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 2020-21 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 (2-3 per week) 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. So far this school year, over 1.3-million votes have been cast, including 70,000 last week.
Week 6 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Cael Brown, Trinity (Garfield Heights) FootballSenior running back carried the ball 41 times for 262 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-21 win over Crestwood.
* Riley Monroe, Nordonia (Macedonia) VolleyballSenior setter had 62 assists in a 3-1 win over Wadsworth and 56 assists in a 3-2 win over Hudson.
Here is the school year's latest round of nominees...
Week 7 Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Nominees
* Reid Carrico, Ironton FootballSenior captain and Ohio State linebacker recruit carried the ball 24 times for 227 yards and two touchdowns in a 33-11 win over Sycamore. Also had six tackles, including for tackles-for-loss and a sack.
* Kale Long, Riverside (De Graff) FootballSenior carried the ball 31 times for 366 yards and five touchdowns in a 34-26 win over Hardin northern. Also had 11 tackles and a fumble recovery.
* Tyler Oberle, West Jefferson FootballSenior receiver caught 14 passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-14 win over Fairbanks. Has caught two-or-more touchdowns in five of six games (13 touchdowns total).
* Xavier Puryear, Heath FootballSenior running back scored six touchdowns and rushed for 68 yards on 16 carries in a 56-20 win over Lakewood.
2020 Ohio High School Volleyball Statewide Stat Leaders
* Micah Click, Temple Christian Academy (Fremont) Boys SoccerSenior captain had seven goals and an assist in a 12-7 win over Mt. Carmel Christian. Followed that with four goals and three assists in a 10-5 win over Massillon Christian.
* Haley Knore, Minford Girls SoccerSophomore had five goals and an assists in an 8-6 win over Northwest and five goals in a 7-0 win over Portsmouth West.
2020 Ohio High School Boys Soccer Statewide Stat Leaders
* Emily Baker, Troy Christian VolleyballJunior captain had over 20 kills (102 total) in four straight matches as the Eagles beat Newton, Legacy Christian, Brookville and Ansonia.
* Claire Latham, Westfall (Williamsport) VolleyballRegistered 51, 45 and 43 assists, respectively, in wins over Canal Winchester, Paint Valley and Unioto. Also had 37 digs.
* Carlee Young, Van Wert VolleyballJunior had 45, 38 and 24 digs, respectively, in wins over Kenton, Bryan and Lima Senior.
* Alli Suttell, South (Willoughby) VolleyballHad 57, 48 and 27 assists, respectively, in wins over Normandy, Brush and Laurel. Added 20 in a loss to Riverside.
