MaxPreps Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Award: Vote Now
By Eric Frantz
Sep 24, 2019, 7:30am
You vote, you decide...Who turned in Ohio's top prep performances? Last week's winners and this week's nominees.
Top 25 high school football rankingsA look at the new Top 25 high school football rankings. Nos. 1 and 2 cruise to dominant wins.
Who had Ohio's best individual performances?
You vote, you decide...
MaxPreps is proud to again sponsor the Ohio Athlete of the Week awards during the 2019-20 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 (2 per week) 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 467,000 votes were cast, including 80,000-plus for each of the THREE winners. So far this school year, the Ohio AOW campaign has generated over 935,000 votes.
Here are the latest winners and next round of nominees...
Week 4 Ohio HS Athletes of the Week
* D.J. Moore, Worthington Christian FootballSophomore
receiver caught 10 passes for 238 yards and a touchdown in a 33-26 win
over Danville. Through three games has 21 receptions for 463 yards and
four touchdowns.
* Julia Bogden, Jackson-Milton (North Jackson) VolleyballSenior had three straight games of 40-or-more digs in a win over Lowellville and losses to Newton Falls and Waterloo.
* Gabe Jones, West Jefferson FootballSenior
running back ran for 257 yards and three touchdowns, including a school
record 99-yard score, on 16 carries in a win over Greeneview. Ran for a
school-record 312 yards and five touchdowns on 26 carries in the
Roughriders Week 2 win over Ready. Averaging 13 yards per carry (661
yards on 51 carries) through three weeks and owns 11 touchdowns.
Week 5 Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Nominees
* Ryan Yingst, Perry (Lima) FootballSophomore quarterback accounted for eight touchdowns in a 66-36 win over Elgin. He completed 8-of-12 passes for 251 yards and five touchdowns and carried the ball 10 times for 108 yards and three scores.
* Shane Thornton, Indian Valley (Gnadenhutten) FootballJunior running back produced 229 yards and five touchdowns on 31 carries and added a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in a 42-21 win over Sandy Valley.
* Addy Vaughn, St. Henry VolleyballSenior had 48 assists in a win over Versailles and 38 assists in a win over New Knoxville. Added 21 digs in the wins as well. Has 397 assists and 100 digs this season.
* Samantha Canner, Buckeye Trail (Lore City) VolleyballSenior middle hitter had 28 kills in a win over Newcomerstown and 25 in a win over Claymont. Has 242 kills and 141 digs this season.
Previous Winners
Week 1 Ohio HS Athletes of the Week
Macy Malin, St. Clairsville Girls SoccerJunior had four goals and an assist in a win over East Liverpool and four goals in a win over Cambridge. Also had three goals and an assist in a win over Indian Creek.
Week 2 Ohio HS Athletes of the Week
* Kerigan Pollard, McClain (Greenfield) Girls SoccerJunior had six goals and an assist in a win over Washington Court House and three goals and an assist in a tie with Jackson. Has 43 points (19 goals and five assists) in five games.
* Caleb Gerken, Perrysburg FootballSenior scored five touchdowns (four rushing, one receiving) in a win over Toledo Woodward.
Week 3 Ohio HS Athletes of the Week
* Zach Woodall, National Trail (New Paris) FootballSenior
caught 12 passes for 261 yards and a touchdown in a win over bethel.
Also had seven tackles, a tackle-for-loss and forced fumble.
* Kylee Kosek, Springfield (New Middletown) Girls SoccerJunior
had six goals and an assist in a win over Waterloo and five goals in a
win over Bristol. Has scored four goals or more in five of six games
this season (24 goals total) and has 54 total points.
CLICK HERE to see the winners for the 2017-18 school year.
