MaxPreps/NSCAA High School State Players of the Week for September 12-18, 2016

By Staff Report Sep 21, 2016, 12:00am

MaxPreps, the online high school sports leader and The National Soccer Coaches Association of America team up to honor the nation's best. (Week of 9/12-9/18)

 NSCAA/MaxPreps High School Players of the Week Announced

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sept. 21, 2016) - The National Soccer Coaches Association of America and MaxPreps announced today the 31 boys and 25 girls who have been named the NSCAA/MaxPreps High School State Players of the Week for their on-field efforts September 12 - September 18. 

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 September 12- September 18

State

Player Name

Position

School

Arizona

Tuff Zieler

Goalkeeper

St. John’s High School (St. John’s, AZ)

California

Hector Martinez

Forward

Tulelake High School (Tulelake, CA)

Colorado

Jack Schulze

Goalkeeper

Heritage High School (Littleton, CO)

Connecticut

David Walker

Forward

Brookfield High School (Brookfield, CT)

Delaware

Alberto Mendez

N/A

Greenwood Mennonite High School (Greenwood, DE)

Georgia

Caleb O'Connor

Forward

Open Bible Christian High (Valdosta, GA)

Idaho

Tanner Holmquist

Goalkeeper

Mountain Home High School (Mountain Home, ID)

Illinois

Andrew Muravitsky

Midfielder

Marquette Manor Baptist Academy (Downers Grove, IL)

Indiana

Sergio Bolanos

FB

Charlestown High School (Charlestown, IN)

Kansas

Zack Schroeder

Midfielder

Independence High School (Independence, KS)

Kentucky

Rodrigo Garcia

N/A

Graves County High School (Mayfield, Kentucky)

Maine

Jacob Brackett

Goalkeeper

Westbrook High School (Westbrook, ME)

Maryland

Elisha Walker

Goalkeeper

Grace Christian Academy (Waldorf, MD)

Massachusetts

Michael Rita

STRK

Minnechaug Regional High School (Wilbraham, MA)

Michigan

Antonio Gagliardo

Midfielder

Coloma High School (Coloma, MI)

Minnesota

Troy Tischler

Midfielder

Hill-Murray High School (Maplewood, MN)

Missouri

Keegan Glade

Goalkeeper

Summit Christian Academy (Lee’s Summit, MO)

Nevada

Lucas Tardelli

Forward

Elko High School (Elko, NV)

New Jersey

Jayson Fields

Midfielder

Cumberland Christian High School (Vineland, NJ)

New Mexico

Nestor Mayo

N/A

Valencia High School (Los Lunas, NM)

New York

Kristian Snyder

Midfielder

Medina High School (Medina, NY)

North Carolina

Travis Barker

Forward

Research Triangle High School (Research Triangle Park, NC)

Ohio

Jacob Montag

Forward

Eastwood High School (Pemberville, OH)

Oregon

Efrain Rivas

Midfielder

McMinnville High School (McMinnville, OR)

Pennsylvania

Matt Reilly

Midfielder

Somerset High School (Somerset, PA)

Texas

Lodney Masese

FB

Newman International Academy (Arlington, TX)

Virginia

Jack Carroll

Goalkeeper

Grove Christian High School (Richmond, VA)

Washington

Chase Zachry

Midfielder

Grace Academy (Marysville, WA)

DC

Pablo Peltier

Midfielder

Washington International High School (Washington, DC)

West Virginia

Logan Cerullo

N/A

East Fairmont High School (Fairmont, WV)

Wisconsin

Noah Hernandez

Midfielder

Nicolet High School (Glendale, WI)


GIRLS' WINNERS FOR September 12- September 18

State

Player Name

Position

School

Arizona

Katielyn Farnsworth

Forward

Chino Valley High School (Chino Valley, AZ)

California

Evelyn Heredia

Forward

Fort Bragg High School (Fort Bragg, CA)

Connecticut

Shannon Sweeney

Forward

Plainfield High School (Central Village, CT)

Idaho

Lauren Bouvia

N/A

Weiser High School (Weiser, ID)

Indiana

Sierra Hutchison

Goalkeeper

Crawfordsville High School (Crawfordsville, IN)

Kentucky

Sarah Slusher

Midfielder

Middlesboro High School (Middlesboro, KY)

Maine

Nikki Daigle

STRK

Leavitt High School (Turner, ME)

Maryland

Kiera Shoup

N/A

Calverton High School (Huntingtown, MD)

Massachusetts

Sabrina Khafif

N/A

Pioneer Charter School of Science (Everett, MA)

Minnesota

Isabel Romay

Goalkeeper

Concordia Academy (Roseville, MN)

Mississippi

An'Dria Kenney

Forward

Lamar High School (Meridian, MS)

Nevada

anna white

N/A

Whittell High School (Zephyr Cove, NV)

New Jersey

Elizabeth Girvan

N/A

Highland Park High School (Highland Park, NJ)

New Mexico

Maricela Montoya

Defender

Robertson High School (Las Vegas, NM)

New York

Abigail Seamans

N/A

Bolton Central High School (Bolton Landing, NY)

Ohio

Kayla Saffran

Forward

Lake High School (Millbury, OH)

Oregon

Molly Eby

Goalkeeper

Central Catholic High School (Portland, OR)

Pennsylvania

Alaina McKee

Goalkeeper

North Penn-Mansfield High School (Mansfield, PA)

Rhode Island

Emily Biller

Forward

South Kingstown High School (Wakefield, RI)

Tennessee

Emily Sizemore

Forward

Daniel Boone High School (Gray, TN)

Utah

Jamie Bawden

Forward

Manti High School (Manti, UT)

Virginia

Hannah Byrne

N/A

Oakcrest High School (McLean, VA)

Washington

Alea Yun

Forward

Life Christian Academy (Tacoma, WA)

DC

Justina Wood

Midfielder

Model Secondary School for the Deaf (Washington, DC)

West Virginia

Ashton McKane

Forward

Byrd High School (Clarksburg, WV)



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.