High School Players of the Week Announced for Sept. 24 – Sept. 30
KANSAS CITY, MO. (Oct. 3, 2018) – United Soccer Coaches and MaxPreps announced today the 33 boys and 25 girls who have been named the United Soccer Coaches/MaxPreps High School State Players of the Week for their on-field efforts from Sept. 24-30.
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. 24-30
| Arizona | Tommy Pederson | Forward | Blue Ridge HS (Lakeside, AZ) |
| California | Todd Kane-Ross | Forward | Emery HS (Emeryville, CA) |
| Colorado | Aly Kassam | Forward | Fountain Valley HS (Colorado Springs, CO) |
| Connecticut | Landon Pettigrew | Midfield | Plainfield HS (Central Village, CT) |
| Delaware | Caleb Willey | Forward | Greenwood Mennonite HS (Greenwood, DE) |
| Georgia | Max Geppert | N/A | Rabun Gap-Nacoochee HS (Rabun Gap, GA) |
| Idaho | Kevin Montes | Forward | Wood River HS (Hailey, ID) |
| Illinois | Diego Camarena | Striker | Iroquois West HS (Gilman, IL) |
| Indiana | Nathan Parker | Forward | Victory Christian Academy (Valparaiso, IN) |
| Kansas | Tate Thornburg | Striker | Field Kindley HS (Coffeyville, KS) |
| Kentucky | Avery Flener | Forward | Russellville HS (KY) |
| Maine | Alex Ezzy | N/A | Caribou HS (ME) |
| Maryland | Balla Mbengue | N/A | Digital Harbor HS (Baltimore, MD) |
| Massachusetts | Aaron Vaz | Forward | Medford HS (MA) |
| Michigan | Cole Miller | Forward | Fremont HS (MI) |
| Minnesota | Will Buffington | Goalkeeper | Farmington HS (MN) |
| Missouri | Andrew Lanzone | Forward | North County Christian (Ferguson, MO) |
| Nevada | Bryan Macias | Midfield | Chaparral HS (Las Vegas, NV) |
| New Jersey | Jayson Fields | Midfield | Cumberland Christian (Vineland, NJ) |
| New Mexico | Francisco Zubia | Midfield | Santa Teresa (NM) |
| New York | Kevin Flores | Striker | Margaretville Central HS (Margaretville, NY) |
| North Carolina | Calder Viney | N/A | Thales Academy (Apex, NC) |
| Ohio | Christian Cora | Forward | Benedictine HS (Cleveland, OH) |
| Oregon | Andre Ramos Moreno | Forward | Paisley HS (OR) |
| Pennsylvania | Daniel |
Striker | Bartram Communications (Philadelphia, PA) |
| Rhode Island | Jayden Elias | N/A | Rhode Island School for the Deaf (Providence, RI) |
| South Dakota | Suad Smajlovic | Forward | Roosevelt HS (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| Texas | Ethan Moya | Defender | Newman International Academy (Arlington, TX) |
| Virginia | Logan Rawlings | Midfield | Atlantic Shores Christian (Chesapeake, VA) |
| Washington | Kyler Houck | Forward | Mount Vernon Christian (Mount Vernon, WA) |
| District Of Columbia | Peter Laursen | N/A | Washington International (Washington, DC) |
| West Virginia | Maximus Greely-fay | Forward | Ripley HS (WV) |
| Wisconsin | Michecadet |
Forward |
Living Word Lutheran (Jackson, WI) |
Girls’ Winners for Sept. 24-30
| Arizona | Kacey Matthews | Goalkeeper | Chino Valley HS (AZ) |
| California | Karina Zumbrun | Midfield | Arcata HS (CA) |
| Idaho | Jordyn Dalling | Forward | Rocky Mountain HS (Meridian, ID) |
| Indiana | Heather Macnab | N/A | Culver Academies (Culver, IN) |
| Maryland | Brooke Windsor | N/A | Cambridge-South Dorchester (Cambridge, MD) |
| Massachusetts | Breana Germain | Forward | Foxborough Regional Charter (Foxborough, MA) |
| Minnesota | Sydney Hackett | Midfield | Concordia Academy (Roseville, MN) |
| Mississippi | Erin Hederman | Striker | Jackson Academy (Jackson, MS) |
| Nevada | Marcella Brooks | N/A | Centennial HS (Las Vegas, NV) |
| New Hampshire | Kendyl Boisvert | Defender | Rivendell Academy (Orford, NH) |
| New Jersey | Nina Verdecchio | Forward | Penns Grove HS (Carneys Point, NJ) |
| New Mexico | Tavyn Trujillo | Midfield | Hatch Valley HS (Hatch, NM) |
| New York | Leah Monroe | Forward | Bolton Central (Bolton Landing, NY) |
| Ohio | Hannah Pierce | Striker | Rossford HS (OH) |
| Oregon | Maddie Wheelock | Forward | St. Mary’s (Medford, OR) |
| Pennsylvania | Riley D’Angelo | Forward | Tyrone HS(PA) |
| Rhode Island | Faith Hutchins | Goalkeeper | South Kingstown (Wakefield, RI) |
| South Dakota | Nikylee Schwartz | Midfield | Riggs HS (Pierre, SD) |
| Tennessee | Vanessa Estrada-Cubillo | N/A | Stem Preparatory Academy (Nashville, TN) |
| Utah | Tara Warner | Forward | Springville HS (UT) |
| Virginia | Caroline Lipton | N/A | St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes (Alexandria, VA) |
| Washington | Olivia Fothergill | Forward | Mountain View HS (Vancouver, WA) |
| District Of Columbia | Jamilet Rivera | Defender | Bell HS (Washington, DC) |
| West Virginia | Courtney Smith | Midfield |
Oak Hill HS (WV) |