High School Players of the Week Announced for Oct. 8 – Oct. 14
KANSAS CITY, MO. (Oct. 17, 2018) – United Soccer Coaches and MaxPreps announced today the 33 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. 8 – 14.
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. 8-14
| Arizona | Kadan Brimhall | Midfielder | Blue Ridge HS (Lakeside, AZ) |
| California | Diego Sotto | Striker | Pacific Bay Christian HS (Pacifica, CA) |
| Colorado | Danny Barajas | Forward | Battle Mountain HS (Edwards, CO) |
| Connecticut | John DiGiacomo | Midfielder | Plainfield HS (Central Village, CT) |
| Delaware | Agi Quillen-Pacheco | N/A | Greenwood Mennonite HS (Greenwood, DE) |
| Georgia | Jacobo Saenz | N/A | Rabun Gap-Nacoochee HS (Rabun Gap, GA) |
| Idaho | Cristian Ramirez-gutierrez | Midfielder | Capital HS (Boise, ID) |
| Illinois | Ross Farley | N/A | Newton HS (Newton, IL) |
| Indiana | Ravi Guadron | Midfielder | Victory Christian Academy (Valparaiso, IN) |
| Kansas | Justin Dimitry | Goalkeeper | St. Mary’s Academy (St. Marys, KS) |
| Kentucky | Dustin Beeler | N/A | Estill County HS (Irvine, KY) |
| Maine | Chris Hatch | Midfielder | Westbrook HS (Westbrook, ME) |
| Maryland | Caleb Eichler | Forward | Chestertown Christian Academy (Chestertown, MD) |
| Massachusetts | Michael Santana | Midfielder | Salem Academy Charter (Salem, MA) |
| Michigan | Johann Vega | Striker | Grant HS (Grant, MI) |
| Minnesota | Nasteh Ahmed | Forward | Apollo HS (St. Cloud, MN) |
| Missouri | Nils Theissing | N/A | Heartland HS (Belton, MO) |
| Nevada | Juan Estrada | N/A | Western HS (Las Vegas, NV) |
| New Jersey | Hunter Bell | Striker | King’s Christian HS (Cherry Hill, NJ) |
| New Mexico | Alex Cruz | Striker | Chaparral HS (Chaparral, NM) |
| New York | Teddy Borgos | N/A | Queensbury HS (Queensbury, NY) |
| North Carolina | Carson Neal | N/A | Roanoke Rapids (NC) |
| Ohio | Braden Bochart | Striker | Kingsway Christian (Orrville, OH) |
| Oregon | Jair Valdovinos | N/A | Brookings-Harbor HS (Brookings, OR) |
| Pennsylvania | Ethan Cortes | Forward | Lakeland (Jermyn, PA) |
| Rhode Island | Timothy Jallah | N/A | Rhode Island School for the Deaf (Providence, RI) |
| Texas | Max Dickerson | N/A | Victory Baptist Academy (Weatherford, TX) |
| Virginia | Yoon Cha Ha | Forward | Christ Chapel Academy (Woodbridge, VA) |
| Washington | Brandt Kelly | N/A | Life Christian Academy (Tacoma, WA) |
| District Of Columbia | Ryan Elie | Midfielder | Gonzaga (Washington, DC) |
| West Virginia | Aleczander Schmitt | Midfielder | Nitro (WV) |
| Wisconsin | Donovan Jones | N/A | University School of Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI) |
Girls’ Winners for Oct. 8- 14
| Arizona | Emma Young | Forward | Round Valley (Eagar, AZ) |
| California | Olivia Stone | Forward | Eureka (Eureka, CA) |
| Connecticut | Aiden Kreitler | Striker | Weston HS (Weston, CT) |
| Idaho | Kelsey Oyler | Midfielder | Rocky Mountain (Meridian, ID) |
| Indiana | Amelia White | Forward | Homestead HS (Fort Wayne, IN) |
| Kentucky | Emily Branham | Forward | Powell County (Stanton, KY) |
| Maryland | Sherrae Somerville | N/A | Crossland HS (Temple Hills, MD) |
| Massachusetts | Samiyah El-Ashkar | Forward | Salem Academy Charter (Salem, MA) |
| Minnesota | Katie Smith | N/A | Heritage Christian Academy (Maple Grove, MN) |
| Nevada | Anna White | Striker | Whittell HS (Zephyr Cove, NV) |
| New Hampshire | R Sadler | Midfielder | Gilford HS (NH) |
| New Jersey | Lola Oguntuase | Midfielder | Atlantic Christian (Egg Harbor Township, NJ) |
| New Mexico | Eliza Mariner | Forward | Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque, NM) |
| New York | Delaney Rutan | N/A | Cincinnatus Central HS (Cincinnatus, NY) |
| Ohio | Loren Moran | Striker | Waverly HS (OH) |
| Oregon | Maddie Wheelock | Forward | St. Mary’s (Medford, OR) |
| Pennsylvania | Hannah Montminy | N/A | Penns Valley Area (Spring Mills, PA) |
| Rhode Island | Sarah Sorlien | Midfielder | South Kingstown HS (Wakefield, RI) |
| Tennessee | Phoebe Harpole | N/A | Evangelical Christian (Cordova, TN) |
| Utah | Ashlyn Hall | Forward | Syracuse HS (UT) |
| Virginia | Catherine Spalding | Goalkeeper | Oakcrest HS (McLean, VA) |
| Washington | Maddie Kemp | Forward | Camas HS (WA) |
| District Of Columbia | Kiki Rice | Forward | Sidwell Friends HS (Washington, DC) |
| West Virginia | Anna Gregor | N/A |
Sissonville HS (Charleston, WV) |