High School Players of the Week Announced for Oct. 15 – Oct. 21
KANSAS CITY, MO. (Oct. 24, 2018) – United Soccer Coaches and MaxPreps announced today the 29 boys and 24 girls who have been named the United Soccer Coaches/MaxPreps High School State Players of the Week for their on-field efforts from October. 15 – 21.
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 fall 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 Oct. 15-21
| Arizona | Tommy Pederson | Forward | Blue Ridge HS (Lakeside, AZ) |
| California | Luis Santos | Forward | Quincy HS (CA) |
| Colorado | Austin Horton | Midfielder | Beth Eden Baptist (Wheat Ridge, CO) |
| Connecticut | Jake Champagne | Forward | Watertown HS (CT) |
| Delaware | Alex Zagal | N/A | Greenwood Mennonite HS (Greenwood, DE) |
| Idaho | Michael Fonte | N/A | Immaculate Conception Academy (Post Falls, ID) |
| Illinois | Kaleb Hatch | Striker | Westlake Christian Academy (Grayslake, IL) |
| Indiana | Nathan Parker | Forward | Victory Christian Academy (Valparaiso, IN) |
| Kansas | Phil Hatty | Midfielder | St. Mary’s Academy (St. Marys, KS) |
| Kentucky | Conner Harper | N/A | Pendleton County HS (Falmouth, KY) |
| Maryland | Will Speis | N/A | Calvary Christian Academy (Cresaptown, MD) |
| Massachusetts | Sancho Maroto | Striker | Lexington HS (MA) |
| Michigan | AJ Duggan | N/A | Freeland HS (MI) |
| Missouri | Cole Wilson | Forward | Whitefield Academy (Kansas City, MO) |
| Nevada | Alan Lopez | Forward | Southeast Career Tech (Las Vegas, NV) |
| New Jersey | Christopher Santana | Forward | King’s Christian (Cherry Hill, NJ) |
| New Mexico | Arthur Steinkamp | Forward | Los Alamos HS (NM) |
| New York | Kakeru ITO | Striker | Keio Academy of N.Y. (Purchase, NY) |
| North Carolina | Gabriel Walker | N/A | Hickory Christian Academy (Hickory, NC) |
| Ohio | Andrew Cacchio | Striker | Ontario HS (Mansfield, OH) |
| Oregon | Juan Hernandez | Goalkeeper | Brookings-Harbor HS (Brookings, OR) |
| Pennsylvania | Isaiah Shuemaker | N/A | Galeton HS (PA) |
| Rhode Island | Andrew Zito | Midfielder | Rocky Hill HS (East Greenwich, RI) |
| Virginia | Josiah McCaskill | Forward | Covenant HS (Charlottesville, VA) |
| Washington | James Goodwin | N/A | Life Christian Academy (Tacoma, WA) |
| West Virginia | Joseph Biafora | N/A | University (Morgantown, WV) |
| Wisconsin | Logan Farrington | N/A |
Union Grove HS (WI) |
Girls’ Winners for Oct. 15 – 21
| Arizona | Ellie Karren | Forward | Northland Prep Academy (Flagstaff, AZ) |
| California | Grace Messenger | N/A | Cloverdale HS (CA) |
| Connecticut | Irene Askitis | Goalkeeper | Woodstock Academy (Woodstock, CT) |
| Idaho | Kasey Wardle | Goalkeeper | Rocky Mountain HS (Meridian, ID) |
| Indiana | Kelsie James | Forward | Carmel HS (IN) |
| Kentucky | Camryn Lagrange | N/A | Madisonville-North Hopkins (Madisonville, KY) |
| Maryland | Claire Marlowe | Forward | Allegany HS (Cumberland, MD) |
| Massachusetts | Breana Germain | Forward | Foxborough Regional Charter (Foxborough, MA) |
| Nevada | Amani Felipe | Forward | Sierra Vista (Las Vegas, NV) |
| New Hampshire | Emily Hebb | Striker | Rivendell Academy (Orford, NH) |
| New Jersey | Nina Verdecchio | Forward | Penns Grove HS (Carneys Point, NJ) |
| New Mexico | Alyssa Parker | N/A | Los Alamos HS (NM) |
| New York | Megan Persico | N/A | Mount St. Mary Academy (Kenmore, NY) |
| Ohio | Courtney Johnson | Forward | Lake HS (Millbury, OH) |
| Oregon | Meghan Michels | Forward | St. Mary’s (Medford, OR) |
| Pennsylvania | Kristyn Smith | N/A | Penn Cambria HS (Cresson, PA) |
| Rhode Island | Forward | South Kingstown HS (Wakefield, RI) | |
| Tennessee | Madison Luttrell | N/A | Covington HS (TN) |
| Utah | Summer Connery | Midfielder | Rowland Hall-St. Marks (Salt Lake City, UT) |
| Virginia | Kristelle Chamandy | Forward | Oakcrest HS (McLean, VA) |
| Washington | Bailey Whitney | Midfielder | Warden HS (WA) |
| District Of Columbia | Marliegh Ausbrooks | N/A | Georgetown Day HS (Washington, DC) |
| West Virginia | Courtney Smith | Midfielder |
Oak Hill HS (WV) |