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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Oct 15, 2024, 7:25am
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 2024-25 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 digital award patch for their MaxPreps player page. 

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.

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Participants may manually vote as many times as they want. It's a competition. This past week, over 180,000 votes were cast! So far this school year over 1.6-million votes have been cast.

Week 7 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Tommy Clark, Dunmore Boys Soccer
Senior had 18 points (eight goals and two assists) in wins over Mid Valley and West Scranton. His 79 points this season rank second in the state and 24th nationally.
 
* Autumn Clewell, Lehighton Volleyball
Junior went over 500 assists this season with 47 in a win over Nativity BVM. Also had 41 assists in a win over Pocono Mountain West. Her 504 assists rank ninth in the state.
 
* Kali Ayres, Troy Volleyball
Senior surpassed 700 career digs with 23 in a win over Loyalsock Township. Also had 33 digs in a loss to Northeast Bradford.

Below is the latest round of nominees...

Week 8 Pennsylvania High School Athlete of the Week Nominees

* Blayze Myers, McDowell (Erie) Football
Senior completed 24-of-37 passes for 400 yards and four TDs and carried the ball 14 times for 90 yards and a TD in a 38-35 win over Austintown-Fitch. Has thrown for 1,912 yards and 16 TDs this season. Career numbers are 4,617 yards passing, 50 passing TDs, 502 yards rushing and nine TDs.
 
* Lily McCarty, Sullivan County (Laporte) Girls Soccer
Junior had four goals in a 4-3 win over Meadowbrook Christian and three goals in a 3-1 win over Jersey Shore. Has 60 points (27 goals and six assists) this season.
 
* Ashton Walk, Tyrone Football
Senior completed 17-of-18 passes and went over 7,000 career passing yards with 314 and five TDs in a 55-19 win over Central Cambria. Also carried the ball four times for 28 yards and a TD. Career numbers are 7,083 passing yards, 77 passing TDs, 411 yards rushing and 11 TDs.
 
* Alexis Fairman, Berlin Brothersvalley Volleyball
Junior had 110 assists in wins over Meyersdale, Rockwood, Claysburg-Kimmel and Mountain Ridge. Has 501 assists this season and 1,249 for her career.
 
* Dante Carr, Minersville Football
Junior completed 11-of-19 passes for 177 yards and two TDs and carried the ball 15 times for 207 yards and five TDs in a 49-28 win over Nativity BVM. His 2,338 total yards currently ranks 58th nationally this season. Has 3,672 career passing yards and 46 TDs and 1,935 career rushing yards and 33 TDs.
 
* Hamilton Gates, Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona) Football
Senior carried the ball five times for 31 yards and two TDs, caught seven passes for 87 yards and two TDs, returned a fumble 55-yards for a TD, forced a fumble and made three tackles in a 46-8 win over Chestnut Ridge. His 933 yards receiving this season currently ranks 31st nationally, while his 23 TDs ranks 43rd. Has 4,131 career all-purpose yards and 37 TDs.
 
* Brady Collins, Clearfield Football
Senior carried the ball 27 times for 170 yards and five TDs in a 41-21 win over Richland. His 1,860 yards rushing this season currently ranks fourth nationally, while his 30 TDs ranks fifth. Career numbers are 4,411 yards rushing and 64 total TDs.
 
* Jackson Vacanti, Greensburg Central Catholic Boys Soccer
Senior had 22 points (nine goals and four assists) in wins over California and Chartiers-Houston. Has 52 points (21 goals and 10 assists) this season.



Previous Winners

Week 1 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* AJ Hurst, Garden Spot (New Holland, Pa.) Football
Senior completed 21-of-34 attempts for 462 yards and six TDs in a 71-64 loss to Notre Dame-Green Pond. Also had seven tackles and returned an interception 81-yards for a TD.

* Julia Chunta, Forest Hills (Sidman, Pa.) Volleyball
Senior had 99 assists in seven matches as the Rangers opened the season undefeated. Has 2,862 career assists and 490 digs.

Week 2 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Aubrey Ward, Downingtown East (Exton) Volleyball
Senior had 38 and 32 assists in back-to-back wins over Perkiomen Valley and Mt. St. Joseph Academy, respectively. Her 163 assists currently ranks third in Pennsylvania.
 
* Michael Price, Central Bucks East (Doylestown) Football
Sophomore carried the ball 34 times for 191 yards and five TDs in a 42-26 win over Cheltenham.
 
* Jillian Deivert, Shikellamy (Sunbury) Girls Soccer
Senior had back-to-back five-goal game in wins over East Juniata and Hazelton Area. Her 27 points and 12 goals both lead the state.
 
* Cassidy Stancombe, Ferndale (Johnstown) Volleyball
Senior had 31 and 30 digs in back-to-back wins over Conemaugh Valley and Portage.

Week 3 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Braxtyn Brown, Columbia Montour Vo-Tech (Bloomsburg) Football
Senior surpassed 3,000 career rushing yards with 401 and five TDs on 20 carries in a 44-14 win over Montrose.
 
* Jacob Van Lierop, Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) Boys Soccer
Senior surpassed 150 career points with a string of three straight four-goal games in wins over Jim Thorpe, Palisades and Notre Dame-Green Pond. His 22 goals this season leads the state and ranks third nationally, while his 51 points ranks first in the state and sixth nationally.  
 
* Brayden Booher, Lakeview (Stoneboro) Football
Senior had 17 tackles, including 9.5 TFL, and carried the ball 21 times for 103 yards and two TDs in a 31-29 loss to Saegertown. Has 15.5 TFL in three games.

Week 4 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Lauren Beamer, Western Wayne (Lake Ariel) Volleyball
Junior went over 500 career kills and 100 career digs with 20 and eight, respectively, in a 3-2 win over Abington Heights. Has 106 kills this season.  
 
* Kaden Carpenter, Forest Hills (Sidman) Boys Soccer
Senior had 14 goals and five assists in wins over United, Central Cambria and Greater Johnstown. His 53 points and 22 goals currently rank 14th nationally. Has 174 career points (69 goals and 36 assists).
 
* Trey Wingard, DuBois Football
Junior completed 23-of-37 passes for 370 yards and five TDs in a 46-43 win over Karns City. Last week completed 13-of-20 passes for 274 yards and five TDS in a 61-7 win over Bradford. His 1,179 passing yards ranks third in the state this season.

Week 5 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Hasan Strandzhev, Moravian Academy (Bethlehem) Boys Soccer
Senior had 19 points (nine goals and an assist) in wins over Palmerton and Pen Argyl. His 22 goals and 52 points rank fifth and sixth in the state, respectively. Both tallies are also Top 50 marks nationally. Closing in on 100 career points (has 96).
 
* Lola Wojciechowski, Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth) Girls Soccer
Senior had 31 points (13 goals and five assists) in wins over Berwick, Pittston and Hazleton Area. Her 24 goals and 54 points both rank fourth in the state and are Top 45 marks nationally. Has 172 career points (77 goals and 18 assists).

Week 6 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Kalina Powell, Brockway Volleyball
Senior had 24 kills in a win over Kane and 23 in a win over Cameron County. Her 276 kills ranks second in the state this season.
 
* Dylan Depp, Penns Manor (Clymer) Football
Junior had 21 tackles (10 solo) in a 22-16 win over Conemaugh Township. His 88 tackles rank second in the state and 16th nationally. 



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