Junior quarterback ran for 293 yards and five touchdowns on 20 carries and completed 10-of-24 passes for 177 yards in a 46-42 win over Black River.
Week 7 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Sydney Starr and Gemma Downs, Harrison Central (Cadiz) Girls SoccerSenior captains had huge games in a 6-4 win over Steubenville Catholic Central. Starr had five goals, while Downs had five assists and a goal. Both added a goal and assist in a 3-1 win over Coshocton.
Week 8 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Dillon Steward, Washington (Washington Courthouse) FootballSenior receiver scored 36 points in a 62-20 win over Greenfield McClain. Carried the ball four times for 80 yards and four touchdowns and caught one pass for a 49-yard yard touchdown. Also kicked two PATs and scored two 2-point conversions (run and reception).
* Keanna Avery, Claymont (Uhrichsville) VolleyballSenior captain and outside hitter registered 80 kills and 30 blocks in wins over Hiland (33/11), Buckeye Trail (17/9) and Tuscarawas Central Catholic (30/10).
Week 9 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Camryn Smith, Bloom-Carroll (Carroll) VolleyballSenior captain put together back-to-back 50-plus assist games in a win over Whitehall-Yearling (53) and a loss to River Valley (58). Ended the season with 628 assists.
* Haley Brown, Springboro VolleyballSenior outside hitter combined for 57 kills and 38 digs in wins over Lebanon and Piqua. Has 300 kills and 289 digs this season.
Week 10 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Peyton Bloomer, Oak Harbor Volleyball
Senior had 58 kills, 29 digs and eight blocks in district tournament wins over Rossford (semifinal) and Columbian (final).
* Juruan Hardin, John Adams (Cleveland) Football
Sophomore scored five touchdowns (two rushing, two receiving and kickoff return) and registered 11 tackles in a 44-38 win over East Tech.
Week 11 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Mike Whatley, Reynoldsburg FootballJunior quarterback completed 11-of-17 passes for 145 and four touchdowns (all in the first half) as the Raiders won their first playoff game since 2001 and just the second in program history with a 52-0 regional quarterfinal victory over Toledo Start.
* Jaylen McCaulley, Riverside (Painesville) FootballSenior linebacker had 16 tackles, five tackles-for-loss and three sacks in a 43-38 regional quarterfinal win over Nordonia.
* Cade Williams, Indian Valley (Gnadenhutten) FootballSenior quarterback carried the ball 17 times for 141 yards and score all 16 points in the Braves 16-14 regional quarterfinal win over John Glenn. Ran for touchdowns of 7 and 57 yards and converted both 2-point conversion attempts on runs.
Week 12 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Caden Calhoun, Johnstown-Monroe FootballSenior quarterback carried the ball 14 times for 206 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-7 regional semifinal win over Bellaire.
* Sam Snow, Holy Name (Parma Heights) VolleyballJunior outside hitter 34 kills and 31 digs as the Green Wave won the D-II state title with wins over Fenwick (semifinal) and Hartley (final).
Week 13 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Collin Moore, Fort Loramie FootballSophomore quarterback ran for 124 yards and four touchdowns and also threw for a touchdown in a 48-20 regional final win over Convoy Crestview.
* Marquael Parks, Orrville FootballSophomore running back carried the ball 16 times for 222 yards and four touchdowns as the Red Riders avenged a regular season loss with a 43-19 win over Manchester in a regional fall. Parks has rushed for 2,388 yards and scored 49 total touchdowns this season.
Week 14 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* KK Bransford, Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati) Girls BasketballFreshman exploded onto the scene with 29 points and seven rebounds in a 60-55 loss to nationally-ranked Africentric and 15 points and eight rebounds in a 56-38 win over Toledo Notre Dame at the OGBR Journey to the Tourney event.
* Jon Tomcufcik, Kenston (Chagrin Falls) FootballJunior quarterback carried the ball 11 times for 108 yards and three touchdowns as the Bombers beat Eastmoor 40-7 in a D-III state semifinal.
Week 15 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Cyler Kane-Johnson, McKinley (Niles) Boys BasketballSenior broke his own school record for points in a game (53) with 55 in an 80-64 win over Liberty.
* Garrett Dzuro, St. Edward (Lakewood) FootballSenior quarterback spearheaded a 17-0 second half onslaught that led the Eagles to a 24-10 win over undefeated and nationally-ranked Colerain in the D-I state final. Dzuro finished the game 12-of-12 for 150 yards and hooked up with Michigan-bound receiver Qunitel Kent for touchdowns in the third and fourth quarter. He also ran for 74 yards on 18 carries.
Week 16 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Ethan Conley, Franklin Monroe (Pitsburg) Boys BasketballSenior and Ashland recruit dropped a school record 54 points in a 92-80 win over Houston. Also set school single game records for free throws attempted (22) and made (19).
* Kyle Rowan, Perry WrestlingNation's No. 6 ranked wrestler at 106 won the Walsh Ironman title.
Week 17 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Lauren Denison, Watkins Memorial (Pataskala) Girls BasketballJunior set the program's single-game 3-point record with seven in a 74-54 win over Groveport-Madison. Finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Averaging 16.1 points per game and shooting 45-percent (26-of-58) from 3.
* Kristen Dickison, Milton-Union (West Milton) Girls BasketballSenior scored 20 points in a 42-27 win over Middletown Madison to surpass 1,000 for her career. Is also the girls soccer program's all-time leader in points (239), goals (98) and assists (43).
Week 18/19 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Jacob Gudorf, Brookville Boys BasketballSenior named the MVP of the 56th annual Jet Holiday Tournament at Franklin-Monroe. Scored 26 points in a 73-58 win over the hosts in the final and had 21 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and seven steals in a semifinal win over Mississinawa Valley.
* Alyssa Steury, Ashland Girls BasketballSenior set the program's single-game scoring record with 44 points (13 steals, nine rebounds and four assists) in a 78-55 win over Maumee Valley Country Day. Also had 25 points in a 39-33 loss to Lexington.
Week 20 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Branton Dawes, Washington (Washington Courthouse) WrestlingFreshman beat defending state placer Collin Yinger of host Nelsonville-York (3-2 TB) in the finals of the Steve Yinger Memorial Invitational to win the 113-pound title and the event's Most Valuable Wrestler award.
* Elijah McCloskey, Huntington (Chillicothe) Boys BasketballSenior became the 93rd boy in the history of the Scioto Valley Conference to reach 1,000-career points in a loss at Paint Valley. Had 27 in the game.
Week 21 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Brayden Sipple, Blanchester Boys BasketballSophomore captain posted back-to-back 30-point games. Had 33 in a 52-51 loss to Batavia and 31 in a 64-57 loss to Williamsburg. Averaging 27.7 points per game.
* Brock Unger and Bella Kline, Berne Union (Sugar Grove) Boys and Berne Union (Sugar Grove) BasketballSophomore standouts both set their respective program's single-game scoring records. Unger hit a school-record 10 3-pointers and tallied 49 points in an 82-53 win over Grove City Christian. Kline hit five 3s and scored 35 points in a 59-28 win over Millersport.
Week 22 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Ryan Hall, Fairmont (Kettering) Boys BasketballSenior forward named to the All-Tourney Team at Flyin to the Hoop after posting 28 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as the Firebirds beat Canadian prep power Crestwood 61-55. That came on the heels of a 56-54 win over Fairborn where Hall had 19 points and eight rebounds and hit the game-winner as time expired.
* Colby Bartley, Miller (Corning) Boys BasketballJunior captain had 37 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals in a 71-50 win over Federal Hocking. It was the guard's fourth 30-point game this season.
Week 23 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Logan Ortt, New Philadelphia WrestlingSophomore was named Most Valuable Wrestler at Mapleton's Dave Rohr Classic aftter going 4-0 en route to winning the 182-pound title. Win three bouts via pin (0:37, 1:39 and 1:43) and one by tech fall (23-8).
* Dalton Burcher, Indian Valley (Gnadenhutten) WrestlingSenior went 4-0 with four pins (1:14, 0:27, 2:56 and 1:00) at the West Holmes Invitational to surpass 100 career wins and claim the 138 title.
Week 24 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Marcella Sizer, Waynesville Girls BasketballSenior and Youngstown State soccer recruit became her program's all-time leading rebounder in a 75-23 win over Carlisle and then topped 1,000-career points in a 78-37 win over Milton-Union. The rebounding record had stood for 37 years.
* Sabria Hunter, Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown) Girls BasketballSenior and Army recruit became her school's all-time leading scorer (boys or girls) with 34 points in a 70-61 win over Boardman to give her 1,587.
Week 25 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Landon Baker, United (Hanoverton) Boys BasketballSenior had 25 points (hit 15-of-19 free throws) and 20 rebounds in a 66-53 win over Wellsville. Also had 21 points and 14 rebounds in a 60-56 win over Beaver.
* Andrew Keller, Riverside (Painesville) Boys BasketballSenior point guard scored 55 points (hit seven 3s) and had eight rebounds in an 85-71 win over Chardon. Averaging 24.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.6 assists per game.
* Erik Uszynski, Legacy Christian Academy (Xenia) Boys BasketballSenior scored 17 points and surpassed 1,000 for his career in his final home game as the Knights captured a share of their first Metro Buckeye Conference title ever with a 50-42 win over Troy Christian. Also had 28 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists in a 101-38 win over Middletown Christian.
Week 26 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Jay Johnson, Hudson SwimmingSenior and Ohio State recruit set a district record in the 200-yard freestyle (1:38.18) and also won the 100 freestyle in 45.18 at the Division I northeast district swimming and diving championships at Cleveland State. Johnson, who was also on the second-place 400 freestyle relay and the fourth-place 200 freestyle relay, was state champion in the 100 free and runner-up in the 200 last year.
* Cael Rowland, Northwestern (West Salem) WrestlingSenior defended his Wayne County Athletic League title and was named the league's Most Valuable Wrestler after claiming the 145-pound title. He won his semifinal and finals bouts with pins in 35 seconds and 3:03, respectively.
Week 27 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Samantha Basham, Newark Catholic Girls BasketballSenior had 31 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals in a 66-21 win over Ridgedale. Also had 17 points, eight steals, seven rebounds and seven assists in a 75-23 win over Grove City Christian.
* Owen Conley, Waynesville SwimmingJunior set state and state tournament records in the Division II 200-yard individual medley with a state championship time of 1:48.52.
Week 28 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Madison Stanton, Struthers Girls BowlingSophomore
became her school's first ever-female state champion when she rolled a
634 series to claim the Division II state championship.
* Cotie Mcmahon, Centerville Girls BasketballFreshman
scored 16 first-quarter points en route to 31 and eight rebounds in a
67-55 D-I district final win over Lakota West. Had 21 points and 11
rebounds in a 65-63 sectional final win over Springboro.
