Senior scored 45 points in a
56-44 win over Medina Christian Academy and 41 points in a 44-37 win
over St. Martin de Porres.
Week
17 Ohio High School Athletes of the
Week
* Max
Shulaw, St. Francis DeSales (Columbus)
WrestlingJunior won the 215-pount title
at the 28th Walsh Jesuit Ironman wrestling tournament. He won via pin
(1:13), pin, 2:49), technical fall (15-0), major decision (10-2) and
major decision (10-0).
*
Airah Lavy, Nelsonville-York Girls
BasketballJunior had 29 points, seven assists, seven
blocks, six rebounds and five steals in a 71-60 win over Alexander.
Also had 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists in a 68-14 win over
Vinton County. Averaging 21.5 points, 5.3 assists, 4.8 rebounds, 3.1
steals and 2.3 blocks.
Week 18 Ohio High School Athletes of the
Week
* Alexis Frazee, Warren (Vincent) Girls
BasketballSenior had 42 points (hit 6-of-8
3-pointers), six steals, three rebounds and three assists in a 64-9 win
over Cambridge. Also had 17 points, eight assists and five steals in a
58-49 win over New Lexington. Averaging 21.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.2
assists and 3.7 steals.
* Nadia Lough, Rootstown Girls
BasketballSophomore had 18 points, 14 steals, nine
rebounds and three assists in a 49-38 win over Aquinas and 24 points and
15 rebounds in a 47-45 win over Tallmadge. Averaging 16.1 points, 13.1
rebounds and 5.1 steals.
Week 19 & 20 Ohio High School
Athletes of the
Week
* Dillon
Campbell, Legacy Christian Academy (Xenia)
WrestlingJunior won five straight matches via pin
(only one longer than 1:40) to reach the 126-pound final, which he won
by tech fall (19-3), at the GMVWA Holiday Tournament.
* Owen Emig, River View (Warsaw) Boys
BasketballSenior had 29 points, four rebounds and
three assists in a 74-44 win over Meadowbrook and 29 points and four
rebounds in a 54-47 win over Ridgewood. Averaging 22 points and 4.5
rebounds.
* Grace Kingery, North Ridgeville Girls
BasketballJunior knocked down nine 3-pointers en
route to 35 points (and nine rebounds) in a 71-41 win over Padua
Franciscan. Also had 19 points, 13 rebounds and four assists in a 63-22
win over Elyria; 20 points and nine rebounds in a 58-50 loss to Rocky
River; and 14 points, 13 rebounds and four assists in a 48-43 loss to
Strongsville. Averaging 21.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists.
Week
21 Ohio High School Athletes of the
Week
* Carson
Hibbs, Wilmington
WrestlingSenior won the 132-pound title at the
Bellbrook Invitational with wins via tech fall (16-1), pin (1:14), pin
(0:37), pin (0:56) and tech fall (16-1).
* Delilah Rahe, Field (Mogadore) Girls
BasketballSophomore had 34 points, nine rebounds,
five steals and four assists in a 65-41 win over Crestwood. Also had 11
points, 14 rebounds, five steals, three assists and two blocks.
Averaging 19.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 3.6 steals and 2.5 assists.
* Carter McCray, Elyria Catholic Girls
BasketballSenior had 19 points, 18 rebounds, five
blocks, three steals and three assists in a 54-38 win over Rocky River
and 16 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks in a 59-43 win over Westlake.
Averaging 16.5 points, 13.6 rebounds, 3.7 blocks and 2.6
steals.
Week 22
Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Zhieyah Rolack, Meadowdale (Dayton) Girls
BasketballJunior had 22 points and 28 rebounds in a
70-59 win over Thurgood Marshall and 23 points, 20 rebounds, six blocks,
five steals and four assists in a 58-54 win over Pontiz. Also had 12
points, 12 rebounds and five assists in a 59-10 win over Cristo Rey.
Averaging 21.7 points, 14.4 rebounds, 4.7 steals, 3.3 assists and 2.8
blocks.
* Carson Myers, River Valley (Caledonia) Boys
BasketballSenior had 37 points and 16 rebounds in an
84-60 win over Galion and 21 points and 13 rebounds in a 61-43 win over
Jonathan Alder. Averaging 20.8 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists
per game.
* Maverick Smith, Huntington (Chillicothe) Wrestling
Junior won the 157-pound title at Alexander's
22-team RJ Sochia Memorial Tournament with five pins (four in the first
period).
* Matteo Fortuna, Brookfield Boys
BasketballJunior had a triple-double (19 points, 19
rebounds and 12 assists) in an 81-61 win over Champion. Averaging 18
points, 8.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3.1 steals.
Week
23 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Sean Register Jr, North (Eastlake) Boys
BasketballJunior had 33 points, 15 rebounds and four
assists in a 73-65 loss to Beachwood and 31 points and 16 rebounds in a
68-51 loss to Euclid. Also had 29 points, 13 rebounds and four assists
in a 56-55 loss t Madison. Averaging 27.8 points and 14 rebounds.
* Tomi Hinkle, Fairland (Proctorville) Girls
BasketballSenior had a triple-double (13 points, 11
assists and 10 rebounds) in a 77-37 win over Portsmouth. Also had 10
points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals in a 56-37 win over
Cincinnati Country Day. Averaging 11.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists
and 2.4 steals.
* Peyton Mounce, Urbana Girls
BasketballSophomore had 25 points, 14 rebounds and
six assists in a 60-27 win over Graham Local and 16 points, 21 rebounds
and four assists in a 44-31 win over Benjamin Logan. Also had 13 points,
13 rebounds and four assists in a 39-33 win over Jonathan Alder.
Averaging 18.6 points, 12.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 3.1 blocks.
Week
24 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Jamell Smith, Xenia WrestlingSenior
won the heavyweight title at the Benjamin Logan Invitational with pins
in all five matches (which lasted 6:33 total).
* Hannah Geis, Middletown Christian (Franklin) Girls
BasketballJunior had four double-doubles and
combined for 84 points and 56 rebounds in wins over Twin Valley South,
Dominion Academy, Yellow Springs and Tri-County North. Averaging 13.9
points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks.
* Jacob Thompson, Legacy Christian Academy (Xenia) Boys
BasketballFreshman had 18 points and 14 rebounds in a
71-52 win over Community Christian and 12 points and 20 rebounds in a
42-34 win over Miami Valley. Also had 14 rebounds and four points in a
57-53 win over Clinton-Massie. Has 13 double-doubles this season.
Averaging 12.3 points and 13.1 rebounds.
Week
25 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Cailey Wellman, Brookfield Girls
BasketballSophomore had 21 points and 17 rebounds in
a 67-45 win over Champion and 15 points and 13 rebounds in a 56-37 win
over Navarre Fairless. Also had nine points, 11 rebounds and four
assists in a 53-49 loss to Youngstown Liberty. Averaging 12.8 points and
13.3 rebounds.
* Evan Adair, Liberty Christian Academy (Pataskala) Boys
BasketballSenior scored 41 points in an 84-61 win
over Madison Christian and 20 points in a 42-41 win over Granville
Christian Academy. Averaging 19.1 points and 5.1 rebounds.
* Dani Mahaffey, Logan Girls
BasketballSophomore had 17 points, 12 rebounds,
seven assists and four steals in a 68-58 win over Meigs and 15 points,
13 rebounds and three steals in a 51-47 win over Groveport-Madison. Also
had nine points and eight rebounds in a 48-46 win over Hilliard
Davidson. Averaging 9.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.1
steals.
Week 26 Ohio High School Athletes of the
Week
* Hayden Jarrett, Maysville (Zanesville) Boys
BasketballSenior had 30 points, 10 assists and five
rebounds in an 88-67 win over River View and 23 points and five rebounds
in a 55-22 win over Crooksville. Averaging 21.4 points, 6.1 rebounds,
5.5 assists and 2.4 steals.
*
Jacey Mullen, Springfield (New Middletown) Girls
BasketballSenior had 19 points, 15 rebounds, three
blocks, tree assists and three steals in a 67-40 win over LaBrae and 11
points, 17 rebounds and three blocks in a 45-38 win over Waterloo.
Averaging 17 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.9 steals.
Week
27 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Cooper Brown, Milton-Union (West Milton) Boys
BasketballSenior had 34 points, 12
rebounds, seven assists and five steals in a 70-61 win over Valley View.
Averaging 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.9 steals.
*
Colton Conkle, Coshocton Boys
BasketballSophomore had 40 points, nine assists,
seven rebounds and four steals in a 77-61 win over Danville. Averaging
18.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4 steals and 3.7
assists.
Week 28
Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Emma Yoder, Triway (Wooster) Girls
BowlingJunior rolled a 751 series to win the D-II
district title at Stonehedge Lanes by 116 pins.
* Colten Groff, Versailles Boys
BowlingJunior rolled a 698 series (included a 288
game) to win the D-II District at Beaver-VU Lanes by 63 pins.
Week
29 Ohio High
School Athletes of the Week
*
Madison Strouse, Marysville Girls
BowlingSenior rolled a 701 series (249-207-245) to
win the D-I district title at HP Lanes by 50 pins.
* Addy Meshew, Triway (Wooster) Girls Bowling
Junior
earned individual state runner-up honors with a 663 (259-166-238), the
seventh-highest three-game series in D-II girls bowling state tournament
history.
Week 30
Ohio High
School Athletes of the Week
*
Rylee Sagester, Tri-Village (New Madison) Girls
BasketballSenior and Marshall recruit surpassed
2,000-career points and 400 career 3-pointers (state record) with 20
points and eight assists as the Patriots capped an undefeated season
with a 52-50 win over Toledo Christian in the Division IV state final.
Had 22 points in a 51-34 win over Berlin Hiland in the semifinals.
* Alaina Jackson, Minerva Girls Wrestling
Senior won her fourth state title, all at
235-pounds, with a pin (1:25) in the final.
Week
31 Ohio High
School Athletes of the Week
*
Colin White, Ottawa-Glandorf Boys
BasketballJunior dropped 24 points in a
48-47 D-III
state semifinal win over Africentric and had 18 points, seven rebounds
and five assists in a 67-61 state final loss to Lutheran East.
*
Logan Vowles and Will Scott, Archbishop Hoban (Akron) Boys
BasketballSenior tandem came up huge in the Knights
53-47 D-I state championship win over Pickerington Central. Vowles
scored 17 points (5-of-9 from 3) and grabbed seven rebounds, while Scott
had 13 points and eight rebounds.
Week
32 &
33 Ohio High
School Athletes of the Week
*
Jack Asebrook, Carroll (Dayton) Boys
LacrosseJunior ranks second in the state in goals
(25). Had seven goals in a 17-8 win over Alter and six each in wins over
McNicholas (10-5) and Talawanda (13-4).
* Josh Armstrong, Franklin Monroe (Pitsburg)
BaseballSophomore struck out 17 and allowed one hit
in an 11-0 win over Trotwood-Madison.
Week
34 Ohio High
School Athletes of the Week
*
Gabe Loftus, La Salle (Cincinnati) Boys
LacrosseSenior mad 30 saves in an 11-9 win over
Little Miami. Has 125 saves and a .702 save percentage this season for
the unbeaten Lancers.
* Carly Thiel, Sycamore (Cincinnati) Girls
LacrosseJunior had 10 goals in a 17-0 win over
Fairfield. Has 21 goals and an assists this season.
* Mikayla Williams, Bexley (Columbus) Girls
LacrosseSenior had 12 goals in a 16-7 win over
Pickerington North, nine goals and three assists in a 17-16 loss to
Columbus Academy and four goals in a 16-6 loss to Olentangy. Has 25
goals and three assists this season.
Week
35 Ohio High
School Athletes of the Week
*
Macy Walters, Johnstown-Monroe
SoftballSenior struck out 19 and allowed two hits in
a 2-1 win over Licking Valley and struck out 12 and allowed two hits in
a 12-1 win over Heath. Has 55 Ks this season.
* Addy Haines, Lincoln (Gahanna) Girls
LacrosseJunior had 10 goals in a 19-13 win over
Pickerington North and six goals and two assists in a 17-4 win over
Westerville North. Has 44 points (38 goals and six assists) this season.
* Brandon Matteo, Nordonia (Macedonia) Boys
VolleyballJunior had 21, 16 and 16 kills in wins
over Brunswick (3-0), Roosevelt (3-0) and Chardon (3-0). Has 185 kills
and 60 blocks this season, which both rank third in the state. His 0.540
hitting percentage leads the state.
Week
36 Ohio High
School Athletes of the Week
*
Aiden Creech, Franklin Boys
LacrosseSenior had seven goals and an assist in a
15-6 win over Northmont and seven goals in a 13-10 win over Oakwood.
Also had four goals and an assist I a 12-5 loss to Carroll. Has 61
points (47 goals and 14 assists) this season.
* Quentin Sheets, Westerville South Boys
VolleyballSenior had 18 kills, six blocks and 17
digs in a 3-1 win over Reynoldsburg and 18 kills, five blocks and 18
digs in a 3-1 win over Pickerington Central. Has 227 kills and 169 digs
this season.
* Rylan Sams, Oak Hill BaseballSenior
went 3-for-3 with three home runs, five RBI and four runs in a 15-14 win
over Adena. Also went 2-for-2 with two RBI, a run, a triple and a
double and struck out 12 of the 17 batters he faced and allowed one hit
in a 9-0 win over Eastern. Batting .500 and has K’d 39 this season.
Week
37 Ohio High
School Athletes of the Week
*
AJ Kiser, Bishop Fenwick (Franklin) Boys
VolleyballJunior had 56 assists in a 3-2
loss to St.
Charles and 51 assists in a 3-2 loss to St. Edward. Also had 44 and 27
assists in wins over Fairmont (3-1) and Alter (3-0). His 626 assists
ranks third in the state.
*
Sam Moore, North Central (Pioneer)
BaseballJunior struck out 15 of the 23 batters he
faced and allowed one hit in a 1-0 win over Holgate. Has 33 Ks in 19
innings this season.
Week 38 Ohio High
School Athletes of the Week
*
Will Kandel, Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton) Boys
LacrosseSenior had 10 assists and two goals in an
18-6 win over Carroll. Leads the state with 43 assists.
* Haleigh McCalla, Springfield (New Middletown)
SoftballSenior struck out 16 of the 22 batters she
faced and walked one in a 7-0 no-hit win over Struthers. Is 7-3 with a
1.66 ERA, 126 Ks and 26 walks this season.
Week
39 Ohio High
School Athletes of the Week
*
Kaylin Shields, Genoa Area
SoftballJunior had double-digit strikeouts (48
total) in wins over lake (8-2), Liberty Center (4-3), Fostoria (23-) and
Elmwood (4-1). Is 11-6 this season with a 1.20 ERA, 267 Ks and 30
walks.
* Parker Van Horne, Olentangy Berlin (Delaware) Boys
VolleyballJunior has 52 assists in 3-0
wins over
Newark and Pickerington North. His 770 assists rank second in the
state.
*
Gabrielle Gradishar, Champion (Warren)
SoftballSophomore tossed three straight no-hitters
in wins over Columbiana Crestview (10-0 and 9-0) and Berkshire (18-0
perfect game). Also went 3-for-3 with three home runs (including a grand
slam), eight RBI and three runs in the win over Berkshire. Struck out
35 of the 53 batters she faced in the games and walked one. Is 14-3 with
a 0.76 ERA, 190 Ks and eight walks this season. Batting .667 with 56
hits, 53 runs, 43 RBI, 16 HRs and 12 doubles.
Week
40 Ohio High
School Athletes of the Week
* Thea Staten, Bryan Softball
Frershman
ace improved to 23-0 with 44 strikeouts and two walks wins over Tinora
(7-2 regular season), Napoleon (6-0 D-II district semifinal) and Bath
(6-0 district final). Has a 0.54 ERA and school-record 289 Ks this
season. Also batting .452 with 38 hits, 33 RBI, 27 runs, 11 doubles and
four home runs.
* Mary Brant, Poland Seminary
Softball
Junior had back-to-back two-home run games
in a D-III district semifinal win over Brookfield (10-3) and a district
final loss to South Range (6-5). Went 4-for-6 with four home runs, nine
RBI and four runs in the two games. Batted .573 with 47 hits, 39 RBI, 32
runs, 11 doubles and 10 HRs this season.
Week 41 Ohio High
School Athletes of the Week
* Ben Marcum and Will Patterson, Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) Boys
Volleyball
Tandem came up huge as the Crusaders won
the inaugural D-I state volleyball title. Marcum, a junior, had 98
assists and 18 digs in the semifinal and final, while Patterson, a
senior, had 30 kills and 14 blocks.
* Caden Whiteside, Olentangy Liberty (Powell) Boys
Volleyball
Junior had 28 kills and eight digs in a
3-2 D-I state final loss to Moeller.
Week 42 Ohio High
School Athletes of the Week
* Amelia Spidell, Strasburg-Franklin
Softball
Junior pitcher set a D-IV state tournament
record with 18 strikeouts (including 12 straight to start the game) in a
3-1 state final win over previously-unbeaten Hopewell-Loudon. Had 15 Ks
in a 3-1 semifinal win over Gibsonburg. The state title was the Tigers’
ninth, which ties them with Akron Springfield for the most in state
history.
* Kampbell Stone and Lilly Stelzer, Upper Arlington (Columbus) Girls
Lacrosse
Tandem each scored six points in a 14-10 D-I
state final win over Olentangy Liberty. Stone had six goals, while
Stelzer had four goals and two assists.
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