Meet the nominees for All-USA Today HSSA Boys Rising Star of the Year!
The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards is pleased to announce the 2021-22 All-USA TODAY HSSA Boys Rising Stars of the Year!
These 51 standouts will represent their state as nominees for national Boys Rising Star of the Year. The winner, along with three finalists, will be revealed July 31 during an on-demand broadcast, which this year will feature top athletes in 29 boys and girls sports awards categories as well as special honors like Special Olympics Athlete of the Year, Team of the Year and Play of the Year.
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The Rising Star of the Year Award recognizes some of the top up-and-coming underclassmen, sophomores and under, from the 2021-22 academic year.
All national nominees must register to provide show information and receive important updates regarding the show. To register, click on the "REGISTER" button on the event website.
And the nominees are …
2021-22 All-USA TODAY HSSA Boys Rising Stars:
Austin Alexander, Cooper High School (Kentucky) — FR
Maurice Austin, Pueblo South High School (Colorado) — SO
Jakob Barcelona, Wasilla High School (Alaska) — SO
Jayce Bareng, Moanalua High School (Hawaii) — FR
Tyler Bike, Trinity High School (New Hampshire) — SO
Cameron Boozer, Columbus High School (Florida) — FR
Jason Brown, O'Dea High School (Washington) — SO
Jack Brown, Fishers High School (Indiana) — SO
Thomas Bryson, Lincoln Southeast High School (Nebraska) — FR
Yuval Cohen, Palo Verde High School (Nevada) — SO
Jonah DiCocco, Charleston Catholic High School (West Virginia) — FR
Drew Dillard, Archbishop Carroll High School (Washington, D.C.) — SO
JD Dix, Whitefish Bay High School (Wisconsin) — SO
Cooper Flagg, Nokomis Regional High School (Maine) — FR
Colby Gomez, Newton High School (Kansas) — SO
Cameron Hackmann, Laurel High School (Montana) — FR
Thomas Heilman, Western Albemarle High School (Virginia) — FR
Jarcoby Hopson, Horn Lake High School (Mississippi) — FR
Lance Jackson, Pleasant Grove High School (Texas) — FR
Maxwell Jackson, La Salle Academy (Rhode Island) — SO
Jakwon Kilby, Dover High School (Delaware) — SO
Logan Lambrecht, Rice Memorial High School (Vermont) — SO
Luke Livingston, Timpanogos High School (Utah) — SO
Dee Lockett, Stillwater High School (Oklahoma) — FR
Zeke Martiniez, Meridian High School (Idaho) — FR
Ja'elyne Matthews, Toms River North High School (New Jersey) — FR
Paul McNeil, Richmond Senior High School (North Carolina) — SO
Axton Miller, OABCIG Senior High School (Iowa) — SO
Keylan Moses, University Laboratory School (Louisiana) — FR
Dane Nauman, Highland High School (Ohio) — SO
Julius Olanrewaju, Coalinga High School (California) — FR
Landon Pace, St. Louis University High School (Missouri) — FR
Andrew Palmer, Oceanside Collegiate Academy (South Carolina) — FR
Parker Paxton, Riverton High School (Wyoming) — SO
Koa Peat, Perry High School (Arizona) — FR
Tony Phillips, Bishop McNamara Catholic High School (Illinois) — SO
Aaron Philo, Prince Avenue Christian High School (Georgia) — SO
Max Plante, Hermantown High School (Minnesota) — SO
Omarion Robinson, Parkview High School (Arkansas) — FR
Ellis Robinson IV, Iona Preparatory Upper School (New York) — SO
Anthony Rogers, Pike Road High School (Alabama) — FR
Stone Saunders, Bishop McDevitt High School (Pennsylvania) — FR
Stratton Shufelt, Cleveland High School (New Mexico) — SO
Tommy Simon, Shanley High School (North Dakota) — SO
Keegan Smith, Knoxville Catholic High School (Tennessee) — FR
Noah Stegmeier, Acton-Boxborough High School (Massachusetts) — SO
Josiah Tostenson, Crater High School (Oregon) — FR
Niko Tournas, Joel Barlow High School (Connecticut) — SO
Bryce Underwood, Belleville High School (Michigan) — FR
Cameron Ward, Largo High School (Maryland) — FR
Jovi Wolf, Chester Area School (South Dakota) — SO
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