The Homestead Highlanders have been selected as the Week 8 Bound Wisconsin Football Team of the Week following a statewide vote on BoundWisconsin.com. The team stayed unbeaten and took control of the North Shore Conference race. The Highlanders were chosen from a strong group of nominees in Week 8. A total of 10,077 votes were cast, as Homestead's 3,915 votes edged Edgewood’s 2,682 votes.
Slinger beat Homestead twice last season en route to a Division 2 state championship, but the Highlanders flipped the script in Week 8, downing Slinger 28-14. Homestead is unbeaten and in control of the North Shore Conference. Senior running back Connor Pangallo ran for 254 yards and two touchdowns in the win.
Remember folks, the only way your favorite team can be named Bound Wisconsin Team of the Week is to vote and share the word. Look for next week’s nominees to be posted Monday afternoon.
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].