NSCAA/MaxPreps High School Players of the Week Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sept. 27, 2016) - The National Soccer Coaches Association of America and MaxPreps announced today the 31 boys and 24 girls who have been named the NSCAA/MaxPreps High School State Players of the Week for their on-field efforts September 19 - September 25.
The NSCAA uses results and statistics provided by
MaxPreps.com to select one boy and one girl honoree from each participating state competing during the fall high school season.
Coaches wanting to nominate their players must submit statistics to
MaxPreps.com in order for their athletes to be considered; nomination instructions can be found below. Winners receive a MaxPreps/NSCAA branded letterman's patch and recognition on both
MaxPreps.com and
NSCAA.com.
Nominations are due every Sunday by at 11:59 p.m. ET each week to be considered.
BOYS' WINNERS FOR September 19- September 25
State | Player Name | Position | School |
Arizona | Decker Freret | N/A | Phoenix Country Day High School (Paradise Valley, AZ) |
California | Miguel Najar | Forward | Mid-Peninsula High School (Menlo Park, CA) |
Colorado | Noah Gustafson | N/A | Thorncreek Christian High School (Worthglenn, CO) |
Connecticut | Emmanuel Agyemang | N/A | East Hartford High School (East Hartford, CT) |
Delaware | Saul Robles Lomeli | Forward | Delcastle Technical High School (Wilmington, DE) |
Idaho | Damon Gilmore | Midfielder | Post Falls High School (Post Falls, ID) |
Illinois | Evangelo Spartiatis | Forward | Lincoln Park High School (Chicago, IL) |
Indiana | Alex Galindo | Forward | Central Christian Academy (Indianapolis, IN) |
Kansas | Jacob Meeker | Forward | Central High School (Andover, KS) |
Kentucky | Max Ferguson | Goalkeeper | Harrison County High School (Cynthiana, KY) |
Maine | Shammah Gahomera | Midfielder | Westbrook High School (Westbrook, ME) |
Maryland | Nick Krisko | N/A | Huntingtown High School (Huntingtown, MD) |
Massachusetts | Amir Aitnouri | N/A | Community Charter School of Cambridge (Cambridge, MA) |
Michigan | Ryan Svorinic | N/A | Freeland High School (Freeland, MI) |
Minnesota | Dany Berbari | STRK | Lourdes High School (Rochester, MN) |
Missouri | Keegan Glade | Goalkeeper | Summit Christian Academy (Lee’s Summit, MO) |
Nevada | Arturo Bahena | Forward | Cimarron-Memorial High School (Las Vegas, NV) |
New Jersey | Andrew Moore | N/A | Fairton Christian Center and Academy (Fairton, NJ) |
New Mexico | Graham Gesten | Forward | St. Michael’s High School (Santa Fe, NM) |
New York | Nate Moon | N/A | Deleware Academy (Delhi, NY) |
North Carolina | Tyson Hichman | Forward | West Henderson High School (Hendersonville, NC) |
Ohio | Sam Spirk | Forward | Wilmington High School (Wilmington, OH) |
Oregon | Efrain Rivas | Midfielder | McMinnville High School (McMinnville, OR) |
Pennsylvania | Michael Hyduke | Forward | Spring-Ford High School (Royersford, PA) |
Rhode Island | Max Lehouiller | Goalkeeper | Rocky Hill High School (East Greenwhich, RI) |
Texas | Jonah Castleberry | N/A | Victory Baptist Academy (Weatherford, TX) |
Washington | Jack Hammingh | Forward | Mount Vernon Christian High School (Mount Vernon, WA) |
DC | Marcelo Nawar | Midfielder | School Without Walls High School (Washington, DC) |
West Virginia | Teo Garces | STRK | Jefferson High School (Shenandoah Junction, WV) |
Wisconsin | Michael Hyland | Goalkeeper | Waterford High School (Waterford, WI) |
GIRLS' WINNERS FOR September 19- September 25
State | Player Name | Position | School |
Arizona | Rachel Brown | Forward | Round Valley High School (Eagar, AZ) |
California | Skyler Saunders | Forward | Fort Bragg High School (Fort Bragg, CA) |
Connecticut | Shannon Sweeney | Forward | Plainfield High School (Central Village, CT) |
Idaho | Liz Perez | N/A | Weiser High School (Weiser, ID) |
Indiana | Faith Lewis | Forward | Dekalb High School (Waterloo, IN) |
Kentucky | Sarah Slusher | Midfielder | Middlesboro High School (Middlesboro, KY) |
Maine | Shelby Varney | Goalkeeper | Leavitt High School (Turner, ME) |
Maryland | Miranda Keaton | STRK | Linganore High School (Frederick, MD) |
Massachusetts | Anyelina Batista | Forward | Pioneer Charter School of Science II (Saugus, MA) |
Minnesota | Destiney Exsted | Goalkeeper | Glencoe- Silver Lake High School (Meridian, MS) |
Mississippi | An'Dria Kenney | Forward | Lamar High School (Meridian, MS) |
Nevada | Samantha Gamberg | Forward | White Pine High School (Ely, NV) |
New Jersey | Joy Miladinovich | Forward | Veritas Christian Academy (Sparta, NJ) |
New Mexico | Monse Camarena | Forward | St. Michael’s High School (Santa Fe, NM) |
New York | Jenna Szopinski | Midfielder | City Honors High School (Buffalo, NY) |
Ohio | Kayla Saffran | Forward | Lake High School (Millbury, OH) |
Oregon | Gabi Castillo | Forward | St. Mary’s High School (Medford, OR) |
Pennsylvania | Lauren Bell | Forward | Hickory High School (Hermitage, PA) |
Rhode Island | Faith Hutchins | Goalkeeper | South Kingston High School (Wakefield, RI) |
Tennessee | Cassidy Chambly | N/A | Columbia Academy (Columbia, TN) |
Utah | Addison Holmstead | N/A | American Fork High School (American Fork, UT) |
Virginia | Lauren Chamandy | Forward | Oakcrest High School (McLean, VA) |
Washington | Kristi Raffelson | Midfielder | Ocasta High School (Wesport, WA) |
West Virginia | Megan Noss | Midfielder | Preston High School (Kingwood, WV) |
About the MaxPreps/NSCAA High School Player of the Week Program:
The MaxPreps/NSCAA High School Player of the Week Program is a partnership between the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and CBS MaxPreps, Inc. Each week MaxPreps and the NSCAA recognize deserving student-athletes at the high school level who have demonstrated outstanding play on the field throughout the week of competition. Coaches must submit statistics to MaxPreps.com in order for their athletes to be considered for the program.
About MaxPreps
MaxPreps is a free stat tool that is available to high school coaches across the country and is one of the most recognized and respected high school athletics web sites on the internet. Coaches who enter their team's stats on MaxPreps by Sunday night will not only be automatically nominating their players for this award, but they will be getting their team's information out to thousands of high school sports fans, as well as college coaches across the country.
To obtain a coach's login, please contact: Alisa Dancer at adancer@maxpreps.com or call (800) 329-7324 x5167.
About the NSCAACelebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2016, the National Soccer Coaches Association was founded in 1941 and is based in Kansas City, Mo. It is a non-profit organization with the mission of advocating for, educating and serving soccer coaches to encourage excellence and elevate the game.
The NSCAA is the world's largest soccer coaches' organization with members at every level of the game from youth to professional. Benefits of membership are wide ranging including a national coaching education program, $1 million of general liability insurance, recognition for players and coaches as All Americas and Coaches of the Year, the annual NSCAA Convention, networking and mentor opportunities, Soccer Journal magazine and much more. To learn more, visit
www.nscaa.com.
