ALL-AREA FOOTBALL | PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2016 All-Area football: Future Badgers offensive lineman Kayden Lyles of Middleton earns top honor JON MASSON Dec 11, 2016 Dec 11, 2016 Updated Aug 5, 2026 1 of 4 Middleton senior offensive lineman Kayden Lyles talks with a teammate during a break at a recent practice. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL Kayden Lyles, Middleton, 2016 All-Area Football Player of the Year CONTRIBUTED Middleton's Kayden Lyles, as Middleton takes on Lake Geneva Badger in Division 1 state football quarterfinals on Friday in Lake Geneva Greg Dixon Photo Corp. Kayden Lyles, Middleton azcentral.com photo Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save JON MASSON After each game, the Middleton football team rewarded a deserving offensive lineman with a special honor: The Crunch Block of the Week.kAm%@ E96 H:??6C H6?E 2 }6DE=6 rCF?49 42?5J 32C]k^AmkAmz2J56? {J=6D 4@==64E65 2 =@E @7 49@4@=2E6] $@ >F49 D@ E92E 27E6C {J=6D H@? 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Meet the last 20 years of State Journal football players of the year Look back at the State Journal's picks for the high school football players of the year through the years.
Meet the last 20 years of State Journal football players of the year Look back at the State Journal's picks for the high school football players of the year through the years.
