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 80,000 votes were cast. So for this school year over 2.6-million votes have been cast.
Week 13 & 14 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week
* Eric Nangle, Exeter Township (Reading) FootballSenior
running back ran for 332 yards and five touchdowns on 28 carries and
caught an 83-yard touchdown pass in a 42-35 5A first round playoff win
over Cedar Cliff. Followed that with 225 yards and a touchdown on 41
carries and two receptions for 36 yards and a touchdown in a 31-28
quarterfinal win over Governor Mifflin. Has rushed for 1,769 yards and
21 touchdowns this season.
* Landon Alexander, Central Valley (Monaca) FootballSenior
running back rushed for 206 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries in a
51-0 3A first round playoff win over Elizabeth Forward. Followed that
by rushing for 220 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries and catching
three passes for 34 yards and a touchdown in a 52-15 quarterfinal win
over North Catholic. Has rushed for 1,950 yards and scored 30 total
touchdowns this season.
* Anthony Day, Harrisburg FootballSenior
linebacker had 22 tackles (17 solo) and a tackle-for-loss in a 16-13 6A
quarterfinal loss to State College. Finished the season with 150
tackles and 17 TFL.
* Reese Hazelton, Philipsburg-Osceola VolleyballSophomore
outside hitter had 36 kills and 17 digs in a 3-2 4A state semifinal
loss to North Allegheny. Finished the season with 628 kills and 357
digs.
Here is the school year's first round of nominees...
Week 15 Pennsylvania High School Athlete of the Week Nominees
* Samaj Jones, St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) FootballSophomore quarterback ran for four TDs and threw for three more in a 49-13 Class 6A state semifinal win over Garnet Valley. Finished 10-of-14 for 145 yards and had 83 yards on eight carries.
* Cyair Clark, Aliquippa FootballSenior receiver/defensive back returned a punt 94-yards for a TD and returned an interception 25 yards for a TD in a 41-16 Class 4A state semifinal win over jersey Shore.
* Chris Marshall, Redbank Valley (New Bethlehem) FootballSenior defensive back had two interceptions and seven tackles in a 23-14 Class 1A state semifinal win over Bishop Canevin. Also caught four passes for 61 yards. Has 40 receptions for 630 yards and 11 TDs and 35 tackles and four interceptions this season.
* Sean Fitzsimmons, Central Valley (Monaca) FootballSenior defensive lineman and Pitt recruit had seven tackles, four TFL and three sacks in a 35-21 Class 3A state semifinal win over Martinsburg Central. Has 114 tackles, 47 TFL and 21 sacks this season.
* Mike Schanck and Ryan Brooks, Serra Catholic (McKeesport) FootballTandem combined for 27 tackles in a 27-18 Class 2A state semifinal win over Farrell. Schanck, a junior linebacker, had a team-high 14 tackles, a forced fumble and a TFL. Brooks, a senior defensive end, had 13 tackles, three TFL, two sacks and a forced fumble.
* Karson Keisewetter, Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona) FootballJunior quarterback carried the ball 20 times for 138 yards and three TDs in a 20-7 Class 1A state semifinal win over Canton. Also completed 6-of-9 passes for 102 yards. Has rushed for 1,005 yards and 21 TDs and thrown for 1,823 yards and 12 TDs this season.
* Tre McLeod, Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) FootballA week after rushing for 278 yards and three TDs on 13 carries in a 42-7 Class 5A state semifinal win over Erie Cathedral prep, the sophomore running back eclipsed 100-yards again with 106 on 12 carries in a 36-0 win over Strath Haven.
* Marquese Williams, Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) FootballJunior running back surpassed 100-yards rushing for the 11th time this season with 108 yards and a TD on 22 carries in a 28-21 Class 4A state semifinal win over Bishop Shanahan. Has rushed for 1,657 yards and 25 TDs on 158 carries (averaging 10.5 yards per) this season.
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.
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).
Week 4 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week
* 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.
* 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.
Week 5 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week
* Emily Greenland, Lower Merion (Ardmore) VolleyballSenior setter had 46, 33 and 31 assists in wins over Downingtown East, Strath Haven and Penncrest. Has 255 assists in nine matches.
* Sophia Schweikert, Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia) VolleyballFreshman outside hitter had 27, 21, 20 and 15 kills in wins over Pope John Paul II, Owen J. Roberts, Lansdale Catholic and Owen J. Roberts, respectively. Has 227 kills in 14 matches.
Week 6 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week
* Ron Prislupski, Holy Cross (Dunmore) Boys SoccerJunior had 11 goals and three assists in back-to-back wins over Mountain View. Has 36 goals and 10 assists in eight games.
* Cece Isenberg, Berwick VolleyballJunior had 28 kills in a win over Holy Redeemer and 23 kills in a win over Lake-Lehman. Has 187 kills in nine matches.
* Jeff Nyamekye, Red Lion FootballSenior receiver caught 14 passes for 290 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-7 win over Northeastern. Has caught 42 passes for 664 yards and four touchdowns in four games.
Week 7 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week
* Tucker St. Peter, Cowanesque Valley (Westfield) FootballSenior receiver/defensive back had three interceptions and returned a punt for a touchdown in a 32-0 win over Wyalusing Valley.
* Samantha Wechsler, Susquenita (Duncannon) Girls SoccerJunior forward had 10 goals and two assists las week in wins over Lebanon, East Juanita and East Pennsboro and a loss to Cedar Cliff. Has 35 goals and nine assists this season.
* Braden Scarvel , Sharpsville FootballJunior defensive lineman had 12 tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss and 4.5 sacks in a 34-6 win over Kennedy Catholic.
Week 9 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week
* Erynne Long, Downingtown East (Exton) VolleyballJunior setter had 44, 44 and 41 assists in wins over Central Bucks East and Owen J. Roberts and a loss to Sun Valley, respectively. Has 688 assists and 143 digs on the season.
* Braylan Lovelace, Leechburg FootballJunior running back scored seven touchdowns and ran for 184 yards on 17 carries in a 66-6 win over Imani Christian Academy. Has rushed for 1,194 yards and 24 touchdowns this season.
* Anna Steinbeck, Windber Girls SoccerJunior had four goals and six assists in a win over Tussey Mountain and two goals and an assist in a win over Cambria Heights. Has 21 goals and 18 assists this season.
Week 10 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week
* Vinny Campoli, Fairview Football
Freshman quarterback completed all five of his pass attempts for touchdowns (and 76 yards) in a 56-26 win over Seneca. In four games he's completed 18-of-22 passes for 382 yards and eight touchdowns.
* Tyler Albright, Keystone (Knox) Football
Junior defensive back had three interceptions, three pass break-ups and seven tackles in a 31-13 win over Moniteau. Also had a 70-yard touchdown reception.
Week 11 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week
* Tanner Shirley, Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) Football
Junior quarterback accounted for eight touchdowns in a 64-7 win over Everett. Completed 19-of-26 passes for 380 yards and seven touchdowns and carried the ball twice for 16 yards and a score.
* Jalen Wagner, Reynolds (Greenville) Football
Junior running back carried the ball 10 times for 347 yards and five touchdowns and caught four passes for 51 yards and a touchdown in a 56-27 win over Eisenhower. Has 1,711 yards rushing and 22 touchdowns this season.
* Gary Martin, Archbishop Wood (Warminster) Boys Cross Country
Senior won back-to-back Class 2A state titles with a time of 15:46.7.
* Rian Glunk, Loyalsock Township (Williamsport) Football
Junior defensive back/receiver had three interceptions, eight tackles and caught five passes for 148 yards and a touchdown in a 47-7 win over Cowanesque Valley. Has 52 receptions for 1,011 yards and 13 touchdowns his season. Also has 48 tackles and seven interceptions.
Week 12 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week
* Johnny Dragisich, West Allegheny (Imperial) Boys SoccerSeniro
midfielder had three goals and three assists in a 10-0 first round 3A
win over Bradford. Also had a goal in a 3-2 quarterfinal win over
Archbishop Ryan. Has 28 goals and 22 assists this season.
* Loren Gehret, Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa) Girls SoccerJunior
forward had a hat trick (three goals) and an assist in a 5-1 first
round 1A win over Harrisburg Christian. Added a goal in a 2-0
quarterfinal win over Faith Christian Academy. Has 39 goals and 20
assists this season.
