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More: How to add names to Enquirer's high school athlete of the week ballot Here are this week's ballots.
Ohio big-school football team of the week Edgewood: Edgewood put up 328 yards on the ground in a 41-12 road win at Columbus West.
Middletown: Middletown jumped out to a 26-0 lead against Lebanon in an eventual 33-15 road win.
Springboro: Springboro shut out Little Miami in an all-Panthers battle, winning 31-0 in the playoff opener.
Xavier: The Bombers blasted Fairfield in a 42-0 shutout to start the postseason.
Talawanda: Talawanda held off La Salle in overtime, turning away a Lancers two-point conversion attempt to secure a 35-34 home playoff win.
Winton Woods: The Warriors’ defense shut down Lakota East, allowing just 33 rushing yards in a 21-3 win.
Withrow: Withrow went on the road and held Badin to just 37 passing yards in a 21-13 win.
Ohio small-school football team of the week Cincinnati Country Day: The Nighthawks put up 400 yards of offense to win a 41-34 shootout against Upper Scioto Valley.
Fenwick: The Falcons handled business in their playoff opener, defeating Greeneview 34-7.
Goshen: Goshen held off a furious Hughes comeback for a 39-36 playoff win on the road, just its second-ever postseason win.
Wilmington: Wilmington came away with two interceptions to hold off New Richmond in a 34-26 win.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana football team of the week Beechwood: Beechwood completed its undefeated regular season with a dominant 62-6 win against Campbell County.
Bishop Brossart: Bishop Brossart scored three interception-return touchdowns in a 41-6 win against Pendleton County.
East Central: The Trojans have outscored their first two playoff opponents 120-14 after a 69-7 win against Jennings County.
Holy Cross: In a preview of the first-round playoff matchup, The Crusaders blasted Bellevue 48-7.
Newport: Newport came up with three turnovers in a 34-6 win against Harrison County.
Newport Central Catholic: The Thoroughbreds finished the regular season on a four-game winning streak after beating Mason County 27-13.
Lawrenceburg: Lawrenceburg rolled in the sectional semifinals, beating Greensburg 57-23.
Ludlow: Ludlow used a kick return touchdown to surpass St.
Henry in a 26-18 win.
Ryle: Ryle put up 272 rushing yards against Dixie Heights, securing a 20-19 win.
Boys fall team of the week Bishop Brossart cross country: The Mustangs won the Class 1A state championship, having the third and fourth-place finishers while scoring 85 team points.
Covington Catholic cross country: The Colonels scored 137 points at the Class 3A state finals, placing fourth.
Highlands cross country: The Bluebirds took third in the Class 2A state finals, scoring 151 points.
Milford soccer: The Eagles won their Division I district, beating Fairfield and Mason both 2-0.
Moeller soccer: The Crusaders beat Princeton 3-2 and Elder 2-1 to win a Division I district title.
Ryle soccer: The Raiders beat Bishop Brossart 6-0 and Johnson Central 8-0 in the opening rounds of the KHSAA state tournament.
Springboro cross country: The Panthers won their first regional crown, taking first in the Division I race with 72 team points.
Sycamore soccer: The Aviators beat Springfield 8-0 and Lakota West 3-0 to clinch a Division I district title.
Walnut Hills soccer: The Eagles won a Division I district title, beating Lakota East and Centerville.
Waynesville cross country: Waynesville scored 133 points in the Division III regional, taking third place.
Girls fall team of the week Beechwood cross country: The Tigers scored 134 points, taking second place in the Class 1A state championship race.
Bishop Brossart volleyball: Bishop Brossart won the 10th Region tournament, sweeping Nicholas County, Paris and George Rogers Clark.
Harrison volleyball: The Wildcats are 22-2 after sweeping Miamisburg and Anderson for a Division II district title.
Highlands cross country: The Bluebirds had an individual place fifth while scoring 98 team points, finishing as Class 2A state runners-up.
Kings volleyball: The Knights swept Colerain on Oct.
31 to wrap up a Division II district.
Milford cross country: The Eagles scored 75 points and had the individual champ to win the Division I regional race on Oct.
Mount Notre Dame field hockey: The Cougars beat St.
Ursula 4-0 on Oct.
27 before coming back from down 2-0 to beat Indian Hill 3-2 overtime in the regional finals on Oct.
Notre Dame volleyball: The Pandas won the Region 9 championship, sweeping Highlands and St.
Henry before winning in five sets over Beechwood.
Oak Hills soccer: The Highlanders beat Fairmont 3-0 and Springboro 2-1 in overtime for a district title.
Seton soccer: The Saints improved to 19-0 after beating Springfield 8-0 and Wayne 8-0 to clinch a district title.
Taylor soccer: The Jackets beat Cincinnati Country Day 2-1 and Oakwood 2-0 to win a Division IV district.
Turpin cross country: The Spartans, with the individual regional champ, scored 108 points to finish in second place in Division II.
Ohio boys cross-country runner of the week Nicholas Beatty, Springboro: He led the Panthers to their first ever DI regional team title with a third place finish in a personal best of 15:20.4.
Blaine Causey, Madeira: He led the Mustangs to a team qualification for the state meet with a 16th place finish at regionals in 16:27.8.
Will Fox, Summit Country Day: He took 13th place at the DIII regional meet with a time of 16:24.2.
Landon Hall, Western Brown: The junior took sixth place at the DII regional meet in 16:02.2 to qualify for the state championships.
Jaxon League, MVCA: The junior qualified for the DIV state championships for the first time, taking ninth place at the regional meet in a personal best of 16:17.1.
Ian Patrick, Little Miami: He was the DI regional runner-up with a time of 15:12.4.
Levi Sorg, Batavia: He qualified for the DII state championships thanks to a ninth place finish at the regional meet in 16:10.1.
John Thomas, Kings: He led the Knights to a state meet team qualification by taking 28th place at the regional meet in 16:06.6, a personal best of 22 seconds.
Jake Todd, Waynesville: The junior took 10th place at the DIII regional meet in 16:17.6, just one second slower than his personal best, to help the Spartans qualify for the state meet.
Ian Trombley, Loveland: He took third place at the DII regional meet in 15:44.9 to help the Tigers win the team title.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys cross-country runner of the week Miles Feldman, Holy Cross: He crossed the line at the Class 1A state championships in 13th place with a personal best of 16:37.83.
Braden Franxman, Covington Catholic: A personal best of 15:37.11 earned him a seventh place finish at the Class 3A state championships and led the Colonels to a fourth place team trophy.
Grant Holbrook, Campbell County: He took fifth place at the Class 3A state championships in a personal best of 15:35.87.
Ethan Mann, Conner: The junior took sixth place at the Class 3A state championships in 15:36.85.
Charlie Schmidt, Highlands: The freshman snagged the final podium spot at the Class 2A state championships, taking 15th place in 16:37.76 to help the Bluebirds take home the third place team trophy.
Charlie Skeen, Beechwood: He took eighth place at the 1A state championships in a personal best of 16:25.45 to lead the Tigers to the third place team trophy.
Adam Tarvin, Bishop Brossart: In his final race, he took fourth place at the Class 1A state championships in a personal best of 16:07.6 to help the Mustangs take home their 12th team title.
Logan Vaniglia, St.
Henry: He was the Class 2A runner-up and earned a personal best of 15:47.48.
Ohio girls cross-country runner of the week Elle Campbell, Milford: She was the DI regional champion in 18:11, leading the Eagles to their second straight team title.
Corinne Cline, Mariemont: She crossed the DIII regional finish line in 15th-place with a time of 19:50.1.
Campbell Coyne, Seven Hills: The senior was the DIV regional runner-up with a time of 18:37.7.
Hannah Gemmel, Madeira: She helped the Amazons earn the team runner-up trophy at the DIII regional meet with an eighth-place finish in 19:24.4.
Atalia Hawkins, Mason: The senior was the DI regional runner-up with a time of 18:1.3.
Caroline Josshua, St.
Ursula: She led the Bulldogs to the DII regional team runner-up trophy with a fourth-place finish in 19:10.3.
Emma McCormick, Summit Country Day: The freshman helped the Silver Knights qualify for the DIV state meet with a fifth-place finish at regionals in 18:48.8.
Shay Mills, Talawanda: The sophomore took sixth place at the DII regional meet in 19:23.9.
Olivia O'Hare, MVCA: She qualified for the DIV state meet for a second straight year thanks to her 10th-place finish at the regional meet in 19:23.7.
Emily Shea, Indian Hill: She was the DIII regional runner-up in 18:55.5, helping the Braves qualify for the state meet.
Ella Smith, Springboro: She led the Panthers to the DI regional runner-up trophy with a fifth-place finish in 18:26.6.
Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls cross-country runner of the week Norie Barker, Villa Madonna: The senior took 11th place in the Class 1A state championships with a personal best of 19:47.42, helping the Vikings to fifth place in the team standings.
Lilah Elliott, Ryle: In just her second varsity race, the seventh grader took 14th place at the Class 3A state championships in 18:51.48 to help the Raiders win the team runner-up trophy, their highest ever result.
Eva Lang, Highlands: She got on the Class 2A state championship podium with a 15th place finish in a personal best of 19:18.52, helping the Bluebirds win the team runner-up trophy.
Alyssa Lawrence, Beechwood: Her 31st place finish in the Class 1A state championships in 21:07.48 helped the Tigers take home the team runner-up trophy.
Callie Ochsner, Bishop Brossart: The freshman was the top local runner across the line in the Class 1A state championships, taking fifth place in a personal best of 18:52.6.
Ohio big-school football player of the week Charles Alexander Jr., Withrow: Alexander Jr.
had touchdown receptions of 11 and 13 yards in the third quarter of Withrow’s 21-13 win at Badin.
Oliver Bennett, Talawanda: The versatile senior only carried the ball seven times, but scored two touchdowns, including the gamewinner in overtime, in a 35-34 win over La Salle.
Maddox Dixon, Springboro: The senior had a 45-yard interception return for a touchdown to give his team a 21-0 lead in a 31-0 win over Little Miami.
Aiden Graham, St.
Xavier: The junior carried the ball 12 times for 125 yards and two touchdowns as St.
Xavier beat Fairfield 42-0.
Gavin Nolan, Middletown: The senior threw for 160 yards, ran for 78 and had four total touchdowns (three passing) in the Middies' 33-15 playoff win over Lebanon.
Brody O’Banion, Edgewood: He rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-12 win over Columbus West.
Kehyon Roberts, Winton....
