Who turned in Pennsylvania's top prep performances? You vote, you decide.
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 2021-22 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 160,000 votes were cast. So for this school year over 1.75-million votes have been cast.
Week 9 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week
* Erynne Long, Downingtown East (Exton) VolleyballJunior
setter had 44, 44 and 41 assists in wins over Central Bucks East and
Owen J. Roberts and a loss to Sun Valley, respectively. Has 688 assists
and 143 digs on the season.
* Braylan Lovelace, Leechburg FootballJunior
running back scored seven touchdowns and ran for 184 yards on 17
carries in a 66-6 win over Imani Christian Academy. Has rushed for 1,194
yards and 24 touchdowns this season.
* Anna Steinbeck, Windber Girls SoccerJunior
had four goals and six assists in a win over Tussey Mountain and two
goals and an assist in a win over Cambria Heights. Has 21 goals and 18
assists this season.
Here is the school year's first round of nominees...
Week 10 Pennsylvania High School Athlete of the Week Nominees
* Jeff Hoenstine, Central (Martinsburg) FootballJunior quarterback completed 12-of-14 passes for 279 yards and seven touchdowns in a 61-14 win over Somerset. Has thrown for 2,586 yards and 44 touchdowns this season.
* Parker Bolesta, Dallas FootballJunior running back had five touchdowns and 313 yards on 16 carries in a 35-0 win over Tunkhannock. Also added five tackles and two sacks. Effort put him over 1,000-yards rushing for the season (1,001).
* Maggie Smith, Parkland (Allentown) VolleyballSophomore setter had 52 assists in a 3-1 win over Liberty and 38 assists in a 3-0 win over Pleasant Valley. Has 933 assists this season.
* Aaron Day, Tussey Mountain (Saxton) FootballSenior defensive back had 26 tackles (14 solo), four tackles-for-loss and a caused fumble in a 32-12 win over Huntingdon. Also caught two passes for 26 yards and a touchdown. Has 119 tackles and 14 TFL this season.
* Millie Grove, Central Bucks South (Warrington) VolleyballSenior outside hitter had 30-or-more kills in a game for the sixth time this season when she registered 32 in a 3-2 win over Henderson. Has 553 kills this season.
* Vinny Campoli, Fairview FootballFreshman quarterback completed all five of his pass attempts for touchdowns (and 76 yards) in a 56-26 win over Seneca. In four games he’s completed 18-of-22 passes for 382 yards and eight touchdowns.
* Julia Chunta, Forest Hills (Sidman) VolleyballFreshman setter had 45 assists in a 3-0 win over United and 37 in a 3-1 loss to Somerset. Has 796 assists this season.
* Tyler Albright, Keystone (Knox) FootballJunior defensive back had three interceptions, three pass break-ups and seven tackles in a 31-13 win over Moniteau. Also had a 70-yard touchdown reception.
Previous Winners
Week 1 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week
* Caden Smith, Franklin Regional (Murrysville) Football
Senior defensive back/receiver had three interceptions (returned one for a touchdown) and five tackles in a 41-12 win over Plum. Also completed his lone pass attempt on offense for a 64-yard touchdown.
* Griffin Buzzell, Meadville Football
Senior running back/linebacker balled out in a 50-48 loss to Grove City. Carried the ball 20 times for 192 yards and three touchdowns and registered 19 tackles on defense.
Week 2 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week
* Brayden Kunselman, Brookville Football
Junior receiver caught seven passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns in a 21-7 win over DuBois. Also had five tackles and an interception.
* Ezi Hite, Williams Valley (Tower City) Football
Junior defensive tackle had six tackles, including five sacks, and a forced fumble in a 24-16 win over Pine Grove. Has 17 tackles and seven TFL through two games.
* Cadin Olsen, Armstrong (Kittanning) Football
Junior quarterback accounted for six touchdowns in a 49-6 win over Deer Lakes. Completed 23-of-35 passes for 285 yards and five touchdowns and carried the ball seven times for 42 yards and a touchdown.
Week 3 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week
* Erby Weller, Shippensburg Football
Junior caught seven passes for 204 yards and four touchdowns in a 47-20 win over Dover.
* Elliet Manning, East (West Chester) Volleyball
Junior has 175 assists total and 31-plus in each of her team's first five games (went 4-1).
Week 4 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week
* John Adams, Minersville FootballSenior completed 15-of-21 passes for 399 yards and five touchdowns and carried the ball 13 times for 59 yards and a touchdown in a 47-24 win over Williams Valley. Has thrown for 1,086 yards and 12 touchdowns in four games.
* Carson Long, Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg) Boys SoccerFreshman had eight assists and three goals in a 13-0 win over Tyrone, three goals and an assit in a 5-4 win over Saint Joseph's Catholic and an assist in a 1-0 win over Huntington. Has 11 goals and 10 assists in five games.
Week 5 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week
* Emily Greenland, Lower Merion (Ardmore) VolleyballSenior setter had 46, 33 and 31 assists in wins over Downingtown East, Strath Haven and Penncrest. Has 255 assists in nine matches.
* Sophia Schweikert, Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia) VolleyballFreshman outside hitter had 27, 21, 20 and 15 kills in wins over Pope John Paul II, Owen J. Roberts, Lansdale Catholic and Owen J. Roberts, respectively. Has 227 kills in 14 matches.
Week 6 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week
* Ron Prislupski, Holy Cross (Dunmore) Boys SoccerJunior had 11 goals and three assists in back-to-back wins over Mountain View. Has 36 goals and 10 assists in eight games.
* Cece Isenberg, Berwick VolleyballJunior had 28 kills in a win over Holy Redeemer and 23 kills in a win over Lake-Lehman. Has 187 kills in nine matches.
* Jeff Nyamekye, Red Lion FootballSenior receiver caught 14 passes for 290 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-7 win over Northeastern. Has caught 42 passes for 664 yards and four touchdowns in four games.
Week 7 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week
* Tucker St. Peter, Cowanesque Valley (Westfield) FootballSenior receiver/defensive back had three interceptions and returned a punt for a touchdown in a 32-0 win over Wyalusing Valley.
* Samantha Wechsler, Susquenita (Duncannon) Girls SoccerJunior forward had 10 goals and two assists las week in wins over Lebanon, East Juanita and East Pennsboro and a loss to Cedar Cliff. Has 35 goals and nine assists this season.
* Braden Scarvel , Sharpsville FootballJunior defensive lineman had 12 tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss and 4.5 sacks in a 34-6 win over Kennedy Catholic.
