Nine Athletes from seven different schools have been named the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Athletes of the Week.
Each athlete was nominated by his or her coach. All statistics incurred during the first few weeks of spring sports.
Below is a look at each Athlete of the Week by sport
Football
School: Crestview Rebels
Player Name: Max Hawkins
Player Grade: 11
Player Stats: Max rushed 17 times for 171 yards and 1 touchdown. He recorded 7 tackles, 1 QB pressure, and returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown.
Did you include a photo of your player: Yes
Coaches Quote: Max is a leader for us on the field. He is an old school every down player who gives you everything he has.
Cross Country
Name: Dominic Pappagallo
Grade: Junior
School: Mineral Ridge High School
Stats: Meet Runner-up of 132 D-2 and D-3 Varsity Men with a time of 16 minutes 10 seconds, both a Seasonal Record and a Course Record for him.
Coaches Quote: “On Saturday 9 September at Walsh-Jesuit High School, Mineral Ridge’s Dom Pappagallo won his second Meet Runner-up honors of the season and led his Men’s XC team to the meet’s best D-3 finish in the D2/3 race there. He was also Meet Runner-up at the Oscar Grant Invitational the previous week and was this year’s Billy Goat Challenge Individual Meet Champion at McDonald.” according to head coach Ron Toth.
Golf
Name: Brilea Woods
Grade: Freshman
School: Champion High School
Stats: shot a 44 on 9/7/2023
Coaches Quote: “Our team played Bristol on 9/7/2023 at Bristolwood Golf course. Brilea was the number four player for Champion. Brilea finished the golf round with a 44, which helped drive our team to victory!,” according to head coach Elisa Rosenberger.
Name: Trey Rigley
Grade: Senior
School: Mineral Ridge High School
Stats: Shot 37 as Medalist vs rival Mcdonald. Led Team for the lowest score of the season.
Coaches Quote: “Trey has been working hard on his game, putting in the extra work to get ready for tournament play,” according to head coach Shawn Brown.
Volleyball
Name: Taylor Burns
Grade: Junior
School: LaBrae High School
Stats: played one game: Kills: 41, Hitting % +.308, Blocks: 7, Digs: 10, Assists: 3
Coaches Quote: Kills: “Kendall has done an amazing job on the volleyball court and in the classroom. She leads the team in kills for the season and currently holds the school records for kills in a career, season, and game. Kendall is a leader both on and off the court and has worked very hard to achieve what she has done in her career. It has been great to see the player and person Kendall has become over the course of her volleyball career according to coach Tyler Allen
Name: Kendall Brunn
Grade: Senior
School: Campbell Memorial
Stats: played one game: Kills: 41, Hitting % +.308, Blocks: 7, Digs: 10, Assists: 3
Coaches Quote: “Taylor played very well against Brookfield this week which was our only game. She reads the ball very well and is a great leader on and off the court,” according to head coach Courtney Kish.
Soccer
School: Champion
Name: Grayson Knoske
Player Grade: 10
Player Stats: 3 goals and 2 assists in one game.
Coaches Quote: Grayson is an all around team player. She is a hard worker and leaves it all out on the field every day.
School: Champion
Name: Aiden Wright
Grade: Junior
School: Champion High School
Stats: season stats 2 goals 2 assists
Coaches Quote: “Had the only goal assisted by Tyson Mickel against Waterloo on 9/6 to win their first league game” accordingto head coach Shawann Wison”
