KICKOFF 2025
Special Section
SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES
Lodi’s Mason Lane threw for 1,976 yards and 26 touchdowns to just two interceptions on 114-of-179 passing, while adding 1,159 yards and 23 scores on 151 carries as a senior in 2023.
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JAMES WOLD, LEE SPORTS WISCONSIN ARCHIVES
Beaver Dam’s R.J. Shelton rushed for 5,092 yards during his Golden Beavers career from 2009-12.
SEAN DAVIS, LEE SPORTS WISCONSIN ARCHIVES
Columbus running back Colton Brunell owns the state record for career rushing yards with 7,416 from 2021-23..
25 YEARS OF GREATNESS Meet our WiscNews All-Quarter-Century Team OLIVIA JANIK ojanik@madison.com
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The high school football teams in the WiscNews coverage area have won five state titles, appeared in eight state championship games and had two Gatorade Players of the Year since 2000. Ahead of the 2025 football season, we honor the top players from the last 25 years
with our All-WiscNews Quarter-Century Team. Players were selected for their individual statistics as well as their team’s overall performance. The team was selected based on WFCA All-State teams and the expertise of a panel of long-time area coaches. The WiscNews area includes the following schools: Baraboo, Beaver Dam,
Cambria-Friesland, Columbus, Dodgeland, Fall River, Horicon, Hustisford, Lodi, Mauston, Pardeeville, Portage, Poynette, Randolph, Reedsburg, Rio, Sauk Prairie, Waupun, Wayland Academy and Wisconsin Dells. Now let’s get to the team. Please see GREATNESS, Page 2