Who turned in Ohio's top prep performances? You vote, you decide.
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 2022-23 school year.
Each week during the season, 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.
This past week, over 175,000 votes were cast. So far
this season over 1.5-million votes have been cast.
Week 8 Ohio High
School Athletes of the
Week
* Taryn Fath, Smithville
VolleyballSophomore had 47, 44, 38 and 32 assists in
wins over Louisville, Washington, Hillsdale and Northwestern,
respectively. Her 725 assists ranks third in the state.
* Will Gallaspie, Spencerville Boys
SoccerSenior had five goals and an assist in a 6-2
win over Ada and three goals and an assist in a 7-1 win over Lima
Central Catholic. Has 68 points and 30 goals this season.
Here
are the school year's
next round of
nominees...
Week 9 Ohio High School Athlete of the Week
Nominees
* Ashley Sims, London VolleyballSophomore set a state record for assists in a match with 88 in a 3-2 win over Bellefontaine. Her 837 assists this season ranks second in the state.
* Ella Wong, Hawken (Gates Mills) Girls GolfSenior defended her Division II state title by shooting back-to-back rounds of 76 to win the championship by a stroke.
* Ella Grode, Avon Lake Girls SoccerJunior had six goals in an 8-0 win over North Ridgeville, four goals in an 8-0 win over Solon and four goals in a 9-0 win over Euclid. Her 34 goals ranks eighth in the state and her 75 points is ninth.
* Ahmed Ahmed, Liberty (Youngstown) Boys SoccerSophomore had five goals and four assists in a 9-3 win over Lordstown and four goals and four assists in a 10-1 win over Waterloo. Also had five goals in an 8-1 win over LaBrae and a goal and assist in a 2-1 win over Mathews.
* Rocco Turner, Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) Boys GolfJunior followed up his opening round 74 with a 71 to win the D-III golf state title by four strokes.
* Tyler Johnson, Centerburg FootballSenior carried the ball 24 times for 162 yards and six TDs and completed 10-of-17 passes for 162 yards and a TD in a 49-13 win over Northmor. Has rushed for 1,307 yards and 16 TDs and thrown for 1,216 yards and 15 TDs.
* Davis Gochenouer, Archbishop Alter (Kettering) Boys GolfJunior shot rounds of 72 and 76 to win the D-II state title by two strokes.
* Jon Normington-Slay, Perkins (Sandusky) Boys SoccerSenior had four goals in a 10-0 win over Edison, three goals in a 5-1 win over Willard, three goals in a 15-0 win over Clyde and two goals in an 11-0 win over Sandusky. Has 26 goals and 57 points this season.
Previous
Winners
Week 1 Ohio High School Athletes of the
Week
* Eli Jones, Williamsburg Boys
Soccer
Senior had five goals and an assist I a 9-1
win over Eastern, five goals in an 8-0 win over Deer Park and three
goals and an assist in a 4-1 win over Fayetteville-Perry.
* Connor Corbett, Heath Football
Sophomore
linebacker had 20 tackles (16 solo) in a 28-27 win over Liberty Union.
Week 2 Ohio High
School Athletes of the
Week
* Kaleigh Palmer, Wapakoneta
VolleyballSenior
had 36 and 34 kills in wins over Findlay (3-2) and Bellefontaine (3-0),
respectively. Has 90 kills and 46 digs through four games.
* Tessa Knapp, Bay Girls
SoccerSophomore had five goals and two assists in an
8-0 win over Parma. Also ad three goals in a 7-3 win over West Geauga.
* Lauren Barber, Lakewood Girls
SoccerSenior goalie had 19 saves in a 4-3 win over
Westlake. Also had eight saves in a 5-2 win over Laurel.
Week 3 Ohio High
School Athletes of the
Week
* Hannah Dobbs, Toronto
VolleyballJunior had 38 kills and 22 digs in a 3-2
win over Steubenville, 27 kills and 31 digs in a 3-2 loss to Conotton
Valley and 20 kills and 12 digs in a 3-0 win over Buckeye Central. Has
142 kills and 131 digs in six matches.
* Nathan Buecker, Piqua Boys SoccerSenior
had five goals and two assists in a 10-0 win over Lehman Catholic and
four goals in a 6-4 loss to Sidney. Also had a goal in a 1-1 tie with
Graham. Has 14 goals in five games.
Week 4 Ohio High
School Athletes of the
Week
* Zac Frame, Caldwell Boys
SoccerJunior
had six goals and two assists in a 9-2 win over John Marshall and five
goals and two assists in an 11-0 win over Shenandoah.
* Christian Thompson, Fairfield Union (Lancaster)
VolleyballSophomore
had 20 kills, 22 digs and five blocks in a 32 win over Teays Valley and
20 kills and 12 digs in a 3-0 win over Liberty Union. Has 96 kills, 83
digs and 16 blocks in seven games.
* Logan Ullery, Troy FootballJunior had
three interceptions and three tackles in a 17-7 win over Stebbins. Leads
the state with five INTs in four games.
Week 5 Ohio High
School Athletes of the
Week
* Nia Hall, Steele (Amherst)
VolleyballSenior had 38 kills and 16 digs in a 3-2
win over Wooster, 32 kills and 11 digs in a 3-1 win over Avon and 21
kills and 12 digs in a 3-0 win over Elyria. Ranks second in Ohio with
266 kills. Also has 170 digs.
*
Austin Marker, Dixie (New Lebanon) Boys
SoccerJunior had three goals and two assists in a
6-1 win over Fairlawn, three goals and an assist in a 6-1 win over
Preble Shawnee and three assists in a 3-2 win over Twin Valley South.
Has 25 goals and eight assists in 10 games.
Week 6 Ohio High
School Athletes of the
Week
* Braylon Beckwith, Canal Winchester
FootballJunior had four interceptions in a 13-10 win
over Dublin Scioto.
* Kaira English, Waterloo (Atwater) Girls
SoccerJunior netted seven goals in a 16-0 win over
Liberty and had a goal and assist in a 3-1 win over Garfield. Her 28
goals this season is tied for No. 1 in the state.
Week 7 Ohio High
School Athletes of the
Week
*
Serenity Siefer, Leipsic VolleyballSenior
had 64 assists in a 3-2 win over Ottoville, 57 assists in a 3-1 win
over Allen East and 30 assists in a 3-0 win over Bluffton. Has 594
assists this season.
* Sayge Stephenson, Preble Shawnee (Camden)
FootballSenior caught seven passes for 243 yards and
four TDs and carried the ball twice for six yards and a TD in a 54-13
win over Tri-County North.
