MaxPreps/NSCAA High School State Players of the Week for October 24-30, 2016

NSCAA/MaxPreps High School Players of the Week Announced KANSAS CITY, Mo. (November 2, 2016) - The National Soccer Coaches Association of America and MaxPreps announced today the 27 boys and 15 girls who have been named the NSCAA/MaxPreps High School State Players of the Week for their on-field efforts October 24 - October 30.  The NSCAA uses results and statistics provided by MaxPreps.com to select one boy and one girl honoree from each participating state competing during the fall high school season. Coaches wanting to nominate their players must submit statistics to MaxPreps.com in order for their athletes to be considered; nomination instructions can be found below. Winners receive a MaxPreps/NSCAA branded letterman's patch and recognition on both MaxPreps.com and NSCAA.com. Nominations are due every Sunday by at 11:59 p.m. ET each week to be considered.

BOYS' WINNERS FOR October 24- October 30 State Player Name Position School Arizona Alberto Marquez Midfielder Blue Ridge High School (Lakeside, AZ) California Victor Cacho N/A Kelseyville High School (Kelseyville, CA) Colorado Lookens Smith Defender Colorado Springs Christian High School (Colorado Springs, CO) Connecticut Zack Alilatene Midfielder Academy of Aerospace and Engineering (Windsor, CT) Delaware Alberto Mendez N/A Greenwood Mennonite High School (Greenwood, DE) Illinois Jake Newton N/A Home School Resource Center (Monee, IL) Indiana Jayden Mahan Goalkeeper Colonial Christian High School (Indianapolis, IN) Kansas Will Kenas Midfielder Classical Christian High School (Wichita, KS) Kentucky Joel Dempsey N/A Hopkinsville High School (Hopkinsville, KY) Maine Jacob Brackett Goalkeeper Westbrook High School (Westbrook, ME) Maryland Elisha Walker Goalkeeper Grace Christian Academy (Waldorf, MD) Massachusetts Michael Jones STRK Wayland High School (Wayland, MA) Missouri Sam Repsher Goalkeeper Carl Junction High School (Carl Junction, MO) Nevada Victor Gomez Midfielder Dayton High School (Dayton, NV) New Jersey Michael Jetton N/A Parsippany Christian High School (Parsippany, NJ) New Mexico Dylan Moon Goalkeeper Desert Academy (Santa Fe, NM) New York Mitchell Vargas STRK Notre Dame High School (Elmira, NY) North Carolina Tristan Nelson Midfielder E. A. Laney High School (Wilmington, NC) Ohio Reese Willis Midfielder Marlington High School (Alliance, OH) Oregon Grant Vicknair Goalkeeper McMinnville High School (McMinnville, OR) Pennsylvania Kenneth Hott Midfielder Cumberland Valley Christian High School (Chambersburg, PA) Rhode Island Griffin Spinney Goalkeeper Rocky Hill High School (East Greenwhich, RI) Texas Joshua Custer Defender Newman International Academy (Arlington, TX) Virginia Connor Holt STRK Atlantic Shores Christian High School (Chesapeake, VA) Washington Joseph Moisant Midfielder Providence Classical Christian High School (Kirkland, WA) DC Francisco Moreno Forward Paul International High School (Washington, DC) West Virginia Phoenix Huron Goalkeeper St. Joseph Central High School (Huntington, WV)

GIRLS' WINNERS FOR October 24- October 30

State	Player Name	Position	School
Arizona	Katielyn Farnsworth	Forward	Chino Valley High School (Chino Valley, AZ)
California	Athena Miller	Forward	Eureka High School (Eureka, CA)
Connecticut	Angelique Rodriguez	N/A	Capital Prep (Hartford, CT)
Kentucky	Emma Irions	Goalkeeper	Graves County High School (Mayfield, KY)
Maryland	Taylor Pettaway	Goalkeeper	Riverdale Baptist High School (Upper Marlboro, MD)
Massachusetts	Sabrina Khafif	N/A	Pioneer Charter School of Science (Everett, MA)
Nevada	Kristina Mason	Goalkeeper	Dayton High School (Dayton, NV)
New Jersey	Joy Miladinovich	Forward	Veritas Christian Academy (Sparta, NJ)
New Mexico	Genevieve Gray	Midfielder	Bosque High School (Albuquerque, NM)
New York	Gabrielle Mowery	Forward	Bolton Central High School (Bolton Landing, NY)
Ohio	Abby Townsend	Forward	Olentangy Liberty High School (Powell, OH)
Pennsylvania	Bailey Cartwright	Midfielder	Greensburg Central Catholic High School (Greensburg, PA)
Rhode Island	Grace Gibbons	Forward	South Kingstown High School (Wakefield, RI)
Washington	Grace Terrill	Midfielder	Cle Elum-Roslyn High School (Cle Elum, WA)
DC	Jisca Adigo	Forward	Wilson High School (Washington, DC)

About the MaxPreps/NSCAA High School Player of the Week Program:

The MaxPreps/NSCAA High School Player of the Week Program is a partnership between the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and CBS MaxPreps, Inc. Each week MaxPreps and the NSCAA recognize deserving student-athletes at the high school level who have demonstrated outstanding play on the field throughout the week of competition. Coaches must submit statistics to MaxPreps.com in order for their athletes to be considered for the program.

About MaxPreps

MaxPreps is a free stat tool that is available to high school coaches across the country and is one of the most recognized and respected high school athletics web sites on the internet. Coaches who enter their team's stats on MaxPreps by Sunday night will not only be automatically nominating their players for this award, but they will be getting their team's information out to thousands of high school sports fans, as well as college coaches across the country.

To obtain a coach's login, please contact: Alisa Dancer at adancer@maxpreps.com or call (800) 329-7324 x5167.



About the NSCAA

Celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2016, the National Soccer Coaches Association was founded in 1941 and is based in Kansas City, Mo. It is a non-profit organization with the mission of advocating for, educating and serving soccer coaches to encourage excellence and elevate the game.

The NSCAA is the world's largest soccer coaches' organization with members at every level of the game from youth to professional. Benefits of membership are wide ranging including a national coaching education program, $1 million of general liability insurance, recognition for players and coaches as All Americas and Coaches of the Year, the annual NSCAA Convention, networking and mentor opportunities, Soccer Journal magazine and much more. To learn more, visit www.nscaa.com.