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

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

Thumbnail image of this articles writer: Eric Frantz
By
Nov 29, 2022, 6:30am
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 50,000 votes were cast. So far this school year over 3.2-million votes have been cast.

Week 13 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week

* Drayk Bowen, Andrean (Merrillville) Football
Senior carried the ball 25 times for 227 yards and two TDs and had 10 tackles and two interceptions in a 30-12 win over Lafayette Central Catholic. Has 1,331 yards rushing, 24 total TDs, 125 tackles and 13 TFL this season.
 
* Olivia Nickerson, Twin Lakes (Monticello) Girls Basketball
Junior hit eight 3-pointers en route to 36 points in an 88-19 win over Boone Grove. Also had five 3s and 26 points in a 57-43 win over Carroll, five 3s and 15 points in a 56-50 win over Northwestern and three 3s and 11 points in a 62-29 win over Delphi Community.

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


Week 14 & 15 Indiana High School Athlete of the Week Nominees

* Josh Ringer, East Central (St. Leon) Football
Junior tied Class 4A state finals records for most TDs (four), most rushing TDs (four) and most points (24) in a 37-7 win over New Prairie. Finished with 167 yards on 23 carries.
 
* Justin Clark, Valparaiso Football
Junior quarterback completed 10-of-14 passes for 163 yards and two TDs and carried the ball 14 times for 57 yards and three TDs in a 35-31 win over Whiteland in the Class 5A state final.
 
* Austin Wiese and Charlie Gardner, Center Grove (Greenwood) Football
Senior linemen and three-year starters paved the way for a rushing attack that churned out Class 6A state finals records for rushing attempts (56), rushing TDs (four), most first downs (24) and most first downs rushing (16) in a 35-9 win over Carroll. It was CG’s third straight state title.
 
* Lucas Mitchell, Waldron Boys Basketball
Senior had 47 points, 16 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals in an 86-62 win over Crothersville. Also had 28 points, six steals, five rebounds and four assists in a 59-35 win over Elwood and 18 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals in a 64-49 loss to Knightstown. Averaging 31 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3.7 steals.
 
* Jackson Willis and DeVuan Jones, Indianapolis Lutheran Football
Sophomore quarterback and receiver duo set Class 1A state finals records for passing touchdowns (four) and TD receptions (three), respectively, in a 30-13 win over Adams Central.
 
* Ashlynn Brooke, Pioneer (Royal Center) Girls Basketball
Senior dropped 31, 31, 28 and 28 points in wins over Knox, Culver Community, Clinton Central and Wabash, respectively. Also had 21 rebounds, 19 assists and 12 steals in the wins. Averaging 29.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3.4 steals.
 
* Colin Guy, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Football
Junior had a team-high nine tackles and two interceptions in a 34-14 win over Lawrenceburg in the Class 3A state final.
 
* Cam Craig, Switzerland County (Vevay) Boys Basketball
Sophomore had 46 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks in an 89-70 win over Austin.


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.

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.

Week 5 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week

* 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.
 
* 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.

Week 6 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week

* Noah Falkenberg, Carroll (Flora) Boys Soccer
Senior ran his string of hat-tricks to three straight with three goals and an assist in a 7-1 win over Sheridan and three goals and two assists in a 9-0 win over Delphi Community. Has 21 goals and 21 assists (ranks 8th in the state in scoring with 63 points).
 
* Hannah Layne, Wabash Girls Soccer
Senior allowed one goal and had 40 saves in 4-0 shutout wins over Tri-Central and Eastern and a 2-1 win over Maconaquah.

Week 7 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week

* Matea Bradfield, Evansville Reitz Girls Soccer
Sophomore had six goals in a 10-0 win over Vincennes Lincoln, five goals and three assists in a 9-0 win over Boonville and two goals in a 3-1 win over Terr eHaute North Vigo. Has 64 points (27 goals and 10 assists) this season.
 
* Peyton Meyer, Hagerstown Football
Junior had 24 tackles (22 solo) and an interception in a 27-19 win over Winchester Community. Has 101 tackles and 12 TFL this season.
 
* Gabe Freeman, Rossville Boys Soccer
Senior had six goals and two assists in a 10-3 win over Delphi Community and a goal and assist in a 5-1 win over Sheridan. Has 68 points (28 goals and 12 assists) this season.

Week 8 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week

* Mark Rowland, Boone Grove (Valparaiso) Football
Sophomore completed 12-of-13 passes for 202 yards and six TDs and also ran for a TD in a 57-6 win over Lake Station Edison. Has thrown for 1,556 yards and 19 TDs this season.

* Noah Claycomb, North Putnam (Roachdale) Football
Senior carried the ball 16 times for 142 yards and three TDs, caught three passes for 75 yards and a TD and had eight tackles, six TFL, five sacks and an interception in a 50-13 win over Brown County. Has 1,332 rushing yards and 18 total TDs this season. Has also registered 58 tackles and 10 TFL.

Week 9 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week

* Riley Hoaks, Benton Central (Oxford) Volleyball
Sophomore had 45, 37 and 34 assists in wins over West Lafayette, Frankfort and Western. Has 824 assists and 151 digs this season.
 
* Dejanae Butler, Park Tudor (Indianapolis) Girls Soccer
Junior had four goals and two assists in a 6-0 regional championship win over Covenant Christian and a goal in a 5-0 regional semifinal win over Muncie Burris. Has 24 goals, 17 assists and 65 points this season.
 
* Jason Oprisek, Southwood (Wabash) Football
Senior had 22 tackles (10 solo) and 1.5 TFL in a 28-26 win over Tippecanoe Valley. Has 79 tackles, 15 TFL and 6.5 sacks this season.

Week 10 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week

* Josh Oglesby, Boone Grove (Valparaiso) Football
Junior caught 10 passes for 200 yards and five TDs in a 46-42 loss to Calumet New Tech.
 
* Leena Leichty, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian Volleyball
Sophomore had 56 and 28 assists in wins over South Newton and Marquette Catholic. Has 934 and 277 digs this season.

Week 11 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week

* Ella Hamner, Evansville Memorial Girls soccer
Senior tied an IHSAA finals record with three goals in a 4-0 win over Leo in the 2A final that secured the Tigers sixth state championship and second straight.
 
* Mason Fields, Knightstown Football
Senior carried the ball 18 times for 210 yards and five TDs and completed 11-of-21 passes for 131 yards in a 44-12 win over Cambridge City Lincoln. Has thrown for 1,042 yards and 10 TDS and rushed for 1.034 yards and 12 TDs this season.
 
* Francesco Nofrini, Park Tudor (Indianapolis) Boys Soccer
Senior tied a 1A state finals record with three goals (all in the first half) in a record-setting 9-0 win over Greenwood Christian that secured the program’s first state title.

Week 12 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week

* Reese Baker, Wapahani (Selma) Volleyball
Senior set a 2A finals record with five service aces in a 3-1 win over Linton-Stockton in the state championship. Also had 24 digs.
 
* Abbie Cresse and Delaney Kintz, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian Volleyball
Junior tandem set multiple Class 1A finals records in blocks in a 3-2 win over Tecumseh in the state championship. Cresse set a record with three solo blocks and added four block assists. Kintz set records for block assists (nine) and total individual blocks (solo plus assists) with nine.

Related Content