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

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

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Nov 30, 2021, 8:30am
Who had Pennsylvania's best individual performances? You vote, you decide. MaxPreps is proud to sponsor the Pennsylvania Athlete of the Week awards during the 2021-22 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. Last week over 28,000 votes were cast. So for this school year over 2.5-million votes have been cast.

Week 12 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Johnny Dragisich, West Allegheny (Imperial) Boys Soccer
Seniro midfielder had three goals and three assists in a 10-0 first round 3A win over Bradford. Also had a goal in a 3-2 quarterfinal win over Archbishop Ryan. Has 28 goals and 22 assists this season.

* Loren Gehret, Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa) Girls Soccer
Junior forward had a hat trick (three goals) and an assist in a 5-1 first round 1A win over Harrisburg Christian. Added a goal in a 2-0 quarterfinal win over Faith Christian Academy. Has 39 goals and 20 assists this season.

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


Week 13 & 14 Pennsylvania High School Athlete of the Week Nominees

* Eric Nangle, Exeter Township (Reading) Football
Senior running back ran for 332 yards and five touchdowns on 28 carries and caught an 83-yard touchdown pass in a 42-35 5A first round playoff win over Cedar Cliff. Followed that with 225 yards and a touchdown on 41 carries and two receptions for 36 yards and a touchdown in a 31-28 quarterfinal win over Governor Mifflin. Has rushed for 1,769 yards and 21 touchdowns this season.

* Korrin Burns, Clarion Area Volleyball
Senior outside hitter had 33 kills in a 3-0 1A state semifinal win over Bishop Canevin and 19 in a 3-0 state final win over Sacred Heart Academy. Finished the season with 581 kills.

* Landon Alexander, Central Valley (Monaca) Football
Senior running back rushed for 206 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries in a 51-0 3A first round playoff win over Elizabeth Forward. Followed that by rushing for 220 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries and catching three passes for 34 yards and a touchdown in a 52-15 quarterfinal win over North Catholic. Has rushed for 1,950 yards and scored 30 total touchdowns this season.

* Anthony Day, Harrisburg Football
Senior linebacker had 22 tackles (17 solo) and a tackle-for-loss in a 16-13 6A quarterfinal loss to State College. Finished the season with 150 tackles and 17 TFL.

* Reese Hazelton, Philipsburg-Osceola Volleyball
Sophomore outside hitter had 36 kills and 17 digs in a 3-2 4A state semifinal loss to North Allegheny. Finished the season with 628 kills and 357 digs.

* Ken Talley, Northeast (Philadelphia) Football
Senior defensive end and Penn State recruit had 13 tackles and a tackle-for-loss in a 41-6 6A first round loss to St. Joseph’s Prep. Followed that with 11 tackles, including four TFL, and a forced fumble in a 62-22 win over Central. Finished the season with 90 tackles and 20 TFL.

* Riley Robell, Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) Football
Junior defensive lineman had nine tackles, 5.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks and two fumble recoveries in a 7-0 4Aquarterfinal win over Lampeter-Strasburg. Had four tackles and two TFL in a 35-7 first round win over Berks Catholic. Has 64 tackles and 27.5 TFL this season.

* Maggie Smith, Parkland (Allentown) Volleyball
Sophomore setter had 45 assists in a 3-1 4A state semifinal win over Bishop Shanahan and 40 in a 3-1 state final loss to North Allegheny. Finished the season with 1,117 assists and 194 digs.



Previous Winners

Week 1 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Caden Smith, Franklin Regional (Murrysville) Football
Senior defensive back/receiver had three interceptions (returned one for a touchdown) and five tackles in a 41-12 win over Plum. Also completed his lone pass attempt on offense for a 64-yard touchdown.

* Griffin Buzzell, Meadville Football
Senior running back/linebacker balled out in a 50-48 loss to Grove City. Carried the ball 20 times for 192 yards and three touchdowns and registered 19 tackles on defense.

Week 2 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Brayden Kunselman, Brookville Football
Junior receiver caught seven passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns in a 21-7 win over DuBois. Also had five tackles and an interception.

* Ezi Hite, Williams Valley (Tower City) Football
Junior defensive tackle had six tackles, including five sacks, and a forced fumble in a 24-16 win over Pine Grove. Has 17 tackles and seven TFL through two games.

* Cadin Olsen, Armstrong (Kittanning) Football
Junior quarterback accounted for six touchdowns in a 49-6 win over Deer Lakes. Completed 23-of-35 passes for 285 yards and five touchdowns and carried the ball seven times for 42 yards and a touchdown.

Week 3 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Erby Weller, Shippensburg Football
Junior caught seven passes for 204 yards and four touchdowns in a 47-20 win over Dover.

* Elliet Manning, East (West Chester) Volleyball
Junior has 175 assists total and 31-plus in each of her team's first five games (went 4-1).

Week 4 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* John Adams, Minersville Football
Senior completed 15-of-21 passes for 399 yards and five touchdowns and carried the ball 13 times for 59 yards and a touchdown in a 47-24 win over Williams Valley. Has thrown for 1,086 yards and 12 touchdowns in four games.

* Stone Saunders, Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) Football
Freshman quarterback completed 9-of-15 passes for 232 yards and six touchdowns in a 75-7 win over Palmyra.

* Carson Long, Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg) Boys Soccer
Freshman had eight assists and three goals in a 13-0 win over Tyrone, three goals and an assit in a 5-4 win over Saint Joseph's Catholic and an assist in a 1-0 win over Huntington. Has 11 goals and 10 assists in five games.

Week 5 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Emily Greenland, Lower Merion (Ardmore) Volleyball
Senior setter had 46, 33 and 31 assists in wins over Downingtown East, Strath Haven and Penncrest. Has 255 assists in nine matches.

* Sophia Schweikert, Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia) Volleyball
Freshman outside hitter had 27, 21, 20 and 15 kills in wins over Pope John Paul II, Owen J. Roberts, Lansdale Catholic and Owen J. Roberts, respectively. Has 227 kills in 14 matches.

Week 6 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Ron Prislupski, Holy Cross (Dunmore) Boys Soccer
Junior had 11 goals and three assists in back-to-back wins over Mountain View. Has 36 goals and 10 assists in eight games.

* Cece Isenberg, Berwick Volleyball
Junior had 28 kills in a win over Holy Redeemer and 23 kills in a win over Lake-Lehman. Has 187 kills in nine matches.

* Jeff Nyamekye, Red Lion Football
Senior receiver caught 14 passes for 290 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-7 win over Northeastern. Has caught 42 passes for 664 yards and four touchdowns in four games.

Week 7 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Tucker St. Peter, Cowanesque Valley (Westfield) Football
Senior receiver/defensive back had three interceptions and returned a punt for a touchdown in a 32-0 win over Wyalusing Valley.

* Samantha Wechsler, Susquenita (Duncannon) Girls Soccer
Junior forward had 10 goals and two assists las week in wins over Lebanon, East Juanita and East Pennsboro and a loss to Cedar Cliff. Has 35 goals and nine assists this season.

* Braden Scarvel , Sharpsville Football
Junior defensive lineman had 12 tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss and 4.5 sacks in a 34-6 win over Kennedy Catholic.

Week 8 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Nicole Kuchinski, Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg) Girls Soccer
Junior goalie had 29 and 26 saves in narrow losses to Bishop McDevitt (2-0) and Trinity (2-1). Has 116 saves in her last five games.

* Caitlyn Daywalt, Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia) Volleyball
Junior setter had 45, 34, 31 and 30 assists in a loss to Upper Dublin and wins over Abington, Great Valley and Methacton, respectively. Has 504 assists and 108 digs this season.

Week 9 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Erynne Long, Downingtown East (Exton) Volleyball
Junior setter had 44, 44 and 41 assists in wins over Central Bucks East and Owen J. Roberts and a loss to Sun Valley, respectively. Has 688 assists and 143 digs on the season.

* Braylan Lovelace, Leechburg Football
Junior running back scored seven touchdowns and ran for 184 yards on 17 carries in a 66-6 win over Imani Christian Academy. Has rushed for 1,194 yards and 24 touchdowns this season.

* Anna Steinbeck, Windber Girls Soccer
Junior had four goals and six assists in a win over Tussey Mountain and two goals and an assist in a win over Cambria Heights. Has 21 goals and 18 assists this season.

Week 10 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Vinny Campoli, Fairview Football
Freshman quarterback completed all five of his pass attempts for touchdowns (and 76 yards) in a 56-26 win over Seneca. In four games he's completed 18-of-22 passes for 382 yards and eight touchdowns.

* Tyler Albright, Keystone (Knox) Football
Junior defensive back had three interceptions, three pass break-ups and seven tackles in a 31-13 win over Moniteau. Also had a 70-yard touchdown reception.

Week 11 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Tanner Shirley, Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) Football
Junior quarterback accounted for eight touchdowns in a 64-7 win over Everett. Completed 19-of-26 passes for 380 yards and seven touchdowns and carried the ball twice for 16 yards and a score.

* Jalen Wagner, Reynolds (Greenville) Football
Junior running back carried the ball 10 times for 347 yards and five touchdowns and caught four passes for 51 yards and a touchdown in a 56-27 win over Eisenhower. Has 1,711 yards rushing and 22 touchdowns this season.

* Gary Martin, Archbishop Wood (Warminster) Boys Cross Country
Senior won back-to-back Class 2A state titles with a time of 15:46.7. 

* Rian Glunk, Loyalsock Township (Williamsport) Football
Junior defensive back/receiver had three interceptions, eight tackles and caught five passes for 148 yards and a touchdown in a 47-7 win over Cowanesque Valley. Has 52 receptions for 1,011 yards and 13 touchdowns his season. Also has 48 tackles and seven interceptions.

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