KANSAS CITY, Mo. (August 31, 2022) – Today, United Soccer Coaches and MaxPreps announced the 24 boys and 15 girls who have been named United Soccer Coaches/MaxPreps High School State Players of the Week for their on-field efforts from August 22-28.
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 Spring 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 August 22-28
|
State |
Player |
Pos. |
School (City, State) |
|
Arizona |
Mario Torres |
Forward |
Phoenix College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz) |
|
Californa |
Jovan Vargas |
Midfielder |
Fall River (McArthur, Calif.) |
|
Colorado |
Shane Williams |
GK |
Fairview (Boulder, CO) |
|
Florida |
Josiah DaRosa |
N/A |
Aletheia Christian Academy (Pensacola, Fla.) |
|
Georgia |
Hunter Hickman |
N/A |
Oakwood Christian (Chickamauga, Ga.) |
|
Idaho |
Charles Leeds |
N/A |
Mountain View (Meridian, Idaho) |
|
Illinois |
Mitch Coughlon |
Forward |
Washington (Washington,Ill.) |
|
Indiana |
Seth Kallem |
Forward |
Greencastle (Greencastle, Ind.) |
|
Kansas |
Cooper Rasmussen |
N/A |
Christ Prep Academy ( Lenexa, Kan.) |
|
Kentucky |
Keshav Bhandari |
N/A |
Model (Richmond, Ky.) |
|
Maine |
Jacob Chadbourne |
N/A |
Lake Region (Naples, Maine) |
|
Maryland |
Aquila De Carvalho |
N/A |
Reservoir (Fulton, Md.) |
|
Michigan |
Drew Bultman |
N/A |
Rockford (Rockford, Mich.) |
|
Minnesota |
Cal Babiash |
Forward |
Centennial (Circle Pines, Minn.) |
|
Missouri |
Blayne Schrunk |
Forward |
Center Place (Independence, Mo.) |
|
Nevada |
Jordan Rodriguez |
N/A |
Eldorado (Las Vegas, Nev.) |
|
New Mexico |
Trevor Erickson |
Forward |
St. Michael’s (Santa Fe, N.M.) |
|
North Carolina |
Elijah Orren |
Striker |
Robinson (Concord, N.C) |
|
North Dakota |
Raj Smith |
GK |
Fargo Davies (Fargo, N.D) |
|
Ohio |
Jordan Briggs |
Striker |
Grand Valley (Orwell, Ohio) |
|
Pennsylvania |
Nick Ritter |
Striker |
Selinsgrove (Selinsgrove , PA) |
|
Virginia |
Elijah Bernal |
Midfielder |
Gateway Christian (Virginia Beach, Va.) |
|
West Virginia |
Landon Murnahan |
Midfielder |
Mercer Christian Academy (Princeton, W.Va.) |
|
Wisconsin |
Luke Wilson |
N/A |
Portage (Portage, Wis.) |
Girls’ Winners for August 22-28
|
State |
Player |
Pos. |
School (City, State) |
|
Arizona |
Lily Kline |
GK |
Chino Valley (Chino Valley, Ariz.) |
|
Californa |
Sydney Irwin |
Forward |
South Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe, Calif. |
|
Idaho |
Abbigail Roubidoux |
Midfielder |
Fruitland (Fruitland, Idaho) |
|
Indiana |
Maty Burnett |
Striker |
Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, Ind.) |
|
Kentucky |
Madison Henderson |
N/A |
Todd County Central (Elkton, Ky.) |
|
Minnesota |
Abby Mckeon |
Midfielder |
Champlin Park (Champlin, Minn.) |
|
Mississippi |
Mallory Martin |
Forward |
Brookhaven Academy (Brookhaven, Miss.) |
|
Nevada |
Adryanna Avena |
Forward |
Pahrump Valley (Pahrump, Nev.) |
|
New Mexico |
Itzel Parga |
N/A |
Ruidoso ( Ruidoso, N.M) |
|
Ohio |
Tessa Knapp |
N/A |
Bay (Bay Village, Ohio) |
|
Pennsylvania |
Elle Smith |
N/A |
Clearfield (Clearfield, PA) |
|
North Dakota |
Hailey Jasper |
N/A |
Sioux Falls Christian (Sioux Falls, S.D.) |
|
Tennessee |
Silvia Shirey |
N/A |
Hume-Fogg (Nashville, Tenn.) |
|
Utah |
Kate Smith |
Forward |
Delta (Delta, Utah) |
|
West Virginia |
Bella Hall |
GK |
Mingo Central (MatewanW.Va.) |