9-25-2022 8:45pm

Former Hononegah Indian football players making strides on the college gridiron

Photo: Andrea Van Briesen Photography

If you are like me, I’m proud of those players that are currently playing for the undefeated Hononegah Indians (5-0 overall and 5-0 in the NIC 10) and those players that have laid the foundation for the program. With high school football at the halfway point and college football nearing the halfway point, let’s look at some former Indians and how they are doing on the college gridiron.

Loras College (2-2 overall and 2-0 in the American Rivers Conference)

Josh Rydberg - Senior DB (13 Tackles, 0.5 TFL, 2 passes deflected,1 interception returned for yards)
Luke Bolstad - Senior LB (No credited stats)
Jarett Kinney - Junior LS (No credited stats)
Caden Carnes – Freshman OL (No credited stats)

University of Dubuque

Keaton Anderson – Junior WR (No credited stats)

Carroll University (2-1 overall and 1-1 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW)

Drake Emanuel – Freshman DB (No credited stats)
Aidan Peters – Freshman DL (No credited stats)

University of Dayton (2-1 overall and No conference games yet)

Ryan Vanschelvan – Senior QB (No credited stats) Recently Ryan became one of five reps on the University of Dayton’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee works as a group to act as the voice of the Dayton student-athlete population. They work with their fellow team members to promote involvement around campus and access to all of our university resources.

Carthage College (0-3 and 0-2 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW)

Zach Hale – Senior LB (No credited stats)

Wisconsin Lutheran College (1-2 and 1-0 in the Northern Athletics Conference NAC)

Colton Heinrich - Freshman OL (No credited stats)

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Ellsworth Community College
(0-4 and 0-2 in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference ICCAC)

Isaac Whisenand- Freshman QB - On Sept 24, Isaac was 9 of 19 for 66 yards in his first college action. His longest pass was 16 yards and his passer rating was 76.5 for the game. Isaac currently is the backup to the starter, sophomore Joshua Bauer.

Thank you to Tim Storm and HFB Gridiron for the images provided for this story. The previous photo credit was incorrectly stated as Andrea Van Briesen Photograph. I apolgize for any issues that may arise from my error.

-Please make note: if you are aware of a player not mentioned in this article, please email harold@roscoenews.com.