MaxPreps/United Soccer Coaches High School Players of the Week Announced for Week 8

By Staff Report Oct 24, 2018, 12:00am

MaxPreps, the online high school sports leader and the United Soccer Coaches team up to honor the nation's best. (Week 8)

KANSAS CITY, MO. (October 24, 2018) - United Soccer Coaches and MaxPreps announced today the 29 boys and 24 girls who have been named the Fall United Soccer Coaches/MaxPreps High School State Players of the Week for their on-field efforts from October 15 - October 21.

The United Soccer Coaches uses results and statistics provided by MaxPreps.com to select one boy and one girl honoree from each participating state competing during the spring season.

Winners receive a MaxPreps/United Soccer Coaches branded letterman's patch and recognition on both MaxPreps and UnitedSoccerCoaches.

Coaches or team administrators must enter the athlete's game stats on MaxPreps by Sunday evening of each week to be considered. High school coaches can obtain an access code for their teams by visiting: www.maxpreps.com/cl.




Boys' Winners for October 15 - October 21

State

Player Name

Position

School

Arizona 

Tommy Pederson

Forward

Blue Ridge HS (Lakeside, AZ)

California

Luis Santos

Forward

Quincy HS (CA)

Colorado

Austin Horton

Midfielder

Beth Eden Baptist (Wheat Ridge, CO)

Connecticut

Jake Champagne

Forward

Watertown HS (CT)

Delaware 

Alex Zagal

N/A

Greenwood Mennonite HS (Greenwood, DE)

Idaho

Michael Fonte

N/A

Immaculate Conception Academy (Post Falls, ID)

Illinois 

Kaleb Hatch

Striker

Westlake Christian Academy (Grayslake, IL)

Indiana

Nathan Parker

Forward

Victory Christian Academy (Valparaiso, IN)

Kansas

Phil Hatty

Midfielder

St. Mary's Academy (St. Marys, KS)

Kentucky 

Conner Harper

N/A

Pendleton County HS (Falmouth, KY)

Maryland 

Will Speis

N/A

Calvary Christian Academy (Cresaptown, MD)

Massachusetts 

Sancho Maroto

Striker

Lexington HS (MA)

Michigan

AJ Duggan

N/A

Freeland HS (MI)

Missouri

Cole Wilson

Forward

Whitefield Academy (Kansas City, MO)

Nevada

Alan Lopez

Forward

Southeast Career Tech (Las Vegas, NV)

New Jersey

Christopher Santana

Forward

King's Christian (Cherry Hill, NJ)

New Mexico

Arthur Steinkamp

Forward

Los Alamos HS (NM)

New York

Kakeru ITO

Striker

Keio Academy of N.Y. (Purchase, NY)

North Carolina

Gabriel Walker

N/A

Hickory Christian Academy (Hickory, NC)

Ohio

Andrew Cacchio

Striker

Ontario HS (Mansfield, OH)

Oregon

Juan Hernandez

Goalkeeper 

Brookings-Harbor HS (Brookings, OR)

Pennsylvania 

Isaiah Shuemaker

N/A

Galeton HS (PA)

Rhode Island

Andrew Zito

Midfielder

Rocky Hill HS (East Greenwich, RI)

Virginia

Josiah McCaskill

Forward

Covenant HS (Charlottesville, VA)

Washington

James Goodwin

N/A

Life Christian Academy (Tacoma, WA)

West Virginia

Joseph Biafora

N/A

University (Morgantown, WV)

Wisconsin

Logan Farrington

N/A

Union Grove HS (WI)

 

Girls' Winners for October 15 - October 21

State

Player Name

Position

School

Arizona 

Ellie Karren

Forward

Northland Prep Academy

California

Grace Messenger

N/A

Cloverdale

Connecticut

Irene Askitis

Goalkeeper 

Woodstock Academy

Idaho 

Kasey Wardle

Goalkeeper 

Rocky Mountain

Indiana

Kelsie James

Forward

Carmel

Kentucky

Camryn Lagrange

N/A

Madisonville-North Hopkins

Maryland

Claire Marlowe

Forward

Allegany

Massachusetts

Breana Germain

Forward

Foxborough Regional Charter

Nevada

Amani Felipe

Forward

Sierra Vista

New Hampshire

Emily Hebb

Striker

Rivendell Academy

New Jersey

Nina Verdecchio

Forward

Penns Grove

New Mexico

Alyssa Parker

N/A

Los Alamos

New York

Megan Persico

N/A

Mount St. Mary Academy

Ohio

Courtney Johnson

Forward

Lake

Oregon

Meghan Michels

Forward

St. Mary's

Pennsylvania

Kristyn Smith

N/A

Penn Cambria

Rhode Island

Jamisen Hill

Forward

South Kingstown

Tennessee

Madison Luttrell

 N/A

Covington

Utah

Summer Connery

Midfielder

Rowland Hall-St. Marks

Virginia

Kristelle Chamandy

Forward

Oakcrest

Washington

Bailey Whitney

Midfielder

Warden

District Of Columbia

Marliegh Ausbrooks

N/A

Georgetown Day

West Virginia

Courtney Smith

Midfielder

Oak Hill

 

To view all 2018-19 winners, click here.

About MaxPreps - Founded in August of 2002, MaxPreThe United Soccer Coaches uses results and statistics provided by MaxPreps.com to select one boy and one girl honoree from each participating state competing during the spring high school season.

Winners receive a MaxPreps/United Soccer Coaches branded letterman's patch and recognition on both MaxPreps and UnitedSoccerCoaches.

Coaches or team administrators must enter the athlete's game stats on MaxPreps by Sunday evening of each week to be considered. High school coaches can obtain an access code for their teams by visiting: www.maxpreps.com/cl.ps is headquartered in Cameron Park, Calif., and is a unit of CBS Interactive.

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