Papas named Play Safe Turf & Track/NFHCA March Scholastic Player of the Month

BROCKPORT, N.Y. — Maria Papas, a 2022 midfielder from Justice High School in Falls Church, Virginia, scored 12 goals and assisted on 8 others to earn the distinction of March’s Play Safe Turf & Track/NFHCA Scholastic Player of the Month.

Papas accrued 32 points across nine games in the month of March — she also recorded one defensive save. She is the leading scorer for Justice High School, a team that went 8-1 last month. Four of their nine games took the Wolves to overtime, where Papas either scored or assisted in the game winner.

On March 29, Justice captured its first conference championship in 49 years on a game-winning, overtime reverse-chip goal from Papas.

Play Safe Turf & Track is the Official Sponsor of the 2020-2021 NFHCA High School and Club Players of the Month Program.

Play Safe Turf & Track is well known as the best installation and repair company in the hockey business. They offer an FIH-certified product and FIH-certified build team.

The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) is a nonprofit organization serving field hockey coaches and supporters of the game from across the United States. The mission of the organization is to stimulate the professional development of coaching leadership within the sport of field hockey. The NFHCA strives to cultivate and recognize the professional contributions of its membership and to foster and promote the growth of the sport. The NFHCA is responsible for providing a recognizable presence and voice in regard to legislation affecting the sport as well as interscholastic and intercollegiate programs.