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 2023-24 school year.
~ Each week during the season, 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.
Participants may vote as many
times as they want. It's a competition.
This past week, over 65,000 votes were
cast! So far this school year 390,000 votes have been
cast.
Week 3 Ohio
High School Athletes of the Week
* Demico Harris, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place
FootballJunior carried the ball 26 times for 306
yards and three TDs in a 40-20 win over Shroder Paideia Academy. Through
three games he has 79 carries for 856 yards and 11 TDs.
* Dylan Smith, Norwayne (Creston)
FootballJunior caught six passes for 147 yards and a
TD and had three interceptions, one of which he returned for a TD, in a
38-25 win over Heath.
Here is the school year's next
round of
nominees...
Week 4 Ohio High School Athlete of the Week
Nominees
* Korbin Johnston, Kenton Football
Junior completed 45-of-57 passes for 470 yards and four TDs and carried the ball 30 times for 208 yards and two TDs in 38-34 win over Bath. Connected with receiver Grady Kleman-Beazley as time expired for 55-yard game-winning score.
* Arbutus Wuest, West Union Boys Soccer
Senior had five goals in a 6-2 win over Wellston and four goals in a 5-1 win over Eastern. Has 17 goals in five games.
* Janiaus Hall, Lima Senior Football
Sophomore completed 25-of-40 passes for 438 yards and five TDs in a 45-14 win over Northview. Has thrown for 1,176 yards and nine TDs this season.
* Morgan Schlabach, Garaway (Sugarcreek) Volleyball
Junior had 30 kills in a five-set win over Sandy Valley and 26 kills in a four-set win over Strasburg-Franklin. Has 187 kills and 137 digs this season.
* Aiden Stanke, Jackson-Milton (North Jackson) Football
Senior had 19 tackles, three TFL, a sack and a blocked field goal in a 23-20 win over Mineral Ridge. Also carried the ball 16 times for 122 yards and a TD, caught five passes for 72 yards and completed his lone pass attempt (for six yards).
* Max Hagans, Wheelersburg Boys Soccer
Senior ran his string of hat tricks to four with three goals and two assists in a 6-0 win over Lucasville Valley and four goals in a 7-1 win over Fairland. Has 20 goals and six assists in seven games.
* Alex Sanders, Upper Scioto Valley (McGuffey) Football
Senior accounted for seven TDs in a 50-0 win over Perry. Carried the ball 15 times for 192 yards and five TDs and completed 5-of-6 passes for 114 yards and two TDs. Also had eight tackles, two TFL, a sack and an interception on defense.
* Tessa Knapp, Bay (Bay Village) Girls Soccer
Junior had seven gioals in a 7-3 win over Buckeye, three goals in a 7-1 win over Kenston and a goal and an assist in a 3-2 loss to Medina. Has 19 goals and eight assists (46 points) in six goals.
Previous Winners
Week 1 Ohio
High School Athletes of the Week
*
Julian Patti, Rocky River
FootballSenior completed 22-of-33 passes for 421
yards and five TDs in a 55-42 win over Harvey.
* Karlee Plozay, Bethel (Tipp City)
VolleyballSenior had 28 kills and 24 digs in a 3-2
win over Dayton Christian.
Week 2 Ohio
High School Athletes of the Week
*
Josh Biery, LaBrae (Leavittsburg) Boys
SoccerJunior became the 17th player in state history
to score eight goals or more in a game when he had eight goals and an
assist in a 14-0 win over Garfield Heights.
* Mansour M'baye, Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) Boys
SoccerSenior started the season with five hat tricks
or better en route to scoring an Ohio-leading 21 goals in wins over
Cornerstone Christian, Euclid, Cuyahoga Heights, Brush and Brookside.
His 45 points ranks No. 1 in the state as well.
