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the Week awards during the 2023-24 school year.
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Week 26
Ohio
High School Athletes of the Week
* Machi Johnson, Fostoria Boys
BasketballSenior scored 27 points in a 74-60 win
over Van Buren to become the program’s all-time leading scorer. He
currently has 1,329 points. The previous record of 1,324 points was set
by Dan Hipsher in 1973.
* Ava
Ater, Jonathan Alder (Plain City) Girls
WrestlingSenior became the first girl in program
history to record 100 career wins with a victory in a dual versus Marion
Harding.
* Jace Wood, Brookville Boys
BasketballSenior hit 17-of-21 shots, including
5-of-8 three-pointers, en route to dropping 43 points on Oakwood in an
87-70 win. Also had five rebounds and three assists. Followed that with
22 points, five rebounds and three assists in an 84-52 win over Valley
View. Since starting 7-5, the Blue Devils have won eight of their last
nine. Over that span, Wood has averaged 21.5 points. He’s averaging 18.6
points on the season. Headed to Huntington University to play
basketball in college.
* Anthony
Januzzie, Open Door Christian (Elyria) Boys
BasketballSenior scored 21 points in a 79-75 OT win
ovr John F. Kennedy to surpass 1,000-career points.
Below
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nominees...
Week 27 Ohio
High School Athlete of the Week Nominees
* Garrett Dillon-Rine, New Philadelphia Wrestling
Senior set the program’s all-time win (138) and pins (101) records.
* Arness Lawson, Pickerington North Boys Basketball
Became the second player in program history to reach 1,000-career points and the first junior with 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists in a 68-36 win over Gahanna Lincoln.
* Jesse Burris, Hayes (Delaware) Boys Basketball
Senior and Ohio University commit became the program’s all-time leading scorer wth 18-first hale points in 75-21 win over Franklin Heights. Has 1,528 points.
* Kade Lentz, Elmwood (Bloomdale) Boys Basketball
Senior became the program’s all-time leading scorer (1,396 points) in a 62-44 win over Vanlue.
* Marcus Johnson, Garfield Heights Boys Basketball
Sophomore went over 1,000-career points with 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a 76-52 win over Bedford.
* Asa Geilinger, Barnesville Boys Basketball
Senior eclipsed 1,000-career points when he dropped 31 in a 66-38 win over Bellaire.
* Kaedybn Ward, Bryan Swimming & Diving
Senior won the Division II district diving title at Bowling Green by nearly 100 points.
* Nolan Ludwig, Pleasant Boys Bowling
Junior unleashed a 761 series to win the D-II Sectional title at HP Lanes by 43 pins.
Previous
Winners
Week 1 Ohio
High School Athletes of the Week
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Julian Patti, Rocky River
FootballSenior completed 22-of-33 passes for 421
yards and five TDs in a 55-42 win over Harvey.
* Karlee Plozay, Bethel (Tipp City)
VolleyballSenior 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
SoccerJunior 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
SoccerSenior 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
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Demico Harris, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place
FootballJunior 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)
FootballJunior 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
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Korbin Johnston, Kenton FootballJunior
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
FootballSophomore 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
SoccerSenior 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
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Blake Wagener, Maumee Boys SoccerJunior
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
SoccerSenior 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
SoccerJunior 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)
FootballSenior 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
SoccerSenior 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
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Taylor Karcher, Marietta
VolleyballJunior 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)
VolleyballSenior 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
SoccerSenior 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
SoccerJunior 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
FootballSenior 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
SoccerHanlon, 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
SoccerSenior 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)
FootballJunior 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
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Addison Burick, Louisville
VolleyballSenior 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 SoccerSenior
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
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Arya Chabria and Yasemin Bilgin, Columbus Academy (Gahanna) Girls
TennisTandem 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
GolfSophomore 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
SoccerSenior 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
FootballSenior 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)
FootballJunior 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
SoccerJunior 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
FootballJunior 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)
FootballSenior 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
CountrySophomore 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 CountrySophomore
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 FootballSenior
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
VolleyballHeitkamp (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
BasketballSenior 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)
FootballSenior 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.
Week 16 Ohio
High School Athletes of the Week
*
Dorian Pringle, Washington (Massillon)
FootballSenior 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
FootballSenior 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)
FootballSophomore 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 FootballSenior
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.
Week 17 Ohio
High School Athletes of the Week
* Zhieyah Rolack, Meadowdale (Dayton) Girls
BasketballSenior 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 WrestlingJunior won the
130-pound title at the Walsh Ironman via decision (6-0), pin (5:50), pin
(1:21) and pin (3:26).
* Duncan Moy, Badger (Kinsman)
BasketballSenior 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.
Week 18-20
Ohio
High School Athletes of the Week
* Mason Shrout, Preble Shawnee (Camden) Boys
BasketballSenior and Purdue-Fort Wayne recruit broke
his own single-game scoring record and the program’s all-time assist
record en route to being named MVP of the PS Holiday Tournament. He
scored 45 points and set the assist record in an 80-22 semifinal win
over Tri-County North and had 29 points, including his team’s final 10,
in a 62-56 championship game win over Valley View. Averaging 23.4
points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists.
* Ernie Pryor, Orange (Pepper Pike) Boys
BasketballSenior had 36 points, 13 rebounds and
three assists in a 62-47 win over Chagrin Fallas and 39 points, eight
assists and five rebounds in an 81-76 loss to Avon Lake. Also had 22
points, seven rebounds and five assists in a 45-37 win over Rocky River.
Averaging 20.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists.
* Evan Gentile, Fairmont (Kettering) Boys
BasketballJunior scored a game-high 26 points as the
Firebirds rallied from an 11-point first quarter deficit to snap
Centerville’s 43-game GWOC win streak with a 62-52 win at CHS. Averaging
17.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists.
Week 21
Ohio
High School Athletes of the Week
* Alex Bruskotter, Shelby Boys
BasketballSenior and Wright State recruit hit 12
3-pointers en route to scoring 53 points in an 84-61 win over Ashland.
That’s the fourth highest tally in school history and the highest point
total since 1957 when Ohio State legend and five-time NBA champion Larry
Siegfried scored 60, 58 and 58 in a
game.
* Grady Labishak, Bishop Rosecrans (Zanesville) Boys
BasketballSenior broke two school records when he
hit 11 3-pointers en route to dropping 54 points in an 85-40 win over
Fairfield Christian. Shot 11-of-15 from 3.
* Wyatt Walker, Edgewood (Trenton) Wrestling
Two-time state qualifier won his third straight Ron
Masanek Fairfield Invitational title with a dominating performance at
215 pounds. He won his four matches via pin in 0:51, 1:41, 0:53 and
1:07, respectively.
Week 22
Ohio
High School Athletes of the Week
* Saniyah Hall, Laurel (Shaker Heights) Girls
BasketballSophomore dropped 43 points and grabbed 16
rebounds in a 71-70 loss to Anthony Wayne.
* Ramy Ahmed, Eaton Boys
BasketballSenior and Ohio Northern commit reached
1,000-career points in a 58-52 win over Edgewood. He is just the fifth
player in program history (school’s first team was 1919-1920) to surpass
1,000 points.
* Cole Thoburn, St. Clairsville Boys
BasketballSenior eclipsed 1,000-career points in a
73-62 win over Beaver Local.
Week
23
Ohio
High School Athletes of the Week
* Veer Shah, Dublin Jerome Boys
BasketballSenior scored a school record 38 points in
a 67-62 win over Hilliard Darby.
* Quinn Kwasniak, Cornerstone Christian (Willoughby) Boys
BasketballJunior hit 13 3-pointers to surpass 300
for his career and broke his own single-game school scoring record with
60 points in an 85-34 win over Horizon Science Academy. Averaging 36.2
points.
* Tristan Pritzler, Oakwood Boys
SwimmingSenior and Northwestern recruit captured
titles in two events at the prestigious Southwest Ohio Swimming
& Diving Classic. He won the boys 1,650-freestyle with a time of
15:39.73, which was 15 seconds better than the runner-up. Also defended
his title in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:00.14.
Week 24
Ohio
High School Athletes of the Week
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Cameron Elwer, St. John's (Delphos) Boys
BasketballSophomore dropped 41 points in a 65-60 win
over Spencerville to become the 15th player in program history to score
1,000-career points.
* Emma
Hanrahan, Tippecanoe (Tipp City) Girls
WrestlingSenior won the 130-pound title at the
Bellefontaine Iron Maiden Tournament. She went 4-0 and won 12-1 in the
final.
* Colin White, Ottawa-Glandorf Boys
BasketballSenior and Ohio State recruit scored 17
points (and had 12 rebounds, eight assists and five steals) in a 73-44
win over Van Wert to become Putnam County’s all-time leading scorer in
boys basketball with 1,694 points (and
counting).
Week 25
Ohio
High School Athletes of the Week
* Caleb Schmelzer, Fairfield Union (Lancaster) Boys
BasketballSenior hit 1,000-career points with 17 in a
79-58 win over Hamilton Township.
* Landon Brewer, Antwerp Boys
BasketballSenior scored 25 points to become the
program’s all-time leading scorer with 1,421 points (surpassed Jagger
Landers) in a 65-41 win over Montpellier. Averaging 18.5 points, 9.7
rebounds and 3.6 assists.
* Braylen Nash, New Albany Boys
BasketballSenior dropped 26 points in a 70-39 win
over Westland to become just the second player in program history to
surpass 1,000-career points.
