MaxPreps Pennsylvania High School Athlete of the Week Award: Vote Now

Who turned in Pennsylvania's top prep performances? You vote, you decide.

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Sep 27, 2022, 5:00am
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 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 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 150,000 votes were cast. So far this school year 975,000-plus votes have been cast.

Week 4 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Cole Taylor, Bedford Boys Soccer
Junior 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 Volleyball
Senior 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. .

Here are the school year's next round of nominees...


Week 5 Pennsylvania High School Athlete of the Week Nominees

* Ben Dempster, Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah) Football
Junior 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 Soccer
Senior 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.
 
* Bryce Danish, Mount Union Football
Junior carried the ball 17 times for 202 yards and five TDs and completed 5-of-9 passes for 57 yards and a TD in a 56-45 win over Southern Huntingdon County.
 
* Eve Binder, Allentown Central Catholic Volleyball
Senior had 50, 43 and 33 assists, respectively, in wins over Easton Area (3-1), Freedom (3-1) and Pocono Mountain West (3-0). Her 3-1 assists this season ranks 10th in the state.
 
* Idriz Ahmetovic, New Oxford football
Junior had five tackles and three interceptions, one of which he returned for a TD, in a 27-18 win over York Suburban. His five picks this year is tied for second in the state.
 
* Micah Lauer, Dayspring Christian Academy (Mountville) Boys Soccer
Senior had five goals and ana assist in a 6-1 win over Christian School of York, five goals and an assist in a 10-1 win over Harrisburg Christian and a goal in a 1-1 tie with Mount Calvary Christian. His 25 goals rank third int eh state and his 55 points ranks fourth.
 
* Dre Miller-Ross, Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) Football
Senior had three interceptions, seven tackles and caught five passes for 90 yards and a TD in a 52-0 win over Keystone Oaks. Last week he carried the ball twice for 101 yards and a TD, returned two fumbles for TDs and had an interception return for a TD in an 82-7 win over Charleroi.
 
* Mylea Riggle, Armstrong (Kittanning) Girls Soccer
Junior had six goals and six assists in a 16-0 win over Carrick.


Previous Winners

Week 1 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Elle Smith, Clearfield Girls Soccer
Senior 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) Football
Junior 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) Volleyball
Senior had 25 kills in 3-0 win over Meyersdale and 24 kills in a 3-0 win over McConnellsburg.
 
* Elliet Manning, East (West Chester) Volleyball
Senior 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) Volleyball
Senior had 25 and 23 kills in wins over California and Carmichaels, respectively. Added 19 digs in the two matches.
 
* Jordan Nichols, Richland (Johnstown) Football
Senior had 10 tackles, six TFL, five sacks and a fumble recovery in a 38-0 win over Bishop McCort.

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