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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Sep 24, 2024, 7:10am
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.

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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 school year 2.2-million votes have been cast.

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.

Below is the latest round of nominees...

Week 5 High School Athlete of the Week Nominees

* 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.
 
* Blake Wagener, Maumee Boys Soccer
Senior had seven goals and an assist in an 11-0 win over Eastwood and four goals and three assists in an 11-3 win over Bowsher. His 31 goals and 75 points this season currently rank second in Ohio and sixth nationally. Has 273 career points (112 goals and 49 assists).
 
* 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.
 
* Andrea Ryan, John F. Kennedy Catholic (Warren) Girls Soccer
Sophomore continued her scoring onslaught with games of four, three and four goals in wins over Lake Center Christian, Ursuline and Newton Falls, respectively. Has 52 points this season and 163 (79 goals and five assists) in her 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.
 
* Riley Thomas, Strasburg-Franklin Volleyball
Senior went over 1,000-career kills with 25 in 3-2 win over Coldwell. Also had a career-high 32 kills the match before in a 3-1 win over Conotton Valley. Has 1,003 career kills, 635 digs and 252 blocks.
 
* Leah McCloskey, Huntington (Chillicothe) Volleyball
Senior had 60 assists and 12 digs in a 3-2 win over Unioto and 54 assists and 16 digs in a 3-2 win over Zane Trace. Her 473 assists this season currently ranks 8th in Ohio. Has 1,721 assists and 589 digs
 
* Brady Sutton, Western Brown (Mt. Orab) Football
Senior completed 31-of-48 passes for 316 yards and five TDs and carried the ball 16 times for 107 yards and two TDs in a 56-49 loss to Miami Trace. His 1,970 total yards leads Ohio and ranks fifth nationally.




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.









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