GOTCHA BOCCE, Louisville's Indoor Bocce center located atop the Iceland Sports Complex, selects and awards a "KHSHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK" award. The winners for this season are listed below.

Week 1: BRAD HECKMANN (Lexington Catholic) Brad had all THREE of his teams goals in a hard fought 4-3 loss to Dunbar in the season opener.

Week 2: DUSTIN LEHNERT (Henry Clay) Dustin had a big FOUR point night (3 goals and an assist) as the Blue Devils won 8-5 over Dunbar.

Week 3: JOE SOLOMOS (Ballard) Joe had a SIX point evening, racking up two goals and four assists, as the Bruins walloped Oldham, 8-3.

NOVEMBER

WEEK FOUR: KEVIN FOX (Henry Clay), MICHAEL GETZ (Ballard), NICK VALVANO (Oldham) It was too tough to decide in week 4 as ALL three of our recipients posted hat tricks and threw in an assist to boot. Kevin led his Blue Devils over Lafayette in a 10-5 shootout, Michael was the ringleader in the Bruins 7-5 win over Lexington Catholic, and Nick did his damage in helping Oldham triumph over St. X by a 6-2 count

WEEK FIVE:  CHAD BLETHIN (Henry Clay) Chad is a defenseman that put on the goalie pads for the Devils. The starting goalie didn't get to the game until the very end of the 2nd period (football practice), and the reserve goalie was unable to attend, leaving Henry Clay without a netminder!. Chad did a great job, stopping 16 of 18 shots through the first two periods, and the Blue Devils went on to record their third win of the season, defeating Lexington Catholic, 5-3.

WEEK SIX: KYLE FOWLER (Oldham) Kyle recorded a "natural hat trick" (three consecutive goals) for the Dragons in their win versus Dunbar on the road in Lexington.  He threw in an assist for good measure, as Oldham was victorious by the score of 7-2.

DECEMBER

WEEK SEVEN--MICHAEL CHAMPA (Lexington Catholic) Michael recorded the season's first FOUR goal game, as he led the Knights to a big 8-5 win over Dunbar, moving his team into a tie for second place in the Lexington Division.

WEEK 8--Two good performances, one offensive and one defensive make co-players of the week for week 8.

CHRIS CHAMPINE (Ballard)  Chris recorded a shutout in a big matchup for first place in the Louisville Division, blanking the 'Rocks of Trinity, 2-0.  In doing so, he raised his league leading save percentage to .91, the only eligible goalie with a percentage above .90.

PATRICK SULLIVAN (St. X) Patrick had a four goal game for the Tigers, as they won an exciting shootout over Oldham, 6-5. 

JANUARY

WEEK 9--MARCUS KNOLL (Dunbar) In an important home game against St. X., Marcus held the Tigers scoreless for the first two periods, giving his team a chance as they too were held scoreless.  When the Bulldogs finally opened the scoring gates, they got 4 in the last period, earning a hard fought 4-1 win. Marcus saved 18 of the 19 shots he faced.

WEEK 10--MICHAEL GETZ (Ballard) Some achievements are so out of the ordinary they just have scream for recognition...so it is with Ballard's Michael Getz who recorded SIX goals in his team's 9-6 victory over Lexington Catholic.  In an ugly game marred by a number of unfortunate incidents, Getz' play was a bright light of offensive brilliance...he also added a helper, giving him SEVEN points on the night!

WEEK 11--Two four goal scorers get the nod this week...TYLER WINGER (Trinity) and KEVIN BLETHIN (HENRY CLAY) Winger had a four goal night in the 'Rocks big 7-2 win over Division Rival, Ballard.  The win puts Trinity in first place in the Louisville Division.  Blethin netted his four in an 8-2 win over St. X, one of two wins on the weekend for the Blue Devils, putting them comfortably atop the Lexington Division.  

WEEK 12 KYLE FOWLER (Oldham) and ANDREW SWIERGOSZ (Trinity)  Fowler is a two time POY as he scored FIVE goals and added TWO assists in an important 8-6 win over Ballard, which moves Oldham into a second place tie with the Bruins. Swiergosz, the league's leading assist man, turned to scoring them himself as he had a hat trick in a 6-1 road win over Lafayette.  He also added an assist, giving him the circuit best 15 on the season.

FEBRUARY

WEEK 13--RICHARD DOUTHAT (Lafayette) It is always doubly impressive when an exceptional individual performance is fully needed for the team's success, and such is the case this week.  Douthat scored 5 goals for the Generals, and his team needed every single one, as they recorded a hard-fought 5-4 win over Dunbar in Lexington.

WEEK 14--RYAN STEVENS (Dunbar) In the third period of a game his Dunbar Bulldogs trailed 3-2 vs. Henry Clay, Stevens scored a power play goal to tie the game at 3. Some 3 minutes later, with two Bulldog players in the penalty box, Stevens scored the go ahead goal, despite his team playing 3 vs. 5, and then helped kill off the remainder of the penalty against a high powered Henry Clay offense.  That  would prove to be the difference, as   Stevens' play was key in turning a 3-2 deficit, into a 5-3 Dunbar victory.

WEEK 15--ZACH WILSON (Henry Clay) Wilson scored a power play goal in the first period over Louisville Division co-leader Ballard to give his team a 2-0 lead.  After Oldham scored the next two to tie it up, Zach proceeded to get assists on the next three Blue Devil goals, which gave his team a 5-3 lead they would not relinquish.  The win also clinched the regular season crown for Henry Clay in the Lexington Division.

WEEK 16--Steven Tate (Oldham) and Brad Heckmann (Lexington Catholic) Goalie Steven Tate came up big in the biggest game of the year for his team. Facing Trinity in a game that would decide the Louisville regular season championship, Tate turned away 23 of 25 shots, and helped his team to a 3-2 win and the number one seed in Louisville.

Brad Heckmann is trying to make it so the Player of the Week award is named after him in the future, as his torrid scoring continues.  He recorded his SEVENTH hat trick of the season on his way to a FIVE goal game, giving him an astonishing 41 goals in 16 games!  He is also third in the league in assists, setting up teammates, as well as scoring himself. His 5 goals were not quite enough as the Knights fell to the Lexington regular season champs, Henry Clay, 7-6.