United Soccer Coaches/Max Preps HS State Players of the Week (Boys)
KANSAS CITY, MO. (September 27, 2017) – United Soccer Coaches and MaxPreps announced today the 32 boys and 24 girls who have been named the Fall United Soccer Coaches/MaxPreps High School State Players of the Week for their on-field efforts from September 18 – September 24.
The 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 high school season.
Coaches wanting to nominate their players must submit statistics to MaxPreps.com in order for their athletes to be considered; nomination instructions can be found below. 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 at 11:59 p.m. ET each week to be considered.
Boys’ Winners for September 18 – September 24
| State | Player Name | Position | School |
| Arizona | Tommy Pederson | Midfielder | Blue Ridge High School (Lakeside, AZ) |
| California | Jalan Perez | Midfielder | Tulelake High School Tulelake, CA) |
| Colorado | Colton Sims | Striker | Rye High School (Rye, CO) |
| Connecticut | Jack Gaynor | Striker | Lyman Hall High School (Wallingford, CT) |
| Delaware | Jakob Gelof | Goalkeeper | Cape Henlopen High School (Lewes, DE) |
| Georgia | Stephane Shongo | N/A | Old Suwanee Christian (Buford, GA) |
| Idaho | Diego Esquivel | Midfielder | Post Falls High School (Post Falls, ID) |
| Illinois | Alex Chagoya | Goalkeeper | St. Anne High School (St. Anne, IL) |
| Indiana | Paul Bogarin | Midfielder | Hammond Morton High School (Hammond, IN) |
| Kansas | Bryce Fimreite | Forward | Central High School (Andover, KS) |
| Kentucky | Shane Midkiff | Midfielder | Ohio County High School (Hartford, KY) |
| Maine | Austin Pierce | Midfielder | Westbrook High School (Westbrook, ME) |
| Maryland | Matthew Cuocci | N/A | Rosedale Baptist High School (Baltimore, MD) |
| Massachusetts | Jeremy Piecz | Midfielder | Matignon High School (Cambridge, MA) |
| Michigan | Jonathan Brownell | Forward | Coldwater High School (Coldwater, MI) |
| Minnesota | Zach Swisher | Midfielder | Chanhassen High School (Chanhassen, MN) |
| Missouri | Favian Valenzuela | Striker | Van Horn High School (Independence, MO) |
| Nevada | Bryan Martinez | N/A | Sunrise Mountain High School (Las Vegas, NV) |
| New Jersey | Josiah Brown | Forward | Fairton Christian Center & Academy (Fairton, NJ) |
| New Mexico | Kevin Sanchez | N/A | Hope Christian High School (Albuquerque, NM) |
| New York | Kakeru ITO | Forward | Keio Academy of N.Y. (Purchase, NY) |
| North Carolina | Toni Pineda | Forward | Statesville High School (Statesville, NC) |
| Ohio | Victor Aguilera | N/A | Rock Hill High School (Ironton, OH) |
| Oregon | Arel Espinoza | Midfielder | McMinnville High School (McMinnville, OR) |
| Pennsylvania | Mason Novobilski | Midfielder | Mifflinburg High School (Mifflinburg, PA) |
| Rhode Island | Jonathan Sherman | Midfielder | South Kingstown High School (Wakefield, RI) |
| Texas | Landry Griffin | N/A | Westlake Academy (Westlake, TX) |
| Virginia | Connor Chiarizzio | Forward | Temple Christian High School (Madison Heights, VA) |
| Washington | Kyler Houck | Forward | Mount Vernon Christian High School (Mount Vernon, WA) |
| District Of Columbia | Rhys Owen | Forward | Gonzaga High School (Washington, DC) |
| West Virginia | Samuel Pierson | N/A | Ripley High School (Ripley, WV) |
| Wisconsin | Mattias Dermond | N/A | University School of Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI) |
