After going through the Southwest Wisconsin Conference with an unbeaten record of 8-0, the Lancaster varsity football squad also cleaned up this season when it came to earning all-conference honors.
A total of 17 players from the Flying Arrow squad filled 20 spots on this year’s all-conference teams, including four who took home Player of the Year honors.
Heading this year’s list was junior quarterback Nate Tranel, who was named the SWC Offensive Player of the Year, and earned a spot on this year’s all-conference first team.
In the eight conference games this season, Tranel completed 33-of-60 passing attempts for 811 yards, 12 touchdowns and no interceptions.
On the ground, Tranel ran for 660 yards and 11 TDs on 59 carries, and averaged 183.9 yards per game of total offense.
Named the SWC Defensive Player of the year was Lancaster junior Andy Ryan, who in eight conference games had a team-high 47 tackles, four of which were for a loss.
This year’s SWC Offensive lineman of the year was Lancaster senior Brock Snider, who was an integral part of Lancaster’s potent running game that averaged 336 yards per game.
Lancaster senior Phil Zenz shared the SWC Defensive Lineman of the Year honor with Zach Koch of River Valley.
In conference action, Zenz had 19.5 total tackles to go along with a team-high 4.5 sacks and one forced fumble.
Joining Tranel and Brock Snider on this year’s first-team offensive unit were junior running back Tyler Glass and junior center David Chadd.
Glass was the team’s leading rusher this season, running for 1,044 yards and 16 touchdowns on 106 carries in eight playoff games.
He also caught seven passes for 151 yards and five more TDs in conference action.
Joining Zenz and Ryan on the first-team defensive unit were senior linebacker Mitchell Schildgen and junior defensive back Brett Snider.
In conference action, Schildgen finished with 34 total tackles, 11.5 for a loss, and two forced fumbles.
Snider had 16 tackles in eight games, 1.5 for a loss, and three interceptions, one for a touchdown.
Snider also earned a spot on this year’s first-team special teams unit as a returner, as did Lancaster senior Hunter Budack as a kicker.
As the team’s kicker, Budack made 15-of-16 extra-point kicks, and averaged 47.7 yards on 20 kickoffs with a long of 58 yards.
Snider averaged 42.8 yards on four kick returns, taking two to the end zone, and also averaged 13.6 yards on nine punt returns, having a long of 35 yards.
Snider also earned second-team offensive honors as a running back, and second-team special teams honors as a punter, where he averaged 34.8 yards on nine punts, with a long of 40 and four landing inside the 20.
At running back, Snider ran for 379 yards and four TDs on 27 carries and hauled in 12 receptions for 409 yards and three TDs.
Joining Snider on the second-team offensive unit was junior lineman Sam Friederick.
Second-team defensive honors went to senior linemen Ethan Soderstrom and Lucas Vincent, as well as junior linebacker Alex Withey and senior defensive back Trenton Cornell.
In conference action, Soderstrom had 15.5 total tackles, 2.5 for a loss, and one sack.
Vincent was in on 17 total tackles, eight of which were for a loss, and had 3.5 sacks.
Withey had 26.5 total tackles, 5.5 of which were for a loss, and also had two sacks, while Cornell had 29.5 tackles this season.
Earning honorable-mention honors from Lancaster this season were sophomore offensive lineman Mikhail Anderson, junior split end Abe Thompson and junior linebacker Jake Taylor.
Thompson played in seven of Lancaster’s eight conference games before suffering a season-ending knee injury.
In those seven games, Thompson had eight receptions for 194 yards and scored four touchdowns.
At his linebacker position, Taylor had 24 total tackles, 7.5 for a loss, two sacks and two interceptions for two touchdowns.
In conference competition, coach John Hoch’s squad averaged 336 rushing yards per game and 226.1 passing yards. The Arrows also averaged 52.6 points per conference game, and gave up an average of just 11.25 points per contest.
SWC All-Conference
Football Selections
Offensive Players of the Year
QB Nate Tranel Lancaster
Defensive Player of the Year
DB Andy Ryan Lancaster
Offensive Lineman of the Year
OG Brock Snider Lancaster
Defensive Lineman of the Year
DE Phil Zenz Lancaster
DL Zach Koch River Valley
First Team Offense
QB Nate Tranel Lancaster
RB Tyler Glass Lancaster
RB William Cooley Platteville
RB Logan Yeager Dodgeville
WR Derek Schambow Platteville
WR Jason Gullickson Dodgeville
TE Luke Rickleff PdC
OL Brock Snider Lancaster
OL Zach Koch River Valley
OL David Chadd Lancaster
OL Briar Shilliam Platteville
OL Caleb Wendhausen Dodgeville
Second Team Offense
QB Austsin Larson Dodgeville
RB Brett Snider Lancaster
RB Jack Radlinger River Valley
RB Wyatt Schauf River Valley
WR Alex Mortimer Richland Center
WR Alex Shifflet River Valley
WR Mitch Nachreiner River Valley
OL Sam Friederick Lancaster
OL Joe Crook River Valley
OL Adam Brogley Platteville
OL Mike Granzow PdC
OL Tim Kinney River Valley
First Team Defense
DL Zach Koch River Valley
DL Phil Zenz Lancaster
DL Joe Crook River Valley
DL John Skubal Platteville
LB Mitchell Schildgen Lancaster
LB Ryan Weber Platteville
LB Travis Hendrickson Dodgeville
LB Wyatt Schauf River Valley
DB Andy Ryan Lancaster
DB Derek Schambow Platteville
DB Alex Shifflet River Valley
DB Brett Snider Lancaster
Second Team Defense
DL Sam Gollon Dodgeville
DL Ethan Soderstrom Lancaster
DL Lucas Vincent Lancaster
DL Mitch Niehaus Platteville
LB Max Ruhland River Valley
LB Logan Yeager Dodgeville
LB Alex Withey Lancaster
LB Jack Feye PdC
DB Travis Sigg Dodgeville
DB Trenton Cornell Lancaster
DB Hunter Schwingle River Valley
DB Lucas Price River Valley
First Team Specialists
P Max Ruhland River Valley
K Hunter Budack Lancaster
R Brett Snider Lancaster
Second Team Specialists
P Brett Snider Lancaster
P Travis Hendrickson Dodgeville
K James Bailie Platteville
R Derek Schambow Platteville
Honorable Mention
Beau Solomon River Valley
Cole Eastlick River Valley
Derek Bodendein River Valley
Collin Evenson Dodgeville
Dylan Shaffer Dodgeville
Brady Wetter Dodgeville
Ryley Cooper Richland Center
Silas Coleman Richland Center
Alex Perkins Richland Center
Logan Butson Platteville
Jacob Shepherd Platteville
William Cooley Platteville
Brandon Granzow PdC
Brian Hanger PdC
Hunter Scheckler PdC
Mikhail Anderson Lancaster
Abe Thompson Lancaster
Jake Taylor Lancaster
