A-A Game Preview: Boys Defenders
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Today, we take a look at the defenders who were selected to participate in this week’s Boys High School All-America Game, which will be held Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. The match will be live-streamed on PrepSoccer.net. EAST Wayne Frederick Wayne…
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Continue ReadingToday, we take a look at the defenders who were selected to participate in this week’s Boys High School All-America Game, which will be held Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. The match will be live-streamed on PrepSoccer.net.
EAST
Wayne Frederick Wayne Frederick D St. Albans | 2022 State MD , St. Albans (D.C.), Duke
Coach: Brian Schultz
Career Goals: 10; Career Assists: 5
Honors: All-ISL selection. … Local and state postseason honors for fall 2021 have yet to be announced.
Sebastian Green Sebastian Green D Northwood School | 2022 NY , Northwood School (N.Y.)
Coach: Jon Moodey
Honors: Local and state postseason honors for fall 2021 have yet to be announced.
Calvin Lemley Calvin Lemley D Rivers School | 2022 MA , Rivers School (Mass.), Colgate
Coach: Steve Schechter
Honors: All-America Watch List in 2021 for PrepSoccer.net and High School All-America Game. … Honorable mention NEPSAC Best XI in 2019. … There was no 2020 high school season. … Started every match at center back as a freshman in 2018 and was rated among the Top 50 underclassmen by the New England Soccer Journal as Rivers reached the Class B final. … Local and state postseason honors for fall 2021 have yet to be announced.
Henri Richter Henri Richter D Milton Academy | 2022 MA , Milton Academy (Mass.), Northwestern
Coach: Chris Kane
Career Goals: 4; Career Assists: 5
Honors: NXT LVL Showcase Best XI in 2021. … All-New England Underclassmen Best XI. … All-ISL Best XI in 2020. … All-ISL Preseason Best XI in 2021. … Boston Preseason All-Metro. … PrepSoccer.net All-America Watch List. … Local and state postseason honors for fall 2021 have yet to be announced.
Ari Rosu Ari Rosu D West Orange | 2022 NJ , West Orange (N.J.)
Coach: Doug Nevins
Career Goals: 23; Career Assists: 21
Honors: First-Team All-Conference and All-county. … SCANJ First-Team All-State. … NJ.com All-State first team. … 2021 Midseason Defender of the Year for New Jersey. … NJ Dream Team. … Local and state postseason honors for fall 2021 have yet to be announced.
Zachary Sardi-Santos Zachary Sardi-Santos D Milton Academy | 2022 MA , Milton Academy (Mass.), Harvard
Coach: Chris Kane
Career Goals: 3; Career Assists: 7
Honors: PrepSoccer.net All-America Watch List. … Local and state postseason honors for fall 2021 have yet to be announced.
Adrian Trott Adrian Trott D South Kent School | 2022 CT , South Kent School (Conn.)
Coach: Owen Finberg
Honors: A member of the Bermuda National Team player pool since 2017. … Played for Black Rock FC in New York and the Robin Hood FC in Bermuda. … Part of South Kent’s 2021 Class B championship team that resulted in a final Prep Top 10 Co-No. 1 finish in 2021. … Local and state postseason honors for fall 2021 have yet to be announced.
Yuxuan Yang Yuxuan Yang M Pennington School | 2022 NJ , Pennington School (N.J.)
Coach: Chad Bridges
Career Goals: 8; Career Assists: 2
Honors: Local and state postseason honors for fall 2021 have yet to be announced.
WEST
Ryder Barrett Ryder Barrett D Rockhurst | 2022 KS , Rockhurst Jesuit (Mo.)
Coach: Matt Darby
Career Goals: 10; Career Assists: 5
Honors: First-team all-district, first-team All-Metro and second-team All-State in 2020. … First-team all-district in 2019. … Local and state postseason honors for the 2021 fall season have yet to be announced.
Langdon Gryglas Langdon Gryglas D Arrowhead | 2022 WI , Arrowhead (Wis.), Brown
Coach: Jeff Staus
Career Goals: 15; Career Assists: 5
Honors: Two-time Wisconsin Journal Player of the Year nominee. … First-team all-state in 2019 and 2020. … United Soccer Coaches All-Region in 2020. … First-team all-conference in 2019 and 2020. … Local and state postseason honors for the 2021 fall season have yet to be announced.
Sam Magner Sam Magner D Marquette | 2022 WI , Milwaukee Marquette (Wis.)
Coach: Steve Lawrence
Career Goals: 2; Career Assists: 2
Honors: Three-time conference champion as of 2020. … Greater Metro Conference Scholar-Athlete. … First-Team All-Greater Metro Conference in 2020. … 2020 All-State selection for a state championship team. … Local and state postseason honors for the 2021 fall season have yet to be announced.
Alex Peters Alex Peters D Christian Brothers | 2022 MO , Christian Brothers (Mo.)
Coach: Tery Michler
Career Goals: 0; Career Assists: 5
Honors: Team captain as a junior and senior. … Ambassador Hall of Fame in junior year. … First-team all-region and first-team all-conference in 2020. … Only sophomore to make second-team all-conference in 2019. … Local and state postseason honors for the 2021 fall season have yet to be announced.
Kaden Schufft Kaden Schufft D Rio Rancho High School | 2022 NM , Rio Rancho (N.M.)
Coach: John Shepard
Career Goals: 8; Career Assists: 13
Honors: Team captain in 2021. … First-team all-district for 2020 and 2021 seasons. … First-team All-State in 2020 (2021 has yet to be announced). … NMHSCA All-Star selection in 2021. … Two-time Academic All-District. … NMAA All-Conference first team in the spring as Rio Rancho was the conference and state champion. … All-State honorable mention in 2019. … Rio Rancho was a state semifinalist and Metro Tournament finalist in 2019.
THE EDGE: EAST
The East team features several outstanding, athletic defenders who can be offensive game changers, as well. In recent years, the West defenders have stayed organized under a lot of East pressure. This year’s defense will need to do that same. Look for Ryder Barrett Ryder Barrett D Rockhurst | 2022 KS and Langdon Gryglas Langdon Gryglas D Arrowhead | 2022 WI to lead that effort. Gryglas locked down every assignment he had during the high school season and he’ll need to do that again for 45 minutes for the West to have a chance to win Saturday. On the East team, some of the more exciting defenders to watch are players who have yet to commit — Sebastian Green Sebastian Green D Northwood School | 2022 NY , Adrian Trott Adrian Trott D South Kent School | 2022 CT , and Ryan Yang. All will end up at NCAA Division I programs, along with the other already-committed East defenders.
2021 East Boys All-America Game Roster
No. Name Pos. High School State College
00
Mikah Seger
Mikah
Seger
GK
Lackey | 2022
State
MD
GK Lackey Md.
1
Rafa Ponce de Leon
Rafa
Ponce de Leon
GK
Pennington School | 2022
NJ
GK Pennington School N.J. Villanova
2
Ari Rosu
Ari
Rosu
D
West Orange | 2022
NJ
D West Orange N.J.
3
Adrian Trott
Adrian
Trott
D
South Kent School | 2022
CT
D South Kent School Conn.
4
Brian St. Martin
Brian
St. Martin
M
Mount St. Joseph | 2022
State
MD
M Mount St. Joseph Md. Maryland
5
Sebastian Green
Sebastian
Green
D
Northwood School | 2022
NY
M Northwood School N.Y.
6
William Cleary
William
Cleary
M
Loomis Chaffee | 2022
CT
M Loomis Chaffee Conn. Stanford
7
Yuxuan Yang
Yuxuan
Yang
M
Pennington School | 2022
NJ
D Pennington School N.J.
8
Kelvin Baffour
Kelvin
Baffour
M
Taft School | 2022
CT
M Taft School Conn. Notre Dame
10
Oliver Martin
Oliver
Martin
F
Loomis Chaffee | 2022
CT
F Loomis Chaffee Conn. Michigan
11
Zachary Sardi-Santos
Zachary
Sardi-Santos
D
Milton Academy | 2022
MA
D Milton Academy Mass. Harvard
12
Juan Gomez
Juan
Gomez
F
Brentwood | 2022
NY
M Brentwood N.Y.
13
Wayne Frederick
Wayne
Frederick
D
St. Albans | 2022
State
MD
D St. Albans D.C. Duke
14
Colin Hughes
Colin
Hughes
F
Worcester Academy | 2022
MA
F Worcester Academy Mass. Colgate
17
Noah Behrmann
Noah
Behrmann
M
Carmel Christian | 2022
NC
F Carmel Christian N.C. Clemson
18
Jacob Murrell
Jacob
Murrell
F
McDonogh | 2022
State
MD
F McDonogh School Md. Georgetown
21
Antonino Pagano
Antonino
Pagano
M
NY
F Fayetteville-Manlius N.Y. Syracuse
22
Calvin Lemley
Calvin
Lemley
D
Rivers School | 2022
MA
D Rivers School Mass. Colgate
23
Henri Richter
Henri
Richter
D
Milton Academy | 2022
MA
D Milton Academy Mass. Northwestern
24
Anthony DiFalco
Anthony
DiFalco
F
Franklin Regional | 2022
PA
F Franklin Regional Pa.
26
Liam Doyle
Liam
Doyle
M
Northwood School | 2022
NY
F Northwood School N.Y. Stanford
55
Augustine Boadi
Augustine
Boadi
M
Northfield Mount Hermon | 2022
MA
M Northfield Mount Hermon Mass. Boston College
2021 West Boys All-America Game Roster
No. Name Pos. High School State College
1
Zachary Glesius
Zachary
Glesius
GK
Avon Lake | 2022
OH
GK Avon Lake Ohio Virginia Tech
2
Palmer Ault
Palmer
Ault
F
Noblesville | 2022
IN
F Noblesville Ind. Butler
3
Lucas Nesthus
Lucas
Nesthus
M
WI
M Pewaukee Wis. Marquette
4
Alex Peters
Alex
Peters
D
Christian Brothers | 2022
MO
D Christian Brothers Mo.
6
Cooper Forcellini
Cooper
Forcellini
M
Blue ValleyWest | 2022
KS
M Blue Valley West Kan.
7
Jaden Dubon
Jaden
Dubon
F
Hood River Valley | 2022
OR
M Hood River Valley Ore.
8
Sebastian Carranza
Sebastian
Carranza
F
St. Charles East | 2022
IL
F St. Charles East Ill.
9
Brock Kiper
Brock
Kiper
F
Moeller | 2022
OH
F Archbishop Moeller Ohio Belmont
10
Colin Blackport
Colin
Blackport
M
Traverse City West | 2022
MI
M Traverse City West Mich.
11
Luciano Pechota
Luciano
Pechota
M
St. Ignatius | 2022
OH
M St. Ignatius Ohio Ohio State
12
Langdon Gryglas
Langdon
Gryglas
D
Arrowhead | 2022
WI
D Arrowhead Wis. Brown
13
Josip Rimac
Josip
Rimac
F
St. Ignatius | 2022
OH
F St. Ignatius Ohio
14
Tanner Hodgson
Tanner
Hodgson
M
Anchor Bay | 2022
MI
F Anchor Bay Mich.
15
Mitchell Dryden
Mitchell
Dryden
F
Whitefish Bay | 2022
WI
F Whitefish Bay Wis.
16
Ryder Barrett
Ryder
Barrett
D
Rockhurst | 2022
KS
D Rockhurst Jesuit Mo.
17
Sam Magner
Sam
Magner
D
Marquette | 2022
WI
D Marquette Wis.
18
Ryan Thompson
Ryan
Thompson
GK
Rockhurst | 2022
MO
GK Rockhurst Jesuit Mo.
20
Will Essner
Will
Essner
M
Jackson | 2022
MO
M Jackson Mo.
22
Kaden Schufft
Kaden
Schufft
D
Rio Rancho High School | 2022
NM
D Rio Rancho N.M.
64
Cyrus Gulati
Cyrus
Gulati
F
Cherry Creek | 2022
CO
M Cherry Creek Colo.
66
Ashton Bilow
Ashton
Bilow
F
OH
M New Albany Ohio Ohio State
77
Stephen Saladin
Stephen
Saladin
F
SLUH | 2022
MO
F SLUH Mo.