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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Apr 18, 2023, 6:20am
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 2022-23 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 180,000 votes were cast. So far this school year 7.5-million votes have been cast.

Week 33 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Luke Petrie, New Oxford Boys Lacrosse
Senior had nine goals and an assist in a 15-7 win over West York Area and eight goals in a 14-7 win over York Catholic. Has 24 goals and two assists this season.
 
* Anthony Grippo, Greensburg Central Catholic Baseball
Freshman threw a no-hitter in his first varsity outing in a 6-1 win over Jeannette. Struck out six and walked four.

* Gio LoNero, Seton LaSalle (Pittsburgh) Baseball
Junior went 8-for-12 with 12 BI, seven runs, three doubles, two home runs and a triple in wins over Alliquippa (17-0 and 25-2) and New brighton (14-4). Batting .700.

Here are the school year's next round of nominees...


Week 34 Pennsylvania High School Athlete of the Week Nominee

* Allan Koger, South Philadelphia Baseball
Sophomore stuck out 16 and 13 batters, respectively, and threw back-to-back no-hitters in wins over Martin Luther King (9-2) and Thomas Edison (11-1). Is 5-0 with 63 Ks, a 0.30 ERA and one hit allowed in five appearances.
 
* Carly Gaffney, Palmerton Softball
Junior threw a perfect game and struck out 17 of the 21 batters she faced in a 3-0 win over Saucon Valley. Also struck out 14 of the 20 batters she faced and allowed one hit in a 7-0 win over Wilson Area. Has 93 Ks this season.  
 
* Nilansh Gupta , Freedom (Bethlehem) Boys Volleyball
Senior had 31 kills in a 3-1 loss to Whitehall and 21 kills in a 3-0 win over Easton Area.
 
* Angelina Eakman, Mercer Softball
Freshman struck out 43, allowed seven hits and walked three in wins over Reynolds (4-0), West Middlesex (12-1) and Sharon (7-2). Has a 2.17 ERA and 75 Ks in six appearances.
 
* Hunter Gray, South Western (Hanover) Boys Lacrosse
Junior had three straight hat tricks with six goals and an assist in a 19-2 win over Mechanicsburg, three goals and two assists in a 9-7 win over West York Area and three goals in a 14-7 win over York Catholic. Has 30 points (24 goals and six assists) this season.
 
* Riley Best, Glendale (Flinton) Softball
Senior went 3-for-4 with three home runs, five RBI and three runs in a 15-2 win over Ferndale. Also went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs and two RBI in a 16-1 win over Juniata valley. Batting .565.
 
* Thomas Smith, Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) Boys Volleyball
Senior had 55 and 34 assists in wins over State College (3-1) and Carlisle (3-0). Has 261 assists this season.
 
* Ava Kraszewski, Delaware Valley (Milford) Girls Lacrosse
Sophomore had eight goals and an assist in a 17-12 win over Pittston and seven goals and an assist in a 19-2 win over Wilkes-Barre. Has 38 points (33 goals and five assists) this season.



Previous Winners

Week 1 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Elle Smith, Clearfield Girls Soccer
Senior had seven goals and two assists in a 10-1 win over Karns City and two goals and an assist in a 3-1 win over Indiana.
 
* Aaron Crossley, Wyoming Area (Exeter) Football
Junior carried the ball 25 times for 352 yards and four TDs and completed both his pass attempts for 21 yards and a TD in a 48-28 win over Tunkhannock. Also registered six tackles, a sack and a caused fumble.

Week 2 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Jenna Muha, Shade (Cairnbrook) Volleyball
Senior had 25 kills in 3-0 win over Meyersdale and 24 kills in a 3-0 win over McConnellsburg.
 
* Elliet Manning, East (West Chester) Volleyball
Senior had 29, 28, 25 and 21 assists in wins over Ridley (3-0), Penncrest (3-0), Marple Newton (3-0) and Harriton (3-0), respectively.

Week 3 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Krista Wilson, Mapletown (Greensboro) Volleyball
Senior had 25 and 23 kills in wins over California and Carmichaels, respectively. Added 19 digs in the two matches.
 
* Jordan Nichols, Richland (Johnstown) Football
Senior had 10 tackles, six TFL, five sacks and a fumble recovery in a 38-0 win over Bishop McCort.

Week 4 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Cole Taylor, Bedford Boys Soccer
Junior had four goals in a 13-0 win over Central and three goals and an assist in an 8-0 win over Greater Johnstown. Has 30 points in seven games
 
* Virginia Recchia, Slippery Rock Volleyball
Senior had 45 digs in 3-1 win over Reynolds, 38 digs in 3-2 loss to Grove City and 28 digs in a 3-2 win over Seneca.

Week 5 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Mylea Riggle, Armstrong (Kittanning) Girls Soccer
Junior had six goals and six assists in a 16-0 win over Carrick.

* Ben Dempster, Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah) Football
Junior completed all 12 pf his passes for 253 yards and six TDs I a 51-20 win over Hancock.
 
* Ron Prislupski, Holy Cross (Dunmore) Boys Soccer
Senior had six goals and an assist in an 8-0 win over western Wayne and six goals in a 16-0 win over West Scranton. His 29 goals and 65 points this season both rank second in the state.

Week 6 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Devin Beattie, Burrell (Lower Burrell) Football
Junior carried the ball 35 times for 304 yards, six TDs and a 2-point conversion in a 41-30 win over Imani Christian Academy. Has 963 yards and 14 TDs in six games.

* Braylan Lovelace, Leechburg Football
Senior carried the ball 16 times for 200 yards, six TDs and a 2-point conversion in a 56-0 win Frazuer. Has 809 yards and 17 TDs in five games.

Week 7 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Tyson Florence , Western Beaver (Industry) Football
Junior carried the ball 14 times for 210 yards and six TDs in a 49-21 win over Riverside.
 
* Ethen Knox, Oil City Football
Junior ran for over 400 yards for the fifth time this season with 409 yards (and five TDs) on 53 carries in a 38-21 win over Hollidaysburg. Now has 2,513 rushing yards and 29 TDs.
 
* Christian Snyder, Sharpsville Football
Senior had 26 tackles (22 solo) in a 48-7 loss to Farrell. His 100 tackles ranks third in the state.
 
* Jeremy Fyrer, Bethlehem Catholic Boys Soccer
Junior had 20 saves in a 3-2 win over East Stroudsburg North. Leads the state with 315 saves.
 
* Gabe Hein, Mars Football
Freshman caught three passes for 201 yards and three TDs in a 47-28 win over Kiski Area. He averaged 67 yards per catch. His longest reception was 79 yards.

Week 8 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Tianna Stavrianos, Lower Merion (Ardmore) Volleyball
Senior had 40, 29 and 29 assists and 10, 13 and six digs, respectively, in wins over Radnor, Sacred Heart Academy and Ridley. Her 589 assists ranks seventh in the state. Also has 168 digs.
 
* Mason Hoppes, Hughesville Football
Senior had 21 tackles, 17 solo), four sacks and a fumble recovery in a 21-0 win over Towanda. Has 107 tackles and 14 TFL this season.

Week 9 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Dominic Dininno, Kiski Area (Vandergrift) Football
Senior caught 12 passes for 163 yards and four TDs, intercepted two passes and returned one for a TD and forced a fumble in a 50-13 win over Fox Chapel.
 
* Isaac Miller, Halifax Football
Junior tallied 25 tackles (eight solo) in a 14-7 loss to Newport. Averaging 15.9 tackles per game. 

Week 10 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Jaylen Andrews, Loyalsock Township (Williamsport) Football
Junior caught six passes for 282 yards and four TDs in a 48-14 win over Montoursville. Has caught 45 passes for 1,048 yards and 14 TDs this season.
 
* Bailey Rafferty, Mapletown (Greensboro) Volleyball
Sophomore had 44 and 25 assists in wins over Greensburg Central Catholic and Eden Christian Academy. Has 525 assists this season.

Week 11 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Thomas Smigo, Palisades (Kintnersville) Boys Cross Country
Senior captured his second straight Class 1A state title with a time of 16:33.4.
 
* Grace Sanfilippo, North East Volleyball
Junior had 48 assists and 12 digs in a 3-2 win over Mercyhurst Prep and 37 assists and 15 digs in a 3-0 win over Corry. Has 853 assists and 207 digs this season.

Week 12 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Brycen Armold, Manheim Central Football
Junior carried the ball 21 times for 250 yards and six TDs in a 63-14 win over York.

* Abu Kamara, Interboro (Prospect Park) Football
Senior carried the ball 28 times for 257 yards and four TDs and had three interceptions, one of which he returned for a TD, in a 38-14 win over Pope John Paul II. Has 2,649 yards rushing, 39 total TDs and nine interceptions this season.

Week 13 & 14 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Zach Gordon, Danville Football
Senior completed 10-of-14 passes for 247 yards and five TDs in a 41-20 win over Loyalsock Township. Also threw for two TDs and ran for another in a 21-19 loss to Wyomissing. Finishes the season with 2,283 yards passing and 34 TDs.
 
* Loren Gehret, Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa) Girls Soccer
Senior had four goals and an assist in a 5-3 win over Freedom Area in the 1A state final. Also had a goal in a 2-1 state semifinal win over South Williamsport. Finished the season with 44 goals, 23 assists and 111 points.
 
* Eli Lingenfelter, Central (Martinsburg) Football
Senior had 12 catches for 174 yards and three TDs in a 35-7 win over Grove City and seven catches for 128 yards and two TDs in a 35-6 win over Clearfield. Has 95 receptions for 1,610 yards and 27 TDs this season.

Week 15 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Blaine Moses, Port Allegany Football
Senior had 18 tackles (10 solo) and carried the ball 14 times for 84 yards and three TDs in a 46-36 loss to Union Area. Finished season with 150 tackles, 24 TDs and 13 2-point conversions. .
 
* Maddison Maynard, Panther Valley (Lansford) Girls Basketball
Junior had 34 points and 17 rebounds in a 69-55 loss to Northern Lehigh and 31 points, nine rebounds and seven steals in a 67-51 win over Schuylkill Haven.
 
* Tasso Sfanos, Mars Boys Basketball
Senior had 34 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals in an 85-57 win over Meadville. Also had 33 points, five rebounds and three assists in an 80-71 win over Franklin.

Week 16 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Bo Bassett, Bishop McCort (Johnstown) Wrestling
Freshman won the 113-pound title at the 28th Walsh Jesuit Ironman wrestling tournament. Won three bouts by tech fall and two by decision, including a 9-0 win in the final.
 
* Jenna Muha, Shade (Cairnbrook) Girls Basketball
Senior had 40 points, 23 rebounds, nine steals, five blocks and five assists in a 59-57 win over Blacklick Valley. Also had 28 points, 16 rebounds and four assists in a 76-43 loss to Westmont Hilltop.

Week 17 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Antoine Seals, Girard College (Philadelphia) Boys Basketball
Junior dropped 46 points, 10 rebounds and five steals in a 74-70 win over Morrisville. Averaging 22 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.3 assists.
 
* Kollin Rath, Bethlehem Catholic Wrestling
Sophomore went 7-0 to win the 138-pound title at the Beast of the East tournament.

Week 18 & 19 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

*  Anye Washington, MAST Community Charter (Philadelphia) Girls Basketball
Senior had 116 points, 26 rebounds, 21 assists and 34 steals in wins over Renaissance Academy, Morrisville, Wildwood and Lower Cape May Regional and a loss to William Tennent. Averaging 23.4 points, 5.8 steals, 5.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists.

* Pace Prosser, Berlin Brothersvalley Boys Basketball
Junior had back-to-back triple-doubles with 36 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds in an 86-42 win over Conemaugh Township and 16 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds and eight steals in a 74-40 win over Ligonier Valley. Also had 25 points, 10 assists, six rebounds and six steals in a 79-45 win over Windber and 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in a 70-45 win over Tyrone. Averaging 25.5 points, 8.9 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 3.4 steals.

Week 20 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Larissa Evans, Millville Girls Basketball
Sophomore had 25 points, 14 steals and nine rebounds in a 35-31 win over Benton. Averaging 20 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.4 steals.
 
* Jacob Lewis, Lehigh Christian Academy (Allentown) Boys Basketball
Sophomore had 43 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals in a 72-58 win over Roberto Clemente Charter School and 33 points, seven rebounds, four steals and three assists in a 58-55 loss to Bethlehem Christian. Averaging 32.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.8 steals and 2.3 assists.

Week 21 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Emma Larkin, Geibel Catholic (Connellsville) Girls Basketball
Freshman had 45 points and 17 rebounds in a 50-44 win over Avelia and 42 points in a 49-45 win over Hundred. Also had 24 points, seven steals and five reboudns in a 28-25 win over Mapletown. Averaging 23.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.1 steals and 2.1 assists.
 
* Landon Urcho, Bentworth (Bentleyville) Boys Basketball
Senior had 34 points, 10 rebounds and five steals in a 76-71 win over Bethlehem Center. Also had 26 points and 10 rebounds in a 73-58 loss to Burgettstown. Averaging 23.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 4.5 steals.
 
* Jake Conroy, Ringgold (Monongahela) Wrestling
Sophomore won the 189-pound title at the 33-team Burgettstown Invitational with four pins (only one past first period). Is 27-2 with 24 pins.

Week 22 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Cassidy Kropp, Methacton (Norristown) Girls Basketball
Senior had 69 points, 18 rebounds, 11 assists and eight steals in wins over Upper Merion Area and North Penn and a loss to Perkioman Valley. Averaging 15.7 points, 3.9 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 steals.
 
* Mia Tobin, St. Hubert Catholic for Girls (Philadelphia) Girls basketball
Senior drained nine 3-pointers and scoffed 31 points in a57-28 win over Harry S. Truman. Also hit six 3s and had 24 points in a 53-43 loss to West Catholic.
 
* Camron Nixon, Kimberton Waldorf Girls Basketball
Freshman had back-to-back triple-doubles. Posted 24 points, 16 rebounds, 10 steals, five assists and four blocks in a 61-15 win over Mercy Career & Technical and 13 points, 13 rebounds and 10 steals in a 48-20 win over United Christian Academy. Averaging 13.6 points, 12.7 rebounds and 4.6 steals.

Week 23 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Senaya Parker, Samuel Fels (Philadelphia) Girls Basketball
Sophomore had 57 and 56 points in wins over MAST Charter II (70-20) and Randolph Vo-Tech (83-15). Averaging 43 points and 3.5 steals.
 
* Jackson Hubbard, Sayre Boys Basketball
Senior dropped 56 and 36 points in wins over Williamson (94-18) and Wyalusing Valley (73-69). Averaging 25.3 points.
 
* Landon Bainey, West Branch (Morrisdale) Wrestling
Junior won the 114-pound title at the Ultimate Warrior Tournament with three pins (1:23, 1:04 and 1:02) and 2-0 and 2-1 decisions in the semifinals and final, respectively. Is 32-1 this season with 24 pins.

Week 24 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Jax Forrest, Bishop McCort (Johnstown) Wrestling
Freshman won the 125-pound title at the Edinboro Open competing against college wrestlers. He won his four matches via tech fall, major decision, tech fall and pin.
 
* Keondre Deshields, Laurel Highlands (Uniontown) Boys Basketball
Senior had 34 points in a 78-59 win over Belle Vernon and 27 in an 81-56 win over Albert Gallatin. Averaging 24 points.
 
* Quinn Boettinger, Perkiomen Valley (Collegeville) Girls Basketball
Sophomore had a triple-double (19 points, 13 rebounds and 11 blocks) in a 54-26 win over Owen J. Roberts. Averaging 17 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks.

Week 25 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Elizabeth Hungiville, Smethport Girls Basketball
Junior had 32 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks in a 56-51 win over Johnsonburg and 24 points, 14 rebounds, five steals and four blocks in a 34-32 loss to Austin. Also had 11 points and 10 rebounds in a 49-29 loss to Port Allegany. Averaging 14 points, 11.6 rebounds and 2.6 steals.
 
* Derek Litzelman, North Penn-Liberty Boys Basketball
Senior Had 30 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and seven steals in a 62-24 win over Williamson and 29 points and 10 rebounds in a 50-32 win over Northeast Bradford. Also had 14 points, 10 rebounds, four steals and three assists in a 66-35 loss to Troy. Averaging 19.6 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.4 steals.

Week 26 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Reagan Mummau, Mount Calvary Christian (Elizabethtown) Boys Basketball
Senior had 17 points and 19 rebounds in a 59-29 win over Dayspring Christian Academy and 14 points and 17 rebounds in a 76-72 win over Conestoga Christian. Also had seven points and 10 rebounds in a 54-37 loss to Linville Hill. Averaging 15 points and 12.5 rebounds.

* Kaley Rohanna, Waynesburg Central Girls Basketball
Junior had 31 points, six assists and five rebounds in a 64-55 win over Seton LaSalle and 27 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals in a 64-45 win over California. Averaging 17.7 points, 4.2 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals.

Week 27 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Anna Kreinbrook, St. Joseph (Natrona Heights) Girls Basketball
Junior had six points, 17 rebounds and 13 blocks in a 53-46 win over Monessen and 14 points, 10 rebounds, five blocks and three assists in a 64-26 win over Geibel Catholic. Averaging 5.7 points, 8.5 rebounds, five blocks and 3.6 steals.
 
* Jack Bracken, Harmony Area (Westover) Boys Basketball
Junior had 38 points, nine rebounds and three steals in a 76-70 win over BMC and 27 points, seven assists, five steals and four rebounds in a 75-74 win over SJCA. Averaging 23.1 points, eight rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.9 steals.
 
* Katie Dryer, Avella Girls Basketball
Senior had 13 points, 10 rebounds, six steals and four assists in a 62-38 win over Riverview and 15 points, 19 rebounds and five assists in a 53-51 win over Eden Christian Academy. Also had 24 points and nine rebounds in an 84-54 loss to Bishop Canevin. Averaging 16.6 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.6 steals and 2.4 assists.

Week 28 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Ava Persichetti, River Valley (Blairsville) Girls Basketball
Sophomore had 31 points, six assists and four rebounds in a 60-50 win over Forest Hills and 22 points, three assists and three rebounds in a 50-43 win over Westmont Hilltop. Averaging 20.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 3.9 steals.
 
* Mason Kargo, Portage Boys Basketball
Senior had 12 points, 10 assists, six rebounds and three steals in a 70-62 win over Harmony Area. That followed a 17 point, 11 assist, nine rebound and four steal performance in a 70-59 win over Juniata Valley. Averaging 13.9 points, seven assists, 6.1 rebounds and 2.3 steals.

Week 29 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Vinny Kilkeary, Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) Wrestling
Senior and Ohio State recruit became a three-time state champion with a AAA title at 127 pounds. Finishes his career 131-12.
 
* Jayla Woodruff, Williamsburg Girls Basketball
Senior had 31 points, 12 rebounds and three steals in an 86-40 win over St. Joseph. Averaging 13.4 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals.
 
* Ty Watters, West Allegheny (Imperial) Wrestling
Senior capped an unbeaten season (39-0) by winning the AAA state title at 152 pounds with wins via TF (23-7), pin (3:00), pin (2:00) and major (11-3). Wraps career 98-8 with 58 pins.

Week 30 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Christina Shi, North Allegheny (Wexford) Girls Swimming & Diving
Senior and Harvard recruit won her third straight 3A diving state title.
 
* Garrett Harrold, Penn Cambria (Cresson) Boys Basketball
Senior had 23 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and three blocks in a 3A second round win over Steel Valley and 29 points and 14 rebounds in a 61-35 quarterfinal win over Franklin. Averaging 19 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.4 steals.

Week 31 & 32 Pennsylvania High School Athletes of the Week

* Emi Diliberto, Hampton (Allison Park) Girls Lacrosse
Senior had 10 goals and an assist in a 12-7 win over Indiana and six goals and two assists in a 15-11 win over Seneca Valley. Also had six goals in an 11-6 win over Greater Latrobe. Has 30 goals and three assists through six games.
 
* Morgan Lantz, Palmyra Girls Lacrosse
Junior leads the state in scoring with 43 points (28 goals and 15 assists). Has scored at least six points in each of her teams six games (6-0).

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