Video: John Spranza bicycle kick.See John Spranza of Pepperell (GA) show off his finishing skills with this unusual goal.The MaxPreps/NSCAA High School State Players of the Week have been announced for the week of March 28-April 3, 2016.
The NSCAA uses results and statistics provided by MaxPreps to select one boy and one girl honoree competing during the spring high school season (February-June).Coaches must submit statistics to MaxPreps in order for their athletes to be considered, and no further nomination is needed. Winners receive a MaxPreps/NSCAA branded letterman's patch and recognition on both MaxPreps and NSCAA.
Boys' Winners for March 28-April 3
| State | Player Name | Position | School |
| Alabama | JJ Williams | Forward | Alabama Christian Academy (Montgomery, AL) |
| Arkansas | Edgar Torres
| Midfielder | Heber Springs High School (Heber Springs, AR) |
| Florida | Josh Yost | Goalkeeper | Solid Rock Community High School (Tarpon Springs, FL) |
| Georgia | Ernare Ayuk | Midfielder | Douglas County High School (Douglasville, GA) |
| Nebraska | Justin Krug | Forward | Plattsmouth High School (Plattsmouth, NE) |
| Oklahoma | Garrett Mclaughlin | Midfielder | Hertiage Hall High School (Oklahoma City, OK) |
| Tennessee | Michael Jones | Forward | Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, TN) |
| Utah | Vitalik Mylar | N/A | Intermountiain Christian High School (Salt Lake City, UT) |
| Virgina | Aspen Owens | Midfielder | Battle High School (Bristol, VA) |
| Washington | Reyes Garcia | Forward | Hazen High School (Renton, WA) |
Girls' Winners for March 28-April 3| State | Player Name | Position | School |
| Alabama | Ally Sanders | N/A | Macon-East Montgomery Academy (Cecil, AL) |
| Alaska | Sheyanne Bertrand | Forward | Service High School (Anchorage, AK) |
| Arkansas | Miriam Rodriguez | N/A | De Queen High School (De Queen, AR) |
| California | Tara Collier | N/A | Livermore Valley Charter Prep (Livemore, CA) |
| Colorado | Jaycie Dillenburg | Forward | Sterling High School (Sterling, CO) |
| Florida | Katya Nichols | Forward | Wade Christian Academy (Melbourne, FL) |
| Georgia | Avery Hamilton | Forward | Sonoraville High School (Calhoun, GA) |
| Illinois | Lexi Sirtak | Goalkeeper | Harrisburg High School (Harrisburg, IL) |
| Kansas | Darian Louthan | Midfielder | Central High School (Salina, KS) |
| Missouri | Callie Degani | Forward | Carl Junction High School (Carl Junction, MO) |
| Nebraska | Allison Baker | N/A | Papillion-LaVista South High School (Papillion, NE) |
| North Carolina | Kelly Magner | Midfielder | Avery County High School (Newland, NC) |
| Oklahoma | Allie Gordon | Forward | Westmoore High School (Oklahoma City, OK) |
| South Carolina | Hannah Phillips | Forward | Landrum High School (Landrum, SC) |
| Virgina | Lilli Marcia | N/A | St. Catherine's High School (Richmond, VA) |
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.
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.
