NSCAA/MaxPreps High School Players of the Week Announced KANSAS CITY, Mo. (November 2, 2016) - The National Soccer Coaches Association of America and MaxPreps announced today the 27 boys and 15 girls who have been named the NSCAA/MaxPreps High School State Players of the Week for their on-field efforts October 24 - October 30. The NSCAA uses results and statistics provided by MaxPreps.com to select one boy and one girl honoree from each participating state competing during the fall high school season. Coaches wanting to nominate their players must submit statistics to MaxPreps.com in order for their athletes to be considered; nomination instructions can be found below. Winners receive a MaxPreps/NSCAA branded letterman's patch and recognition on both MaxPreps.com and NSCAA.com. Nominations are due every Sunday by at 11:59 p.m. ET each week to be considered. |
BOYS' WINNERS FOR October 24- October 30 State | Player Name | Position | School | Arizona | Alberto Marquez | Midfielder | Blue Ridge High School (Lakeside, AZ) | California | Victor Cacho | N/A | Kelseyville High School (Kelseyville, CA) | Colorado | Lookens Smith | Defender | Colorado Springs Christian High School (Colorado Springs, CO) | Connecticut | Zack Alilatene | Midfielder | Academy of Aerospace and Engineering (Windsor, CT) | Delaware | Alberto Mendez | N/A | Greenwood Mennonite High School (Greenwood, DE) | Illinois | Jake Newton | N/A | Home School Resource Center (Monee, IL) | Indiana | Jayden Mahan | Goalkeeper | Colonial Christian High School (Indianapolis, IN) | Kansas | Will Kenas | Midfielder | Classical Christian High School (Wichita, KS) | Kentucky | Joel Dempsey | N/A | Hopkinsville High School (Hopkinsville, KY) | Maine | Jacob Brackett | Goalkeeper | Westbrook High School (Westbrook, ME) | Maryland | Elisha Walker | Goalkeeper | Grace Christian Academy (Waldorf, MD) | Massachusetts | Michael Jones | STRK | Wayland High School (Wayland, MA) | Missouri | Sam Repsher | Goalkeeper | Carl Junction High School (Carl Junction, MO) | Nevada | Victor Gomez | Midfielder | Dayton High School (Dayton, NV) | New Jersey | Michael Jetton | N/A | Parsippany Christian High School (Parsippany, NJ) | New Mexico | Dylan Moon | Goalkeeper | Desert Academy (Santa Fe, NM) | New York | Mitchell Vargas | STRK | Notre Dame High School (Elmira, NY) | North Carolina | Tristan Nelson | Midfielder | E. A. Laney High School (Wilmington, NC) | Ohio | Reese Willis | Midfielder | Marlington High School (Alliance, OH) | Oregon | Grant Vicknair | Goalkeeper | McMinnville High School (McMinnville, OR) | Pennsylvania | Kenneth Hott | Midfielder | Cumberland Valley Christian High School (Chambersburg, PA) | Rhode Island | Griffin Spinney | Goalkeeper | Rocky Hill High School (East Greenwhich, RI) | Texas | Joshua Custer | Defender | Newman International Academy (Arlington, TX) | Virginia | Connor Holt | STRK | Atlantic Shores Christian High School (Chesapeake, VA) | Washington | Joseph Moisant | Midfielder | Providence Classical Christian High School (Kirkland, WA) | DC | Francisco Moreno | Forward | Paul International High School (Washington, DC) | West Virginia | Phoenix Huron | Goalkeeper | St. Joseph Central High School (Huntington, WV) |
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GIRLS' WINNERS FOR October 24- October 30
State | Player Name | Position | School |
Arizona | Katielyn Farnsworth | Forward | Chino Valley High School (Chino Valley, AZ) |
California | Athena Miller | Forward | Eureka High School (Eureka, CA) |
Connecticut | Angelique Rodriguez | N/A | Capital Prep (Hartford, CT) |
Kentucky | Emma Irions | Goalkeeper | Graves County High School (Mayfield, KY) |
Maryland | Taylor Pettaway | Goalkeeper | Riverdale Baptist High School (Upper Marlboro, MD) |
Massachusetts | Sabrina Khafif | N/A | Pioneer Charter School of Science (Everett, MA) |
Nevada | Kristina Mason | Goalkeeper | Dayton High School (Dayton, NV) |
New Jersey | Joy Miladinovich | Forward | Veritas Christian Academy (Sparta, NJ) |
New Mexico | Genevieve Gray | Midfielder | Bosque High School (Albuquerque, NM) |
New York | Gabrielle Mowery | Forward | Bolton Central High School (Bolton Landing, NY) |
Ohio | Abby Townsend | Forward | Olentangy Liberty High School (Powell, OH) |
Pennsylvania | Bailey Cartwright | Midfielder | Greensburg Central Catholic High School (Greensburg, PA) |
Rhode Island | Grace Gibbons | Forward | South Kingstown High School (Wakefield, RI) |
Washington | Grace Terrill | Midfielder | Cle Elum-Roslyn High School (Cle Elum, WA) |
DC | Jisca Adigo | Forward | Wilson High School (Washington, DC) |
About the MaxPreps/NSCAA High School Player of the Week Program:
The MaxPreps/NSCAA High School Player of the Week Program is a partnership between the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and CBS MaxPreps, Inc. Each week MaxPreps and the NSCAA recognize deserving student-athletes at the high school level who have demonstrated outstanding play on the field throughout the week of competition. Coaches must submit statistics to MaxPreps.com in order for their athletes to be considered for the program.
About MaxPreps
MaxPreps is a free stat tool that is available to high school coaches across the country and is one of the most recognized and respected high school athletics web sites on the internet. Coaches who enter their team's stats on MaxPreps by Sunday night will not only be automatically nominating their players for this award, but they will be getting their team's information out to thousands of high school sports fans, as well as college coaches across the country.
To obtain a coach's login, please contact: Alisa Dancer at adancer@maxpreps.com or call (800) 329-7324 x5167.
About the NSCAA
Celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2016, the National Soccer Coaches Association was founded in 1941 and is based in Kansas City, Mo. It is a non-profit organization with the mission of advocating for, educating and serving soccer coaches to encourage excellence and elevate the game.
The NSCAA is the world's largest soccer coaches' organization with members at every level of the game from youth to professional. Benefits of membership are wide ranging including a national coaching education program, $1 million of general liability insurance, recognition for players and coaches as All Americas and Coaches of the Year, the annual NSCAA Convention, networking and mentor opportunities, Soccer Journal magazine and much more. To learn more, visit www.nscaa.com.
