KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Oct. 6, 2021) – Today, United Soccer Coaches and MaxPreps announced the 35 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 Sept. 27 – Oct. 3.
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 11:59 p.m. ET each week to be considered.
Boys’ Winners For Sept. 27 – Oct. 3
| State | Player | Pos. | School (City, State) |
| Arizona | Mario Torres | Striker | Phoenix College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) |
| California | Liam O’Neill | N/A | Pacific Bay Christian (Pacifica, Calif.) |
| Colorado | Ismael Flores Perez | Striker | Mitchell (Colorado Springs, Colo.) |
| Connecticut | Samuel Cote | N/A | Kingswood Oxford (West Hartford, Conn.) |
| Delaware | Niko Panyko | Forward | Cape Henlopen (Lewes, Del.) |
| Florida | Camden Lemay | Defender | Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) |
| Georgia | Winfred Sarpong | N/A | Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Rabun Gap, Ga.) |
| Idaho | Cade Slagle | N/A | Madison (Rexburg, Idaho) |
| Illinois | David Taylor | Midfielder | Murphysboro (Murphysboro, Ill.) |
| Indiana | Aden Lovelace | Midfielder | Yorktown (Yorktown, Ind.) |
| Kansas | Alex Lorenzo | N/A | Northeast Kansas Saints HomeSchool (Topeka, Kan.) |
| Kentucky | Tyler Lester | Forward | Spencer County (Taylorsville, Ky.) |
| Maine | Cayden Cyr | N/A | Penquis Valley (Milo, Maine) |
| Maryland | Anderson Wilcox | N/A | Faith Baptist School (Salisbury, Md.) |
| Massachusetts | Matthew Crocker | GK | Lexington Christian Academy (Lexington, Mass.) |
| Michigan | Landon Murphy | Midfielder | Plainwell (Mich.) |
| Minnesota | McKaid Schotzko | Defender | Lourdes (Rochester, Minn.) |
| Missouri | Caleb Pedersen | GK | Center Place (Independence, Mo.) |
| Nevada | Angel Rodriguez-Torres | GK | Legacy (North Las Vegas, Nev.) |
| New Jersey | Christopher Santana | Striker | Life Center Academy (Burlington, N.J.) |
| New Mexico | Yuto Oketani | N/A | Santa Fe Prep (Santa Fe, N.M.) |
| New York | Nolan Weik | Midfielder | Dryden (Dryden, N.Y.) |
| North Carolina | John Sebastian | Midfielder | Grace Christian (Sanford, N.C.) |
| North Dakota | Esteban Nunez | GK | Fargo Davies (Fargo, N.D.) |
| Ohio | Josh Muth | N/A | Christian Community (North Eaton, Ohio) |
| Oregon | Vladimir Bernal-Lopez | Forward | Canby (Canby, Ore.) |
| Pennsylvania | Ron Prislupski | Forward | Holy Cross (Dunmore, Pa.) |
| Rhode Island | Joshua Neves | Midfielder | North Smithfield (R.I.) |
| South Dakota | Caleb Hower | Midfielder | Rapid City Central (Rapid City, S.D.) |
| Texas | Christian Gougov | N/A | Westlake Academy (Westlake, Texas) |
| Virginia | Spencer Brown | N/A | North Cross (Roanoke, Va.) |
| Washington | Steven Robles | Striker | Auburn Adventist (Auburn, Wash.) |
| District of Columbia | Cooper Laine | Midfielder | Wilson (Washington, D.C.) |
| West Virginia | Bryson Beaver | Midfielder | Hoover (Clendenin, W.Va.) |
| Wisconsin | Loic Marolda | N/A | University School of Milwaukee (Milwaukee, Wis.) |
Girls’ Winners For Aug. 30-Sept. 5
| State | Player | Pos. | School (City, State) |
| Arizona | Eliza Gurr | N/A | Snowflake (Snowflake, Ariz.) |
| California | Karlee Zimmerschied | Striker | Upper Lake (Upper Lake, Calif.) |
| Connecticut | Veronica Rrapi | GK | Notre Dame Catholic (Fairfield, Conn.) |
| Idaho | Lizbeth Soto | Midfielder | Vallivue (Caldwell, Idaho) |
| Indiana | Naomi Splittorff | Forward | Evansville Reitz (Evansville, Ind.) |
| Kentucky | Kennedy Justice | N/A | Madisonville-North Hopkins (Madisonville, Ky.) |
| Maine | Maggie Cochran | N/A | Cape Elizabeth (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) |
| Maryland | Bailey Griese | GK | Bishop Walsh (Cumberland, Md.) |
| Massachusetts | Lauren Couitt | Striker | Seekonk (Seekonk, Mass.) |
| Minnesota | Kylie Scott | Forward | Champlin Park (Champlin, Minn.) |
| Mississippi | Emily Taylor | Midfielder | Laurel HomeSchool (Laurel, Miss.) |
| Nevada | Melinda Bravo | Forward | Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas, Nev.) |
| New Hampshire | Jessica Galante | Midfielder | Dover (Dover, N.H.) |
| New Jersey | Addison Smith | N/A | Pilgrim Academy (Egg Harbor City, N.J.) |
| New Mexico | Hannah Gutierrez | Forward | Hope Christian (Albuquerque, N.M.) |
| New York | Jenna Ford | Midfielder | Willsboro Central (Willsboro, N.Y.) |
| Ohio | Emma Flick | N/A | Streetsboro (Streetsboro, Ohio) |
| Oregon | Madison Fuller | N/A | Marist (Eugene, Ore.) |
| Pennsylvania | Samantha Wechsler | N/A | Susquenita (Duncannon, Pa.) |
| Rhode Island | Sarah Lynch | Midfielder | Pilgrim (Warwick, R.I.) |
| Tennessee | Ayan Ahmed | N/A | Antioch (Antioch, Tenn.) |
| Utah | Summer Connery | Midfielder | Rowland Hall-St. Marks (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| Washington | Aubrey Gregory | Forward | Freeman (Rockford, Wash.) |
| District of Columbia | Emely Rubio Garcia | Midfielder | St. John’s (Washington, D.C.) |
| West Virginia | Olivia Charles | Midfielder | Cabell Midland (Ona, W.Va.) |