MaxPreps Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Award: Vote Now
By Eric Frantz
Oct 19, 2021, 5:45am
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 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 265,000 votes were cast. So far this season over 2.2-million votes have been cast.
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.
Here is the school year's next round of nominees...
Week 9 Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Nominees
* 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.
* Treyvin Craft, Portsmouth Boys SoccerSenior goalie had 45 saves in a 13-0 loss to Gallia Academy, which is tied for second all-time in Ohio history for a single game. Currently has 338 saves this season and 780 for his career, which ranks 12th and 11th in state history, respectively.
* Sam Evans, Worthington Christian Boys GolfSenior shot a 3-over-par 143 to win the D-III state golf tournament at Ohio State's Scarlet Course. He won by six strokes.
* Ella Wong, Hawken (Gates Mills) Girls GolfJunior shot a six-over-par 146 to win the D-II state golf tournament at Ohio State's Gray Course. She won by two strokes.
* Hunter Crockett, Preble Shawnee (Camden) FootballSenior running back carried the ball 32 times for 309 yards and four touchdowns as the Arrows won a share of the school's first football league title (Western Ohio Athletic Conference) with a 48-34 win over Ansonia.
* Jordan Briggs, Grand Valley (Orwell) Boys SoccerJunior had eight goals and an assist in a 19-0 win over Cardinal and five goals and an assist in an 8-3 win over Pymatuning Valley. Has 40 goals and eight assists on the season.
* 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.
* Mya Sopata, Nordonia (Macedonia) VolleyballSenior had 33, 26 and 26 kills in wins over Brecksville-Boradview Heights and Chardon and a loss to Tallmadge, respectively. Has 475 kills this season and 1,156 for her career.
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.
