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 10, 2024, 5:45am
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 2024-25 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.

Ohio Stat Leaderboards

Football | Boys Soccer | Girls Soccer | Volleyball

Participants may vote as many times as they want. It's a competition. This past week, over 1.7-million votes were cast! So far this school year 1.8-million votes have been cast.

Week 2 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Josh Schnetzer, New Miami (Hamilton) Football
Senior had a remarkable all-around game in a 40-20 win over Manchester. Intercepted three passes, averaged 34.7 yards on three kickoffs and returned one 82 yards for a TD and caught four passes for 61 yards and a TD.
 
* Alyse Christopher, Mt. Vernon Volleyball
Senior had 48, 42 and 42 assists in a loss to Johnstown Northridge, a win over Watkins Memorial and a loss to Newark, respectively. Her 260 assists ranks second in Ohio this season.
 
* Nick Sylvia, Wheelersburg Boys Soccer
Junior moved to within two points of 200 for his career with five goals in a 9-0 win over McDermott Northwest. Also had four goals and two assists in a 12-0 win over Waverly. His 16 goals currently ranks fifth nationally and his 35 points is seventh (and second in the state).
 
* Vivian Henninger, Fairfield (Leesburg) Girls Soccer
Sophomore scored five goals in a 12-0 win over McDermott Northwest. Earlier this season she had four goals and three assists in an 11-0 win over Peebles. Her 38 points and 16 goals currently leads the state.
 
* Grady Kinsey, Indian Valley (Gnadenhutten) Football
Junior surpassed 3,000 career rushing yards with 298 and five TDs in a 62-21 win over Meadowbrook. Ran the ball 14 times for a 21.3-yard per carry average. Went for 217 yards and four TDs in a 51-8 Week 1 win over Ellet. Carer numbers read 3,141 yards rushing and 53 total TDs (with 50 rushing).

Below is the latest round of nominees...

Week 3 High School Athlete of the Week Nominees

* Ella Meers, Stow-Munroe Falls Volleyball
Senior had 61 assists in a 3-2 win over Mayfield and 44 assists in a 3-2 win over North Royalton. Her 334 assists ranks third in Ohio this season. Has 1,291 career assists.
 
* Edinso Cifuentes, Bard Early College (Cleveland) Boys Soccer
Senior broke the state record for assists in a game with 12 in a 22-5 win over Campus International. His eight goals in the game is tied for ninth in state history. Has 17 goals and 19 assists this season and 51 goals and 55 assists in his career.
 
* Michael Taylor, Pickerington North Football
Senior and Ohio University recruit set the program’s single-game rushing record with 298 yards and three TDs on 31 carries in a 38-27 win over Pickerington Central. Also caught one pass for an 80-yard TD.
 
* Maci Brown, Danbury (Lakeside) Volleyball
Senior had 42 digs in a 3-2 loss to St. Joseph Central Catholic. Currently leads the state of Ohio with 300 digs this season. Has 1,304 career digs.
 
* Trey Moore, Wellington Football
Junior had 27 tackles, a sack and fumble recovery in a 21-14 win over Plymouth. Has 58 tackles in three games this season.
 
* Ja'niaus Avanti K'Mere Hall, Lima Senior Football
Senior completed 38-of-55 passes for 627 yards and seven TDs in a 49-24 win over Marion Harding. His 1,289 passing yards and 1,393 total yards lead Ohio this season. He’s thrown 15 TD passes in three games.
 
* Haidi Schoenberger, Columbus Academy (Gahanna) Girls Soccer
Senior had three straight hat tricks (three goals) in wins over Whitehall-Yearling, Tree of Life and Westland. Has 17 goals, nine assists and 43 points this season.
 
* Mason Parker, Portsmouth West (West Portsmouth) Football
Senior carried the ball 47 times for 311 yards and four TDs in a 27-21 win over Hillsboro. Also had nine tackles.



Previous Winners

Week 1 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Braxton Leeth, Crestview (Convoy) Football
Junior carried the ball 21 times for 168 yards and five TDs in a 49-7 win over Parkway.

* Bailee Beall, Steubenville Girls Soccer
Junior opened the season with 10 goals and four assists in wins over Harrison Central, Cambridge and Oak Glen. Tied for the state-lead with 24 points.

* Jake LaVerde, Kirtland Football
Junior quarterback carried the ball 16 times for 341 yards and three TDs in a 55-34 win over Dalton. His TDs came on ruins of three, 70 and 54 yards. The victory was head coach Tiger LaVerde’s 250th.









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