Enquirer names Cincinnati high school athletes of the week, Oct. 14
In a vote that ended Oct. 14, Cincinnati.com readers selected the Cincinnati Enquirer Athletes of the Week, presented by Mercy Health, from high school sports action through Oct. 9.
Winners will receive certificates by the end of the sports season.
The Athlete of the Week voting occurs each week during all high school sports seasons and recognizes athletes across all sports.
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Ohio football team of the week: Wilmington – The Hurricane have won five-straight contests after a 34-13 victory against New Richmond.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana football team of the week: Highlands – The Bluebirds improved to 6-2 after beating Boone County 50-0. Highlands has won consecutive games by 50 or more points.
Ohio fall boys team of the week: St. Xavier golf – The Bombers had a 298 at the Division I sectional at Miami Whitewater, winning the team portion by 10 strokes.
Ohio fall girls team of the week: Sycamore golf – The Aves were Division I sectional champions shooting a 317 and winning at Walden Ponds by 11 strokes.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana fall boys team of the week: Simon Kenton soccer – The Pioneers opened the 32nd District tourney with a 5-1 win over Walton-Verona before beating Grant County 3-2 in the finals.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana fall girls team of the week: Beechwood cross country – At the NKAC/St. Henry Invite on Oct. 8, Beechwood scored 26 team points, winning the event by 21 points.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys cross country runner of the week: Bradyn Hatton, East Central – He finished fourth in the sectional meet in 16:51.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls cross country runner of the week: Allison Kopser, Ryle – She won the NKAC big-school championship in 18:57.
Ohio boys cross country runner of the week: Sam Mizukawa, Anderson – The senior won the Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy XC Invitational with a time of 16:14.90, helping Anderson to a second-place team finish Oct. 4.
Ohio girls cross country runner of the week: Ellie Breitenstein, Clermont Northeastern – The sophomore won the West Union XC meet with a time of 21:01.60 Oct. 8, helping CNE to a second-place team finish.
Field hockey player of the week: Hannah Kolb, Talawanda – She had a hat trick in the 3-1 win over Dublin Scioto Oct. 8.
Ohio big school football player of the week: Joshua Dugan, Elder – The junior linebacker had 11 tackles and a sack in Elder’s 24-23 win over Roncalli.
Ohio small school football player of the week: Michael Mulvihill, Blanchester – The sophomore threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 139 yards and four scores in Blanchester’s 45-20 win over Bethel-Tate.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana football player of the week: Alex Amin, Bishop Brossart – He had two catches for 81 yards and the team’s lone touchdown of the game in a key 7-6 win over Bracken County in district play.
Ohio boys golfer of the week: Charlie Fish, St. Xavier – Fish’s 72 was the low score at Miami Whitewater on Oct. 6 as the Bomber finished as sectional medalist.
Ohio girls golfer of the week: Maureen Burns, Mount Notre Dame – Burns was the highest individual qualifier at the Division I sectional at Hamilton Elks with an 84.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys golfer of the week: Joel Craft, Highlands – He finished 42nd in the KHSAA state tournament with a two-round total of 157, third among local players.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls golfer of the week: Didi Jiradamkerng, Notre Dame – She finished 50th in the KHSAA state tournament with a two-round total of 176, fifth among local players.
Ohio boys big school soccer player of the week: Kenny Zang, La Salle – He had two goals and two assists in wins over Elder and Milford.
Ohio boys small school soccer player of the week: Ryan Nelson, Landmark Christian – He scored the game-winning goal as time expired and added another score in the 3-2 win over Winton Woods last Tuesday. He scored two more in the 4-0 over Cincinnati United on Thursday.
Ohio girls big school soccer player of the week: Samantha Erbach, Waynesville – The junior forward had two goals and four assists to help the top-ranked Spartans stay undefeated.
Ohio girls small school soccer player of the week: Drew Kantz, Taylor - The senior captain scored a goal to secure the 2-0 win against Madeira in a Cincinnati Hills League win. She has five goals and six assists this year.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys soccer player of the week: Ryder Kennedy, Dixie Heights - He had a goal and an assist in the Colonels’ 34th District championship win over St. Henry, 4-1, improving Dixie to 15-2-3.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls soccer player of the week: Maria Dilts, Dixie Heights – The junior was MVP of the 34th District Tournament in leading the Colonels to the championship and a record of 11-7-3.
Girls big school singles tennis player of the week: Jasmine Mu, Milford – She finished in fourth place in the Division I sectional tournament.
Girls small school singles tennis player of the week: Lucy Snyder, Cincinnati – The sophomore took fourth place in the Division II sectional tournament. Before the semifinals, she won three matches in straight sets.
Girls doubles tennis players of the week: Lucy Glassmeyer & Ella Malafa, Mariemont – The top-seeded team beat their own teammates to secure the Division II sectional tournament in a three-set effort.
Ohio big school volleyball player of the week: Rachel Morgan, Milford – The freshman had a game-high 25 digs and led the team with 13 kills in Milford’s four-set win over Anderson.
Ohio small school volleyball player of the week: Allie Barrick, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy – The sophomore posted 23 kills in CHCA’s five-set win over Summit.
Northern Kentucky volleyball player of the week: Lauren Ott, Notre Dame – She had 26 assists and eight digs in the Pandas’ 3-1 win over Ryle Oct. 6.
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