Vote: Who should be SBLive Ohio's high school Athlete of the Week (9/12/2023)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Ohio high school athlete of the week for September 3-9. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com.
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Ryko Boudurov, Olentangy Berlin boys soccer
In a 4-1 win over St. Charles, Boudurov had a hat trick to help hand the Cardinals their first loss of the season.
Preston Bowman, Pickerington North football
Finished with 205 yards on five receptions and three touchdowns, including one on an 85-yard catch, to help lead the Panthers to a 39-34 rivalry win over Pickerington Central.
Marquan Braswell, Toledo Central Catholic football
Led the offense with 88 rushing yards on six carries and a season-high four touchdowns as the Fighting Irish defeated Brother Rice 33-7.
Stella Ceddia, Sycamore girls volleyball
In a three-set win over Lakota West, the senior led the Aviators with 14 kills.
Remontay Coleman, Northwood football
The senior rushed for 223 yards and scored five touchdowns in Northwood’s 42-40 win over Erie Mason.
Nolan Good, Avon football
The junior quarterback completed 8-of-9 passes for 146 yards and three touchdowns and added a 13-yard touchdown run of his own in the first half in Avon's 42-6 win over Elyria.
Quinn Hart, Dublin Coffman football
In a 35-14 win over Dublin Jerome, Hart carried the ball 18 times for 242 yards and three touchdowns and also threw for 81 yards and a score.
Chase Herbstreit, St. Xavier football
Finished with 219 yards passing and threw touchdown passes of 50 and 23 yards to lead the Bombers to a 14-10 win over Withrow.
Justen Hodge, Mentor football
With 1:23 remaining in the game, the sophomore made a one-handed catch and ran for a 55-yard touchdown to give Mentor the 42-41 win over Medina.
Donald Johnson Jr., St. Vincent-St. Mary football
Ran for 201 rushing yards on 19 carries and four touchdowns to to help defeat Warren G. Harding 42-28.
Caleb Jones, Archbishop Hoban football
Picked up Hoban’s first touchdown of the game with a 27-yarder and finished the first half with 130 yards on 14 carries as the Knights defeated Akron East 39-0.
Tofa Luani, Milford football
In the Eagles’ 56-35 win over Anderson, Luani was a factor on both sides of the ball with 14 tackles, a blocked punt and three rushing touchdowns.
Elise Marchal, Kings girls volleyball
In a three-set win over West Clermont on Tuesday, she had 12 kills and 10 digs for the Knights. The senior backed that up on Thursday in a three-set win over Loveland with 21 kills and eight digs.
JJ Miller, Williamsburg football
Threw for a school-record eight touchdowns as the Wildcats defeated Hillsboro 57-27. Miller is tied with 12 players for second-most passing touchdowns in a game in OHSAA history.
Sean Patrick, Kenston football
Patrick returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and rushed for 204 yards and four scores in a 49-27 win over Villa Angela-St. Joseph.
Camryn Pucky, Twinsburg girls soccer
In a 3-2 win over Hudson, the sophomore scored the first two goals for the Tigers.
Keaton Rode, Canton McKinley football
In a 44-6 win over Perry, Rode completed 17-of-24 passes and tied the school record for passing yards with 301 yards. He finished with two touchdown passes and ran for 47 yards and a touchdown.
Brock Sherman, Walsh Jesuit football
The senior running back scored a 9-yard touchdown in the first half and returned a fumble recovery for a touchdown in the third quarter as Walsh Jesuit defeated Canisius (New York) 41-14.
Jalen Slaughter, Massillon football
Went 5-for-7 for 130 yards and threw a pair of touchdown passes to help the Tigers blank Elkhart (Indiana) 55-0.
Brandon White, St. Edward football
The sophomore running back finished with 134 yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns, plus another 38 yards and a touchdown in the passing game, as St. Edward defeated Elder 34-33.
Mya White, Lebanon girls volleyball
The senior led the Warriors with 23 kills and 13 digs in a three-set win over Loveland on Tuesday and then had another 23-kill game in a three-set victory over Walnut Hills. She also added eight digs in the match.
