Midlands well represented on all-state soccer teams
Thirty-five Midlands soccer players were named to all-state teams, which were released Sunday.
The teams were selected by the South Carolina High School Soccer Coaches Association’s All-State Committee. Dreher led all Midlands schools with five players selected on the Class 3A girls team. Chapin, the No. 1 team in Class 3A, had four players selected. The Eagles will play A.C. Flora for Upper State title Monday.
The unbeaten and top-ranked Lexington girls team had three players on the Class 4A team. The Wildcats host James Island in the Lower State championship Monday.
River Bluff, which defeated top-ranked Wando on Saturday, had three players earn all-state honors. The Gators will look to make their first state championship appearance when they travel to Socastee on Tuesday for 4A Lower State title match.
Chapin and Brookland-Cayce boys each placed three on 3A team. Blythewood and Dutch Fork girls and A.C. Flora and Mid-Carolina boys all had two players selected.
Chapin and A.C. Flora meet for 3A boys Upper State title Tuesday.
CLASS 4A BOYS
Zach Aversano, Midfielder, Wando; Blake Baker, Midfielder, Nation Ford; Shane Berson, Goalkeeper, Riverside; Connor Deany, Forward, River Bluff; Ben Freiburger, Senior, River Bluff; Kevin Garces, Forward, Nation Ford; Andrew Halloran, Sophomore, Forward, Riverside; Marcelo Malpartida, Midfielder, River Bluff; Kike’ Molina, Senior, Midfielder, Wade Hampton-G; Liam Muphy, Goalkeeper, Blythewood; Mitchell Myers, Defender, South Aiken; Owen Myers, Forward, South Aiken; Sam Ross, Forward, Wando; Michael Smith, Defender, Nation Ford; Ryan Standridge, Midfielder, Mauldin; Walter Stevens, Midfielder, Greenwood; Austin Tuggle, Forward, Mauldin; Erich Wilklow, Forward, Wade Hampton (G).
CLASS 4A GIRLS
Lorrana Austin, Forward, Blythewood; Taylor Barber, Defender, Blythewood; Hannah Betfort, Forward, Wando; Allie Cardew, Midfielder, Dorman; Megan Classer, Forward, Lexington; Carli Conti, Midfielder, J.L. Mann; Sierra Foster, Defender, Wade Hampton (G); Julia Gambill, Forward, Irmo; Maddy Goodman, Defender, Lexington; Kimberly Haley, Midfielder, Fort Mill; Emily Jermstad, Forward, Dutch Fork; Lauren Karinshak, Goalkeeper, Wando; Emily Malone, Defender, J.L. Mann; Claudia Murphy, Forward, J.L. Mann; Brook Power, Midfielder, Lexington; Caitlyn Reilly, Senior, Fort Dorchester; Alyssa Ross, Defender, Dutch Fork; Marian Wolski, Senior, Forward, J.L. Mann.
CLASS 3A BOYS
Nader Almassri, Midfielder, Chapin; Adolfo Aguilar, Forward, Myrtle Beach; Sean Brady, Forward, Hanahan; Dominik Byars, Defender, Brookland-Cayce; Jeremy Cheeks, Midfielder, Airport; Smith Dawsey, Forward, Chapin; Ben Gilligan, Forward, Aiken; Gus Johnson, Defender, Daniel; Nathan Onderdonk-Snow, Midfielder, Aiken; Jack Pondy, Goalkeeper, A.C. Flora; Elijah Rice, Forward, Myrtle Beach; Foster Russell, Midfielder, Myrtle Beach; Kit Schleifer, Midfielder, Daniel; Noah Scott, Goalkeeper, Brookland-Cayce; Parker Stokes, Midfielder, A.C. Flora; Ivan Vasquez, Midfielder, Brookland-Cayce; Cooper Woodham, Midfielder, Chapin; Cortland Young, Goalkeeper, Daniel.
CLASS 3A GIRLS
Hawley Agee, Defender, Eastside; Allie Crossland, Midfielder, A.C. Flora; Jordan Dawsey, Defender, Chapin; Kendall DeBerry, Defender, Dreher; A.J. Gilmore, Defender, Brookland-Cayce; Tristan Gordon, Forward, Myrtle Beach; Mackenzie Hooker, Forward, Chapin; Naomi Matthieusen, Forward, Dreher; Kasey Parker, Forward, Dreher; Cassidy Posman, Midfielder, Myrtle Beach; Mikayala Rajcan, Forward, Eastside; Bri Reynolds, Forward, Swansea; Sam Shaw, Midfielder, Dreher; Maggie Shaw, Defender, Dreher; Salley Slice, Defender, Chapin; Elizabeth Sutton, Forward, Wren; Sara Taylor, Defender, Chapin; Lauren Thomas, Forward, Eastside
CLASS 2A BOYS
Sal Badalato, Midfielder, Bishop England; Ulises Benitez, Midfielder, Newberry; Cristian Benitez, Midfielder, Mid-Carolina; Miguel Diaz, Forward, Saluda; Evan Dockery, Forward, Academic Magnet; Sammy Freidrich, Defender, Bishop England; Sean Hekker, Defender, Bishop England; Zach Lanning, Midfielder, Academic Magnet; Henry Loor, Midfielder, Bishop England; Brad Mann, Goalkeeper, Landrum; Jesus Reyes, Forward, Mid-Carolina; Eric Roberts, Midfielder, Ninety Six; Dylan Robinson, Midfielder, Academic Magnet; Ben Rust, Midfielder, Powdersville; Austin Snow, Midfielder, Powdersville; Matt Staub, Midfielder, Waccamaw; Maddox Wilkinson, Midfielder, Waccamaw; Scott Wilson, Forward, Wade Hampton (H)
CLASS A/2A GIRLS
Kessy Bradshaw, Midfielder, Bishop England; Samantha Britt, Midfielder, Brashier Middle College; Maddy Carens, Midfielder, Academic Magnet; Jane Cjaka, Midfielder, St. Joseph’s; Molly Crosswell, Midfielder, Christ Church Natalie Drouillard, Defender, Bishop England; Ashlynn Franks, Forward, Southside Christian; Emily Gerdes, Midfielder, Indian Land; Katherine Kilroy, Forward, Indian Land; Logan Leask, Goalkeeper, Bishop England; Jessica Mellin, Forward, Bishop England; Bailey Penagar, Defender, Indian Land; Allyson Peurifoy, Midfielder, Academic Magnet; Maegan Reed, Midfielder, Academic Magnet; Emma Renfro, Forward, Christ Church ; Abby Tickle, Forward, Academic Magnet; Emily Wilson, Midfielder, Wade Hampton (H); Mary Kate Wyer, Midfielder, Southside Christian
CLASS A BOYS
Eli Clark, Junior, Forward, Dixie; Lee Cox, Senior, Midfielder, Christ Church ; Roscoe Cox, Sophomore, Midfielder, Christ Church; John Hendricks, Sophomore, Forward, Charleston Charter; Deandre Horry, Senior, Forward, Bamberg-Ehrhardt; Reilly Koslow, Senior, Forward, St. Joseph’s; Sean Langan, Senior, Defender, St. Joseph’s; Drew Luzzatti, Junior, Midfielder, St. Joseph’s; Chris Mills, Senior, Defender, Christ Church; Brandon Morris, Senior, Defender, St. Joseph’s; Bradley Nickles, Freshman, Forward, Dixie; Brayden Overholt, Senior, Midfielder, Dixie; Mitchell Robinson, Senior, Midfielder, Bamberg-Ehrhardt; Tyler Saitz, Senior, Defender, Bamberg-Ehrhardt; Cole Sechrest, Junior, Midfielder, Charleston Charter ; Henry Smith, Junior, Midfielder, St. Joseph’s; Nathan Wilcox, Junior, Forward, Christ Church ; Andrew Zhang, Senior, Midfielder, Christ Church
This story was originally published May 8, 2016 at 5:17 PM.