WSN has announced finalists for the Joe Thomas Award, given annually to the state’s top senior offensive lineman as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards. The award is named after former Brookfield Central and University of Wisconsin athlete Joe Thomas, who went on to great success in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns. After an All-American career at UW, Thomas was selected to the NFL Pro Bowl each of his first ten years in the league and is a sure-fire Hall of Famer.
The pre-season watch list was trimmed down to 22 semi-finalists, and six finalists for the award have now been selected. Winners are announced the week of the state finals.
Finalists:
- Joe Brunner, Whitefish Bay
- Carson Hinzman, Saint Croix Central
- Evan Malcore, Sun Prairie
- Joey Okla, Arrowhead
- Billy Shrauth, Saint Mary’s Springs
- Chad Schuster, Franklin
Read about the finalists HERE
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David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
