REEDSBURG (WKOW) -- The State's best descend on Camp Randall Stadium this week for the WIAA 11-player football championships.

The games start Thursday, and Reedsburg will play there Friday, appearing in the State finals for the first time since 2009.

It hasn't been the most smooth path. Mid-season, the Beavers were just 4-3, dropping three games by a combined 14 points.

But after an injury to tailback Landin Purifoy, who averaged 195 yards per game in 2024, Will Mikonowicz took over. Mikonowicz was the Beavers quarterback for the previous two seasons, but stepped into the running back role in Reedsburg's Wing-T offense — and immediately became a dominant force.

The senior led the Beavers to six straight wins, including four in the playoffs, to get to the State title game, averaging 9.5

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