*
Quinn Kwasniak, Cornerstone Christian (Willoughby) Boys
BasketballSenior hit 19 three-pointers, went
21-of-21 at the FT line and dropped 53 and 49 points in wins over Kirby
(TN) and Lafayette (MO), respectively. Also had 16 rebounds and 11
assists in the contests. Averaging 36.7 points and seven assists a game,
which ranks fifth and 55th nationally,
respectively.
*
Brody Durham, Crestwood (Mantua)
BasketballSophomore had 17 assists and four steals
in a 67-47 win over LaBrae and 13 assists, eight points and four steals
in a 78-44 win over Ravenna. His 7.6 assists per game ranks 35th
nationally. Also averages 10 points, 3.7 steals and 3.2
rebounds.
* Cameron Elwer, St. John's (Delphos) Boys
BasketballJunior scored 41 points in a 78-46 win
over Parkway to make him the Blue Jays all-time leading scorer with
1,482 points.
* Caleb Ryman, Covington
WrestlingJunior put together an impressive run en
route to winning the 150-pound title at the Greater Miami Valley
Wrestling Association Holiday Tournament. He won his five matches 15-0,
17-2, 4-1, 12-2 and 19-4 (in the final). Ryman already has 100 career
wins and is the first Buccaneers wrestler to win a GMVWA title since
2018.
Week 19
Ohio
High School Athletes of
the Week
*
Morgan Crawford, Cleveland Central Catholic Girls
BasketballSenior had 33 points, 14 rebounds and
three assists in a 69-60 loss to Gilmour Academy. Also had 28 points, 14
rebounds, nine steals and five assists in a 59-38 win John Marshall and
16 points, seven steals, six rebounds and four assists in a 61-37 win
over Bedford. Averaging 20.1 points (ranks 21st in Ohio), 6.7 rebounds
and 3.7 steals.
* Gavin Wagner, Calvert (Tiffin) Boys
BasketballSenior had 63 points, 35 rebounds and 15
assists in wins over Woodmore, New Riegel and Clyde. Averaging 19.7
points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.7
assists.
* Kennedy Houston, Centennial (Columbus) Girls
BasketballSophomore had 25 points, 10 steals, five
assists and three rebounds in a 72-17 win over Whetstone and 21 points,
six steals, five assists and five rebounds in a 60-23 win over Linden
McKinley. Averages 21.2 points (ranks 18th in Ohio), 8 steals (second in
Ohio), 6.6 assists (third in Ohio), 3.9 rebounds and 1.4
blocks.
Week 20
Ohio
High School Athletes of
the Week
* Brooke Bender, Anthony Wayne (Whitehouse) Girls
BasketballSenior reached 1,000-career points with 16
in a 61-47 win over previously unbeaten Mason at Classic in the
Country. Also had 23 points (five 3s) in a 68-38 win over Green at
CIC.
* Carter Behlmer, Lake (Millbury) Boys
BasketballJunior set a new school record with nine
3-points (en route to 30 points) in a 78-34 win over
Rossford.
* Maggie Pothast, Fort Jennings Girls
BasketballSenior scored 19 points to surpass 1,000
for her career in a 55-32 loss to Hardin
Northern.
Week 21
Ohio
High School Athletes of
the Week
*
Dominic Bell, Lawrence Upper (Sagamore Hills) Boys
BasketballSenior dropped 50 points in a 86-23 win
over Heritage Classical Academy. Averaging 18
points.
* Gator Nichols, Maysville (Zanesville) Boys
BasketballJunior hit a school-record nine 3s en
route to 41 points (eight rebounds and four assists) in an 83-33 win
over River View. Averaging 25.9 points, 4.2 assists, four rebounds and
2.3 steals. Career numbers are 819 points, 175 assists and 154
rebounds.
* Elizabeth Dunmire, Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) Girls
BasketballJunior had 20 points, 22 rebounds, six
blocks, five assists and four steals in a 57-47 win voer John Hay. Also
had 31 points, 15 rebounds, four blocks, four steals and four assists in
a 69-41 win over Warren JFK. Averaging 18.4 points, 11.6 rebounds, 4.4
steals and 3.5 assists. Career numbers read 1,270 points, 695 rebounds,
259 steals and 182
assists.
Week 22
Ohio
High School Athletes of
the Week
* Kaylah Thornton, Fairmont (Kettering) Girls
BasketballA week after becoming the program’s
all-time steals leader, the junior surpassed 1,000-career points with 23
(and eight steals) in a 78-20 win over Northmont. Averaging 16.3
points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.1 steals and 2.4
assists.
* Colton Conkle, Coshocton Boys
BasketballSenior dropped 33 points in a 56-53 win
over New Lexington to became the program’s all-time leading scorer
(1,531 points and counting). Tom Sandry set the previous mark in
1984.
Week 23
Ohio
High School Athletes of
the Week
* Emily Moore, Shenandoah (Sarahsville) Girls
BasketballSophomore had 18 points, nine rebounds and
nine steals in a 46-24 win over Wood County Christian and seven points,
10 assists, nine steals and seven rebounds in a 64-44 loss to John
Marshall. Averaging 13.8 points, 5.6 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 5.1
steals.
*
Carter Wheeldin, Caldwell Boys
BasketballSenior had 91 points, 40 rebounds, 12
steals, 10 assists and eight blocks in wins over Eastern, Frontier and
River. Averaging 18.8 points, 11.6 rebounds, 3.5 steals, 3.3 assists and
2.4 blocks. Career numbers read 923 points, 759 rebounds, 265 assists,
216 steals and 138
blocks.
Week 24
Ohio
High School Athletes of
the Week
*
Steven Lincoln, Crestwood (Mantua) Boys
BasketballSenior hit a program record 11
three-pointers (and scored 33 points) in an 87-35 win over Ashtabula St.
John. The 11 three-pointers made (shot 18) is tied for the 26th best
made 3-point effort in state history. Averages 10.1
Points.
* Nylah McShan, Steubenville Girls
BasketballJunior had 68 points and 41 rebounds in
wins over River, Zanesville and Dover. Averaging 20.3 points, 9.8
rebounds, 3.1 steals and 2.3 assists. Career numbers are 891 points, 430
rebounds and 126 steals.
* Brody Buchanan, Fairland (Proctorville) Boys
BasketballSenior had 35 points, three assists and
three rebounds in a 68-62 win over Chesapeake. Averaging 18.9 points,
4.3 assists and 3.1 rebounds. Career totals are 605 points, 134 assists
and 131
rebounds.
Week 25
Ohio
High School Athletes of
the Week
*
Cooper Crouch, Riverside (De Graff) Boys
BowlingSophomore rolled a 760 series to win the
title at the Division II Beaver-Vu District Tournament. Rolled a 744
series to win the Sectional Tourney a week earlier at Rollhouse
Lanes.
Week 26
Ohio
High School Athletes of
the Week
* Christopher Ritchie, Mechanicsburg Boys
BowlingSenior won the OHSAA Division II Bowling
state title with a 764 series that included a 296
game.
* Maddie Moody, Archbishop Alter (Kettering) Girls
BasketballSenior and Northern Kentucky recruit
scored a career-high 32 points in a 67-63 D-V regional final win over
McNicholas to become the program’s all-time leading scorer with 1,638
points.
* Nadia Lough, Rootstown Girls
BasketballSenior had 45 points, 18 rebounds and six
assists in wins over Smithville (37-36) and Canton Central Catholic
(67-55). Averaging 12.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, three assists and 2.1
steals. Career numbers are 1,184 points, 884 rebounds, 226 steals, 205
assists and 68
blocks.
Week 27
Ohio
High School Athletes of
the Week
* Makennah Craft, Jackson Girls
WrestlingSenior
became a three-time state champion at the OHSAA Wrestling Championship
by winning the 100-pound class via tech fall (19-4). Went undefeated the
last three years. Won the Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches
Association (OHSWCA) title as a freshman in 2022 during the final season
before the sport was sanctioned by the
OHSAA.
* Brogan Tucker, Graham Local (St. Paris) Boys
WrestlingSenior
won his fourth OHSAA wrestling state championship with a victory via
pin (1:34) to claim the 157-pound title in Division III. Finished the
season
50-1.
Week 28-30
Ohio
High School Athletes of
the Week
* Jenna Dee, Fairbanks (Milford Center)
SoftballSenior started the season by hitting a home
run in five straight games. Batting .545 with six HRs, 16 RBI, 12 hits,
nine, runs, two triples and two
doubles.
* Brandt Filbrun, Franklin Monroe (Pitsburg)
BaseballJunior struck out 15 in a 10-0 win over
Houston and 11 in a 6-2 win over Twin valley South. Leads the state in
Ks (33) and wins (tree). Has a 0.79 ERA in 17.2 innings
pitched.
* Camryn Spruell, Hillsboro
SoftballSenior leads the state in strikeouts with 83
and ranks 72nd nationally with a 0.58 ERA. Had 20 Ks in a no-hit win
over Eastern and 14 in a perfect game victory over Washington Court
House. Batting .562 with eight runs and seven RBI. Is 37-7 with 641 Ks
the last three
years.
Week 31 Ohio
High School Athletes of
the Week
*
Kendra Waldron, Ayersville (Defiance)
SoftballJunior went 5-0 (with 65 Ks) and allowed one
earned run last week in wins over Montpelier (6-2), Hicksville (10-0),
Napoleon (1-0), Bath (7-0) and Elmwood (1-0). Has a 1.91 ERA and 105 Ks
in 58 innings. Owns a 2.20 career ERA with 363
Ks.
* Malachai Davis, Lakewood Boys
LacrosseSenior leads the state in goals scored with
39. Had six, four and three goals last week in games against Keystone,
Stow-Munroe Falls and Bay. Ranks sixth with 42
points.
* Ross Francis, Versailles
BaseballSenior went 6-for-6 with six RBI, five runs,
a double and home run in a 26-1 win over Parkway. Also struck out 10 in
a 7-0 win over Russia. Batting .579 this season with 12 runs and four
doubles. Has a.714 on-base percentage. His ERA is 1.27 in 11
innings.
Week 32
Ohio
High School Athletes of
the Week
*
Garrett Guinther, Sidney Track &
FieldSenior set the state record in the pole vault
by clearing 17-3.25 to win the 60th annual Butler Invitational.
* Braydon Crockett, Lebanon Boys
VolleyballSenior ranks No. 1 in the state in digs
(273). Had 36, 28 and 28 last week in matches against Anderson, Taylor
and Milford, respectively.
* Tyler Grau, Olentangy Berlin (Delaware) Boys
LacrosseFreshman netted 10 goals in a 17-1 win over
Findlay. Also had three goals in a 6-4 win over Thomas Worthington. His
36 goals currently rank sixth in the
state.
Week 33
Ohio
High School Athletes of
the Week
Week 34
Ohio
High School Athletes of
the Week
*
Mackenzie Stowe, Lakeview (Cortland)
SoftballJunior went 10-for-10 with 15 RBI, seven
runs, four home runs, three triples and three doubles in wins over
Sebring McKinley (two) and Struthers. Batting .612 this season with 37
RBI, 22 runs, seven HRs, seven triples and four doubles. Career .492
hitter with 94 hits, 89 RBI, 59 runs, 20 HRs, 20 doubles and 10
triples.
*
Alex Myer, Northmont (Clayton) Boys
LacrosseSophomore had 26 points (20 goals and six
assists) in wins over Carroll, Xenia, Edgewood and Miamisburg and a loss
to Springboro. Has 39 goals and 10 assists this
week.
* Evan Slaven, Western Reserve (Berlin Center)
BaseballSenior went 4-for-4 with nine RBI, three
runs, two doubles, a triple and a home run in an 18-0 win over Sebring
McKinley. Batting .511 this season with 24 hits, 23 RBI, 19 runs and
seven doubles. Career .351 hitter with 67 hits, 60 RBI, 59 runs and 18
doubles.
Week 35 Ohio
High School Athletes of
the Week
*
Abigail Hebrank, Bellbrook
SoftballFreshman stamped her statewide arrival with
last week’s record-setting performance in a 1-0 win over Monroe. She
struck out 20 of the 24 Hornets’ batters she faced to set the Bellbrook
record for strikeouts in a seven-inning game. According to the OHSAA
website, the tally is also an SWBL record. She was 4-for-4 at the plate
in the game and had the contest’s lone RBI. Hebrank currently leads the
SWBL in ERA (1.96) and Ks (187) and ranks second in wins
(10).
* Morgan Bailey, Bishop Hartley (Columbus)
SoftballSenior went 5-for-5 with four runs, 10 RBI,
two home runs and a double in a 21-5 win over DeSales. Also went 5-for-5
and hit for the cycle with five RBI and four runs in a 13-8 win over
Watterson. Batting .609 with 36 runs, 10 HRs and eight doubles. Her 48
RBI currently ranks fifth in the state this spring. Career .615 hitter
with 112 hits, 96 RBI, 79 runs, 26 doubles and 17
HRs.
* Kasidi Daugherty, Tri-County North (Lewisburg)
SoftballSenior went 4-1 last week with wins over
Dixie, Ansonia, Newton and Madison and a loss to Arcanum. Had 56
strikeouts in the games, including 20 in the 2-0 one-hit win over
Ansonia. Is 15-6 this season with a 1,90 ERA and 219 Ks in 136
innings.
Week 36 Ohio High School Athletes of
the Week
*
Zach Pack, Chalker (Southington)
BaseballSenior set a state record for hits in a game
by going 7-for-7 with five runs and five RBI in a 31-23 win over
Badger. The previous record of six was held by numerous players. Batting
.548 this season.
* Elena Ditchen, Milford Girls
LacrosseJunior had 11 goals and an assist in a win
over Little Miami. Her 69 goals thias spring currently ranks 12th in
Ohio. Has 80 points. Owns 125 career goals and 144
points.
