MaxPreps Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Award: Vote Now

Who turned in Ohio's top prep performances? You vote, you decide.

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Dec 12, 2023, 12:30pm
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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 2023-24 school year.

~ Each week during the season, 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. This past week, over 150,000 votes were cast! So far this school year 5.9-million votes have been cast.

Week 16 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Dorian Pringle, Washington (Massillon) Football
Senior had 14 tackles, two TFL, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in a 7-2 OHSAA Division II state championship win over Akron Hoban that secured the Tigers first football state title since 1970 and first-ever under the current bracket format.
 
* Michael Osborne, Versailles Football
Senior tallied game-highs in rushing yards (131), passing yards ( 124) and tackles (15) in a 32-15 loss to Kirtland in the OHSAA D-V state championship. Also ran for TD, threw for a TD and forced a fumble.
 
* Brandon White, St. Edward (Lakewood) Football
Sophomore carried the ball 32 times for 235 yards and three TDs as the Eagles beat Springfield, 31-21, for the third consecutive season in the OHSAA D-I state championship.

* Brayden Richards, Perry Football
Senior carried the ball 11 times for 124 yards and a TD, completed 3-of-4 passes for 61 yards and a TD, caught two passes for 46 yards, returned a kickoff 13 yards and had eight tackles (five solo) as the Pirates won the program’s first ever football state title with a 21-14 win over Liberty Center in the OHSAA D-V final.

Here is the school year's next round of nominees...

Week 17 Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Nominees

* Chloe Dearwester, Harrison Girls Wrestling
Senior won the 105-pound title at the Walsh Ironman via pin (1:25), pin (1:16) and decision (5-4).
 
* Zhieyah Rolack, Meadowdale (Dayton) Girls Basketball
Senior had 39 points and 23 rebounds in a 55-23 win over Ponitz and 19 points, 18 rebounds and six assists in a 57-25 win over Dunbar.
 
* Lyndon Gibbs, Washington Court House Girls Wrestling
Junior won the 130-pound title at the Walsh Ironman via decision (6-0), pin (5:50), pin (1:21) and pin (3:26).
 
* Kylee Tait, Warren Girls Wrestling
Senior won the 155-pound title at the Walsh Ironman via pin (1:25), decision (7-5) and major decision (8-0).
 
* Duncan Moy, Badger (Kinsman) Basketball
Senior had 39 points, 13 rebounds, seven steals and five assists in a 75-61 win over Harding and 42 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists in an 83-66 win over Maplewood.
 
* Parker Metsker, Norwayne (Creston) Boys Basketball
Junior had 15 assists, eight points, seven rebounds and five steals in a 66-25 win over Chippewa and 14 points, nine steals, six assists and three rebounds in a 73-44 win over Ellet.
 
* Savannah Isaac, Whitmer (Toledo) Girls Wrestling
Senior won the 190-pound title at the Walsh Ironman via pin (2:12), pin (1:27) and pin (0:45).
 
* Kruz McClure, Westerville South Boys Basketball
Junior started the season with 40, 35 and 23 points, respectively, in games against Dublin Scioto (won 76-64), Gahanna Lincoln (lost 78-69) and Dublin Coffman (won 54-49).



Previous Winners

Week 1 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Julian Patti, Rocky River Football
Senior completed 22-of-33 passes for 421 yards and five TDs in a 55-42 win over Harvey.
 
* Karlee Plozay, Bethel (Tipp City) Volleyball
Senior had 28 kills and 24 digs in a 3-2 win over Dayton Christian.

Week 2 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Josh Biery, LaBrae (Leavittsburg) Boys Soccer
Junior became the 17th player in state history to score eight goals or more in a game when he had eight goals and an assist in a 14-0 win over Garfield Heights.
 
* Mansour M'baye, Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) Boys Soccer
Senior started the season with five hat tricks or better en route to scoring an Ohio-leading 21 goals in wins over Cornerstone Christian, Euclid, Cuyahoga Heights, Brush and Brookside. His 45 points ranks No. 1 in the state as well.

Week 3 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Demico Harris, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Football
Junior carried the ball 26 times for 306 yards and three TDs in a 40-20 win over Shroder Paideia Academy. Through three games he has 79 carries for 856 yards and 11 TDs.
 
* Dylan Smith, Norwayne (Creston) Football
Junior caught six passes for 147 yards and a TD and had three interceptions, one of which he returned for a TD, in a 38-25 win over Heath.

Week 4 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Korbin Johnston, Kenton Football
Junior completed 45-of-57 passes for 470 yards and four TDs and carried the ball 30 times for 208 yards and two TDs in 38-34 win over Bath. Connected with receiver Grady Kleman-Beazley as time expired for 55-yard game-winning score.
 
* Janiaus Hall, Lima Senior Football
Sophomore completed 25-of-40 passes for 438 yards and five TDs in a 45-14 win over Northview. Has thrown for 1,176 yards and nine TDs this season.
 
* Max Hagans, Wheelersburg Boys Soccer
Senior ran his string of hat tricks to four with three goals and two assists in a 6-0 win over Lucasville Valley and four goals in a 7-1 win over Fairland. Has 20 goals and six assists in seven games.

Week 5 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Blake Wagener, Maumee Boys Soccer
Junior ranks No. 1 in Ohio in points (72) and goals (30). Had five goals and an assist in an 8-0 win over Liberty Center and three goals and two assists in an 11-0 win over Swanton.
 
* Nate Toton, Open Door Christian (Elyria) Boys Soccer
Senior had six goals and three assists in a 12-3 win over Lorain and four goals and two assists in 7-0 win over Brookside. Has 20 goals, 14 assists and 54 points this season.

Week 6 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Jordan Frantz, Bellbrook Girls Soccer
Junior goalkeeper became the second girl in SWBL history and 43rd girl in state history to surpass 500 career saves with 13 in a 1-1 tie against Lakota East. Followed that with back-to-back shutouts in wins over Edgewood and Miamisburg. Her 508 career saves currently ranks 41st in Ohio history.
 
* Peyton Jackson, Fairland (Proctorville) Football
Senior completed 14-of-22 passes for 363 yards and five TDs in a 40-35 win over Gallia Academy. Has thrown for 1,354 yards and 18 TDs this season.
 
* Andrew Rusnak, Madison Boys Soccer
Senior had seven goals and three assists in a 15-0 win over Lakeside and five goals and an assist in a 13-1 win over Conneaut. Has 26 goals and eight assists this season. 

Week 7 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Taylor Karcher, Marietta Volleyball
Junior had 61 assists in a 3-2 loss to Fort Frye and 40 in a 3-0 win over Gallia Academy. She has 543 assists this season and went over 1,000-career assists and 400-career digs earlier this year.
 
* Lexi Grissett, Alexander (Albany) Volleyball
Senior had 26, 23 and 22 kills last week in matches against Logan, Vinton County and River Valley. She has 309 kills this season (ranks 16th in Ohio) and 1,071 for her career.
 
* Zander Yoho, Keystone (La Grange) Boys Soccer
Senior had five goals and an assist in a 6-3 win over Wellington. Has 25 goals, six assists and 56 points this season.

Week 8 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Edinso Cifuentes, Bard Early College (Cleveland) Boys Soccer
Junior had seven goals and six assists in a 17-3 win over Garfield Heights. His 32 assists and 90 points, rank sixth and 20th nationally. His 29 goals rank 72nd.
 
* Elijah Wilburn, South Point Football
Senior carried the ball 21 times for 277 yards and four TDs I a 38-20 win over Chesapeake.
 
* Kendall Hanlon and Natalie Rice, Western Brown (Mt. Orab) Girls Soccer
Hanlon, a freshman, had eight goals and three assists in a 17-0 win over Wilmington. Rice, a senior, had six goals and two assists. Hanlon has 22 goals and 11 assists this season, while Rice has 20 and 10, respectively.
 
* Nicholas Lampman, Newton Falls Boys Soccer
Senior had six goals and two assists in an 8-0 win over Mathews. Has 26 goals and 12 assists this season.
 
* Landon Fairbanks, Warren (Vincent) Football
Junior carried the ball 30 times for 190 yards and six TDs in a 49-21 win over Cambridge.

Week 9 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Addison Burick, Louisville Volleyball
Senior had 50, 49 and 35 assists in wins over Hoover, West Branch and Tallmadge, respectively. She has 701 assists this season and 1,922 for her career.
 
* Landon Montgomery, Heath Boys Soccer
Senior had seven goals in a 9-3 win over New Lexington. Has 93 points (37 goals and 19 assists) this season.

Week 10 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Arya Chabria and Yasemin Bilgin, Columbus Academy (Gahanna) Girls Tennis
Tandem out-lasted Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown’s Summer Mu and Kate Mills, 7-6(6), 4-6, 7-5, in the Division II doubles state championship match. Chabria and Bilgin won their school’s third doubles state championship and first since 2012. 

* Mia Hammond, New Albany Girls Golf
Sophomore shot four-under-par over two days to set the OHSAA D-I individual state tournament record and tie the overall record at the girls golf state tournament on the Gray Course at The Ohio State University. Hammond’s 136 (rounds of 67 and 69) matches the 136 (68-68)that Eaton’s Sarah Willis shot at the 2016 D-II state tournament. The previous Division I state tournament record was set by Katie Hallinan from Cincinnati Walnut Hills with a 137 (68 and 69) in 2017.

Week 11 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Katie Norris, Manchester (Akron) Girls Soccer
Senior had five goals and an assist and four goals and two assists in wins over Fairless and Northwestern, respectively. Her 61 goals and 146 points both rank No. 1 nationally.
 
* Gavin Richards, Nelsonville-York Football
Senior had 23 tackles and four TFL and carried the ball 24 times for 128 yards and two TDs in a 20-12 win over Belleaire. His 189 tackles this season ranks third nationally.
 
* Braylon Martinez, Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom) Football
Junior ran for 151 yards and four TDs on 19 carries and caught two passes for 55 yards and a TD in a 46-14 win over Montpelier.
 
* Landon Haas, Tippecanoe (Tipp City) Boys Soccer
Junior had three goals and four assists in a win over Brookville and the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Oakwood. Has 27 goals and 24 assists this season.
 
* Wyatt Keyt, West Jefferson Football
Junior carried the ball eight times for 98 yards and three TDs and caught eight passes for 72 yards and two TDs in a 45-14 win over Grove City Christian. Also had four tackles and two TFL.

Week 12 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Caden Henson, Valley View (Germantown) Football
Senior set the school record for TDs passes in a season in a 49-0 regional quarterfinal win over Bethel-Tate. Completed 15-of-24 passes for 292 yards and five TDs, which gives him 24 for the season. Has also rushed for 916 yards and 17 TDs this season.
 
* Luke Snyder, Rittman Boys Cross Country
Sophomore won the OHSAA D-III cross country state meet by setting a divisional state meet venue record with a time of 15:23.1.
 
* Rebecca Geiss, Heartland Christian (Columbiana) Girls Cross Country
Sophomore won the OHSAA D-III cross country state meet by the slimmest of margins (17:55.0-17:55.10) over two-time winner Caleigh Richards of Maplewood.

Week 13 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Cole Delaughder, Danville Football
Senior carried the ball 23 times for 238 yards and four TDs and caught two passes for 12 yards and a TD in a 41-21 win over Lowellville. Also had three tackles and two TFL. Has rushed for 1,676 yards and accounted for 202 points this season (28 TDs and 17 2-point conversions).
 
* Olivia Heitkamp and Melina Schrader, New Bremen Volleyball
Heitkamp (senior) had 55 kills, and Schrader (junior) had 86 assists, as the Cardinals defended their D-IV state title with two four-set wins over Shenandoah and Tiffin Calvert in the state semifinal and final, respectively. Heitkamp ends her career with 1,147 kills, 387 digs and 258 blocks. Shrader has 2,352 assists, 478 kills, 232 aces and 528 digs.

Week 14-15 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Lyv Lindeman, Jefferson (Delphos) Girls Basketball
Senior hit 12-of-15 free throws and dropped 35 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and five steals in a 53-35 win over Delphos St. John’s.
 
* Chase Bond, Washington (Massillon) Football
Senior had seven tackles, four TFL, three sacks and returned an interception 49 yards for a TD in a 55-7 D-II state semifinal win over Anderson.








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