventh in the country in rushing yards with 330 per game. Auburn’s attack is led by senior quarterback Nick Marshall. K-State will have to keep an eye on him if they hope to get stops, but the Tigers’ true standout this season has been senior running back Cameron Artis-Payne who already has four touchdowns on the year. The night crowd in Manhattan will hope to push on the Wildcats’ high-powered offense. Head coach Bill Snyder’s team has been scoring at will on the ground this season. Sophomore running back
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Charles Jones has found the end zone four times this season. That’s the same number for senior quarterback Jake Waters. This will be the first test of the year for Auburn, one of the luckiest teams from last season. Let’s see how much fairy dust the Tigers have left.
No. 22 Clemson at No. 1 Florida State
Yes, I know, it was a bloodbath last season but two ranked teams are getting together in Tallahassee. Clemson is still coming off their tough loss to Georgia in Week 1, where the Tigers were formally introduced to Todd Gurley. There have been a lot of skeptics of Florida State following their narrow victory over Oklahoma State in Week 1. Both teams are coming off bye weeks and have had ample time to prepare for each other. Florida State is coming into this match up behind Heisman trophy winner Jameis Winston. The whole offense runs through him. Not only is he the heart and soul of the team, he’s also the legs and arm of the offense. In two games this season, Winston has thrown for 626 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for a touchdown against Oklahoma State. Clemson is coming off a complete shelling of an FCS opponent, South Carolina State. The Tigers won that game 73-7, but take all of the Clemson offensive stats with a grain of salt. Clemson played a tremendous first half against Georgia before it all unravelled. The Tigers will be hoping to avoid the same fate in Tallahassee.
Florida at No. 3 Alabama
The SEC season is in full swing and now it’s time for the big bullies down south to line up and eat each other. Florida is a bit of a conundrum this season. Last year the Gators had one of their most disappointing seasons in recent memory and the heat has been turned up on head coach Will Muschamp. Last week the Gators snuck out a win at home against a talented Kentucky team in triple overtime. Now they travel to Tuscaloosa. Alabama comes into this game coming off two big wins over Florida Atlantic and Southern
Miss. Those two wins should be enough to get new offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin eased in before SEC play, but the picnic is over and it’s time for football. The Crimson Tide have also seemed to have figured out their quarterback situation and now feature senior Blake Sims. However, Florida will be busy dealing with the monsters T.J. Yeldon and Derrick Henry.
Virginia at No. 21 BYU
The Virginia Cavaliers are one of the more interesting teams this year. They came into the season as an overlooked, middle of the road ACC team with no real shot at being a contender. In Week 1, they gave a shaky UCLA team all they could handle, but were stung hard by the turnover bug and lost by eight. In Week 3, they played host to a ranked Louisville team, corrected their mistakes, and eked out a 23-21 victory. Now they’re off to Utah to take on Taysom Hill and the Cougars. BYU is one of the most talked about teams in the country following their 41-7 embarassment of Texas. Last week they held off a strong effort from Houston. They’re held together by senior quarterback Taysom Hill who leads the team in rushing and passing. He has 689 passing yards for four touchdowns as well as 356 rushing yards for six touchdowns. The Cougars are looking for an undefeated season and certainly can’t take Virginia lightly.
Miami at No. 24 Nebraska
The last hope for the Big Ten before all nonconference hope is lost. The Huskers will host the Miami Hurricanes in a night clash in Lincoln. The Hurricanes fell flat in Week 1 against a strong Louisville team on the road. They’ve since bounced back against weak FCS opponents. Nebraska is now two weeks removed from their McNeese State scare, and they’re coming off a brutal 55-19 beatdown of Fresno State. The Memorial Stadium crowd will be deafening. Look for Heisman hopeful Ameer Abdullah to continue to carry the Huskers. He has 396 rushing yards this year, as well as 105 receiving.
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Jordan, A.J. Stave, Joel Doe, Kenzel Gaulden, Devin Hillary, Darius McEvoy, Tanner Clement, Corey James, Alec Caputo, Michael Gillins, D.J. Shelton, Sojourn Fredrick, Jordan Gaglianone, Rafael Sanders, Krenwick Peavy, Jazz Reynard, T.J. Armstrong, Thad Jamerson, Natrell Bondoc, Evan Houston, Bart Senger, Connor Wheelwright, Robert Dixon, D’Cota Love, Reggie Cadogan, Sherard Rushing, George Baretz, Lance Ogunbowale, Dare Connelly, Ryan Musso, Leo Ramesh, Austin Jean, Peniel Andersen, Chasen Kinlaw, Caleb Hudson, Austin Brookins, Keelon Gordon, Melvin Tindal, Derrick Straus, Derek Deal, Taiwan Floyd, Terrance Landisch, Derek Cummins, Connor Figaro, Lubern Jacobs, Leon Obasih, Chikwe Watt, Derek Ferguson, Joe Spurling, D.J. Endicott, Andrew Neuville, Zander Rosowski, P.J. Kelliher, Brady Hayes, Jesse Watt, T.J. Trotter, Michael Steffes, Eric Herring, Warren Austin, Matt Traylor, Austin
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Biegel, Vince Cichy, Jack Fumagalli, Troy Arneson, Sam Schweitzer, Justin Harrison, Josh Maxwell, Jacob Edwards, T.J. Costigan, Kyle Denlinger, Trent Dooley, Garret Fischer, Ben McGuire, James Ruechel, Ben Panos, George Schobert, Joe Trotter, Marcus Udelhoven, Connor Marz, Tyler Williams, Walker Deiter, Michael Connors, Brett Benzschawel, Beau Gault, Jaden McNamara, Aiden Voltz, Dan Ball, Ray Hemer, Ben Lewallen, Dallas Biegel, Hayden Kapoi, Micah Schmidt, Logan Havenstein, Rob Stengel, Jake Maly, Austin Erickson, Alex Eckert, Sam Meyer, Drew Zagzebski, Konrad Patterson, Jeremy Keefer, Jake Sheehy, Conor Goldberg, Arthur Hirschfeld, Billy Russell, Jack Adeyanju, James
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Hunter II, Darrell Lewis, Roger Givens, Andre Stephens, Clint Knapke, James Sutton, Brian Dieter, Gehrig Moore, Ronnie Gallon, Chris Lynch, D.J. Greene, Travis Gourdine, Isaiah Coby, Herve Johnson, Matt Martin, Gabe Delk, Diontre Dieter, Nolan Johnson, Nick Adjei-Barimah, Jude Callaway, Cody Ward, Ryland Valdez, Austin Burbrink, Ryan Nicholas, Clayton Turner, Dernard Redding, Teo Greene, Trenton Watson, Will Phillips, Monti English, Brandon Beery, Trevahn Ballew, Nilijah Mack, Alfonso Locke, Nate Coppet, Fred Senn, Paul Robinson, Matt Royster, Taylor Osborne, Victor Sanford, James Walz III, Jack Boomer, Marcus Hale, Ben Dingle, Jalen Carter, Dominique Hannon, Patric Pohlman, Chris Thomas, Bryan Croley, Jhalil-Nashid Walker, Charlie Banks, Aaron Hohenstein, Greg Davidson, Joe Lunsford, Izaah Brown, Malik Saunders, Griff Dietz, Logan Minns, Mike Huettel, Alex Bartman, Zac
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Milford Hills Friday Warm-Up.
Johnson Creek, WI I T 920.699.2249 I milfordhills.com
9/4/14 12:28 PM