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Elite 11

Dennis Semrau  —  8/27/2008 7:56 am

ELITE 11

Drew Barman, DeForest, sr.

FB/DE, 6-2, 225

Barman earned 2007 Associated Press All-State second-team honors at defensive end after leading DeForest to a 12-2 record and the Division 2 title game. He was rated third on the WFCA All-Southwest Region team at end after finishing with 106 tackles, including 11 for loss and 14 sacks. He is a two-time All-Badger North Conference first-team selection on defense.

Ryan Groy, Middleton, sr.

OL/DL, 6-5, 300

A University of Wisconsin recruit, Groy is ranked third in the state in the class of 2009 by rivals.com. A returning All-Big Eight Conference first-team selection, he started the past two seasons at right tackle for the Cardinals on offense and played a lot at defensive end in 2007. He was the sixth-rated offensive lineman on the WFCA All-Southwest Region team as a junior.

Jake Hohlstein, Portage, sr.

OL/DL, 6-1, 260

Hohlstein earned unanimous All-Badger North Conference honors in 2007 after recording 841/2 tackles, including eight TFLs and 4 sacks. The 2008 Division 2 state heavyweight champion, Wrestling USA Magazine ranked him 26th in his weight class nationally in the class of 2009. He has made football recruiting visits to North Dakota and North Dakota State.

Andrew Keister, Evansville, sr.

QB/DB, 6-0, 185

Keister earned WFCA All-State honorable mention and Rock Valley first-team honors at defensive back as a junior. Entering his third year as a starter, he earned Rock Valley first-team honors at quarterback and was named the 2007 Rock Valley Back of the Year after passing for 1,379 yards and 12 TDs and rushing for 541 yards and seven TDs.

Riley Koval, Mount Horeb-Barneveld, sr.

WR/DB, 6-0, 165

A returning AP second-team All-State selection, Koval finished with 63 catches for 1,179 yards and eight TDs in 2007. He earned WFCA All-Southwest Region honors and was a unanimous All-Badger North Conference first-team selection. A former state qualifier in track and field as a sprinter, Koval averaged 18.7 yards per catch last season.

Tylur Lengfeld, DeForest, sr.

RB, 5-10, 200

Lengfeld ran for 2,201 yards and 25 touchdowns last season, including 95 yards and a TD in the Division 2 state title game, en route to AP honorable mention All-State and unanimous All-Badger North Conference first-team honors. The third-ranked running back on the WFCA All-Southwest Region team, he finished with 409 carries (29.2 per game).

Keith McBride, Lodi, sr.

RB/DB, 5-11, 195

A unanimous first-team All-Capitol North Conference selection and the league's Player of the Year on offense, McBride ran for 1,892 yards (7.2 yards per carry), and 21 TDs. He was the fourth-rated running back on the WFCA All-Southwest Region team as a junior and averaged 189.2 yards and 26 carries per game.

Leighton Settle, Madison West, jr.

RB/DB, 6-1, 175

Settle earned All-Big Eight Conference and All-City first team and All-Area special mention honors as a sophomore after rushing for 1,341 yards and 15 TDs. He returned two kicks for TDs and caught seven passes for 76 yards. He ran for 347 yards and four TDs, including a 97-yard TD, in his second varsity game.

Richard Skaife, DeForest, sr.

OL, 6-0, 240

A returning WFCA honorable mention All-State selection, Skaife is a three-year starter and two-time All-Badger Conference North first-team offensive lineman. He earned unanimous all-league honors and was the fourth rated offensive lineman on the WFCA All-Southwest Region team as a center in 2007 for the Division 2 state runner-up Norskies.

Ian Watkins, Madison Edgewood, sr.

OL/DL, 6-3, 275

Watkins helped Edgewood hold opponents to less than 100 yards rushing per game in 2007. Rated third on the WFCA All-Southwest Region squad as a DL, he earned unanimous All-Badger South Conference first-team honors. He averaged seven tackles per game and had 14 TFLs and eight sacks. He has Harvard and Yale on his college wish list.

Andrew Weber, Waunakee, sr.

K/RB/DB, 5-11, 172

Weber earned Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-State honorable mention honors at placekicker as a junior, when he converted all seven field goal attempts and 50-of-53 PATs during the regular season. A unanimous All-Badger North Conference first-team selection, he was the second-rated PK on the WFCA All-Southwest Region team.

Dennis Semrau  —  8/27/2008 7:56 am