MaxPreps Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Award: Vote Now
By Eric Frantz
Oct 20, 2020, 8:00am
Who turned in Ohio's top prep performances? You vote, you decide.
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 2020-21 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 (2-3 per week) 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. So far this school year, over 6.1-million votes have been cast, including a record-setting 4.5-million last week.
Week 8 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Eric Babinchak, Howland (Warren) FootballSenior running back rushed for 290 yards and four touchdowns on 39 carries in a 27-0 win over Buchtel.
* Hannah Golden, Centerville VolleyballJunior setter had 45 and 41 assists in wins over Northmont and Fairmont and 42 assists in a loss to Springboro.
* Bryce Schondelmyer and Brennen Troutwine, Arcanum FootballTande
posted huge numbers in a 57-39 win over Dixie. Schondelmyer, a
sophomore quarterback, completed 21-of-31 passes for 425 yards and seven
touchdowns and also carried the ball 15 times for 75 yards and a
touchdown. Troutwine, a junior split end, had 10 receptions for 276
yards and four touchdowns.
Here is the school year's latest round of nominees...
Week 9 Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Nominees
* Gideon Lampron, Keystone (La Grange) FootballJunior running back/linebacker carried the ball 21 times for 303 yards and five touchdowns and had 15 tackles and four tackles-for-loss in a 46-27 win over Milan Edison.
* Jayden Streets and Wade Gamble, Ridgemont (Mount Victory) FootballTandem hooked up for five touchdowns and accounted for three more on the ground in a 54-27 win over Cory-Rawson. Streets, a senior quarterback, completed 24-of-33 passes for 385 yards and five touchdowns (all to Gamble). He also rushed for 36 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries and added four 2-point conversion runs. Gamble, a sophomore running back/linebacker, caught 14 passes for 198 yards and five touchdowns and ran six times for 22 yards and a touchdown. He also notched eight tackles and scored two 2-point conversions.
* Kyle Zygmunt, Independence FootballJunior defensive back returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown and scooped and scored on a 90-yard fumble return in a 28-20 win over Monroeville.
* Reece Stammen, Ansonia FootballJunior running back/linebacker had 232 yards rushing and two touchdowns (on 41 carries), 18 tackles and an interception in a 17-6 win over Tri-County North.
* Cidny Long, Madison Plains (London) VolleyballSenior middle hitter had 55 kills and 11 blocks in 3-0 wins over Springfield Catholic Central, Greeneview and Greenon.
* Braidyn Hartsoe, Alliance FootballSenior free safety tied a career-high with 19 tackles in a 45-13 win over Minerva. Averaging 15 tackles per game (122 total).
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* Allie Dunlap, Heath Girls SoccerSophomore had a hat trick (three goals) in a 3-0 season-opening win over West Muskingum.
Week 2
* Austin Sees, Brookfield Boys SoccerSenior goalie made 15 saves in a 2-1 win over LaBrae and 14 saves in a 3-2 win over St. John (Ashtabula). Two of the three goals he allowed were penalty kicks.
* Katie Hooley, Jonathan Alder (Plain City) Girls SoccerJunior captain had four goals and two assists in a 10-0 win over Highland and three goals and three assists in a 13-1 win over Franklin Heights.
* Kylee Kosek, Springfield (New Middletown) Girls SoccerSenior had three goals and two assists in an 11-0 win over Girard and four goals and an assist in a 14-0 win over Newton Falls.
Week 3
* Shaden Malone, Clay (Portsmouth) Boys SoccerSenior goalkeeper and striker played large part in a 2-0-1 week. Had 16 saves in a 1-0 win over Glenwood and 12 saves in a 1-1 tie with South Webster. Also netted three goals and an assist in a 5-3 win over Belpre.
* Jordan Briggs, Grand Valley (Orwell) Boys SoccerSophomore had back-to-back hat tricks (six goals total) in wins over Geneva and Pymatuning Valley. Added an assist against PV for 13 points on the week.
Week 7
Had 57, 48 and 27 assists, respectively, in wins over Normandy, Brush and Laurel. Added 20 in a loss to Riverside.
* Emily Baker, Troy Christian VolleyballJunior
captain had over 20 kills (102 total) in four straight matches as the
Eagles beat Newton, Legacy Christian, Brookville and Ansonia.
* Xavier Puryear, Heath FootballSenior running back scored six touchdowns and rushed for 68 yards on 16 carries in a 56-20 win over Lakewood.
CLICK HERE to see the winners for the 2017-18 school year.
CLICK HERE to see the winners for the 2018-19 school year.
