KANSAS CITY, Mo. (October 11, 2023) – United Soccer Coaches and MaxPreps announced the 33 boys and 25 girls who have been named United Soccer Coaches/MaxPreps High School State Players of the Week for their on-field efforts from Oct. 2 – Oct. 8.
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 recognition on both MaxPreps.com and UnitedSoccerCoaches.org.
Nominations are due every Sunday by 11:59 p.m. ET each week to be considered.
Boys’ Winners for Oct. 2 – Oct. 8??????
| State | Player | Pos. | School (City, State) |
| Arizona | Ian Fergason | Striker | Northland Prep Academy (Flagstaff, Ariz.) |
| California | John De La O | Striker | Lighthouse Community (Oakland, Calif.) |
| Colorado | Eduardo Espino | N/A | Rifle (Rifle, Colo.) |
| Connecticut | James Naples | Striker | St. Paul Catholic (Bristol, Conn.) |
| Delaware | Owen Swartzentruber | N/A | Greenwood Mennonite (Greenwood, Del.) |
| Georgia | Alec Robinson | Forward | Mill Springs Academy (Alpharetta, Ga.) |
| Idaho | Eli Newell | Forward | Bonners Ferry (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) |
| Illinois | Matthew Winterbottom | Forward | Champaign Central (Champaign, Ill.) |
| Indiana | Asher Donahue | Forward | Muncie Burris (Muncie, Ind.) |
| Kansas | Cooper Stueven | GK | Augusta (Augusta, Kan.) |
| Kentucky | Nick Harshaw | Midfielder | Louisville Collegiate (Louisville, Ky.) |
| Maine | Paddy Walsh | Forward | Westbrook (Westbrook, Maine) |
| Maryland | Gerson Calderon | Forward | International High School at Langley (Bladensburg, Md.) |
| Massachusetts | Ryan Laramee | N/A | Monomoy (Harwich, Mass.) |
| Michigan | Kyle Webb | Forward | Forest Hills Central (Grand Rapids, Mich.) |
| Minnesota | Colin Rouse | N/A | Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge, Minn.) |
| Missouri | Tyrell Phinn | N/A | Waynesville (Waynesville, Mo.) |
| Montana | Enzio Monnier | Midfielder | Corvallis (Corvallis, Mont.) |
| Nevada | Jordan Gomez | Defender | Hug (Reno, Nev.) |
| New Jersey | Gianfranco Ponce | N/A | Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, N.J.) |
| New Mexico | Cy Anderson | Forward | Santa Fe (Santa Fe, N.M.) |
| New York | Brandon DaCosta | Striker | Ichabod Crane (Valatie, N.Y.) |
| North Carolina | Colin Tibbs | Midfielder | Perquimans (Hertford, N.C.) |
| Ohio | Edinso Cifuentes | Midfielder | Bard Early College (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| Oregon | Max David | Midfielder | Santiam Christian (Corvallis, Ore.) |
| Pennsylvania | Arlo Mcintyre | N/A | Charleroi (Charleroi, Pa.) |
| Rhode Island | Joshua Neves | Midfielder | North Smithfield (North Smithfield, R.I.) |
| South Carolina | Tristan Larymore | Forward | Emmanuel Christian (Hartsville, S.C.) |
| Virginia | Liam Davies | N/A | Gateway Christian (Virginia Beach, Va.) |
| Washington | Sean Russell | Midfielder | Mount Vernon Christian (Mount Vernon, Wash.) |
| Washington DC | Jacob Schindler | Defender | DC International (Washington, DC) |
| West Virginia | Tanner Griffith | N/A | Lewis County (Weston, W.Va.) |
| Wisconsin | Sebastian Marchena | N/A | Wisconsin Dells (Wisconsin Dells, Wis.) |
Girls’ Winners for Oct. 2 – Oct. 8
| State | Player | Pos. | School (City, State) |
| Arizona | Nicole Hipps | N/A | Snowflake (Snowflake, Ariz.) |
| California | Stevie Lundquist | N/A | Mendocino (Mendocino, Calif.) |
| Connecticut | Ava Machowski | N/A | RHAM (Hebron, Conn.) |
| Idaho | Alexa Sheppard | N/A | Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho) |
| Indiana | Jordan Lewis | N/A | Silver Creek (Sellersburg, Ind.) |
| Kentucky | Melanie Chamberlaine | Forward | Todd County Central (Elkton, Ky.) |
| Maine | Ava Philbrook | Midfielder | Oceanside (Rockland, Maine) |
| Maryland | Ayana Quintero | Striker | Wise (Upper Marlboro, Md.) |
| Massachusetts | Ella Cheney | Midfielder | St. John Paul II (Hyannis, Mass.) |
| Minnesota | Rachel Anderson | Midfielder | Roosevelt (Minneapolis, Minn.) |
| Mississippi | Reagan Fortenberry | Forward | Brookhaven Academy (Brookhaven, Miss.) |
| Nevada | Makayla Nelson | Midfielder | Boulder City (Boulder City, Nev.) |
| New Hampshire | Summer Combe | Midfielder | Kimball Union Academy (Meriden, N.H.) |
| New Jersey | Addison Smith | N/A | Pilgrim Academy (Egg Harbor City, N.J.) |
| New Mexico | Alexx Chavez | Midfielder | Ruidoso (Ruidoso, N.M.) |
| New York | Shannon Kingsbury | Forward | Franklin Central (Franklin, N.Y.) |
| Ohio | Katie Norris | N/A | Manchester (Akron, Ohio) |
| Oregon | Cloe Chase | N/A | Marist (Eugene, Ore.) |
| Pennsylvania | Mikaely Freire Mendes | Striker | Abraham Lincoln (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Rhode Island | Mollyana McGuire | Striker | Portsmouth (Portsmouth, R.I.) |
| Tennessee | Jessica Romero-Celvan | Forward | Macon County (Lafayette, Tenn.) |
| Utah | Abigail Gough | Midfielder | St. Joseph (Ogden, Utah) |
| Washington | Josie Brandenburg | Midfielder | Kalama (Kalama, Wash.) |
| Washington DC | Jessica Marroquin | Midfielder | E.L. Haynes (Washington, DC) |
| West Virginia | Sydne Alexander | Midfielder | Winfield (Winfield, W.Va.) |