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 200,000 votes were cast. So for this school year over 490,000 votes have been cast.
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).
Here is the school year's first round of nominees...
Week 4 Pennsylvania High School Athlete of the Week Nominees
* John Adams, Minersville FootballSenior 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.
* Collin Yeatts, Northern Bedford County (Loysburg) Boys SoccerJunior had four goals and two assists in a 7-0 win over Forbes, four goals in a 7-0 win over Everett and two goals and an assist in a 15-2 win over Hyndman Charter School. Has 14 goals and three assists in four games.
* Ava Riehl, Saucon Valley (Hellertown) Girls SoccerFreshman had five goals and two assists in a 9-1 win over Wilson Area, four goals in a 5-3 win over Pen Argyl and three goals in a 9-0 win over Notre Dame.
* Nathan Schilling, Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo) FootballSenior had 18 tackles (10 solo) and three sacks in a 39-21 win over Meyersdale. Has 51 tackles in four games.
* Carson Long, Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg) Boys SoccerFreshman 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.
* Anthony Bourassa, Cocalico (Denver) FootballSenior ran for 313 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries in a 31-20 win over Garden Spot.
* Nijhay Burt, Steel Valley (Munhall) FootballSenior ran for 285 yards and five touchdowns on 27 carries in a 32-13 win over Keystone Oaks.
* Stone Saunders, Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) FootballFreshman quarterback completed 9-of-15 passes for 232 yards and six touchdowns in a 75-7 win over Palmyra.
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.