For the third consecutive week, the NSCAA/TopDrawerSoccer.com High School Players of the Week hail from either the Tar Heel state or the Palmetto state.

Brinkley Culpepper, a senior striker at Franklin High School (Franklin, N.C.), and David Wildmen, a senior midfielder at Blythewood High School (Blythewood, S.C.), have been selected for this week's awards.

Culpepper scored five goals in her last two games. The first goal was the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over Brevard High School. Two days later, Culpepper scored all four goals in a 4-0 win against Pisgah High School. The senior striker leads the Panthers with 14 goals this season.

Wildmen has been a crucial component in Blythewood’s last two victories, scoring three goals and registering five assists. The senior midfielder scored a goal and assisted on three others in a 5-1 victory against Irmo High School. Wildmen followed up with a two-goal, two-assist performance in a 5-1 win against Lugoff-Elgin High School.

Wildmen’s head coach, Peter Wittig lauded the player’s ability to balance a workload that includes academics, athletics and a part-time job. Wittig described Wildmen as an individual who “leads the charge.”

Other female finalists included Taylor Burns from North Gwinnett High School (Suwanee, Ga.), Ashley Finke from Charlotte Latin School (Charlotte, N.C.), Caitlin Rotonnelli from Inter-Lakes High School (Meredith, N.H.) and Christy Goldberg from Westlake High School (Austin, Texas).

Other male finalists included Jonathan Molina from Hoquiam High School (Hoquiam, Wash.), Trexler Bennett from Lambert High School (Suwanee, Ga.), Christian Okeke from Rider High School (Wichita Falls, Texas) and Oscar Moreno from Putnam City North High School (Oklahoma City, Okla.).

The NSCAA/TopDrawerSoccer.com High School Player of the Week program is designed to highlight the future stars of the game. Anyone can nominate a player, however only players whose coach is a current NSCAA member are eligible for selection. Honorees will be announced on Wednesdays.

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The next submission deadline is Monday, April 1, followed by the April 3, announcement.

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