MaxPreps Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Award: Vote Now
By Eric Frantz
Oct 13, 2020, 6:15am
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 1.6-million votes have been cast, including 250,000 last week.
Week 7 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Alli Suttell, South (Willoughby) VolleyballHad 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.
Here is the school year's latest round of nominees...
Week 8 Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Nominees
* Eric Babinchak, Howland (Warren) FootballSenior running back rushed for 290 yards and four touchdowns on 39 carries in a 27-0 win over Buchtel.
* 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.
* Logyn Ratliff, New Lexington FootballSenior quarterback completed 24-of-31 passes for 361 yards and five touchdowns and ran for 17 yards and a touchdown on six carries in a 41-6 win over Westfall.
* Josiah Entner, Legacy Christian Academy (Xenia) Boys SoccerSenior had three goals and five assists in a 14-2 win over Carlisle. Has 18 goals and 16 assists this season.
2020 Ohio High School Volleyball Statewide Stat Leaders
* Makayla Osborn, Heartland Christian (Columbiana) VolleyballSenior had four straight games with 20-plus kills. Had 28, 26 and 23 kills in wins over Columbiana, Badger and Jackson-Milton and 27 kills in a loss to Crestview. Has 368 kills this season.
* Emily Slyman, Rocky River VolleyballSenior setter had 59, 53 and 43 assists, respectively, in wins over Bay, Elyria Catholic and North Royalton. Has 633 assists this season.
2020 Ohio High School Boys Soccer Statewide Stat Leaders
* Samantha LaFon, Ironton VolleyballSenior had 39 kills in a win over Dawson-Bryant and 24 kills in a win over Minford.
* Hannah Golden, Centerville VolleyballJunior setter had 45 and 41 assists in wins over Northmont and Fairmont and 42 assists in a loss to Springboro.
* Emma Pax, Botkins Girls SoccerJunior goalie had 13 saves in a 4-2 win over Newton, 13 saves in a 2-2 tie with Troy Christian and nine saves in a 1-1 tie with Graham.
* Emmy Klika, Gilmour Academy (Gates Mills) VolleyballSenior libero had 32 and 31 digs, respectively, in wins over St. Joseph Academy and Holy Name. Has 389 digs this season.
