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 19, 2023, 6:30am
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 105,000 votes were cast! So far this school year 495,000 votes have been cast.

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.

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

Week 5 Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Nominees

* Michelle Anderson , Toronto Volleyball
Senior ranks No. 1 in the state in digs with 330. Last week she had 63, 45 and 43 digs win wins over Wellsville, Weir and Steubenville.
 
* Dan Boron, Canton Central Catholic Football
Senior had 397 all-purpose yards and three TDs in a 48-46 win over Alliance. Ran for 261 yards and two TDs on 24 carries, caught three passes for 70 yards and a TD and returned three kickoffs for 66 yards. Also had a fumble recovery on defense. Has 815 all=purpose yards and 12 TDs this season.
 
* 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.
 
* Dawson Morgan, Rootstown Football
Senior carried the ball 36 times for 260 yards and two TDs in a 33-26 win over Shenandoah. Has 1,198 yards rushing and 14 TDs on 162 carries.
 
* Matt Loot, Steubenville Boys Soccer
Senior had back-to-back five-goal and one-assist games in wins over Weir and John Marshall. Has 19 goals, 16 assists and 54 points this season.
 
* Christian Thompson, Fairfield Union (Lancaster) Volleyball
Junior ranks No. 2 in Ohio with 304 kills. Had 37, 32 and 30 kills last week in four-set wins over Hamilton Township, Teays Valley and Unioto, respectively.
 
* 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.
 
* Ryleigh O’Brien, Otsego (Tontogany) Girls Soccer
Freshman ranks No. 10 and No. 11 nationally in goals (28) and points (62), respectively. Had five goals and an assist in an 8-6 loss to Northwood and five goals in a 16-0 win over Start.

* Jeffery Bishop, Portsmouth West (West Portsmouth) Football
Senior had four interceptions, recovered a fumble, registered eight tackles, had one TFL, returned a kickoff 89 yards for a TD and caught three passes for 31 yards and a TD in a 24-21 win over Waverly.


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.








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