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

Who turned in Ohio's top prep performances? You vote, you decide. Last week's winners and this week's nominees.

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Nov 26, 2024, 8:10am
Who had Ohio's best individual performances? You vote, you decide. MaxPreps is proud to again sponsor the Ohio Athlete of the Week awards during the 2024-25 school year.

~ Each week during the season, 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 150,000 votes were cast! So far this school year 5.8-million votes have been cast.

Week 13 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

Bodpegn Miller, Ontario Football
Senior and Ohio State recruit completed 13-of-28 passes for 294 yards and three TDs and carried the ball 24 times for 209 Yards and two TDs in a 49-48 win over Shelby.
 
* Cyren Wallace, Danville Football
Freshman carried the ball 12 times for 293 yards and two TDs in a 46-6 win over Miller. Has 797 yards rushing and 12 TDs this season.
 
* AJ Bower, Northmor (Galion) Football
Senior went over 7,000-career yards in a 21-7 win over Ridgewood. Was 14-of-19 for 213 yards and two TDs in the game. Career numbers read 435-of-726 passing for 7,151 yards and 90 TDs.

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Previous Winners

Week 1 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Braxton Leeth, Crestview (Convoy) Football
Junior carried the ball 21 times for 168 yards and five TDs in a 49-7 win over Parkway.

* Bailee Beall, Steubenville Girls Soccer
Junior opened the season with 10 goals and four assists in wins over Harrison Central, Cambridge and Oak Glen. Tied for the state-lead with 24 points.

* Jake LaVerde, Kirtland Football
Junior quarterback carried the ball 16 times for 341 yards and three TDs in a 55-34 win over Dalton. His TDs came on ruins of three, 70 and 54 yards. The victory was head coach Tiger LaVerde’s 250th.

Week 2 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Josh Schnetzer, New Miami (Hamilton) Football
Senior had a remarkable all-around game in a 40-20 win over Manchester. Intercepted three passes, averaged 34.7 yards on three kickoffs and returned one 82 yards for a TD and caught four passes for 61 yards and a TD.
 
* Alyse Christopher, Mt. Vernon Volleyball
Senior had 48, 42 and 42 assists in a loss to Johnstown Northridge, a win over Watkins Memorial and a loss to Newark, respectively. Her 260 assists ranks second in Ohio this season.
 
* Nick Sylvia, Wheelersburg Boys Soccer
Junior moved to within two points of 200 for his career with five goals in a 9-0 win over McDermott Northwest. Also had four goals and two assists in a 12-0 win over Waverly. His 16 goals currently ranks fifth nationally and his 35 points is seventh (and second in the state).
 
* Vivian Henninger, Fairfield (Leesburg) Girls Soccer
Sophomore scored five goals in a 12-0 win over McDermott Northwest. Earlier this season she had four goals and three assists in an 11-0 win over Peebles. Her 38 points and 16 goals currently leads the state.
 
* Grady Kinsey, Indian Valley (Gnadenhutten) Football
Junior surpassed 3,000 career rushing yards with 298 and five TDs in a 62-21 win over Meadowbrook. Ran the ball 14 times for a 21.3-yard per carry average. Went for 217 yards and four TDs in a 51-8 Week 1 win over Ellet. Carer numbers read 3,141 yards rushing and 53 total TDs (with 50 rushing).

Week 3 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Ella Meers, Stow-Munroe Falls Volleyball
Senior had 61 assists in a 3-2 win over Mayfield and 44 assists in a 3-2 win over North Royalton. Her 334 assists ranks third in Ohio this season. Has 1,291 career assists.
 
* Maci Brown, Danbury (Lakeside) Volleyball
Senior had 42 digs in a 3-2 loss to St. Joseph Central Catholic. Currently leads the state of Ohio with 300 digs this season. Has 1,304 career digs.
 
* Trey Moore, Wellington Football
Junior had 27 tackles, a sack and fumble recovery in a 21-14 win over Plymouth. Has 58 tackles in three games this season.

Week 4 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Owen Jurjavcic, East Palestine Football
Senior carried the ball 31 times for 314 yards and five TDs and completed 11-of-15 passes for 131 yards and a TD in a 42-27 win over David Anderson. Also had five tackles and a forced fumble. Has run for 825 yards and 11 TDs and thrown for 382 yards and five TDs for the 3-1 Bulldogs.
 
* Joshua Byers, Danville Football
Senior had 25 tackles (12 solo), four TFL and a rushing TD in a 20-8 win over Mt. Gilead. His 72 tackles ranks No. 2 nationally. Averaging 18 tackles-per-game.
 
* Daylee Sandlin, Greeneview (Jamestown) Girls Soccer
Junior had 11 goals and four assists in wins over Springfield Catholic Central, Dayton Christian and Unioto. Her 22 goals ranks 15th nationally.

Week 5 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Zebulin Kinsey, Toronto Football
Senior quarterback and Cincinnati recruit completed 13-of-14 passes for 435 yards and seven TDs in a 53-13 win over Oak Glen.
 
* Nathan Hemberger, Western Reserve (Berlin Center) Football
Senior surpassed 300 career tackles with 22 in a 41-22 win over Lowellville. Has 85 tackles and eight TFL this season and 303 tackles and 39 TFL for his career.
 
* Nolan Hopson, Hardin Northern (Dola) Football
Senior scored 32 points (five TDs and two PATs) in a 38-15 win over Perry. Closing in on 400 career points (has 397). Currently averaging 10.7 points per game in 37 career games.

Week 6 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Nate Emrick, Dixie (New Lebanon) Boys Soccer
Senior netted seven goals in a 12-1 win over Franklin-Monroe. His 37 goals and 82 points this season rank fifth and sixth nationally, respectively.
 
* Libbie Baker, Hilltop (West Unity) Volleyball
Senior went over 1,000-career kills with games of 26, 25 and 24 kills in wins over Stryker, Evergreen and Montpelier, respectively. Career numbers read 1,037 kills, 340 digs and 334 blocks.
 
* Maxwell Hawkins, Crestview (Columbiana) Football
Senior went over 1,000-yards rushing for the season with 210 and five TDs on 21 carries in a 57-7 win over Brookfield. Has rushed for 1,038 yards and 16 TDs this season. Has 2,607 career rushing yards and 32 TDs.

Week 7 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Isaac Waller, Alexander (Albany) Football
Senior carried the ball for the first time this season and scored a 62-yard TD on his first carry en route to 154 yards and three TDs on 16 totes in a 40-0 win over River Valley. Also had 21 tackles, three TFL, a sack, a blocked punt and a fumble recovery. Averages 14.1 tackles over his career, which includes 282 tackles, 26 TFL and 12 sacks.
 
* Jaxson Wenger, Northmor (Galion) Football
Senior receiver snagged seven passes for 203 yards and three TDs in a 42-0 win over East Knox. Averaging 27.5 yards per reception (14 catches for 385 yardsd) this season and has six TDs.

Week 8 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Kyleigh Lippincott, Minerva Girls Soccer
Junior had seven goals in an 11-0 win over Edison. Also has six- and five-goal games this season. Has 167 career points (67 goals and 33 assists).
 
* Turner Lachey, Lehman Catholic (Sidney) Football
Junior completed 20-of-35 passes for 395 yards and five TDs in a 35-7 win over Covington. Has 2,202 yards passing and 26 TDs this season.

Week 9 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Eva Becerril, Sycamore (Cincinnati) Girls Golf
Junior shot a two-day total of 143 to win the OHSAA Division I girls golf state championship.
 
* Grace Hastings, Pettisville Volleyball
Junior had 51 assists in a 3-1 win over Stryker. Her 797 assists this season ranks ninth in Ohio. Has 1,146 career assists.

Week 10 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Aaron Walters, Logan Elm (Circleville) Football
Senior completed 21-of-28 passes for 304 yards and five TDs in a 34-32 win over Hamilton Township. Career numbers are 6,415 passing yards and 57 passing TDs.
 
* Lauryn Auchmuty, Columbus Grove Girls Soccer
Senior had four goals in a win over Mansfield Christian and three goals and an assist in a win over Bluffton. Her 47 goals this season ranks 17th nationally, while here 110 points is 18th. Has 336 career points (144 goals and 48 assists).

Week 11 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Landon Kimmel, Tippecanoe (Tipp City) Boys Cross Country
Junior set the state meet record and course record (regardless of division) at Fortress Obetz en route to winning the OHSAA Division I state championship by 14 seconds with a time of 14:33.81. Finished third last year.
 
* Daniela Scheffler, Lake (Uniontown) Girls Cross Country
Senior set the course record at Fortress Obetz en route to winning the OHSAA Division I state championship with a time of      7:01.29.

Week 12 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week

* Suzie Roginski, Bishop Watterson (Columbus) Girls Soccer
Junior made two saves during PKs as the Eagles won the program’s first soccer state title 3-0 in PKs over North Royalton in the D-II state final.
 
* Layton Massie, River View (Warsaw) Boys Soccer
Junior had 13 saves in a 1-0 2OT win over Worthington Christian in the D-IV state championship.
 
* Susan Schaaf, Springboro Girls Soccer
Junior had 11 saves in goal as the Panthers claimed their first girls soccer state title with a 4-2 win in PKs over Walsh Jesuit in the D-I state final. Walsh was ranked No. 2 in the country.









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