Who had Indiana's best individual performances?
You vote, you decide. MaxPreps is proud to sponsor the Indiana 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. This week, over 125,000 votes were cast. So far this school year, 2.8-million votes have been cast.
Week 10 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week
* Wade Jones, Tippecanoe Valley (Akron) FootballSophomore defensive back/receiver snared four interceptions and caught a 31-yard touchdown pass in a 22-8 win over Garrett.
* Derron Hazzard, Riverton Parke (Montezuma) FootballJunior
amassed 409 all-purpose yards and five touchdowns on nine touches in a
60-6 win over Cloverdale. Averaged 50/7 yards per carry and scored four
touchdowns on seven carries. Caught two passes for 54 yards and a
touchdown. Has 1,124 yards and 13 touchdowns rushing and 545 yards and
five touchdowns receiving this season.
Here is the school year's next round of nominees...
Week 11 Indiana High School Athlete of the Week Nominees
* Blayne Daniels, Union City FootballSenior running back scored nine touchdowns and had 368 yards rushing on 39 carries in a 59-26 win over Taylor. Has 1,479 yards rushing and 22 touchdowns this season.
* Reese Kilbarger-Stumpff, Columbus North Boys Cross CountryWon the program’s second state title and first since 2003 when he edged defending champion Izaiah Steury of Angola by 1.2 seconds to win the IHSAA state title in a time of 15:22.6.
* Quinn Warren, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory (Indianapolis) Boys SoccerSophomore forward scored two goals, including the game-winner in the 72nd minute, in a 3-1 win over West Lafayette in the IHSAA Class 2A state championship. His first goal came in the 2nd minute and marked the fastest goal in boys state finals history.
* Lily Cridge, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Girls Cross CountryJunior became the program’s first induvial IHSAA state champion by finishing the 5,000 meter course in 17:32.7 (sixth-fastest time in the state finals history). She won the race by over 30 seconds.
* Abby Foulk, Heritage Christian (Indianapolis) Girls SoccerFreshman had a hat trick (three goals) in a 4-1 win over Andrean in the Class A state championship.
* Will Heldt, Carmel FootballJunior linebacker had 22 tackles, three tackles-for-loss, a sack and forced fumble in a 35-21 win over Avon. Has 99 tackles, 10 TFL, four sacks, two fumble recoveries and an interception on the season.
* Carson Campbell, Mississinewa (Gas City) FootballSenior running back/defensive back carried the ball 33 times for 323 yards and three touchdwons, made three tackles and had an interception in a 42-27 win over New Haven. Has 1,744 yards rushing, 30 total touchdowns, 42 tackles and three interceptions this season.
* Kennedy Neighbors and Ella Hamner, Evansville Memorial Girls SoccerJunior tandem connected (assist and goal, respectively) for the game-winning goal in the 93rd minute in a 1-0 win over Mishawaka Marian in the IHSAA Class 2A state final.
Previous Winners
Week 1 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week
* Logan Shoffner, Noblesville FootballSophomore running back set the school's single-game rushing record (previously set in 1990 by Corey Louks) with 354 yards and four touchdowns on 17 carries in a 57-36 win over Mt. Vernon.
* Alison Smith, South Adams (Berne) Girls SoccerSenior forward had seven goals and two assists in a 9-0 win over Marion and five goals in a 6-0 win over Blackford.
Week 2 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week
* Lauren Uhte, Richmond VolleyballSenior setter had 42, 40 and 37 assists in wins over Greefield-Central, Delta and New Castle, respectively.
* Sierra Mullins, Vincennes Lincoln Girls SoccerSenior had five goals and an assist in an 11-1 win over Bloomfield and five goals in a 5-2 win over Evansville Harrison.
Week 3 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week
* Gideon Brimmage, Mooresville FootballSenior carried the ball 15 times for 66 yards and four touchdowns and caught two passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns in a 63-42 win over Plainfield.
* Morgan Schrock, Martinsville Girls SoccerSenior had four goals and three assists in an 8-3 win over Greenwood, four goals in a 7-0 win over West Vigo and three goals in a 6-0 win over Richmond.
Week 4 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week
* Duncan Keller, Covington FootballJunior receiver caught 22 passes for 345 yards and five touchdowns in a 48-12 win over Fountain Central.
* Lia Luchetti, Mississinewa (Gas City) Girls SoccerJunior had seven goals in a 9-2 win over Muncie Central. That followed six and five goal games in 11-0 and 13-1 wins over Eastern and Wabash, respectively.
* Ava Smith, Park Tudor (Indianapolis) VolleyballJunior had 30 kills and 17 digs in a 3-1 win over Traders Point Christian, 21 kills and 18 digs in a 3-1 win over Indianapolis Scecina Memorial and 17 kills and 10 digs in a 3-2 loss to Covenant Christian. Has 241 kills and 109 digs on the season.
* Macie Bowden, Wapahani (Selma) VolleyballJunior had 60, 39 and 36 assists in wins over Muncie Burns (3-2), Eastern Hancock (3-0) and Hagerstown (3-0), respectively. Has 362 assists this season.
Week 5 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week
* Zander Hall, Clinton Central (Michigantown) FootballSenior had three interceptions, 10 tackles, a rushing touchdown and a two-point conversion in a 28-20 win over Hagerstown.
Week 6 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week
* Braxton Birner, Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) FootballSophomore quarterback completed 21-of-26 passes for 395 yards and seven touchdowns in a 72-20 win over North Miami.
* Owen Duff, Carroll (Flora) Boys SoccerJunior had four goals and an assist in a win over Delphi Community, four goals in a win over Sheridan and two goals in a win over Rensselaer Central. Has 30 goals and two assists on the season.
Week 7 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week
* Trey Gibson, Hobart FootballJunior carried the ball 26 times for 253 yards and five touchdowns in a 56-24 win over Kankakee Valley. Has 1,077 yards rushing and 22 total touchdowns in seven games.
* Margo Hernandez, Fishers VolleyballJunior setter had 49, 42 and 35 assists in wins over Mt. Vernon, Guerin Catholic and Greenfield-Central. Has 682 assists this season.Seeger.
Week 8 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week
* Nate Hilty, Boone Grove (Valparaiso) FootballJunior impacted all three phases of the game in a 32-18 win over Lake Station Eden. Carried the ball 13 times for 146 yards and four touchdowns, returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown, had two interceptions, made five tackles and had 351 all-purpose yards (rushing, receiving, kick returns and interception returns).
* Aleyna Quinn, Castle (Newburgh) Girls SoccerSophomore had five goals in an 11-0 win over Evansville Harrison, four goals and an assist in a 5-1 win over Evansville North and three goals in a 5-4 win over Evansville Reitz. Has 30 goals and eight assists this season.
* Brogan London, Tipton FootballSenior linebacker had 25 tackles in a 14-7 loss to Western. This came a week after making 17 tackles (including four tackles-for-loss) in a 21-0 win over Hamilton Heights. Averaging 12.4 tackles per game.
Week 9 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week
* Austin Boilanger, South Decatur (Greensburg) FootballJunior
linebacker had nine tackles, seven tackles-for-loss, two forced fumbles
and a sack in a 54-0 win over Cambridge City Lincoln. Has 65 tackles
and 18 TFL this season.
* Lauren Ross, Bellmont (Decatur) VolleyballJunior
setter had 47, 43 and 41 assists in wins over Muncie Burns, Wapahani
and Heritage, respectively. Has 931 assists and 229 digs this season.
