High School Players of the Week Announced for April 9-15
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (April 18, 2018) – United Soccer Coaches and MaxPreps announced today the 14 boys and 21 girls who have been named the Spring United Soccer Coaches/MaxPreps High School State Players of the Week for their on-field efforts from April 9-15.
The United Soccer Coaches uses results and statistics provided by MaxPreps.com to select one boy and one girl honoree from each participating state competing during the spring high school season.
Coaches wanting to nominate their players must submit statistics to MaxPreps.com in order for their athletes to be considered. Winners receive a MaxPreps/United Soccer Coaches branded letterman’s patch and recognition on both MaxPreps.com and unitedsoccercoaches.org.
Nominations are due every Sunday by at 11:59 p.m. ET each week to be considered.
Boys’ Winners April 9-15
| State | Player Name | Position | School |
| Alabama | Griffin Webster | Forward | Evangel Christian HS (Alabaster, Ala.) |
| Alaska | Manveer Singh | Striker | Palmer HS (Palmere, Alaska) |
| Arkansas | Garrett Bosley | Forward | Benton HS (Benton, Ark.) |
| Florida | Ethan McMinn | Midfielder | The Rock HS (Gainesville, Fla.) |
| Georgia | Nathan Sheets | Striker | Strong Rock Christian HS (Locust Grove, Ga.) |
| Iowa | Isaiah Swantz | N/A | Iowa Mennonite HS (Kalona, Iowa) |
| Nebraska | Jason Moneymaker | N/A | Bellevue West HS (Bellevue, Neb.) |
| Oklahoma | Eric Dealba | Striker | Dove Science Academy (Tulsa, Okla.) |
| South Carolina | Bradley Nickles | Striker | Dixie HS (Due West, S.C.) |
| Tennessee | Jayson Upton | Forward | Cumberland Gap HS (Cumberland Gap, Tenn.) |
| Utah | Cristobal Zamorano | Forward | Mountain View HS (Orem, Utah) |
| Virginia | Rett Hillman | Forward | Rappahannock HS (Warsaw, Va.) |
| Washington | Jorge Garcia | Goalkeeper | College Place HS (College Place, Wash.) |
| Wyoming | Breven Nicol | N/A | Lander Valley High School (Lander, Wyo.) |
Girls’ Winners for April 9-15
| State | Player Name | Position | School |
| Alabama | Samantha King | Striker | Mars Hill Bible HS (Florence, Ala.) |
| Alaska | Quyanna Whittaker | Forward | Service HS (Anchorage, Alaska) |
| Arkansas | Taylor Hammonds | Forward | Heber Springs HS (Heber Springs, Ark.) |
| California | Paola Barron | Midfielder | American Indian HS (Oakland, Calif.) |
| Colorado | Degen Miller | N/A | Dawson School (Lafayette, Colo.) |
| Delaware | Schuler Stark | Goalkeeper | William Penn HS (New Castle, Del.) |
| Florida | Audra Sowers | Midfielder | Classical Christian School for the Arts (Pinellas Park, Fla.) |
| Georgia | Kylie Bechard | Forward | Harris County HS (Hamilton, Ga.) |
| Illinois | Taylor Prerost | N/A | Woodstock North HS (Woodstock, Ill.) |
| Iowa | Carlie Jensen | Forward | Ankeny Centennial HS (Ankeny, Iowa) |
| Kansas | Carsyn Soto | Forward | Circle HS (Towanda, Kan.) |
| Maryland | Holly Van Voorhis | N/A | Tri-State Christian HS (Elkton, Md) |
| Michigan | Brooklyn Donckers | Forward | Grosse Ile HS (Grosse Ile, Mich.) |
| Missouri | Alayna Buxton | Striker | Fredericktown HS (Fredericktown, Mo.) |
| Nebraska | Tiannah Moore | Forward | Lincoln Northeast HS (Lincoln, Neb.) |
| North Carolina | Tyler Wheeler | Midfielder | Thales Academy (Apex, N.C.) |
| Oklahoma | Hannah Marshall | Striker | Victory Christian HS (Tulsa, Okla.) |
| South Carolina | Bri Reynolds | Forward | Swansea HS (Swansea, S.C.) |
| Virginia | Jocelyn Whittenburg | Striker | Fredericksburg Christian HS (Fredericksburg, Va.) |
| Wisconsin | Kenzie Malecki | Forward | Waterford HS (Waterford, Wis.) |
| Wyoming | Kylee Kranendonk | N/A | Pinedale High School (Pinedale, Wyo.) |