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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Nov 14, 2023, 6:20am
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 2023-24 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.

Participants may vote as many times as they want. It's a competition. This past week, over 700,000 votes were cast! So far this school year 5.4-million votes have been cast.

Week 12 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Caden Henson, Valley View (Germantown) Football
Senior 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 Country
Sophomore 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 Country
Sophomore 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.

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

Week 13 Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Nominees

* Katie Sowko, Lake Catholic (Mentor) Volleyball
Senior had 21 kills and 17 digs in a 3-0 win over McNicholas in the OHSAA Division III volleyball state final. Also had 11 kills and nine digs in a 3-0 semifinal win over St. Henry. Finishes her career with 855 kills and 759 digs.
 
* Caleb Ransom, Tippecanoe (Tipp City) Boys Soccer
Senior had two assists in the Red Devils 2-1 win over Watterson in the D-II state semifinals and had a goal and assist in Tipp’s 2-0 state final win over Revere. Finishes the season with 59 points (22 goals and 15 assists).
 
* Elise Marchal, Kings (Kings Mill) Volleyball
Senior set an OHSAA state tournament second for the most kills in a 3-set match with 28 in the Knights 3-0 win over Olentangy Orange in the D-I state final. Also had 19 kills and 13 digs in a 3-2 semifinal win over St. Joseph Academy. Finishes her career with 1,330 kills and 695 digs.
 
* Cole Delaughder, Danville Football
Senior 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 Volleyball
Heitkamp (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.
 
* Hannah Pachan, Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls) Girls Soccer
Junior scored two goals in a 2-1 D-I state final win over Olentangy Liberty. Ends the season with 33 goals and 11 assists and was named the Division I Ohio Player of the Year by the OSSCA.
 
* Maria Drapp, Mercy McAuley (Cincinnati) Volleyball
Senior had 89 assists and 23 digs as the Wolves won their first volleyball state title with a four-set win over Marlington and a five-set win over Gilmour Academy in the D-II state semifinal and final, respectively. Finishes her career with 3,702 assists, 770 digs, 213 kills and 176 aces.
 
* Brady Geibel, Garaway (Sugarcreek) Football
Junior completed 7-of-8 passes for 204 yards and two TDs and ran for a TD in a 42-7 win over Northmor. Has thrown for 2,499 yards and 30 TDs this season. Has also rushed for five TDs.


Previous Winners

Week 1 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Julian Patti, Rocky River Football
Senior completed 22-of-33 passes for 421 yards and five TDs in a 55-42 win over Harvey.
 
* Karlee Plozay, Bethel (Tipp City) Volleyball
Senior 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 Soccer
Junior 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 Soccer
Senior 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

* Demico Harris, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Football
Junior 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) Football
Junior 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

* Korbin Johnston, Kenton Football
Junior 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 Football
Sophomore 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 Soccer
Senior 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

* Blake Wagener, Maumee Boys Soccer
Junior 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 Soccer
Senior 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 Soccer
Junior 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) Football
Senior 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 Soccer
Senior 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

* Taylor Karcher, Marietta Volleyball
Junior 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) Volleyball
Senior 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 Soccer
Senior 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 Soccer
Junior 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 Football
Senior 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 Soccer
Hanlon, 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 Soccer
Senior 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) Football
Junior 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

* Addison Burick, Louisville Volleyball
Senior 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 Soccer
Senior 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

* Arya Chabria and Yasemin Bilgin, Columbus Academy (Gahanna) Girls Tennis
Tandem 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 Golf
Sophomore 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 Soccer
Senior 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 Football
Senior 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) Football
Junior 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 Soccer
Junior 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 Football
Junior 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.








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