High School Sports

Poll results: Breese Central star high school player of the week in southwest Illinois 

Breese Central’s Braden Revermann (13) hauls in a Conner Freeze touchdown pass against Freeburg on Sept. 16. Revermann is the winner of the latest Belleville News-Democrat Player of the Week high school poll, as selected by readers of bnd.com.
Breese Central’s Braden Revermann (13) hauls in a Conner Freeze touchdown pass against Freeburg on Sept. 16. Revermann is the winner of the latest Belleville News-Democrat Player of the Week high school poll, as selected by readers of bnd.com. Stlsportsphoto

Braden Revermann of Breese Central High School is the winner of the latest Belleville News-Democrat Player of the Week high school poll, as selected by readers of bnd.com.

Revermann, a senior wide receiver/defensive back, grabbed 9 passes for 169 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 31-19 road victory against Freeburg on Sept. 16.

Revermann — who secured 57% of the votes — entered Friday night’s action with 22 receptions for 420 yards and 4 TD.

Breese Central’s Braden Revermann (13) hauls in a Conner Freeze touchdown pass against Freeburg on Sept. 16. Revermann is the winner of the latest Belleville News-Democrat Player of the Week high school poll, as selected by readers of bnd.com.
Breese Central’s Braden Revermann (13) hauls in a Conner Freeze touchdown pass against Freeburg on Sept. 16. Revermann is the winner of the latest Belleville News-Democrat Player of the Week high school poll, as selected by readers of bnd.com. Chris Johns Stlsportsphoto

Here were the other candidates for the week of Sept. 12-17.

  • Colt Michael, O’Fallon High School, senior, quarterback. Michael completed 23-of-39 passes for 390 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 32-31 come-from-behind win against Edwardsville.
  • Jalen Smith, O’Fallon High School, senior, wide receiver. Smith grabbed 10 passes for 166 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Tigers.
  • Christian Joiner, O’Fallon High School, senior, wide receiver. Joiner had 6 catches for 156 yards against Edwardsville.
  • Braylon Grayson, Althoff Catholic High School, junior, quarterback. Grayson completed 21-of-28 passes for 300 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 68-41 road loss to Mount Vernon. He also rushed for 46 yards and 1 touchdown on 12 carries.
  • Logan Davis, Belleville West High School, sophomore, offensive line/left tackle. Davis has started varsity since his freshman year and is the varsity team captain as voted on by teammates. Davis serves as a leader on and off the field.
  • Exavier Zeilman, Belleville West, junior, wide receiver/linebacker. Zeilman caught 10 passes for 159 yards and 1 touchdown in a 28-7 home loss to Alton.
  • Dominic Voegele, Columbia High School, senior, quarterback/defensive back. Voegele’s 67-yard punt return for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter lifted the Eagles to a 28-27 home win against Roxana. Voegele also completed 15-of-24 passes for 166 yards and 1 touchdown while rushing 15 times for 79 yards and 1 score. Additionally, he grabbed 1 pass for 18 yards and notched a pair of 2-point conversion runs.
  • Brent Wuebbels, Highland High School, senior, quarterback. Wuebbels completed 13-of-20 passes for 269 yards and 5 touchdowns in a 61-19 win at Jerseyville. Weubbels also rushed for 97 yards and 2 touchdowns on 7 carries.
  • Conner Freeze, Breese Central High School, senior, quarterback/defensive back. Freeze completed 14-of-20 passes for 223 yards and 3 touchdowns against Freeburg. He also carried the ball 21 times for 100 yards and 1 touchdown.

  • Robert Battle, East St. Louis High School, junior, quarterback. Battle completed 19-of-29 passes for 232 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 57-0 road victory against Belleville East. Battle also had 69 yards rushing on 7 carries.
  • Kolby Anderson, Collinsville High School, senior, wide receiver. Anderson had 117 all purpose yards and 3 touchdowns in a 35-14 victory at Charleston.
  • Jerry Richardson, Collinsville High School, senior, running back. Richardson posted 240 all purpose yards against Charleston.
  • Devin Habermehl, Collinsville High School, sophomore, defensive end. Habermehl posted 3 total tackles and had 3 fumble recoveries against Charleston.
  • Keith Gilchrese, Alton High School, senior, running back/linsebacker. Gilchrese carried the ball 23 times for 131 yards and 2 rushing touchdowns. He also had 2 catches for 55 yards and 1 TD. On defense, Gilchrese posted 3 solo tackles and 3 assist tackles and had one kickoff return for 19 yards.
  • Addison Walton, Columbia High School, junior, libero. Walton was recently named to the All-Tournament Team at the Tiger Classic in Edwardsville. In a recent win against Roxana, Walton had 4 assists, 1 kill and 4 points and has been a key defensive player for the Eagles this fall while boasting a strong serve receive and ball control.
  • Ava Mathews, Columbia High School, freshman, right side/setter. Mathews had 10 kills along with several key blocks in a win against Breese Central. She also had 2 blocks in the victory.

The poll ended at 10 a.m. Friday.

To be clear, this poll is not scientific. In fact, we invite you to vote as many times as you want. It’s all for fun, BND readers.

The next player of the week poll will appear on the BND’s website — www.bnd.com — at 5 a.m. Tuesday. Please email nominations to gvartanian@bnd.com.

Previous poll winners: Travis Porter of Highland High School, Cole Stuart of Freeburg High School and Avery Hesseldenz of Freeburg High School.

Did your favorite player win? Watch for next week’s poll for another chance to vote. Coming soon.
Did your favorite player win? Watch for next week’s poll for another chance to vote. Coming soon. Provided

This story was originally published September 24, 2022 at 7:00 AM.

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