The Bound Wisconsin Football Team of the Week is ready to go for 2025. Voting is featured at the bottom of this article. Voting is open until Thursday at 2 pm, so be sure to vote for who you feel is most deserving and spread the word (hint: Social Media is a great way to do so). Users may vote once per day.
Bound Wisconsin Week 1 Football Team of the Week Nominees
Appleton North Lightning
Appleton North finished well off the pace in the FVA last year and a Level 1 playoff exit sent the team home with a 5-5 overall record. With a strong group coming back, North was expected to be improved, but a 21-6 win over Mukwonago to open the season is certainly a statement win.
Arrowhead Warhawks
Arrowhead has talent, there’s no doubt about that. The Warhawks may have the most athletic skill group in the state, and things may finally be coming together in a big way, as increased expectations are even higher after a dominating 53-22 win over Marquette. The offense put up 435 yards, including 117 on just eight carries by Jacob Siner, while the defense forced seven sacks, two interceptions, and scored two defensive touchdowns.
Mosinee Indians
Mosinee has fallen to eventual state champion Stratford to open the season the last couple years, but reversed that trend to begin 2025. It was a hard-fought game, but the Indians came out on top 26-19 on Friday night. Treve Stoffel threw for 150 yards and a pair of touchdowns with a team-high 52 yards on the ground as well.
Neenah Rockets
Neenah lost Wisconsin recruit Grant Dean, quarterback Evan Vanevenhoven, and others to graduation, but Steve Jung has built a program that is reloading, not rebuilding. That was evidenced in a big way as the Rockets defeated last year’s D1 runner-up Muskego 14-13 in Week 1. The Rockets made enough plays to get the job done in a low-scoring affair.
Northwestern Tigers
Northwestern did Northwestern things in Week 1, rolling over Prescott 40-7 behind 485 rushing yards distributed across several backs. Tysen Teal has 170 yards and two scores, Ethan Harms added 130 and a touchdown, and Bryer Burkhart chipped in with 85 yards and a touchdown in the opening victory.
Travis Wilson serves as the Bound Wisconsin Manager. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisBound or reach him at [email protected].