KANSAS CITY, Mo. (April 14, 2021) – United Soccer Coaches and MaxPreps announced today the 28 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 Apr. 5-11.
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, Winter, and Spring seasons.*
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 11:59 p.m. ET each week to be considered.
*All three seasons are merged together due to COVID-19 season rescheduling.
Boys’ Winners For Apr. 5-11
| State | Player | Pos. | School (City, State) |
| Alabama | Emmanuel Castellanos | Midfielder | Wetumpka (Wetumpka, Ala.) |
| Alaska | Hatcher Manning | N/A | Service (Anchorage, Alaska) |
| Arkansas | Brock Ballard | N/A | Robinson (Little Rock, Ark.) |
| California | Christian Silva | Striker | Clovis North (Fresno, Calif.) |
| Colorado | Adani Hassan | N/A | Lotus School For Excellence (Aurora, Colo.) |
| Delaware | Carson Yutzy | N/A | Greenwood Mennonite (Greenwood, Del.) |
| Florida | Davian Mata | N/A | Winter Haven Christian (Winter Haven, Fla.) |
| Georgia | Noah McGalliard | GK | Calvary Day (Savannah, Ga.) |
| Illinois | Raul Guerrero | Forward | St. Anne (St. Anne, Ill.) |
| Indiana | Josh Myers | N/A | Portage Christian (Portage, Ind.) |
| Iowa | Evan Nidey | GK | Waukee (Waukee, Iowa) |
| Maryland | Ian niemeyer | Forward | Northeast (Pasadena, Md.) |
| Massachusetts | Romen Hlatshwayo | Defender | Salem Academy Charter (Salem, Mass.) |
| Nebraska | Yoskar Galvan | Striker | Lexington (Lexington, Neb.) |
| Nevada | Federico Bernabe | Midfielder | Hug (Reno, Nev.) |
| New Mexico | Cristian Mendoza | Forward | Lovington (Lovington, N.M.) |
| New York | Jacob Banks | Midfielder | Candor (Candor, N.Y.) |
| Oklahoma | Drake Poth | Midfielder | Glenpool (Glenpool, Okla.) |
| Oregon | Sam Marx | Forward | Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.) |
| Pennsylvania | Denilso Diaz-Argueta | Midfielder | Academy at Palumbo (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| South Carolina | Shep Forrester | Forward | Emerald (Greenwood, S.C.) |
| Tennessee | Malachi Jones | Midfielder | Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, Tenn.) |
| Texas | Nathan Jimerson | Midfielder | Kingwood Park (Kingwood, Texas) |
| Utah | Bridger Heaton | Midfielder | Desert Hills (St. George, Utah) |
| Virginia | Dominic Orsini | N/A | Immanuel Christian (Springfield, Va.) |
| Washington | Manny Hernandez | Forward | Elma (Elma, Wash.) |
| Wisconsin | Jackson Stencel | Midfielder | Evansville (Evansville, Wisc.) |
| Wyoming | Teddy Opler | Forward | Jackson Hole (Jackson, Wyo.) |
Girls’ Winners For Apr. 5-11
| State | Player | Pos. | School (City, State) |
| Alabama | Delaney Hawthorne | N/A | Pike Road (Pike Road, Ala.) |
| Alaska | Dot Tieszen | Forward | South Anchorage (Anchorage, Alaska) |
| Arkansas | Livvie Campbell | Midfielder | Brookland (Brookland, Ark.) |
| California | Stevie Reynolds | Forward | Garces Memorial (Bakersfield, Calif.) |
| Delaware | Milani Needam | N/A | William Penn (New Castle, Del.) |
| Florida | Jillian Aldrich | N/A | Spring Hill Christian Academy (Spring Hill, Fla.) |
| Georgia | Skye Johnson | Forward | Westover (Albany, Ga.) |
| Iowa | Hanna Schimmer | Midfielder | Lincoln (Council Bluffs, Iowa) |
| Kansas | Jaydyn McLaughlin | GK | South (Salina, Kan.) |
| Maryland | Caitlyn Lee | Forward | Brunswick (Brunswick, Md.) |
| Massachusetts | Genevieve Pelletier | Forward | Salem Academy Charter (Salem, Mass.) |
| Michigan | Madison Roll | Forward | Houghton Lake (Houghton Lake, Mich.) |
| Missouri | Faith Coates | Midfielder | Rolla (Rolla, Mo.) |
| Nebraska | Mia Hurt | Forward | Bennington (Bennington, Neb.) |
| Nevada | Ella Moretti | Striker | Whittell (Zephyr Cove, Nev.) |
| New Mexico | Zaria Katesigwa | Forward | Albuquerque (Albuquerque, N.M.) |
| New York | Kayla Campbell | Midfielder | Franklin Central (Franklin, N.Y.) |
| North Carolina | Maya Mcdonald | Forward | East Bladen (Elizabethtown, N.C.) |
| Oklahoma | Chloi Thurman | Midfielder | Westmoore (Oklahoma City, Okla.) |
| Pennsylvania | Raegan Shissler | GK | Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| South Carolina | Samantha Sherman | Forward | West-Oak (Westminster, S.C.) |
| Texas | Mckenna Jenkins | Forward | Wakeland (Frisco, Texas) |
| Virginia | Chancey Kate Rogers | N/A | Virginia Academy (Ashburn, Va.) |
| Washington | Delaney LaMotte | Midfielder | Freeman (Rockford, Wash.) |
| Wyoming | Kiley Strange | N/A | Green River (Green River, Wyo.) |