Who had
Pennsylvania's best individual performances?
You vote, you
decide. MaxPreps is proud to sponsor the Pennsylvania Athlete
of the Week awards during the 2022-23 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 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.
Last week over 200,000 votes were cast. So far this
school year 1.5-million votes have been cast.
Week 6 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of
the Week
* Devin Beattie, Burrell (Lower Burrell)
FootballJunior carried the ball 35 times for 304
yards, six TDs and a 2-point conversion in a 41-30 win over Imani
Christian Academy. Has 963 yards and 14 TDs in six games.
* Braylan Lovelace, Leechburg
FootballSenior carried the ball 16 times for 200
yards, six TDs and a 2-point conversion in a 56-0 win Frazuer. Has 809
yards and 17 TDs in five games.
Here are the school year's
next round of
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Week 7 Pennsylvania High School Athlete of
the Week Nominees
* Sophia Schweikert, Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia) VolleyballSophomore had 37, 32, 23 and 22 kills in losses to Boyertown and Pope John Paull II and wins over Great Valley and Phoenixville, respectively. Her 388 kills leads the state.
* Tyson Florence , Western Beaver (Industry) FootballJunior carried the ball 14 times for 210 yards and six TDs in a 49-21 win over Riverside.
* Izzy Slezak, Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) Girls SoccerSophomore had four goals and an assist in a 9-1 win over Central Cambria, four goals and an assist in a 6-3 win over Rockwood and two goals and two assists in 9-0 win over North Star. Her 65 points and 29 goals both rank among the Top 10 in the state.
* Ethen Knox, Oil City FootballJunior ran for over 400 yards for the fifth time this season with 409 yards (and five TDs) on 53 carries in a 38-21 win over Hollidaysburg. Now has 2,513 rushing yards and 29 TDs.
* Baylee Fitzsimmons, Smethport VolleyballSenior had 50, 37, 32, 23 and 22 digs in wins over Kane and Northmor and losses to Kane, Coudersport and Port Allegany, respectively.
* Christian Snyder, Sharpsville FootballSenior had 26 tackles (22 solo) in a 48-7 loss to Farrell. His 100 tackles ranks third in the state.
* Jeremy Fyrer, Bethlehem Catholic Boys SoccerJunior had 20 saves in a 3-2 win over East Stroudsburg North. Leads the state with 315 saves.
* Gabe Hein, Mars FootballFreshman caught three passes for 201 yards and three TDs in a 47-28 win over Kiski Area. He averaged 67 yards per catch. His longest reception was 79 yards.
Previous
Winners
Week 1 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of
the Week
* Elle Smith, Clearfield Girls
SoccerSenior had seven goals and two assists in a
10-1 win over Karns City and two goals and an assist in a 3-1 win over
Indiana.
* Aaron Crossley, Wyoming Area (Exeter)
FootballJunior carried the ball 25 times for 352
yards and four TDs and completed both his pass attempts for 21 yards and
a TD in a 48-28 win over Tunkhannock. Also registered six tackles, a
sack and a caused fumble.
Week 2 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of
the Week
* Jenna Muha, Shade (Cairnbrook)
VolleyballSenior had 25 kills in 3-0 win over
Meyersdale and 24 kills in a 3-0 win over McConnellsburg.
* Elliet Manning, East (West Chester)
VolleyballSenior
had 29, 28, 25 and 21 assists in wins over Ridley (3-0), Penncrest
(3-0), Marple Newton (3-0) and Harriton (3-0),
respectively.
Week 3 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of
the Week
* Krista Wilson, Mapletown (Greensboro)
VolleyballSenior had 25 and 23 kills in wins over
California and Carmichaels, respectively. Added 19 digs in the two
matches.
* Jordan Nichols, Richland (Johnstown)
FootballSenior had 10 tackles, six TFL, five sacks
and a fumble recovery in a 38-0 win over Bishop McCort.
Week 4 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of
the Week
* Cole Taylor, Bedford Boys
SoccerJunior had four goals in a 13-0 win over
Central and three goals and an assist in an 8-0 win over Greater
Johnstown. Has 30 points in seven games
* Virginia Recchia, Slippery Rock
VolleyballSenior had 45 digs in 3-1 win over
Reynolds, 38 digs in 3-2 loss to Grove City and 28 digs in a 3-2 win
over Seneca.
Week 5 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of
the Week
*
Mylea Riggle, Armstrong (Kittanning) Girls
SoccerJunior had six goals and six assists in a 16-0
win over Carrick.
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Ben Dempster, Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah)
FootballJunior completed all 12 pf his passes for
253 yards and six TDs I a 51-20 win over Hancock.
* Ron Prislupski, Holy Cross (Dunmore) Boys
SoccerSenior had six goals and an assist in an 8-0
win over western Wayne and six goals in a 16-0 win over West Scranton.
His 29 goals and 65 points this season both rank second in the state.