Minnesota’s Week 1 boys top performers
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The opening weekend of boys high school soccer in Minnesota was overshadowed by numerous postponements and/or cancellations due to weather delays, but there were still some big-time matches featuring big-name players. Top-ranked Wayzata proved why it sits atop the rankings,…
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Continue ReadingThe opening weekend of boys high school soccer in Minnesota was overshadowed by numerous postponements and/or cancellations due to weather delays, but there were still some big-time matches featuring big-name players.
Top-ranked Wayzata proved why it sits atop the rankings, knocking off then-No. 2 Edina and then-No. 5 St. Louis Park in their first two matches of the season while Maple Grove shocked preseason No. 3 Champlin Park.
Here are PrepSoccer’s top performers from the opening weekend.
Goalkeeper
- Peyton Olson, Minnetonka, Class of 2023
- The Skippers goalkeeper started out his season with eight saves, one goal conceded, and one clean sheet over two matches. His clean sheet came against Eastview, with whom they drew 0-0. Minnetonka was ranked No. 4 in the preseason coaches poll.
Defenders
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Peter Melquist
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Melquist
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, Wayzata, Class of 2022
- Melquist scored a crucial second-half goal for the Trojans in their 3-2 comeback win over No. 2-ranked Edina. Melquist then followed up that performance with an immaculate clean sheet on Matchday 2 against No. 5-ranked St. Louis Park, winning 2-0.
- Carter Sheard, Maple Grove, Class of 2023
- The Crimson defender scored the game-winner in their 3-2 upset over No. 3-ranked Champlin Park. The Crimson scored two first-half goals to level it at the break, but Sheard’s goal gave Maple Grove the win.
Midfielders
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Ryan Mahabadi
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Mahabadi
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, Wayzata, Class of 2022
- The senior midfielder scored two goals and added an assist over the first two games of the season, scoring an important second-half goal against Edina and the dagger against St. Louis Park
- Anthony Banderas-Infante, Hill Murray, Class of 2022
- The senior midfielder scored twice and assisted a third in the Pioneers’ 4-0 win over Duluth-Denfeld. He registered four shots on target, proving to be clinical in the final third of the pitch.
Forward
- Jack Moore, Blaine High School, Class of 2022
- Moore scored both of Blaine’s goals in a 2-1 victory over crosstown rivals Centennial, including a last-gasp winner with less than 60 seconds to spare. Moore only scored three goals in his 2020 campaign, but he came up big for the Bengals to move 1-0 on the season.