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 2021-22 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 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 110,000 votes were cast. So far this season over 2.3-million votes have been cast.
Week 9 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Connor Ritter, Sandy Valley (Magnolia) Boys GolfJunior shot a 1-over-par 145 to win the OHSAA Division II state golf tournament at NorthStar Golf Club. He won by four strokes.
* Ella Newkirk, Fairfield (Leesburg) Girls SoccerSenior
had six goals and an assist in a 9-0 win over Southeastern and repeated
the feat in a 7-1 win over McClain. Has 27 goals and four assists this
season.
Here is the school year's next round of nominees...
Week 10 Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Nominees
* Macy and Mallory Hitchcock and Grace Murphy, Eaton Girls TennisTrio swept the OHSAA D-II tennis titles, Macy, a junior, repeated as the singles champion, while Mallory, a freshman and senior Grace Murphy won the doubles title.
* Shyla Aggarwal, Mason Girls TennisJunior finished the season 26-0 and won the program’s first OHSAA D-I girls tennis singles state title. Finished runner-up last year.
* Joe Wilson, Lakota East (Liberty Township) Boys GolfSenior and Ohio State recruit shot a 143 to earn co-medalist honors at the OHSAA D-I golf state tournament.
* Jake Elly, Riverside (Painesville) FootballJunior defensive back had three interceptions, a forced fumble and seven tackles in a 14-7 win over Willoughby South. His final pick came with 22 seconds left to seal the victory.
* Audrey Ryu, Dublin Jerome Girls GolfJunior rallied from a four-stroke deficit after the first day of competition to win OHSAA Division I medalist honors at the state golf tournament with a two-day score of 137. She won the championship by a stroke.
* Topher Reed, St. Ignatius (Cleveland) Boys GolfSenior and Ohio State recruit shot a 143 to earn co-medalist honors at the OHSAA D-I golf state tournament.
* Torre Kildow, Union Local (Belmont) VolleyballJunior had 38 kills in a win over Ridgewood and 22 in a win over West Muskingum. Has 453 kills, 240 digs and 53 blocks this season.
* Clara Owen and Caroline Hinshaw, Centerville Girls TennisSophomore and junior tandem, respectively, claimed the OHSAA D-I tennis doubles state title a year after finishing runner-up. It was the program’s first doubles state title since 1997.
Previous Winners
Week 1 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Timothy Caffey, Hubbard FootballSenior running back carried the ball 33 times for 456 yards and five touchdowns in a 48-28 win over Norwayne.
* Levi Wiederhold, Fayetteville-Perry FootballSenior quarterback completed 35-of-49 passes for 399 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 73 yards on 18 carries in a 29-21 win over Cedarville.
* Konner Rodick, Keystone (La Grange) FootballJunior quarterback completed 16-of-27 passes for 316 yards and five touchdowns in a 39-35 win over Ravenna.
Week 2 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Cameron Estep, Wauseon VolleyballSenior had 29, 24 and 18 kills in wins over Toledo Christina and Fairview and a loss to Hickesville, respectively.
* Ty Hurst, Tallmadge FootballJunior quarterback completed 17-of-18 passes for 404 yards and five touchdowns in a 56-7 win over Ellet.
* Hunter Kellogg & Hunter Rose, New Lexington FootballTandem dominated in a 63-35 win over Maysville. Kellogg, a senior quarterback, completed 19-of-26 passes for 407 yards and three touchdowns, made 10 tackles on defense and kicked three PATs. Rose, a junior running back, carried the ball 23 times for 237 yards, six touchdowns and a 2-point conversion.
* Allie Dunlap, Heath Girls SoccerJunior had six goals and an assist in an 11-3 win over Ridgewood, four goals and three assists in a 7-1 win over Whitehall-Yearling and an assist in a 1-0 win over Rosecrans. Has 16 goals and six assists in five games for the undefeated Bulldogs.
Week 3 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* George Cottenden, HEARTS for Jesus Christ (North Olmsted) Boys SoccerSenior striker had five goals and an assist in a 9-0 win over Kingsway Christian, three goals and four assists in a 12-2 win over Lawrence Upper and four goals and an assist in a 5-1 win over Heritage Christian.
* Abby Yoder, Kings (Kings Mill) VolleyballSophomore setter had 47 and 28 assists in 3-1 and 3-0 wins over Turpin and Anderson, respectively, and 43 assists in a 3-2 loss to Lebanon.
* Brayden Kohl, Hilliard Darby FootballSophomore linebacker had 19 tackles (10 solo) in a 34-31 win over Westerville South.
Week 4 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Camdyn Paul, Botkins Girls SoccerSophomore had eight goals and two assists in a 15-0 win over Southeastern and three goals and an assist in a 5-2 win over Lima Central Catholic.
* Christian Neff, Ravenna FootballSenior linebacker had 18 tackles (12 solo), a tackle-for-loss and a forced fumble in a 39-6 loss to Norton. Averaging 13.3 tackles through four games.
Week 5 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Eli Eyrich, Yellow Springs Boys SoccerJunior had hat tricks in wins over Greenon (three goals and two assists), Legacy Christian (three goals) and Xenia (four goals and an assist). Has six hat tricks and 21 goals in seven games.
* Kaleigh Palmer, Wapakoneta VolleyballJunior leads the state in kills with 299 through 14 games. Had 41 kills, 16 and 14 kills last week in wins over Shawnee, Botkins and Waynesfield-Goshen and 34 in a loss to Parkway.
* Grace Wasserman, Old Fort VolleyballSenior had 24, 24 and 17 kills win wins over Lakota, Hopewell-Loudon and Gibsonburg last week. Has 242 kills and 134 digs through 13 games.
Week 6 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Bryce Schondelmyer, Arcanum FootballJunior quarterback accounted for seven touchdowns in a 48-14 win over National Trail. Threw for 336 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 133 yards and three touchdowns. Has thrown for 29 touchdowns in six games.
* Fletcher Smith, Parkway (Rockford) FootballSophomore quarterback completed 18-of-28 passes for 373 yards and four touchdowns in a 53-29 win over Minster. Also carried the ball seven times for 70 yards and a touchdown.
* Olivia Ramey, Portsmouth VolleyballSenior had 44, 40 and 38 assists in wins over Fairland, Portsmouth West and South Point. Also had 52 digs.
* Cory Reed, Peebles Boys SoccerJunior had five assists and two goals in m 8-0 win over Western, five assists and two goals in a 12-0 win over West Union and two assists and two goals in a 7-0 win over Southeastern.
Week 7 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Ashley Merrick, Tuscarawas Valley (Zoarville) VolleyballSenior had 46, 43 and 33 digs in wins over Ridgewood, Claymont and Dover. Has 391 digs and 154 kills this season.
* MJ Book, West Jefferson FootballSenior receiver caught nine passes for 209 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-28 win over West Liberty-Salem. Has 38 receptions for 794 yards and 13 touchdowns this season.
* Ethan Wilson, Genoa Area Boys SoccerSenior forward had back-to-back games with two goals and three assists in wins over Rossford and Allen East. Has 25 goals and 19 assists on the season.
Week 8 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Reese Teeters, Fairfield (Leesburg) Boys SoccerSenior
had four goals in a 7-1 win over West Union, three goals and an assist
in a 6-1 win over Portsmouth West and two goals in a 6-0 win over
Westfall. Has 17 goals and four assists in nine games.
* Dru Deshields, West Branch (Beloit) FootballJunior
quarterback carried the ball 12 times for 251 yards and three
touchdowns and completed 8-of-16 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns
in a 50-27 win over Alliance. Has thrown for 2,063 yards, rushed for
706 yards and accounted for 35 total touchdowns this season.
* Kat Hinkel, Wyoming (Cincinnati) VolleyballSenior setter had 58, 57 and 26 assists in wins over Eaton, Taylor and Mariemont. Has 759 assists this season.
