13-06-2025
High School Standout: Payton Nutzman, Eastside girls soccer
(WSPA) – This week's high school standout led the way as her team clinched its third consecutive state championship.
Recent Eastside graduate Payton Nutzman scored the game-winning goal in overtime for a second year in a row to lift the Eagles to the program's third straight state title and first in 5A-Division 2.
According to MaxPreps, the Mercer commit led the team again in her senior season with 35 goals on 116 shots and 84 points. She also led the Eagles with a whopping 1.6 goals per game.
Nutzman is a back-to-back Region Player of the Year, a four-time All-Region selection and the reigning 4A State Player of the Year in 2024.
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