MaxPreps Pennsylvania High School Athlete of the Week Award: Vote Now

By Eric Frantz Sep 10, 2024, 6:45am

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 2024-25 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 digital award patch for their MaxPreps player page. 

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.

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Participants may manually vote as many times as they want. It's a competition. It's a competition. This past week, over 530,000 votes were cast! So far this school year 725,000 votes have been cast.

Week 2 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Aubrey Ward, Downingtown East (Exton) Volleyball
Senior had 38 and 32 assists in back-to-back wins over Perkiomen Valley and Mt. St. Joseph Academy, respectively. Her 163 assists currently ranks third in Pennsylvania.
 
* Michael Price, Central Bucks East (Doylestown) Football
Sophomore carried the ball 34 times for 191 yards and five TDs in a 42-26 win over Cheltenham.
 
* Jillian Deivert, Shikellamy (Sunbury) Girls Soccer
Senior had back-to-back five-goal game in wins over East Juniata and Hazelton Area. Her 27 points and 12 goals both lead the state.
 
* Cassidy Stancombe, Ferndale (Johnstown) Volleyball
Senior had 31 and 30 digs in back-to-back wins over Conemaugh Valley and Portage.
 

Below is the latest round of nominees...


Week 3 Pennsylvania High School Athlete of the Week Nominees

* Braxtyn Brown, Columbia Montour Vo-Tech (Bloomsburg) Football
Senior surpassed 3,000 career rushing yards with 401 and five TDs on 20 carries in a 44-14 win over Montrose.
 
* Jacob Van Lierop, Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) Boys Soccer
Senior surpassed 150 career points with a string of three straight four-goal games in wins over Jim Thorpe, Palisades and Notre Dame-Green Pond. His 22 goals this season leads the state and ranks third nationally, while his 51 points ranks first in the state and sixth nationally.  
 
* Carson Nagle, Bald Eagle Area (Wingate) Football
Senior surpassed 9,000 career passing yards with 426 and four TDs on 26-of-37 passing in a 49-7 win over Penns Valley Area. Career numbers read 9,179 yards passing and 90 TDs.
 
* Sophia Schweikert, Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia) Volleyball
Senior surpassed 2,000 career kills with 45 in a 3-2 win over Perkiomen Valley and 44 in 3-1 win over Abington. Has 2,066 career kills and 921 digs. Her 262 kills leads the state this season.
 
* Brayden Booher, Lakeview (Stoneboro) Football
Senior had 17 tackles, including 9.5 TFL, and carried the ball 21 times for 103 yards and two TDs in a 31-29 loss to Saegertown. Has 15.5 TFL in three games.
 
* Meea Irwin, Warren Girls Soccer
Junior had five goals and an assist in a 6-0 win over Cambridge Springs. Her 14 goals rank third in the state this season. Has 78 career goals and 23 assists.
 
* Victor Schlosser, Tamaqua Football
Senior had three interceptions (returned one for a TD) and six receptions for 100 yards and a TD in a 24-21 win over Pottsville.
 
* Milly Wolf, Allentown Central Catholic Volleyball
Senior had 35 and 34 assists in back-to-back wins over William Allen and Liberty. Closing in on 1,000-career assists (has 974).



Previous Winners

Week 1 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* AJ Hurst, Garden Spot (New Holland, Pa.) Football
Senior completed 21-of-34 attempts for 462 yards and six TDs in a 71-64 loss to Notre Dame-Green Pond. Also had seven tackles and returned an interception 81-yards for a TD.

* Julia Chunta, Forest Hills (Sidman, Pa.) Volleyball
Senior had 99 assists in seven matches as the Rangers opened the season undefeated. Has 2,862 career assists and 490 digs.