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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Oct 1, 2024, 8:15am
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 2024-25 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.

Ohio Stat Leaderboards

Football | Boys Soccer | Girls Soccer | Volleyball

Participants may vote as many times as they want. It's a competition. This past week, over 110,000-votes were cast! So far this school year 2.3-million votes have been cast.

Week 5 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Zebulin Kinsey, Toronto Football
Senior quarterback and Cincinnati recruit completed 13-of-14 passes for 435 yards and seven TDs in a 53-13 win over Oak Glen.
 
* Nathan Hemberger, Western Reserve (Berlin Center) Football
Senior surpassed 300 career tackles with 22 in a 41-22 win over Lowellville. Has 85 tackles and eight TFL this season and 303 tackles and 39 TFL for his career.
 
* Nolan Hopson, Hardin Northern (Dola) Football
Senior scored 32 points (five TDs and two PATs) in a 38-15 win over Perry. Closing in on 400 career points (has 397). Currently averaging 10.7 points per game in 37 career games.

Below is the latest round of nominees...

Week 6 High School Athlete of the Week Nominees

* Nate Emrick, Dixie (New Lebanon) Boys Soccer
Senior netted seven goals in a 12-1 win over Franklin-Monroe. His 37 goals and 82 points this season rank fifth and sixth nationally, respectively.
 
* Libbie Baker, Hilltop (West Unity) Volleyball
Senior went over 1,000-career kills with games of 26, 25 and 24 kills in wins over Stryker, Evergreen and Montpelier, respectively. Career numbers read 1,037 kills, 340 digs and 334 blocks.
 
* Aidyn Danison, Unioto (Chillicothe) Girls Soccer
Junior had seven goals and an assist in a 13-0 win over Southeastern. Also had a goal in a 1-0 win over Lynchburg-Clay and two goals in a 4-2 loss to Marietta. Has 20 goals and 46 points this season.
 
* Maxwell Hawkins, Crestview (Columbiana) Football
Senior went over 1,000-yards rushing for the season with 210 and five TDs on 21 carries in a 57-7 win over Brookfield. Has rushed for 1,038 yards and 16 TDs this season. Has 2,607 career rushing yards and 32 TDs.
 
* Mallory Hitchcock, Eaton Tennis
Senior won her fourth SWBL singles title, including her second straight at first singles at the Buckeye Division championships. She was the second singles champion as a freshman and sophomore. Hitchock finished third in singles at the Division II OHSAA state tournament last spring after being a back-to-back state doubles champion.
 
* Mady Lake, Alliance Girls Soccer
Senior reached 50 career goals with three consecutive hat tricks (three goals) in wins over Minerva, Norton and Canton South.
 
* Justice Burnam, Anderson (Cincinnati) Football
Senior went over 6,000-career passing yards with 237 and five TDs on 20-of-30 passing in a 57-6 win over Milford. Has thrown for 1,718 yards (second in Ohio) and 21 TDs this season. Career totals read 467 completions, 6,058 yards and 64 TDs. Has also rushed for 885 yards and 12 career TDs.
 
* Kendall Bosse, Ross (Hamilton) Volleyball
Junior and Miami (Ohio) commit set the program record for kills in a season in a 3-0 win over Edgewood. Currently sits at 343 kills this fall and 766 for her career.




Previous Winners

Week 1 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Braxton Leeth, Crestview (Convoy) Football
Junior carried the ball 21 times for 168 yards and five TDs in a 49-7 win over Parkway.

* Bailee Beall, Steubenville Girls Soccer
Junior opened the season with 10 goals and four assists in wins over Harrison Central, Cambridge and Oak Glen. Tied for the state-lead with 24 points.

* Jake LaVerde, Kirtland Football
Junior quarterback carried the ball 16 times for 341 yards and three TDs in a 55-34 win over Dalton. His TDs came on ruins of three, 70 and 54 yards. The victory was head coach Tiger LaVerde’s 250th.

Week 2 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Josh Schnetzer, New Miami (Hamilton) Football
Senior had a remarkable all-around game in a 40-20 win over Manchester. Intercepted three passes, averaged 34.7 yards on three kickoffs and returned one 82 yards for a TD and caught four passes for 61 yards and a TD.
 
* Alyse Christopher, Mt. Vernon Volleyball
Senior had 48, 42 and 42 assists in a loss to Johnstown Northridge, a win over Watkins Memorial and a loss to Newark, respectively. Her 260 assists ranks second in Ohio this season.
 
* Nick Sylvia, Wheelersburg Boys Soccer
Junior moved to within two points of 200 for his career with five goals in a 9-0 win over McDermott Northwest. Also had four goals and two assists in a 12-0 win over Waverly. His 16 goals currently ranks fifth nationally and his 35 points is seventh (and second in the state).
 
* Vivian Henninger, Fairfield (Leesburg) Girls Soccer
Sophomore scored five goals in a 12-0 win over McDermott Northwest. Earlier this season she had four goals and three assists in an 11-0 win over Peebles. Her 38 points and 16 goals currently leads the state.
 
* Grady Kinsey, Indian Valley (Gnadenhutten) Football
Junior surpassed 3,000 career rushing yards with 298 and five TDs in a 62-21 win over Meadowbrook. Ran the ball 14 times for a 21.3-yard per carry average. Went for 217 yards and four TDs in a 51-8 Week 1 win over Ellet. Carer numbers read 3,141 yards rushing and 53 total TDs (with 50 rushing).

Week 3 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Ella Meers, Stow-Munroe Falls Volleyball
Senior had 61 assists in a 3-2 win over Mayfield and 44 assists in a 3-2 win over North Royalton. Her 334 assists ranks third in Ohio this season. Has 1,291 career assists.
 
* Maci Brown, Danbury (Lakeside) Volleyball
Senior had 42 digs in a 3-2 loss to St. Joseph Central Catholic. Currently leads the state of Ohio with 300 digs this season. Has 1,304 career digs.
 
* Trey Moore, Wellington Football
Junior had 27 tackles, a sack and fumble recovery in a 21-14 win over Plymouth. Has 58 tackles in three games this season.

Week 4 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Owen Jurjavcic, East Palestine Football
Senior carried the ball 31 times for 314 yards and five TDs and completed 11-of-15 passes for 131 yards and a TD in a 42-27 win over David Anderson. Also had five tackles and a forced fumble. Has run for 825 yards and 11 TDs and thrown for 382 yards and five TDs for the 3-1 Bulldogs.
 
* Joshua Byers, Danville Football
Senior had 25 tackles (12 solo), four TFL and a rushing TD in a 20-8 win over Mt. Gilead. His 72 tackles ranks No. 2 nationally. Averaging 18 tackles-per-game.
 
* Daylee Sandlin, Greeneview (Jamestown) Girls Soccer
Junior had 11 goals and four assists in wins over Springfield Catholic Central, Dayton Christian and Unioto. Her 22 goals ranks 15th nationally.









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