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

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

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Sep 20, 2022, 5:30am
Who had Indiana's best individual performances? You vote, you decide. MaxPreps is proud to sponsor the Indiana Athlete of the Week awards during the 2022-23 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 75,000 votes were cast. So far this school year over 1.6-million votes have been cast.

Week 4 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week

* Sam Malave, Washington Township (Valparaiso) Boys Soccer
Senior had five goals and four assists in an 11-0 win over Westville and five goals and an assist in a 13-0 win over Portage Christian. Has 20 goals and nine assists in six games.
 
* Maty Burnett, Mt. Vernon Girls Soccer
Senior had six goals and an assist in a 7-2 win over South Spencer and five goals and an assist in an 11-0 win over Tell City. Had eight goals in an 11-1 win over Southridge earlier this season. Has 29 goals and two assists in seven games.

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


Week 5 Indiana High School Athlete of the Week Nominees

* Jackson Willis, Indianapolis Lutheran Football
Sophomore completed 16-of-23 passes for 385 yards and six TDs in a 50-12 win over Cascade. Has thrown for 1,639 yards and 21 TDs in five games.
 
* Owen Newkirk, Knightstown Boys Soccer
Senior had seven goals and four assists in a 13-0 win over Anderson Prep Academy. Also had three goals and an assist in a 4-1 win over Ruhsville. Has 18 goals and 18 assists this season.
 
* Lamarion Nelson, Fort Wayne Wayne Football
Senior carried the ball 30 times for 427 yards and seven TDs in a 55-30 win over Fort Wayne South Side.
 
* Amsley Harrell, Benton Central (Oxford) Girls Soccer
Sophomore had six goals and an assist in a 12-0 win over North White, five goals in a 9-2 win over Lebanon and four goals and an assist in a 9-2 win over Renesselaer Central.
 
* Jalen Fowler, Corydon Central Football
Senior caught nine passes for 249 yards and four TDs, had 380 all-purpose yards and returned a punt for a TD in a 33-32 win over Eastern.
 
* Morgan Gaerte, Angola Volleyball
Junior had 22 kills in a 3-0 win over Bellmont and 22 kills in a 3-0 win over Northwood. Also had 12 kills in a 3-0 win over Lakeland and 12 kills in a 3-0 win over Woodlan.
 
* Kenny Curry, Mooresville Football
Senior connected on all four of his field goal attempts (27, 33, 37 and 22 yards) in an 18-17 win over Decatur Central.
 
* Kolby Haecker, Manchester (North Manchester) Boys Soccer
Senior had 17 saves in a 3-2 win over Huntington North and 12 saves in a 2-0 shutout win over Oak Hill.


Previous Winners

Week 1 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week

* Evan Gerber, Culver Academies (Culver) Football
Senior defensive lineman had 12 tackles, nine TFL, five sacks, four hurries and a forced fumble in a 17-14 win over Indianapolis Arsenal Tech.
 
* Parker Burk, Tri (Straughn) Football
Senior scored eight TDs in a 68-12 win over Union City. Carried the ball eight times for 182 yards and seven TDs and caught one pass for 21 yards and a TD.
 
* Halle Archer, Switzerland County (Vevay) Girls Soccer
Junior had five goals and an assist in a 9-0 win over Milan and four goals in a 9-0 win over South Ripley.

Week 2 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week

* Paige Chickadaunce, Sullivan Girls Soccer
Senior had five goals and three assists in an 8-1 win over White River Valley, four goals and three assists in a 10-1 win over Edgewood and three goals in a 3-0 win over Owen Valley. Has 17 goals, eight assists and 42 points through six games. 
 
* Makenna Rankins, Greenfield-Central (Greenfield) Volleyball
Sophomore had 46, 41 and 30 assists in wins over Connersville (3-1), Eastern Hancock (3-1) and Richmond (3-0), respectively. Has 166 assists in five matches.

Week 3 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week

* Emery Porter, NorthWood (Nappanee) Volleyball
Junior had 56 assists in a 3-2 win over Concord, 48 assists in a 3-1 win over Fairfield and 34 assists in a 3-0 win over South Bend Joseph. Has 285 assists, 70 digs, 15 kills and 13 aces in nine matches.
 
* Kate Thomas, Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) Girls Soccer
Senior had six goals in a 9-0 win over Rensselaer Central and four goals and an assist in a 10-0 win over Merrillville. Has 19 goals and two assists in six games.

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