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 2020-21 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 (2-3 per week) 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. So far this school year, over 7.3-million votes have been cast, including 225,000 last week.
Week 13 Ohio High School Athletes of the Week
* Emma White, Calvert (Tiffin) VolleyballJunior
setter had 37 assists, 20 digs, six kills and four blocks in a 3-1 win
over New Bremen in the OHSAA D-IV state final. Had 32 assists, 13 digs,
three kills and three blocks in a 3-0 semifinal win over Dalton.
* Coley Sidloski, Strongsville Girls SoccerJunior forward had a goal and two assists in the Mustangs 3-1 win over Olentangy in the OHSAA Division I state final.
* Megan Wielonski, Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati) VolleyballSenior
setter had 36 assists and 10 digs in a 3-1 OHSAA D-I state final win
over previously unbeaten Padua Franciscan. Also had 29 assists and seven
digs in a 3-0 semifinal win over St. Joseph Academy.
Here is the school year's latest round of nominees...
Week 14 Ohio High School Athlete of the Week Nominees
* Myles Blasingame and Zack McKibben, Coldwater FootballSenior tandem came up huge in the Cavaliers 38-35 win over New Middletown Springfield in the OHSAA Division VI state championship. A quarterback, Blasingame completed 11-of-20 passes for 185 yards and three touchdowns and carried the ball 17 times for 99 yards and two touchdowns. McKibben, a receiver/returner, had 351 all-purpose yards, including a key 72-yard punt return in the closing seconds that set-up the Cavs game-winning field goal. Also caught four passes for 76 yards and two touchdowns and carried the ball 12 times for 82 yards.
* Owen Treece, Van Wert FootballSenior quarterback/linebacker threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns, ran for 68 yards and a touchdown and had an interception on defense for the Cougars who rallied to beat Lake Catholic 31-28 in the OHSAA D-IV state final.
* Drew Fetchik, Chardon FootballSenior quarterback completed nine-of-14 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns and carried the ball 19 times for 87 yards and a touchdown as the Hilltoppers beat Columbus De Sales 31-28 in double-OT in the OHSAA D-III state final.
2020 Ohio High School Volleyball Statewide Stat Leaders
* Shane Hamm and Kharion Davis, Archbishop Hoban (Akron) FootballSenior tandem came up big in the Knights 35-6 win over Massillon Washington in the OHSAA D-II state final. A quarterback, Hamm completed nine-of-10 passes for 172 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another touchdown. Davis, a receiver/defensive back, caught two passes for 73 yards and two touchdowns and had 1.5 tackles, an interception, forced fumble and fumble recovery.
* Joe Malchesky, Lake Catholic (Mentor) FootballSenior quarterback/defensive back posted impressive efforts on both sides of the ball in a 31-28 loss to Van Wert in the OHSAA D-IV state final. Carried the ball 30 times for 219 yards and two touchdowns and had 11.5 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss, an interception and a forced fumble.
2020 Ohio High School Boys Soccer Statewide Stat Leaders
* Mason Sullivan, Kirtland FootballSenior running back ran for 125 yards and a touchdown and completed his only pass for a 50-yard touchdown as the Hornets beat Ironton 38-0 in the OHSAA D-V state final.
* Quintell Quinn, St. Francis DeSales (Columbus) FootballSenior and Ohio University recruit had 298 all-purpose yards, including 216 yards rushing and three touchdowns, in a 31-28 double-OT loss to Chardon in the OHSAA D-III state final. Also had 3.5 tackles.
* Mitchell Hays, New Bremen FootballSenior quarterback/defensive back completed 5-of-6 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown and ran for 60 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries in the Cardinals 31-0 win over Warren JFK in the OHSAA D-VII state final.
* Allie Dunlap, Heath Girls SoccerSophomore had a hat trick (three goals) in a 3-0 season-opening win over West Muskingum.
Week 2
* Austin Sees, Brookfield Boys SoccerSenior goalie made 15 saves in a 2-1 win over LaBrae and 14 saves in a 3-2 win over St. John (Ashtabula). Two of the three goals he allowed were penalty kicks.
* Katie Hooley, Jonathan Alder (Plain City) Girls SoccerJunior captain had four goals and two assists in a 10-0 win over Highland and three goals and three assists in a 13-1 win over Franklin Heights.
* Kylee Kosek, Springfield (New Middletown) Girls SoccerSenior had three goals and two assists in an 11-0 win over Girard and four goals and an assist in a 14-0 win over Newton Falls.
Week 3
* Shaden Malone, Clay (Portsmouth) Boys SoccerSenior goalkeeper and striker played large part in a 2-0-1 week. Had 16 saves in a 1-0 win over Glenwood and 12 saves in a 1-1 tie with South Webster. Also netted three goals and an assist in a 5-3 win over Belpre.
* Jordan Briggs, Grand Valley (Orwell) Boys SoccerSophomore had back-to-back hat tricks (six goals total) in wins over Geneva and Pymatuning Valley. Added an assist against PV for 13 points on the week.
Week 7
Had 57, 48 and 27 assists, respectively, in wins over Normandy, Brush and Laurel. Added 20 in a loss to Riverside.
* Emily Baker, Troy Christian VolleyballJunior captain had over 20 kills (102 total) in four straight matches as the Eagles beat Newton, Legacy Christian, Brookville and Ansonia.
* Xavier Puryear, Heath FootballSenior running back scored six touchdowns and rushed for 68 yards on 16 carries in a 56-20 win over Lakewood.
Week 8
* Eric Babinchak, Howland (Warren) FootballSenior running back rushed for 290 yards and four touchdowns on 39 carries in a 27-0 win over Buchtel.
* Hannah Golden, Centerville VolleyballJunior setter had 45 and 41 assists in wins over Northmont and Fairmont and 42 assists in a loss to Springboro.
* Bryce Schondelmyer and Brennen Troutwine, Arcanum FootballTande posted huge numbers in a 57-39 win over Dixie. Schondelmyer, a sophomore quarterback, completed 21-of-31 passes for 425 yards and seven touchdowns and also carried the ball 15 times for 75 yards and a touchdown. Troutwine, a junior split end, had 10 receptions for 276 yards and four touchdowns.
Week 9
* Cidny Long, Madison Plains (London) VolleyballSenior middle hitter had 55 kills and 11 blocks in 3-0 wins over Springfield Catholic Central, Greeneview and Greenon.
* Lauren Tuttle, Northeastern (Springfield) VolleyballSenior outside hitter had a career-high 38 kills in a 3-2 win over Fairbanks. Also had 29 kills in a 3-1 win over West Liberty-Salem and 23 kills in a 3-0 win over Mechanicsburg.
* Nathan Hawks, Greenon (Springfield) FootballSenior kicker connected on three second half field goals (47, 43 and 32 yards) as the Knights beat Taft 30-28.
Week 10
* Doug Rakes, Fairview (Sherwood) FootballSenior quarterback threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 131 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-36 win over Northwood. Has thrown for 37 touchdowns and rushed for 11 more this season.
* Tyler Welsh, Genoa Area Boys SoccerSenior goalie recorded back-to-back games with 10 saves in wins over Delta (5-2) and Pettisville (3-2).
* Janessa Koffer, Franklin Monroe (Pitsburg) VolleyballSenior had back-to-back games of 35 digs in wins over Lehman Catholic (3-2) and Ansonia (3-0).
Week 11
* Kylie Clifton, Milford Girls SoccerSenior goalie had 16 saves in a 2-1 D-I sectional final win over Seton and 10 saves in a 3-2 sectional semifinal win over St. Ursula.
* Taylor West, Tuscarawas Valley (Zoarville) VolleyballJunior middle hitter had 15 blocks (13 solo) and 12 kills in a D-IV district semifinal win over Hiland. Had 11 kills and five blocks in a district final win over Union Local.
Week 12
* Braden Anderson, Worthington Christian FootballSenior ran for 229 yards and five touchdowns on 15 carries and had 12 tackles in a 52-14 win over Bishop Rosecrans.
* Caleigh Richards, Maplewood (Cortland) Girls Cross CountryFreshman won her seventh race of the season and its was the big one. Ran 18:22.3 to finish first at the D-III state meet.
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