Who had
Pennsylvania's best individual performances?
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decide. MaxPreps is proud to sponsor the Pennsylvania Athlete
of the Week awards during the 2022-23 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
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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 200,000 votes were cast. So far this
school year 3.7-million votes have been cast.
Week 13 & 14 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of
the Week
* Zach Gordon, Danville FootballSenior
completed 10-of-14 passes for 247 yards and five TDs in a 41-20 win over
Loyalsock Township. Also threw for two TDs and ran for another in a
21-19 loss to Wyomissing. Finishes the season with 2,283 yards passing
and 34 TDs.
* Loren Gehret, Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa) Girls
SoccerSenior had four goals and an assist in a 5-3
win over Freedom Area in the 1A state final. Also had a goal in a 2-1
state semifinal win over South Williamsport. Finished the season with 44
goals, 23 assists and 111 points.
* Eli Lingenfelter, Central (Martinsburg)
FootballSenior had 12 catches for 174 yards and
three TDs in a 35-7 win over Grove City and seven catches for 128 yards
and two TDs in a 35-6 win over Clearfield. Has 95 receptions for 1,610
yards and 27 TDs this season.
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Week 15 Pennsylvania High
School Athlete of
the Week Nominees
* Blaine Moses, Port Allegany FootballSenior had 18 tackles (10 solo) and carried the ball 14 times for 84 yards and three TDs in a 46-36 loss to Union Area. Finished season with 150 tackles, 24 TDs and 13 2-point conversions. .
* Shayla Smith, Audenried (Philadelphia) Girls BasketballSophomore had 21 points, 21 rebounds, six steals and five assists in a 57-31 win over Merion Mercy Academy. Also had 20 points, 18 rebounds, seven steals and five assists in a 66-39 win over Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic.
* Joey Coyle, Quaker Valley (Leetsdale) Boys BasketballJunior had 29 points, eight steals and five rebounds in a 55-42 win over Sewickley Academy and 30 points, eight rebounds and four steals in a 76-64 loss to Carlynton.
* Maddison Maynard, Panther Valley (Lansford) Girls BasketballJunior had 34 points and 17 rebounds in a 69-55 loss to Northern Lehigh and 31 points, nine rebounds and seven steals in a 67-51 win over Schuylkill Haven.
* Tasso Sfanos, Mars Boys BasketballSenior had 34 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals in an 85-57 win over Meadville. Also had 33 points, five rebounds and three assists in an 80-71 win over Franklin.
* Taylor Schumacher, McGuffey (Claysville) Girls BasketballSophomore hit eight 3-pointers en route to 31 points, 11 rebounds and six steals in a 49-18 win over Mapletown. Also had 18 points and 13 rebounds in a 66-40 loss to Burgettstown.
* Joseph Roth, Lincoln (Ellwood City) Boys BasketballHad 33 points and 16 rebounds in a 61-46 win over Laurel, 27 points and 16 rebounds in a 58-46 win over Mercer and 29 points and 15 rebounds in a 56-35 win over Rochester. Averaging 29.7 points and 16.3 rebounds.
* Laine McGurk, Bayard Rustin (West Chester) Girls BasketballSenior had 35 points, nine rebounds and five steals in a 69-62 loss to Abington and 30 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals in a 63-58 win over Mt. St. Joseph Academy.
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Week 1 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of
the Week
* Elle Smith, Clearfield Girls
SoccerSenior had seven goals and two assists in a
10-1 win over Karns City and two goals and an assist in a 3-1 win over
Indiana.
* Aaron Crossley, Wyoming Area (Exeter)
FootballJunior carried the ball 25 times for 352
yards and four TDs and completed both his pass attempts for 21 yards and
a TD in a 48-28 win over Tunkhannock. Also registered six tackles, a
sack and a caused fumble.
Week 2 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of
the Week
* Jenna Muha, Shade (Cairnbrook)
VolleyballSenior had 25 kills in 3-0 win over
Meyersdale and 24 kills in a 3-0 win over McConnellsburg.
* Elliet Manning, East (West Chester)
VolleyballSenior
had 29, 28, 25 and 21 assists in wins over Ridley (3-0), Penncrest
(3-0), Marple Newton (3-0) and Harriton (3-0),
respectively.
Week 3 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of
the Week
* Krista Wilson, Mapletown (Greensboro)
VolleyballSenior had 25 and 23 kills in wins over
California and Carmichaels, respectively. Added 19 digs in the two
matches.
* Jordan Nichols, Richland (Johnstown)
FootballSenior had 10 tackles, six TFL, five sacks
and a fumble recovery in a 38-0 win over Bishop McCort.
Week 4 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of
the Week
* Cole Taylor, Bedford Boys
SoccerJunior had four goals in a 13-0 win over
Central and three goals and an assist in an 8-0 win over Greater
Johnstown. Has 30 points in seven games
* Virginia Recchia, Slippery Rock
VolleyballSenior had 45 digs in 3-1 win over
Reynolds, 38 digs in 3-2 loss to Grove City and 28 digs in a 3-2 win
over Seneca.
Week 5 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of
the Week
*
Mylea Riggle, Armstrong (Kittanning) Girls
SoccerJunior had six goals and six assists in a 16-0
win over Carrick.
*
Ben Dempster, Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah)
FootballJunior completed all 12 pf his passes for
253 yards and six TDs I a 51-20 win over Hancock.
* Ron Prislupski, Holy Cross (Dunmore) Boys
SoccerSenior had six goals and an assist in an 8-0
win over western Wayne and six goals in a 16-0 win over West Scranton.
His 29 goals and 65 points this season both rank second in the state.
Week 6 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of
the Week
* Devin Beattie, Burrell (Lower Burrell)
FootballJunior carried the ball 35 times for 304
yards, six TDs and a 2-point conversion in a 41-30 win over Imani
Christian Academy. Has 963 yards and 14 TDs in six games.
*
Braylan Lovelace, Leechburg
FootballSenior carried the ball 16 times for 200
yards, six TDs and a 2-point conversion in a 56-0 win Frazuer. Has 809
yards and 17 TDs in five games.
Week 7 Pennsylvania
High School Athletes of
the Week
* Tyson Florence , Western Beaver (Industry)
FootballJunior carried the ball 14 times for 210
yards and six TDs in a 49-21 win over Riverside.
* Ethen Knox, Oil City FootballJunior
ran for over 400 yards for the fifth time this season with 409 yards
(and five TDs) on 53 carries in a 38-21 win over Hollidaysburg. Now has
2,513 rushing yards and 29 TDs.
* Christian Snyder, Sharpsville
FootballSenior had 26 tackles (22 solo) in a 48-7
loss to Farrell. His 100 tackles ranks third in the state.
* Jeremy Fyrer, Bethlehem Catholic Boys
SoccerJunior had 20 saves in a 3-2 win over East
Stroudsburg North. Leads the state with 315 saves.
* Gabe Hein, Mars FootballFreshman
caught three passes for 201 yards and three TDs in a 47-28 win over
Kiski Area. He averaged 67 yards per catch. His longest reception was 79
yards.
Week 8 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of
the Week
* Tianna Stavrianos, Lower Merion (Ardmore)
VolleyballSenior had 40, 29 and 29 assists and 10,
13 and six digs, respectively, in wins over Radnor, Sacred Heart Academy
and Ridley. Her 589 assists ranks seventh in the state. Also has 168
digs.
* Mason Hoppes, Hughesville
FootballSenior had 21 tackles, 17 solo), four sacks
and a fumble recovery in a 21-0 win over Towanda. Has 107 tackles and 14
TFL this season.
Week 9 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of
the Week
* Dominic Dininno, Kiski Area (Vandergrift)
FootballSenior caught 12 passes for 163 yards and
four TDs, intercepted two passes and returned one for a TD and forced a
fumble in a 50-13 win over Fox Chapel.
* Isaac Miller, Halifax FootballJunior
tallied 25 tackles (eight solo) in a 14-7 loss to Newport. Averaging
15.9 tackles per game.
Week 10 Pennsylvania
High School Athletes of
the Week
* Jaylen Andrews, Loyalsock Township (Williamsport)
FootballJunior caught six passes for 282 yards and
four TDs in a 48-14 win over Montoursville. Has caught 45 passes for
1,048 yards and 14 TDs this season.
* Bailey Rafferty, Mapletown (Greensboro)
VolleyballSophomore had 44 and 25 assists in wins
over Greensburg Central Catholic and Eden Christian Academy. Has 525
assists this season.
Week 11 Pennsylvania
High School Athletes of
the Week
* Thomas Smigo, Palisades (Kintnersville) Boys Cross
CountrySenior captured his second straight Class 1A
state title with a time of
16:33.4.
* Grace Sanfilippo, North East
VolleyballJunior had 48 assists and 12 digs in a 3-2
win over Mercyhurst Prep and 37 assists and 15 digs in a 3-0 win over
Corry. Has 853 assists and 207 digs this season.
Week 12 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of
the Week
* Brycen Armold, Manheim Central
FootballJunior carried the ball 21 times for 250
yards and six TDs in a 63-14 win over York.
*
Abu Kamara, Interboro (Prospect Park)
FootballSenior carried the ball 28 times for 257
yards and four TDs and had three interceptions, one of which he returned
for a TD, in a 38-14 win over Pope John Paul II. Has 2,649 yards
rushing, 39 total TDs and nine interceptions this season.
