A-A Game Preview: Boys Forwards
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Today, we size up the forwards who were selected to participate in this weeks’ Boys High School All-America Game, which will be held Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. The match will be live-streamed on PrepSoccer.net. EAST Noah Behrmann Noah Behrmann M…
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Continue ReadingToday, we size up the forwards who were selected to participate in this weeks’ Boys High School All-America Game, which will be held Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. The match will be live-streamed on PrepSoccer.net.
EAST
Noah Behrmann Noah Behrmann M Carmel Christian | 2022 NC , Carmel Christian (N.C.), Clemson
Coach: Jeff Dresser
Career Goals: 17; Career Assists: 24
Honors: Team MVP, All-Region and All-State while leading Carmel Christian to a state title in 2020. … Team MVP, first-team all-conference and All-State in 2019. … Team MVP and second-team all-conference in 2018.
Anthony DiFalco Anthony DiFalco F Franklin Regional | 2022 PA , Franklin (Pa.)
Coach: Thomas Louisy
Career Goals: 111; Career Assists: 73
Honors: Local and state postseason honors for fall 2021 have yet to be announced. … In 2020, named Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Tribune-Review Westmoreland County, WPIAL Class AAA Section 4 and WPIAL Class AAA Player of the Year. … Also earned WPIAL all-section, all-WPIAL and All-State honors, along with United Soccer Coaches All-Region and All-America. … Nominated for the Gatorade Player of the Year award. … In 2019, named WPIAL Class AA Section 4 and WPIAL Class AAA Player of the Year. … Also earned WPIAL Class AAA all-section, al-WPIAL and All-State honors, along with United Soccer Coaches All-Region and All-America. … In 2018, named WPIAL Class AAA all-section and all-WPIAL.
Liam Doyle Liam Doyle M Northwood School | 2022 NY , Northwood School (N.Y.), Stanford
Coach: Jon Moodey
Career Goals: 15; Career Assists: 7
Honors: Team captain for Northwood School in 2021. … Scored four goals and had one assist at the time of selection for this contest. … Northwood plays an independent schedule.
Colin Hughes Colin Hughes F Worcester Academy | 2022 MA , Worcester Academy (Mass.), Colgate
Coach: James Proctor
Career Goals: 23; Career Assists: 17
Honors: ECNL Regional Player of the Year for the 2020-2021 club season. … Former New England Revolution Academy player. … Part of the 2019 NEPSAC Class A championship team. … Local and state postseason honors for fall 2021 have yet to be announced.
Oliver Martin Oliver Martin F Loomis Chaffee | 2022 CT , Loomis Chaffee (Conn.), Michigan
Coach: David Malloy
Career Goals: 21; Career Assists: 17
Honors: New England Soccer Journal Best XI Underclassmen for the 2019 season. … New England Soccer Journal Best XI Watch List and PrepSoccer.net All-America Watch List. … Scored six goals and had five assists at the time of selection for this contest. … Local and state postseason honors for fall 2021 have yet to be announced.
Jacob Murrell Jacob Murrell F McDonogh | 2022 State MD , McDonogh School (Md.), Georgetown
Coach: Brandon Quaranta
Career Goals: 45; Career Assists: 15
Honors: Scored 41 goals as a senior, leading all MIAA A Conference players. … Team captain of McDonogh and Pipeline SC. … Four-year varsity starter. … Part of three-time MIAA A Conference championship team. … 2021 ECNL All-Regional Team. … 2021 ECNL All-American. … Baltimore Sun All-Metro Player of the Year and All-Metro first team in 2021. … MIAA first team in 2021. … Maryland Association of Coaches of Soccer All-State first team.
Antonino Pagano Antonino Pagano M NY , Fayetteville-Manlius (N.Y.), Syracuse
Coach: Jeff Hammond
Career Goals: 55; Career Assists: 21
Honors: During the 2020-2021 school year, named United Soccer Coaches All-Region, All-Central New York first team and New York Large School All-State. … Scored 17 goals and had eight assists in an 11-game season in the 2020-2021 school year. … First-Team SCAC in 2019 and the 2020-2021 seasons. … Local and state postseason honors for fall 2021 have yet to be announced.
WEST
Palmer Ault Palmer Ault F Noblesville | 2022 IN , Noblesville (Ind.), Butler
Coach: Ken Dollaske
Career Goals: 62; Career Assists: 33
Honors: United Soccer Coaches Association All-America selection in 2020. … First-team all-state selection in 2019 and 2020. … Hamilton County Player of the Year in 2019 and 2020. … First-team all-conference sophomore and junior years and second-team all-conference freshman year. … Three-time all-district first-team selection and two-time team Offensive Player of the Year. … Local and state postseason honors for the 2021 fall season have yet to be announced.
Sebastian Carranza Sebastian Carranza F St. Charles East | 2022 IL , St. Charles East (Ill.)
Coach: Vince DiNuzzo
Career Goals: 76; Career Assists: 40
Honors: Kane County Player of the Year as a junior. … Illinois Coaches All-State as a junior. … All-Section selection as a freshman and sophomore. … All-Conference as a freshman, sophomore and junior. … Local and state postseason honors for the 2021 fall season have yet to be announced.
Mitchell Dryden Mitchell Dryden F Whitefish Bay | 2022 WI , Whitefish Bay (Wis.)
Coach: Robby Dubinski
Career Goals: 67; Career Assists: 29
Honors: Had 20 goals and 12 assists as a senior at the time of selection for this game. … Named first-team all-conference, conference player of the year, All-State Best XI, United Soccer Coaches All-Region and All-American in 2020. … Had 27 goals and nine assists as a junior. … In 2019, leading scorer for the team with 13 goals and three assists. … In 2018, leading scorer for the team with seven goals and five assists. … Local and state postseason honors for the 2021 fall season have yet to be announced.
Tanner Hodgson Tanner Hodgson M Anchor Bay | 2022 MI , Anchor Bay (Mich.)
Coach: Nate Williams
Career Goals: 49; Career Assists: 38
Honors: All-State first team in 2020 and 2021. … Michigan Dream Team in 2021. … State runner-up in 2021. … 2020 USA-Michigan Sports Award Player of the Year nominee. … Two-time all-district and all-region selection.
Brock Kiper Brock Kiper F Moeller | 2022 OH , Archbishop Moeller (Ohio), Belmont
Coach: Mike Welker
Career Goals: 21; Career Assists: 8
Honors: First-team all GCL, all-city and All-Southwest Ohio in 2020. … Local and state postseason honors for the 2021 fall season have yet to be announced.
Josip Rimac Josip Rimac F St. Ignatius | 2022 OH , St. Ignatius (Ohio)
Coach: Michael McLaughlin
Career Goals: 24; Career Assists: 15
Honors: Three-time state champion (2019, 2020, 2021) and FAB 50 national champion (2019, 2020, 2021). … Local and state postseason honors for the 2021 fall season have yet to be announced.
Stephen Saladin Stephen Saladin F SLUH | 2022 MO , SLUH (Mo.)
Coach: Bob O’Connell
Career Goals: 30; Career Assists: 17
Honors: All-Metro first team. … Was leading Missouri Class 4 in points at the time of selection for this game. … Local and state postseason honors for the 2021 fall season have yet to be announced.
THE EDGE: East
The East gets the edge, and this is pretty much every year. It almost always plays out this way: on paper, the East clearly has stronger attacking players, but the West tends to play better as a team and get results. Let’s see if that happens again in 2021. But simply put, the East is loaded at forward. Georgetown signee Jacob Murrell is coming off a 40-goal season while playing in the strongest high school conference in the nation. Clemson-bound Noah Bermann, Michigan-bound Oliver Martin, Stanford-bound Liam Doyle, and Syracuse-bound Antonino Pagano all will suit up for the East. And if that’s not enough, the East attacking crew also includes Colgate-bound Colin Hughes, who was the ECNL Regional Player of the Year for 2020-2021, and Anthony DiFalco, who scored more than 100 high school goals. By contrast, the West lineup features only two forwards who have committed: Palmer Ault to Bradley and Brock Kiper to Belmont. What the West team does have, though, are players who are used to winning and find a way to get it done. Josip Rimac and Palmer Ault were instrumental in their respective high school teams winning state titles while Mitchell Dryden and Tanner Hodgson were part of state runner-up teams. Interestingly, every West forward played on a team that spent time in the FAB 50 this season.
2021 East Boys All-America Game Roster
No. | Name | Pos. | High School | State | College |
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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 |
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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. |