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Olivia Bent-Cole
Camden Catholic High School
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Bent-Cole helped lead the fighting Irish to their first state championship in nearly 40 years. She was named First-Team All American.
She was named the MAX Player of the Year and USA Today Player of the Year
She was also a team member on the 2023 Junior Pan American Championships that won a gold medal. She is also a team member on the U-21 Women’s National Team and the senior U.S. Women’s National Team.
Bent-Cole will attend Northwestern University.
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Morgantown High School
Riggs has developed into one of the nation’s top runners and will continue to do so at Stanford.
Riggs has developed into one of the nation’s top runners and will continue to do so at Stanford.
Irene Riggs
Morgantown High School
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Riggs has developed into one of the nation’s top runners and will continue to do so at Stanford.
Biography
Riggs capped her scholastic cross country career by winning the gold medal at the prestigious Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Oregon. She won the national title with a time of 16-minutes, 40.9-seconds, which was 14 seconds ahead of the second place runner.
The Stanford-bound Riggs qualified for the nationals at the Southeast Regionals where she clocked the second-fastest 5K time in girls’ cross country history, finishing with a time of 16:02.01.
Prior to her December national championship, Riggs won her third straight West Virginia AAA state championship. Her last two titles led to her being named Gatorade’s West Virginia Runner of the Year for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 sports seasons.
During the spring track season, Riggs will try to win her third straight Gatorade Girls Track & Field Player of the Year. Last spring, Riggs swept the 800-, 1600- and 3200-meter runs at the AAA state meet.
Riggs is the first West Virginia runner to win the NHSCA Senior Girls’ Cross Country Runner of the Year Award.
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Martin Luther King Jr. High School
“The biggest complement I can give him is that he’s a better person than football player and I think he’s the best football player in the country.” -Terel Patrick, MLK’s Offensive Coordinator
“The biggest complement I can give him is that he’s a better person than football player and I think he’s the best football player in the country.” -Terel Patrick, MLK’s Offensive Coordinator
Dante Moore
Martin Luther King Jr. High School
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“The biggest complement I can give him is that he’s a better person than football player and I think he’s the best football player in the country.” -Terel Patrick, MLK’s Offensive Coordinator
Biography
Moore, a five-star recruit, led the Crusaders to a State championship in 2022 with a victory over Muskegon. They also won the title in 2021. As a freshman, he and the team placed second.
Moore is ranked number 2 overall by ESPN and 3 by 247 Sports.
He completed 175 of 252 passes for 2,392 yards and 32 touchdowns in 2022. He set a school record for passing yards (3,050) and passing touchdowns with 40 as a junior. Moore accomplishments culminated with 9,800 throwing yards and 135 touchdowns over his varsity career.
Moore will continue to play at UCLA in 2023.
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St. John's Preparatory School
“His biggest strength is his confidence in his ability and thirst to compete against the best in the country.” -Manny Costa, head coach
“His biggest strength is his confidence in his ability and thirst to compete against the best in the country.” -Manny Costa, head coach
Tyler Knox
St. John's Preparatory School
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“His biggest strength is his confidence in his ability and thirst to compete against the best in the country.” -Manny Costa, head coach
Biography
Knox capped off his senior year with his second consecutive NHSCA title. Knox became the first-ever Massachusetts wrestler to win multiple national crowns.
He won by an 11-0 major decision in the finals against Maryland’s Jacob Brenneman as a senior. His junior year, he won by fall in the finals for his Junior title. As a junior, he finished with a 47-0 record that highlighted 45 first period falls. He also finished 7th as a Sophomore.
Knox was a member on three State Championships teams and they won New England’s once. He individually was a four time New England finalist, winning three of the coveted titles.
He also was a Beast of the East and Doc B champ over his career.
Knox also excels in the classroom. Upon graduation, Knox will continue to wrestle and study at Stanford University.
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Bartram Trail High School
Ivey, one of the top players, will continue to showcase her talents at Texas A&M.
Ivey, one of the top players, will continue to showcase her talents at Texas A&M.
Grace Ivey
Bartram Trail High School
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Ivey, one of the top players, will continue to showcase her talents at Texas A&M.
Biography
Ivey closed out her scholastic career by leading her program to a national championship. Bartram Trail won Florida 7A championship behind Ivey’s 19 goals and 35 assists. MaxPreps and the United Soccer Coaches Association named Bartram Trail their national champs.
Her fantastic senior season led to Ivey winning the Florida Miss Soccer Award. Ivey, who will play college soccer at Texas A&M, was Gatorade’s Florida Player of the Year after her junior year when she scored 13 goals with 11 assists. She finishes her career with 59 goals and 59 assists.
Ivey is the second Florida student-athlete to win the NHSCA National Senior Girls’ Soccer Athlete of the Year Award. Ashlyn Harris of Satellite High won honored during the 2003-2004 sports season.
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Columbia River High School
Harris has excelled on the field and in the classroom at Columbia River HS.
Harris has excelled on the field and in the classroom at Columbia River HS.
Alex Harris
Columbia River High School
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Harris has excelled on the field and in the classroom at Columbia River HS.
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Alex Harris closed-out his scholastic career with a 2A state championship. He scored two goals in Columbia River’s 4-2 win over North Kitsap. The win capped a perfect 24-0 season with Harris scoring 76 goals.
As a junior, Harris, who will attend Cornell University, scored for 51 goals. That won him Gatorade’s Washington Soccer Player of the Year award.
In addition to his great senior season on the pitch, in his first year of playing tennis, Harris qualified for the state double tournament.
Harris is the first Washington student-athlete to win the NHSCA Senior Boys’ Soccer Athlete of the Year Award.
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Lake Creek High School
Brown leads by example on and off the field with over 830 career victories
Brown leads by example on and off the field with over 830 career victories
Ava Brown
Lake Creek High School
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Brown leads by example on and off the field with over 830 career victories
Biography
After winning a Texas 5A championship as a junior, Brown, a pitcher/first baseman, has her school in-line for a second straight state championship. Lake Creek has advanced to the state semifinals and the program is currently 42-1, ranked No. 1 in the nation by MaxPreps.com.
Brown’s strong right arm is the reason that Lake Creek was able to put together a state record 82-game win streak that came to an end earlier this month. After going 30-0 as a junior, Brown is 25-0 this season with an ERA of 0.58. Offensively, she’s hitting .477 with nine home runs and 62 RBI’s.
Brown, who was Gatorade’s Texas Player of the Year as a junior and senior, has accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Florida.
Brown is the fourth Texas athlete to win the NHSCA National Senior Softball Athlete of the Year Award.
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Franklin Community High School
“To have the ability to wake up every single day and play baseball for a job is an incredibly special thing.” – Max Clark
“To have the ability to wake up every single day and play baseball for a job is an incredibly special thing.” – Max Clark
Max Clark
Franklin Community High School
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“To have the ability to wake up every single day and play baseball for a job is an incredibly special thing.” – Max Clark
Biography
Clark is considered one of the best high school baseball players in America. It is expected he will be taken high in the upcoming Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.
The 6-1, 200-pound outfielder wrapped-up his three-year scholastic career with a .551 career batting average with 21 homers and 95 RBI’s. During his senior year, Clark hit .646 with 20 of his 42 hits being for extra-bases — 9 doubles, 5 triples and 6 home runs.
Clark was named Gatorade’s Indiana’s Baseball Player the year after his sophomore and junior seasons. He’s accepted an athletic scholarship to play college baseball at Vanderbilt.
On July 9, 2023, Clark was drafted third overall by the Detroit Tigers. Three games into his professional career, Clark added a walk-off home run to his resume. On August 23, 2023, Clark was promoted to Single A Lakeland in the Minor Leagues for the duration of the season.
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Parkway High School
Williams was a leader at Parkway and will continue to be a leader to Team USA and LSU.
Williams was a leader at Parkway and will continue to be a leader to Team USA and LSU.
Mikaylah Williams
Parkway High School
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Williams was a leader at Parkway and will continue to be a leader to Team USA and LSU.
Biography
Williams, a five star prospect, led Parkway to the Louisiana Non-Select Division I state title in March. The nation’s No. 1 college basketball career recruit with a 4.0 GPA, averaged over 17 points per game and seven rebounds per contest.
For the last two years, Williams was named a finalist for the Naismith Girls High School Player of the Year Award. She also was named the 2022-23 Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year. Williams closed-out her scholastic career by playing in the McDonald’s All-American Game.
She was also named 2023 Morgan Wooten National Player of the Year.
Williams has had success playing overseas during the summer. She led Team USA to gold medals in the FIBA U17 World Cup and FIBA 3X3 U18 World Cup.
She will play college basketball at LSU. Prior to her first season as a Tiger, it was announced in August of 2023, Williams was selected to compete with Team USA at the FIBA 3×3 U18 World Cup.
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North Laurel High School
“I don’t care what anybody says— he’s the best playmaker in the country.” -North Laurel head coach Nate Valentine
“I don’t care what anybody says— he’s the best playmaker in the country.” -North Laurel head coach Nate Valentine
Reed Sheppard
North Laurel High School
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“I don’t care what anybody says— he’s the best playmaker in the country.” -North Laurel head coach Nate Valentine
Biography
Sheppard closed-out his scholastic career by winning Kentucky’s coveted Mr. Basketball Award. The 4-star college basketball prospect, who will attend the University of Kentucky, averaged 22.5 points per game, 8.5 assists per contest with 8.4 rebounds during his senior campaign.
For his career, Sheppard finishes as the third all-time leading scorer with 3,727 points. He’s second in assists with 1,214 and first in steals with 653.
After the season, played in the McDonald’s All-American Game. Additionally, after his junior year, he was named Gatorade’s Kentucky Player of the Year.
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