High School Players of the Week Announced for Sept. 10 – Sept. 16
KANSAS CITY, MO. (Sept. 19, 2018) – United Soccer Coaches and MaxPreps announced today the 32 boys and 26 girls who have been named the United Soccer Coaches/MaxPreps High School State Players of the Week for their on-field efforts from Sept 10-16.
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 Sept. 10-16
| Arizona | Tommy Pederson | Forward | Blue Ridge HS (Lakeside, AZ) |
| California | Enrique Ruiz | Midfielder | Fort Bragg (CA) |
| Colorado | Jayden Austin | N/A | Sand Creek HS (Colorado Springs, CO) |
| Connecticut | Joey Calorio | Goalkeeper | Plainfield HS (Central Village, CT) |
| Delaware | Juan Bahena | Goalkeeper | William Penn HS (New Castle, DE) |
| Georgia | Tim Grigorjans | N/A | Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Rabun Gap, GA) |
| Idaho | Lucas Beste | Midfielder | Wood River HS (Hailey, ID) |
| Illinois | Dawson Rogers | Striker | Oakwood/Catlin HS (Fithian, IL) |
| Indiana | Zar kyi Kan | Forward | Heritage HS (Monroeville, IN) |
| Kansas | Tommy Awerkamp | Forward | St. Mary’s Academy (St. Marys, KS) |
| Kentucky | Stephen Kelley | Defender | Graves County HS (Mayfield, KY) |
| Maryland | Hunter Shrecengost | Striker | Calvary Christian Academy (Cresaptown, MD) |
| Massachusetts | Aaron Vaz | Forward | Medford HS (MA) |
| Michigan | Colton Fair | Forward | Howardsville Christian (Marcellus, MI) |
| Minnesota | Demetrius Bernardy-nelson | N/A | Centennial HS(Circle Pines, MN) |
| Missouri | Juan Rangel | N/A | Van Horn HS (Independence, MO) |
| Nevada | Jose Chavez | Midfielder | Pahrump Valley HS (Pahrump, NV) |
| New Jersey | Lucas Pardo-Rea | Forward | Weehawken HS (NJ) |
| New Mexico | Dominic Torres | Striker | Questa HS (NM) |
| New York | Jameson Andrews | Midfielder | Fabius Pompey HS (Fabius, NY) |
| North Carolina | Isaac Haddock | Midfielder | Community School of Davidson (Davidson, NC) |
| Ohio | Derrick Able | Forward | Grand River Academy (Austinburg, OH) |
| Oregon | Luke Beaman | Forward | Brookings-Harbor HS (Brookings, OR) |
| Pennsylvania | Ethan Cortes | Forward | Lakeland HS (Jermyn, PA) |
| Rhode Island | Marlon Monterroso | Midfielder | Rocky Hill HS (East Greenwich, RI) |
| South Dakota | Joel Sathyanesan | Forward | Roosevelt HS (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| Texas | David Mendoza | N/A | Chisholm Trail Academy (Keene, TX) |
| Virginia | Vincent Willoughby | Midfielder | Christ Chapel Academy (Woodbridge, VA) |
| Washington | Brandt Kelly | N/A | Life Christian Academy (Tacoma, WA) |
| District Of Columbia | Ismael Lopez | Midfielder | Bell HS (Washington, DC) |
| West Virginia | Simon Anton | Midfielder | Cabell Midland HS (Ona, WV) |
| Wisconsin | Junus Talli | Forward |
Medford HS (WI) |
Girls’ Winners for Sept. 10-16
| Arizona | Ellie Karren | Forward | Northland Prep Academy (Flagstaff, AZ) |
| California | Kelsey Hogan | Midfielder | South Tahoe HS (South Lake Tahoe, CA) |
| Connecticut | Lauren Castle | Goalkeeper | Ridgefield HS (CT) |
| Idaho | Kasey Wardle | Goalkeeper | Rocky Mountain HS (Meridian, ID) |
| Indiana | Jacelyn Smith | N/A | Mooresville HS (IN) |
| Kentucky | Raychel Mathis | N/A | Graves County HS (Mayfield, KY) |
| Maryland | Brooke Windsor | N/A | Cambridge-South Dorchester (Cambridge, MD) |
| Massachusetts | Ashlyn Gaulin | N/A | North Attleborough HS (MA) |
| Minnesota | Megan Vasek | Goalkeeper | Apollo HS (St. Cloud, MN) |
| Mississippi | Erin Hederman | Striker | Jackson Academy (Jackson, MS) |
| Nevada | Isabella Flocchini | Midfielder | Galena HS (Reno, NV) |
| New Hampshire | Mikayla Stever | Forward | Rivendell Academy (Orford, NH) |
| New Jersey | Katie Volpert | N/A | Highland Park HS (NJ) |
| New Mexico | Maricela Montoya | Striker | Robertson HS (Las Vegas, NM) |
| New York | Ava Mills | Forward | Union Springs HS (NY) |
| Ohio | Alyssa Otto | Striker | St. Clairsville (OH) |
| Oregon | Meghan Michels | Forward | St. Mary’s (Medford, OR) |
| Pennsylvania | Mallorie Smith | Midfielder | “Bellefonte HS (PA) |
| Rhode Island | Claire Lidsky | Defender | South Kingstown HS (Wakefield, RI) |
| South Dakota | Emily Mikkelsen | Forward | Riggs (Pierre, SD) |
| Tennessee | Mariah Davis | Striker | Memphis East HS (Memphis, TN) |
| Utah | Ashley Brindley | Forward | Snow Canyon HS(St. George, UT) |
| Virginia | Adair Rader | Forward | Oakcrest HS (McLean, VA) |
| Washington | Grace Terrill | Midfielder | Cle Elum-Roslyn HS (Cle Elum, WA) |
| District Of Columbia | Maliah Morris | Midfielder | St. John’s (Washington, DC) |
| West Virginia | Emilie Charles | N/A |
Cabell Midland HS (Ona, WV) |