Brock Netter, Staff Writer
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The area is filled to the brim with talent across the soccer landscape, and the all-district soccer list is proof positive.
Chillicothe’s Kaiden Koch and Ali Mathis were named Division I boys and girls District Player of the Year, Unioto’s Lucas Hanes and Fairfield Union’s Isabella Neal earned POY honors in Division II while Wheelersburg’s Max Hagans and Lynchburg-Clay’s Kalyn Rich were tabbed with POY honors in Division III.
Here’s a look at the rest of the all-district soccer list.
BOYS
DIVISION I
Koch, who was also named FAC Player of the Year, was named first-team all district in Division I, alongside his teammate Mason Siberell. Joining them on the list was Logan’s Noah Swart.
Logan’s Lucas Sheridan and Ayden St. Clair headline the second-team list as well as Chillicothe’s Schylar Srey. On honorable mention is Chillicothe’s Danny Bentley and Steven Nguyen along with Logan’s Jackson Arnett and Corbin Dennis.
Chillicothe coach Mike McCorkle was named Division I District Coach of the Year.
DIVISION II
First-team honors in Division II were earned by Unioto’s Lucas Hanes and Cameron Thompson, Jackson’s Conner Ball and Isaac Coleman, Zane Trace’s Ivan Chavez and Jordan Harrington, Gallia Academy’s Keagen Daniels and Maddux Camden, Athens’ Brady Jaunarajas and Zane Evans, Fairfield Union’s Caleb Redding and Ronnie Rowley, Logan Elm’s Owen Elswick, Hillsboro’s Nick Turner, McClain’s Emerson Yates, Circleville’s Luke Stout, Waverly’s Carson Moore and Miami Trace’s Seiko Marol.
Earning a spot on second-team was Zane Trace’s Rece Allen and Marco Chavez, Athens’ Walji Dadem and Luke Scanlan, Gallia Academy’s Carson Wamsley and Wes Saunders, Unioto’s Micah Geise and River Pettigrew, Jackson’s Cooper Moore and Keon Koka, Logan Elm’s Luke Thompson and Clay Reed, Waverly’s Seth Thompson, Hillsboro’s Will Hart, Fairfield Union’s Koen Eichorn, McClain’s Haydon Hice and Miami Trace’s Pierce McCarty.
The honorable mention features Gallia Academy’s Brayden Burris and Beckett Camden, Miami Trace’s Valen Alvardo–Lorrin and Ryan Smith, McClain’s Westley Smith and Jobe Lugo, Hillsboro’s Tate Davis and Keahi Mhanna, Waverly’s David Boyer and Graydon Harris, Zane Trace’s Brock Jarrell and Logan Miller, Unioto’s J.C. Stark and Kamden Smith, Fairfield Union’s Caden Fyffe and Caleb Schmelzer, Jackson’s Grady Massie and Coen Davis, Logan Elm’s Owen Braun and Hussain Sharif, Athens’ Owen Buckley and Nathan Kallet and Circleville’s Will Flory.
Athens’ Simon Diki was named Coach of the Year.
CREDIT: Derrick Webb/SOSA
DIVISION III
Making first-team alongside Hagans was teammates Connor Estep and Nick Sylvia, Minford’s Myles Montgomery and Charlie Neal, Lynchburg-Clay’s Landon West and Trey Pitzer, South Webster’s Jaren Lower and Connor Bender, Valley’s M.J. Basham and Colt Buckle, Ironton St. Joe’s Zach Johnson and Bryson Burcham, Rock Hill’s Brayden Adams and Sam Simpson, Northwest’s Caleb Lewis and Jay Jenkins, Westfall’s Colton Spaniol and Brady Mullins, South Point’s Braylon Balandra and Xander Dornon, Peebles’ Mason Sims and Cory Reed, Chesapeake’s Jacob Spears and Eli Hayton, Western’s Michael Bennett, Piketon’s Oren Harris, Eastern Brown’s Noah Schemake, Fairland’s Gabe Polycn, Clay’s Malachi Loper, West Union’s Arbutus Wuest, North Adams’ Cody Helser and Hunter Brown, New Boston’s Dalton Jackson and Fairfield’s Logan McIntosh.
Second-team honors were earned by Valley’s Lucie Ashkettle and J.R. Holbrook, South Webster’s Jeremiah Smith and Josiah Wright, Ironton St. Joe’s Landon Rowe and Brady Medinger, Rock Hill’s Connor Blagg and Dylan Griffith, Wheelersburg’s Jackson Schwamburger and Nolan Wright, Fairland’s Evan Williams and Jamison Lauder, Minford’s Luke Rader and Adam Crank, Westfall’s Henry Barnes and Beau Hunt, Peebles’ Evan Day and Dallas Wilkinson, Piketon’s Dane Morgansen and Josh Richmond, Lynchburg-Clay’s Logan Shope and Garrett Reno, Northwest’s Logan Shepard and Levi Bunch, South Point’s Joey Bloebaum and Riccardo Corrao, Fairfield’s Daniel Ward, Chesapeake’s Ethan Romans, Western’s Daniel Rodriguez, West Union’s Brylee Mills, Eastern Brown’s Hendrix Likerman, Westfall’s Beau Hunt, Clay’s Jack Holbrook, North Adams’ Cayden Helser and Trey Hoop, and New Boston’s Luke Henson.
Honorable mention features South Webster’s Will Collins and Tyler Somers, Valley’s Chris Queen and Hunter Edwards, Lynchburg-Clay’s Josiah Burns and Braedon West, Clay’s Marcus Lunsford and Jacob Robinson, Peebles’ Waylen Lloyd and Keltin Robinson, Chesapeake’s Isaac Thompson and Brayden McKee, Fairfield’s Zane Matthews and Elijah Humpherys, Northwest’s Gavin Lute–Defoe and Layne Stapleton, Fairland’s Alec Cyrus and Parker Wyant, Minford’s Cole Borland and Sam Tieman, Wheelersburg’s Miller McKenzie and Ethan Hochstetler, Eastern Brown’s Collin Colegate and Tyler Fahrian, Rock Hill’s Dawson Lewis and Ben Simpson, North Adams’ Gage White and Colin Tolle, New Boston’s Rhys Bratchatt and Colt Maynard, Piketon’s Craig Tackett and David Hayslip, Ironton St. Joe’s Wesley Neal and Matthew Heighton, South Point’s Tanner Runyon and Josh Childers, Portsmouth’s Jacob and Zach Roth, Western’s Jared Reinsmith and Tyler Kerns, West Union’s James Smith and Rtrey Bracken, Westfall’s Sebastian Levi and Jared Thomas.
Wheelersburg’s Jon Estep was named Coach of the Year.
GIRLS
DIVISION I
Joining Mathis with first-team honors is teammate Kiera Archer and Logan’s Dani Mahaffey.
Chillicothe’s Avery Erslan and Logan’s pair of Kati Straus and Claire Warren are second-team honorees while honorable mention accolades go to Chillicothe’s Addie Price and Gemma Maimone and Logan’s Mollie Landis and Josie Rimkus.
DIVISION II
Joining Neal on Division II first-team was teammate Rachel Wartman alongside Unioto’s Ashtyn Miller and Autumn Stanger, Jackson’s Abby Seimetz and Mattie Walburn, Athens’ Ella Chapman and Quinn Murphy, Circleville’s Payton Ford and Faith Yancey, Washington’s Addison Chambers, Hillsboro’s Rylie Scott, Loan Elm’s Kaitlyn Otterbacher, Gallia Academy’s Sarah Wilcoxon, Fairland’s Kaylee Turner, Waverly’s Lauren Murphy, McClain’s Luca Matesic and Miami Trace’s Jana Griffith.
On the second-team list is Jackson’s T.J. Carpenter and Jade Winters, Circleville’s Emma Groff and Kylie McCain, Athens’ Tess Wilheim and Annie Moulton, Unioto’s Jade Fair and Ameila Uhrig, Fairfield Union’s Jillian Bennett and Abbie Pike, Gallia Academy’s Natalie Zierenberg, Waverly’s Delani Teeters, McClain’s Payton Pryor, Miami Trace’s Katherine Hayes, Fairland’s Molly Dunlap, Hillsboro’s Peighton Blesdoe, Logan Elm’s Siennah Bryant and Washington’s Calee Ellars.
Honorable mention is highlighted by Logan Elm’s Maggie Wilson and Jenna Allison, Unioto’s Cailyn Bash and Ryleigh Bode, Hillsboro’s Taylor Leathley and Kinsey Gilliand, Circleville’s Nilyn Cockerham and Addison Ndaytaeko, Washington’s Destany Snyder and Jannyah Villalobos Burns, Waverly’s Emma Davis and Rachel Remy, Athens’ Kayla Hammonds and Olivia Smart, Jackson’s Makayla Wyant and Sydney Fain, Gallia Academy’s Kennedy Smith and Mary Howell, Fairland’s Angela Li and Kamryn Barnitz, Miami Trace’s Hailey Webster and Isabelle DeBruin, Fairfield Union’s Anna Pike and Bailey McMahon, and McClain’s Abby Mustard and Bailey Parson.
Circleville’s Joe Stitt was named Coach of the Year.
CREDIT: Derrick Webb/SOSA
DIVISION III
Joining Rich on first-team was her teammate Karlie Tipton alongside Rock Hill’s Briana Reynolds and Hazley Matthews, North Adams’ Harlee Brand and Laney Ruckel, Wheelersburg’s Jocelyn Tilley and Annie Coriell, Minford’s Haley Knore and Lexi Conkel, Eastern Brown’s Rylee Leonard and McKinzie Dotson, Fairfield’s Hailey Tolle and Faith Donley, Piketon’s Natalie Cooper and Olivia MacCrae, Westfall’s Alyssa Wyman, Zane Trace’s Brooklynn Wade, South Point’s Jaycie Walters, Northwest’s Jenna Oppy, West Union’s Asha McElroy, Peebles’ Lainee Barr and Chesapeake’s Marin Brown.
Second-team is made up of Eastern Brown’s Madi Belcher and Alyssa Perkins, Lynchburg-Clay’s Olivia VanFleet and Jade Massey, Rock Hill’s Aubrey Sutton and Allison Rogers, North Adams’ Hunter Grooms and Kenlie Jones, Fairfield’s Hallie Haines and Avery Teeters, Northwest’s Sabria Breech and Gracelyn Little, Chesapeake’s Bailee Wilson and Brooklyn McComas, Wheelersburg’s Bella Miller, Minford’s Mychal Cron, Piketon’s Whitney Dean, Zane Trace’s Lily Rose, Peebles’ Vanessa Trotter, South Point’s Jasmyn Jones, Westfall’s Mayson Gordon and West Union’s Hannah Ford.
Honorable mention is highlighted by Zane Trace’s Abby Guffey and Hannah Karwatske, North Adams’ Olivia Wright and Tatum Grooms, Wheelersburg’s Maddie Kotcamp and Mia Vastine, Minford’s Ava Cronin and Maggie Risner, Piketon’s Kaylee Maynard and Bailey Fuller, Eastern Brown’s Emma Litzinger and Mackenzie Wiles, Chesapeake’s Brooklyn Webb and Angel Hundley, West Union’s Maisy Yeager and Lauren Grooms, Peebles’ Bria Brown and Aiva Brumley, Fairfield’s Olivia Bellamy and Kennedy Zink, Rock Hill’s Emma Scott and Chloe Long, Northwest’s Jasmine Bowen and Mollyann Runyon, South Point’s Neveah Huff and Makinzie Luhrsen, Westfall’s Lidia Flowers and Lauren Barnes, and Lynchburg-Clay’s Ella Barber and Trinity VanFleet.
Lynchburg-Clay’s Dennis West was named Coach of the Year.
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