MaxPreps Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Award: Vote Now

Who turned in Ohio's top prep performances? You vote, you decide.

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Oct 27, 2020, 8:00am
Who had Ohio's best individual performances? You vote, you decide. MaxPreps is proud to again sponsor the Ohio Athlete of the Week awards during the 2020-21 school year.

Each week during the season (regular and post), there will be a fan-generated contest to tab weekly winners. Each winner receives a letter and award patch for their varsity jacket. 

How does it work?

Nominees are selected from statistics submitted on MaxPreps. Coaches who do not have current access may request their free account here. Weekly finalists are released on MaxPreps every Tuesday and voting is conducted in a special poll. Voting ceases at noon on Mondays. The winners (2-3 per week) are announced the next day along with the next week's nominees.

Participants may vote as many times as they want. It's a competition. So far this school year, over 6.4-million votes have been cast, including 330,000 last week.

Week 9 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Cidny Long, Madison Plains (London) Volleyball
Senior middle hitter had 55 kills and 11 blocks in 3-0 wins over Springfield Catholic Central, Greeneview and Greenon.

* Lauren Tuttle, Northeastern (Springfield) Volleyball
Senior outside hitter had a career-high 38 kills in a 3-2 win over Fairbanks. Also had 29 kills in a 3-1 win over West Liberty-Salem and 23 kills in a 3-0 win over Mechanicsburg.

* Nathan Hawks, Greenon (Springfield) Football
Senior kicker connected on three second half field goals (47, 43 and 32 yards) as the Knights beat Taft 30-28.

Here is the school year's latest round of nominees...


Week 10 Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Nominees

* Richtell McCallister, Streetsboro Football
Senior running back carried the ball 21 times for 310 yards and four touchdowns in a 54-21 win over Dover.

* Doug Rakes, Fairview (Sherwood) Football
Senior quarterback threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 131 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-36 win over Northwood. Has thrown for 37 touchdowns and rushed for 11 more this season.
* Beau Brungard, Springfield (New Middletown) Football
Junior quarterback ran for four touchdowns and 117 yards and threw for 115 yards and a touchdown in a 44-8 win over Aquinas.

* Gabe Heinrich, Columbiana Boys Soccer
Senior had three goals and three assists in a 7-2 win over Mineral Ridge. Has 38 goals and 15 assists this season.

2020 Ohio High School Volleyball Statewide Stat Leaders

* Tyler Welsh, Genoa Area Boys Soccer
Senior goalie recorded back-to-back games with 10 saves in wins over Delta (5-2) and Pettisville (3-2).

* Kailyn Dudukovich, Lakota West (West Chester) Girls Soccer
Senior scored four goals in a 10-0 win over Wilmington and three goals in a 9-0 win over Northwest. Has 38 goals and six assists this season.

2020 Ohio High School Boys Soccer Statewide Stat Leaders

* Loren Moran, Waverly Girls Soccer
Senior had five assists in a 9-2 win over Gallia Academy. Has 30 goals and 16 assists this season. Surpassed 100 career goals on Oct. 12 with three in a win over Portsmouth West.

* Melissa Hansen, Hudson Volleyball
Sophomore setter had 41 and 33 assists, respectively, in wins over Chardon and Brush. Has 703 assists this season.

* Janessa Koffer, Franklin Monroe (Pitsburg) Volleyball
Senior had back-to-back games of 35 digs in wins over Lehman Catholic (3-2) and Ansonia (3-0).


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Previous Winners

Week 1

* Nevaeh Lewis, Madison Comprehensive (Mansfield) Girls Soccer
Freshman had a hat trick (three goals) in a 5-0 season-opening win over Clear Fork.

* Allie Dunlap, Heath Girls Soccer
Sophomore had a hat trick (three goals) in a 3-0 season-opening win over West Muskingum.

Week 2

* Austin Sees, Brookfield Boys Soccer
Senior goalie made 15 saves in a 2-1 win over LaBrae and 14 saves in a 3-2 win over St. John (Ashtabula). Two of the three goals he allowed were penalty kicks.

* Katie Hooley, Jonathan Alder (Plain City) Girls Soccer
Junior captain had four goals and two assists in a 10-0 win over Highland and three goals and three assists in a 13-1 win over Franklin Heights.

* Kylee Kosek, Springfield (New Middletown) Girls Soccer
Senior had three goals and two assists in an 11-0 win over Girard and four goals and an assist in a 14-0 win over Newton Falls.

Week 3

* Shaden Malone, Clay (Portsmouth) Boys Soccer
Senior goalkeeper and striker played large part in a 2-0-1 week. Had 16 saves in a 1-0 win over Glenwood and 12 saves in a 1-1 tie with South Webster. Also netted three goals and an assist in a 5-3 win over Belpre.

* Jordan Briggs, Grand Valley (Orwell) Boys Soccer
Sophomore had back-to-back hat tricks (six goals total) in wins over Geneva and Pymatuning Valley. Added an assist against PV for 13 points on the week.

Week 4

* Anna Shoemake, Beavercreek Volleyball
Senior had 26 and 21 kills in 3-1 wins over Fairmont and Springboro, respectively.

* Bri DiChristopher, Catholic Central (Steubenville) Girls Soccer
Senior goalkeeper made 18 saves in a 1-1 tie with Linsly (W.V.) and 13 saves in a 2-1 win over Edison.

Week 5

* Morgan Moeller, Roger Bacon (Cincinnati) Girls Soccer
Sophomore had 11 saves in a 5-0 win over Norwood and 13 saves in a 5-3 win over Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy.

* Alexander Hild, Newton Local (Pleasant Hill) Soccer
Senior captain drained six goals in a 10-0 win over Fairlawn.

Week 6

* Cael Brown, Trinity (Garfield Heights) Football
Senior running back carried the ball 41 times for 262 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-21 win over Crestwood.

* Riley Monroe, Nordonia (Macedonia) Volleyball
Senior setter had 62 assists in a 3-1 win over Wadsworth and 56 assists in a 3-2 win over Hudson.

 Week 7

Had 57, 48 and 27 assists, respectively, in wins over Normandy, Brush and Laurel. Added 20 in a loss to Riverside.

* Emily Baker, Troy Christian Volleyball
Junior captain had over 20 kills (102 total) in four straight matches as the Eagles beat Newton, Legacy Christian, Brookville and Ansonia.

* Xavier Puryear, Heath Football
Senior running back scored six touchdowns and rushed for 68 yards on 16 carries in a 56-20 win over Lakewood.

Week 8

* Eric Babinchak, Howland (Warren) Football
Senior running back rushed for 290 yards and four touchdowns on 39 carries in a 27-0 win over Buchtel.

* Josiah Entner, Legacy Christian Academy (Xenia) Boys Soccer
Senior had three goals and five assists in a 14-2 win over Carlisle. Has 18 goals and 16 assists this season.

* Hannah Golden, Centerville Volleyball
Junior setter had 45 and 41 assists in wins over Northmont and Fairmont and 42 assists in a loss to Springboro.

* Bryce Schondelmyer and Brennen Troutwine, Arcanum Football
Tande posted huge numbers in a 57-39 win over Dixie. Schondelmyer, a sophomore quarterback, completed 21-of-31 passes for 425 yards and seven touchdowns and also carried the ball 15 times for 75 yards and a touchdown. Troutwine, a junior split end, had 10 receptions for 276 yards and four touchdowns.

CLICK HERE to see the winners for the 2017-18 school year.

CLICK HERE to see the winners for the 2018-19 school year.

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