FINAL: Kaukauna defeats Brookfield Central 32-14 to advance to next week’s WIAA Level 2 playoff game against West De Pere.
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KAUKAUNA — The Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts football team begins its 2023 post-season run with a Level 1 home game Friday against Brookfield Central.
Watch the livestream beginning at 7 p.m. at ZaleskiSports.com HERE. Listen to the radio broadcast on WHBY.com.
(Watch Kimberly vs Appleton North HERE.)
Kaukauna, a No. 1 seed and Fox Valley Association champion, hosts the Lancers, a No. 8 seed at Bank of Kaukauna Stadium.
Kimberly, Appleton North, Little Chute and Wrightstown in the Kaukauna Community News readership area also secured playoff spots.
Kaukauna, (8-1, 6-1) suffered its only loss of the regular season in Week 5 against Fond du Lac.
A 14-13 win in Week 8 over Kimberly secured the co-championship. There are no tie-breakers when determining conference titles, only the final conference records count.
A year ago, Kaukauna advanced to the state semifinal game before losing to West De Pere.
2023 Kaukauna roster:
0 | Connor Kincheloe | RB | 6’0” | 197 | 2024 |
1 | Kavanaugh Weyenberg | WR|PK | 5’10” | 141 | 2026 |
2 | Kyle Kress | RB | 5’11” | 203 | 2025 |
3 | Danny Poor II | WR | 5’10” | 150 | 2024 |
4 | Colin McPhail | CB | 5’10” | 143 | 2024 |
5 | Finnley Doriot | QB | 6’2” | 185 | 2024 |
6 | Logan Young | WR | 6’0” | 150 | 2024 |
7 | Nolan Hall | WR | 6’3” | 198 | 2024 |
8 | Leland Hurst | WR | 5’9” | 179 | 2024 |
9 | Parker Schuh | WR | 6’2” | 174 | 2025 |
10 | Kaden Kress | WR | 5’5” | 115 | 2026 |
10 | Osvaldo Soto Sanchez | PK | 5’10” | 186 | 2024 |
11 | Joey Bloch | S | 5’9” | 156 | 2026 |
11 | Brody McMullin | WR | 5’9” | 155 | 2025 |
12 | Reed Wittman | CB | 6’0” | 157 | 2025 |
13 | Ava Mau | PK | 5’6” | 145 | 2024 |
14 | Will Clark | DB | 5’7” | 147 | 2026 |
14 | Cameron Dorn | WR | 5’9” | 120 | 2025 |
15 | Bron Schaefer | QB | 5’11” | 155 | 2026 |
15 | Paxton Schuh | WR | 6’1” | 180 | 2026 |
16 | Brady Hoffer | RB | 5’11” | 160 | 2025 |
17 | Pierson Bauer | WR | 6’1” | 160 | 2026 |
17 | John Voet | DB | 6’1” | 157 | 2025 |
18 | Andrew Luckow | QB | 5’11” | 180 | 2025 |
18 | Nate Schultz | DB | 6’0″ | 182 | 2024 |
19 | Dakota Tomajcik | S | 5’8” | 148 | 2025 |
19 | Brock Verboncouer | WR | 6’1” | 178 | 2025 |
20 | Tucker Hofmann | FB | 6’1” | 215 | 2025 |
21 | Beckett Heindl | S | 6’3” | 170 | 2024 |
21 | Logan Hungerford | S | 5’9” | 159 | 2026 |
22 | Perry Baehr | RB | 5’5” | 147 | 2026 |
22 | John Neumann | DB | 6’0” | 165 | 2024 |
23 | Nathan Schmitt | S | 6’1” | 166 | 2026 |
23 | Carson Van Dinter | S | 6’3” | 195 | 2024 |
24 | Aiden Reardon | RB | 5’11” | 163 | 2026 |
25 | Jason Shiffert | S | 5’10” | 180 | 2024 |
26 | Reece Hemme | DB | 5’9” | 145 | 2026 |
27 | Ethan Schmidt | DB | 5’5” | 132 | 2025 |
28 | Adam Canner | S | 5’8” | 154 | 2025 |
29 | Luke Tetzlaff | S | 6’1” | 187 | 2026 |
30 | Cole Smith | S | 5’11” | 170 | 2026 |
31 | Jacek Beyer | DB | 6’0” | 135 | 2026 |
32 | Sam Weber | LB | 5’11” | 205 | 2025 |
33 | Sam DiPiazza | S | 5’11” | 178 | 2025 |
34 | Brady Schroeder | LB | 5’11” | 194 | 2026 |
35 | Gavin Kennedy | LB | 5’10” | 215 | 2025 |
36 | Wyatt Romenesko | LB | 6’1” | 166 | 2026 |
38 | Brady Sprangers | S | 6’0” | 166 | 2026 |
39 | Jack Haak | S | 5’6” | 164 | 2026 |
40 | Chris DeGroot | LB | 5’9” | 195 | 2024 |
41 | Jack Scott | S | 6’3” | 179 | 2024 |
42 | Tyler Jezeski | S | 5’9” | 198 | 2024 |
43 | Isaac Maas | S | 6’2” | 200 | 2025 |
44 | Sawyer Steineke | DL|FB | 5’11” | 277 | 2024 |
45 | Rudy Magness | S | 6’3” | 158 | 2024 |
46 | Julian Becker | LB | 6’0” | 215 | 2026 |
47 | Alex Van Dyn Hoven | LB | 6’1” | 206 | 2024 |
48 | Carson Gates | LB | 5’10” | 159 | 2026 |
49 | Dylan Lotzer | CB | 5’9” | 147 | 2026 |
50 | Collin Mossberger | LB | 6’2″ | 235 | 2024 |
51 | Gavin Greenthal | DL | 5’10” | 215 | 2024 |
52 | Isaac Van Zeeland | DL | 6’4” | 298 | 2025 |
55 | Hunter Meyers | DL | 6’1” | 200 | 2026 |
56 | Max Federwitz | DL | 6’0” | 202 | 2024 |
57 | Amani Wilson | DL | 6’0” | 227 | 2026 |
58 | Skyler Benotch | DL | 5’10” | 220 | 2024 |
59 | Braeden Reader | DL | 6’2” | 227 | 2024 |
60 | Spencer Shimanek | DL | 5’9” | 166 | 2025 |
63 | Kale Johnson | OL | 5’9” | 198 | 2026 |
65 | Mitch Verstegen | OL | 6’5” | 302 | 2024 |
66 | Sam Glendenning | DL | 5’11” | 253 | 2025 |
67 | Griffin Planert | OL | 5’11” | 185 | 2026 |
68 | Mason Thiele | DL | 5’8” | 212 | 2025 |
69 | Karson Ernst | OL | 6’4” | 301 | 2024 |
71 | Marcus Sampson | OL | 5’11” | 262 | 2025 |
72 | Linkoln Xiong | DL | 5’7” | 247 | 2025 |
73 | Braeden Jansen | OL | 6’4” | 280 | 2025 |
74 | Logan Arft | DL | 6’0” | 221 | 2025 |
75 | Donovan Williams | OL | 6’3” | 329 | 2026 |
76 | Walker Chmielewski | OL | 6’3” | 301 | 2025 |
77 | Matthew Schoenmaker | OL | 6’3” | 300 | 2024 |
78 | Caleb Lisowe | OL | 6’2” | 232 | 2026 |
79 | Elijah Moore | OL | 6’1” | 295 | 2025 |
81 | Brady Wellman | DL | 5’5” | 150 | 2026 |
82 | Cole Tomchek | DL | 6’3” | 195 | 2024 |
85 | Owen Vandenberg | WR | 5’11” | 135 | 2025 |
89 | Cole Pieters | DL | 6’5” | 186 | 2025 |
95 | Cooper Sanderfoot | DL | 6’3” | 205 | 2025 |