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 2023-24 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.
Participants may vote as many
times as they want. It's a competition.
Last week over 135,000 votes were cast! So far
this
school year over 3.7-million votes have been cast.
Week 9 Pennsylvania
High School Athletes of
the Week
* Rhianna Gooneratne, Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting)
Girls GolfShot a four-under-par two-day total of 140
to win the PIAA AAA girls golf state title by five strokes at Penn
State.
* De'reon Washington, Serra Catholic (McKeesport)
FootballJunior caught six passes for 298 yards and
four TDs in a 46-28 win over Apollo Ridge. Averaged 49.7 yards per
catch. Has 32 receptions for 799 yards and 12 TDs this season.
Here is the school
year's next round of
nominees...
Week 10 Pennsylvania High School Athlete of
the Week Nominees
* Tyler Gee and Jaylen Andrews, Loyalsock Township (Williamsport) Football
Gee, a senior quarterback, completed 23-of-33 passes for 524 yards and six TDs in a 50-21 win over Montoursville. He has thrown for 2,257 yards and 25 TDs this season and 6,897 yards and 74 TDs for his career. Andrews, a senior receiver, caught 12 passes for 309 yards and two TDs against Montoursville. He has 1,004 yards receiving and seven TDs this season and 2,554 receiving yards and 29 TDs in his career.
* Kayden Williams, Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) Girls Soccer
Junior had back-to-back five-goal games in wins over Exeter Township and Central York. Has 42 goals and nine assists this season.
* Jamari Curlett, North East Football
Senior caught eight passes for 271 yards and four TDs in a 51-19 win over Reynolds. Has caught 49 passes for 1,147 yards and 18 TDs this season.
* Raven Albrecht, Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia) Volleyball
Junior had 41, 41 and 40 assists in a win over Downington East, a loss to Haverford and a win over Garnet Valley, respectively. Her 850 assists this season ranks third in the state.
* Carlo Buzzatto, Riverview (Oakmont) Football
Senior eclipsed 400 yards rushing in a game for the second time this season and went over 2,000 yards for the season with 414 yards and three TDs on 32 carries in a 40-21 win over Springdale. Has 2,070 yards and 17 TDs on 210 carries this season.
* Courtney Smith, Ephrata Volleyball
Senior had 27 and 16 kilsl in wins over Penn Manor and Conestoga valley. Her 398 kills this season ranks sixth in the state.
* Coy Bryson, Montgomery Football
Junior carried the ball 41 times for 401 yards and three TDs in a 46-26 loss to Columbia Montour Vo-Tech.
* Donald Barksdale, Steel Valley (Munhall) Football
Junior carried the ball 23 times for 205 yards and four TDs, returned a punt for a TD and tallied five tackles in a 54-14 win over Serra Catholic. Has rushed for 1,458 yards and 26 TDs this season and has also scored via reception and interception return.
Previous
Winners
Week 1 Pennsylvania
High School Athletes of
the Week
* Matthew Machalik, Palmerton
FootballSenior carried the ball 11 times for 209
yards and five TDs, completed 14-of-17 passes for 184 yards and a TD,
made three tackles and returned an interception 33 yards for a TD in a
54-30 win over Lehighton.
* Jacob Benton, Central (Martinsburg)
FootballSenior caught six passes for 234 yards and
two TDs in a 49-0 win over Bellefonte.
Week 2 Pennsylvania
High School Athletes of
the Week
* Alexa Mork, East (West Chester)
VolleyballSenior had 28, 15 and 11 kills in wins
over Perkiomen Valley, Penncrest and Harriton.
* Jilly Deivert, Shikellamy (Sunbury) Girls
SoccerSophomore opened the season with four goals
and an assist, four goals and three goals and an assist in wins over
Altoona, East Juanita and Mifflinburg.
Week 3 Pennsylvania
High School Athletes of
the Week
* Ava Shappell, Pine Grove Girls
SoccerJunior had seven goals in a 13-0 win over
Weatherly. Has 17 goals in four games this year.
* Matt Zollers, Spring-Ford (Royersford)
FootballJunior completed 14-of-21 passes for 311
yards and six TDs and carried the ball six times for 110 yards and a TD
in a 63-17 win over Cumberland Valley. Leads the state with 1,059 total
yards, including 840 passing (and 14 TDs).
Week 4 Pennsylvania
High School Athletes of
the Week
* Lou Swartz, West Shamokin (Rural Valley)
FootballSenior carried the ball 10 times for 309
yards and five TDs in a 52-20 win over Conemaugh Township. Also returned
an interception for a TD and had four tackles and a TFL on defense. Has
rushed for 859 yards and 13 TDs on 59 carries (14.6 yards per carry)
this season.
* Jeremiah Knowles, Ephrata FootballSenior
had 28 tackles (18 solo) and caused a fumble in a 55-29 win over
Solanco.
Week 5 Pennsylvania
High School Athletes of
the Week
*
Alivia Rutt, Mount Calvary Christian (Elizabethtown)
VolleyballSenior surpassed 1,000-career kills with
59 in wins over West Shore Christian Academy, Lancaster County Christian
and Covenant Christian. She has 1,020 career kills and 1,156 career
digs.
* Emilie Nagel, Muncy Girls SoccerHad
eight assists and a goal in a win over Columbia Montour Vo-Tech and
three goals and three assists in a win over Montgomery.
* Anthony Mucciolo, Old Forge Boys
SoccerSenior had nine goals and two assists in wins
over Mid Valley and Carbondale Area.
Week 6 Pennsylvania
High School Athletes of
the Week
* Owen Clouse, Redbank Valley (New Bethlehem) Boys
SoccerSenior had four goals in a win over
Brookville, four goals in a win over Punxsutawney and two goals and an
assist in a win over West Shamokin. Has 26 goals and eight assists this
season.
* Lexi Coull, Clarion Area Girls
SoccerSenior had five goals and two assists in a 7-1
win over Ridgway, five goals and an assist in a 6-2 win over Brookville
and three goals in a 6-1 win over Punxsutawney. Has 64 points this
season (29 goals and six assists).
* Tommy Clark, Dunmore Boys
SoccerJunior has scored at least one goal in every
game this year. Had hat tricks (three goals) in wins over Holy Cross and
Gregory the Great Academy last week. Has 71 points (ranks fourth in the
state), 30 goals (third in the state) and 11 assists this season.
Week 7 Pennsylvania
High School Athletes of
the Week
*
Ella Webb, Mount Calvary Christian (Elizabethtown)
Girls SoccerSenior had back-to-back four-goal games
in wins over Coventry Christian and High Point Baptist Academy. Has 31
goals and eight assists this season for 70 points, which currently ranks
seventh in in the state and 67th nationally.
* Gaven Mellott, Southern Fulton (Warfordsburg) Boys
SoccerAfter netting seven goals in a win over
Berkeley Springs, the sophomore had back-to-back hat tricks (three
goals) in a win over Mount Union and another win over Berkeley Springs.
* Bailey Corrigan, Liberty (Bethlehem)
VolleyballJunior had 37 kills in a 3-1 win over
Easton Area and 33 kills in a 3-1 win over Wilson. Her 343 kills this
season rank third in the state.
Week 8 Pennsylvania
High School Athletes of
the Week
* Lindsay Madigan, Warren VolleyballJunior
had 218 assists last week as the Dragons went 9-1-1. Has 1,463 career
assists.
* Mario Landino, Emmaus FootballSenior
had 20 tackles (13 solo), six TFL, a sack and a blocked punt in a 21-6
win over Liberty.
* Mason Fedor, Abington Heights (Clarks Summit)
FootballSenior caught seven passes for 113 yards and
a TD and had three interceptions (one returned for a TD), eight tackles
and a sack in a 14-0 win over Scranton. Has 53 tackles, six TFL and
five INTs and 44 receptions for 681 yards and eight TDs this season.
* Hailey Kravetz, Altoona Girls
SoccerSenior scored five and three goals,
respectively, in wins over Bedford and Central Mountain. Has scored 33
goals this season, which currently ranks ninth in the state.
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