MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio boys basketball athlete of the week winner & nominees

By Eric Frantz Jan 31, 2017, 12:00am

You vote, you decide...who had Ohio’s best boys basketball performance this past week?

Ohio Buzzer-Beater
There are buzzer-beaters and then there are BUZZER-BEATERS. Max Martz of Upper Arlington is the son of one of the greatest high school basketball players of all-time, Mike Martz.

You vote, you decide...who had Ohio's best individual performance this past week?
 
MaxPreps and JJHuddle are proud to announce that they will sponsor an athlete of the week in boys basketball during the 2016-2017 school year.

Each week during the season (regular and post), there will be a fan-generated contest to tab a weekly winner. Each winner will receive awards (bracelets and certificates).

How does it work?

Fans will nominate top performances (send emails to efrantz@maxpreps.com) and nominees will also be selected from those schools that report stats on MaxPreps. We will announce the weekly finalists (up to 10) on MaxPreps and JJHuddle every Tuesday and voting will be conducted in a special poll. Voting will cease at noon on Monday. The winners (two per week) will be announced the next day along with the next week's nominees. The TOP TWO vote-getters will win the weekly awards.

Vote as many times as you want. It's a competition. Vote Now!

Last week over 35,000 votes were cast!

Week 7 Ohio HS Boys Basketball Athletes of the Week

* Ryan Lane, New London (FINAL VOTING RESULTS)
Senior scored 20 points and became the fifth player in program history to rech 1,000 for a career in a 70-42 win over Ashland Crestview.

* Derek Jay, Memorial (St. Marys) (FINAL VOTING RESULTS)
Scored 21 points to make him the program's all-time leading scorer in a 55-50 win over Upper Scioto Valley. Ended game with 1,195 career points, which is one more than former record holder Mark Ashman and five more than Damon Goodwin. Both Ashman and Goodwin played for the University of Dayton.
Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary senior Jayvon Graves had 30 points in a win over Buchtel.
Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary senior Jayvon Graves had 30 points in a win over Buchtel.
Photo by Nick Falzerano


Week 8 Ohio HS Boys Basketball Athlete of the Week nominees

* Jack Korsok, Mentor
Senior had 44 points, six steals, five assists and four rebounds in an 88-79 win over Euclid.



* Charles Reeves jr, Steubenville
Senior and Pitt football recruit had a triple-double in an 84-51 win overt Union Local with 12 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists.

* Ben Rogers, Hillsdale (Jeromesville)
Grabbed 10 rebounds (and scored 14 points) to become his program’s all-time leading rebounder (615) in a 71-57 loss to Smithville. Had 16 points and 18 rebounds in a 50-43 win over Rittman.

* Branden Lilley, Fairborn
Tied a school record with nine 3s in a 75-48 win over Piqua. Finished with 36 points. Next time out scored 22 points to surpass 1,000 for his career in a 72-56 win over Greenville.

* Christian Montaque, Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton)
Had 31 points, 11 rebounds and three steals in a 65-62 OT loss to Northmont. Followed that with 30 points in a 57-48 win over Roger Bacon.

* John Paul Miller, Lake Center Christian (Hartville)
Scored 25 points to surpass 1,000 for his career in a 56-35 win over East Canton.

* Ty Hamsher, Garaway (Sugarcreek)
Senior scored a game-high 31 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter in a 64-59 win over Malvern.



* Ryan Fries, Southview (Sylvania)
Scored 36 points and sank four 3s in an 82-81 win over Holland Springfield.

* Michael Pamer, Western Reserve Academy (Hudson)
Senior had 33 points and six rebounds in a 74-56 win over Warren JFK. Added 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists in a 55-40 win over Coventry and 20 points, nine assists and for rebounds in a 67-51 win over Osborne Academy.

* Jayvon Graves, St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron)
Senior and Buffalo recruit had 30 points, five dunks, six rebounds and two steals in an 81-51 win over Buchtel.