ALL-AREA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER HONOREES

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Brett Van Pelt, South Aiken, Sr., F

COACH OF THE YEAR: Paul Waters, South Aiken

FIRST TEAM
Pos.	Name	School	Class	Comment
GK	Michael Combs	Lakeside	Sr.	Three-year starter was not scored on in region play
D	Bryce Cartledge	Evans	Sr.	Region 3-AAAA Player of Year; great on free kicks
D	Joe Rizner	Evans	Jr.	Most dangerous player in area on set pieces
MF/D	Dalton Beckham	Lakeside	Jr.	Defensive midfielder controlled middle for Panthers
MF	Ben Dinges	Aiken	Sr.	Leading scorer (13 G) for Class AAAA quarterfinalists
MF	Matt Hutchison	Lakeside	Jr.	Assists leader (12); opponents planned around him
MF	Hunter Norton	Greenbrier	Jr.	13 goals and assists for highly skilled center mid
MF	Dan Riley	South Aiken	Sr.	All-state selection ; Lander signee
MF	Joseph Hall	Augusta Prep	Sr.	Area-high 25 assists; helped school to first region title
F	Kelechi Erondu	Greenbrier	Jr.	Led area in goals (32)
F	Ethan LaPan	Aquinas	Jr.	Dangerous attacker produced 14 goals and 13 assists
SECOND TEAM
Pos.	Name	School	Class	Comment
GK	Chad Christensen	South Aiken	Sr.	Unflappable during march to state title
D	Kyler Harden	Greenbrier	Sr.	Anchored defense that gave up 15 goals in 18 games
D	Michael Poole	South Aiken	Sr.	Physical back punished teams with long throw-ins
D	Chris Edry	Aquinas	Jr.	Team MVP a three-year starter
D	Tyler Young	South Aiken	Sr.	Backbone of defense that gave up only 14 scores
D	Marcus Tebbs	Westminster	Sr.	All-state choice a strong attacker from the back
MF	Porter Smith	Barnwell	Sr.	All-state choice finished with 21 assists
MF	Matthew Leonard	Aquinas	Jr.	Led Irish in goals (16) and assists (13)
MF	Ian Rosas	Evans	So.	11 assists best among team's attackers
F	Jay Bieltz	Thomson	Jr.	Scored 24 times in only 14 games for Bulldogs
F	Michael Ardrey	Richmond Acad.	Sr.	Second in area in scoring (30 G) for playoff team

HONORABLE MENTION

FORWARDS: Zack Zissette (Barnwell), Reed Norton (Greenbrier), Steven Campbell (Lakeside), Alex Levy (Augusta Prep), Tony Sinclair (Silver Bluff), Kyle Lawson (Lakeside).

MIDFIELDERS: Holton Brinson (Richmond Academy), Will Frei (Aiken), Lucas McLeod (Aiken), Ji-Hoon Meyer (Evans), Brady Francis (South Aiken), Will McCartney (Westminster), Michael Bone (Westminster), J.T. Guley (Greenbrier).

DEFENDERS: Tyler Sanders (Greenbrier), Matt Tran (Lakeside), Daniel Ray (Aiken), Stephen Shugars (Evans), Aaron Harris (Westminster), Elias Negrete (Silver Bluff), Connor Kane (Aiken).

GOALKEEPERS: Jeff DuMond (Evans), Quame Dunbar (Barnwell), Devin Lemaire (Greenbrier), Daniel Hull (Augusta Prep), Pedro Negrete (Silver Bluff), Mike Thompson (Thomson).

ALL-AREA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER HONOREES

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Annie Speese, Westminster, So., MF

COACH OF THE YEAR: Mike Freace, Westminster

FIRST TEAM
Pos.	Name	School	Class	Comment
GK	R.B. Wyatt	South Aiken	Sr.	Tall, athletic keeper had eight shutouts and .76 GAA
D	Megan Wray	Lakeside	So.	Top defender on team that shut out all region foes
D	Breck Ardrey	Westminster	Sr.	Coach: 'Heart and soul' of state title team
D	Lindsay Hammer	Greenbrier	Jr.	Versatile defender had strong state playoff showing
MF	Libby Dalis	Greenbrier	Sr.	Team MVP for state semifinalists
MF	Maggie Bosley	South Aiken	Jr.	All-state choice for Class AAA runners-up
F	Alex Cohen	Greenbrier	Jr.	Led Wolfpack with 22 goals, 14 assists
F	Stephanie Allen	Lakeside	Jr.	Region 3-AAAA player of the year scored 31 times
F	Kelsey Davis	Aquinas	Sr.	Area-high 48 goals for team that scored 116 times
F	Cara Smith	Westminster	Fr.	Scored 29 goals as lone forward in team's formation
F	Kylie Mills	South Aiken	Sr.	All-state performer had 18 G and 11 A for state finalists
SECOND TEAM
Pos.	Name	School	Class	Comment
GK	Paige Eber	Greenbrier	Jr.	The bigger the game the better she played, coach said
D	Keely Gillespie	North Augusta	Jr.	All-region choice was versatile on defense for Jackets
D	Kerrie Edmondson	Westminster	Fr.	Strong freshman year ended with all-state honors
MF	Kim Fischer	Evans	Jr.	Aggressive player logged seven goals, eight assists
MF	Mary Senn	Lakeside	So.	Distributed ball well from the center; Stats: 10 G, 12 A
MF	Anne Marie Velky	Aquinas	Jr.	Eight of 15 goals came from more than 35 yards out
F	Stormi Childs	Greenbrier	Sr.	West Ga. signee second on team in goals (18)
F	Jamie Alexander	Augusta Prep	Fr.	Her 35 goals helped Cavaliers to state final four berth
F	Laura Mottel	North Augusta	Sr.	Four-time all-region choice signed with Newberry
F	Jameela Bryant	Evans	So.	Speedy striker made 15 goals for region runner-ups
F	Nina Morales	North Augusta	Jr.	Team MVP led Jackets with 14 goals

HONORABLE MENTION

FORWARDS: Miranda Barker (Thomson), Rochelle Shuman (Screven County), Elizabeth Pugh (Lakeside), Chelsea Fechter (Augusta Prep), Elizabeth Weston (Richmond Academy), Elise Kulling (Westside), Victoria Mundell (Richmond Academy).

MIDFIELDERS: Ellen Myers (Richmond Academy), Brittany Ufrett (Evans), Lindsey Williams (Lakeside), Arianna Pierner (North Augusta), Kelsey Waechter (Greenbrier), Hillary Wilson (Greenbrier), Hillary Wilson (Greenbrier).

DEFENDERS: Megan McGuire (Screven County), Carly Lightbody (South Aiken), Stephanie Zimmerman (Westminster), Suzanne Ozturk (Evans), Lauren Gubosh (Aquinas), Carly Lightbody (South Aiken), Samantha Abbott (North Augusta), Stacey Scaggs (North Augusta), Alex Ploetzke (Augusta Prep), Becca St. Louis (Augusta Prep), Alex Johnson (Harlem), Christy Darracott (Westside), Brianna McLeod (Lakeside).

GOALKEEPERS: Sarah Kellogg (Thomson), Kelly Smith (Westminster), Madison Lightbody (South Aiken), Christine Lewis (Aquinas).