All-America Game: Boys Best XI
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Selecting the Best XI from an All-America contest, where every player is an all-star, is a difficult task. However, after consultation with the coaching staff, the following players stood above the rest: GK: Ryan Thompson Ryan Thompson GK Rockhurst |…
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Continue ReadingSelecting the Best XI from an All-America contest, where every player is an all-star, is a difficult task. However, after consultation with the coaching staff, the following players stood above the rest:
GK: Ryan Thompson Ryan Thompson GK Rockhurst | 2022 MO , Rockhurst Jesuit (Kan.), Tulsa
This was a close call with Thompson getting the edge. He came up with one big save, and he was very strong on distributions throughout his 45 minutes in goal.
D: Alex Peters Alex Peters D Christian Brothers | 2022 MO , Christian Brothers (Mo.)
There’s something about St. Louis defenders at the All-America Game — they always show exceptionally well. He was a lock-down defender and served great diagonal balls to switch the point of attack.
D: Zachary Sardi-Santos Zachary Sardi-Santos D Milton Academy | 2022 MA , Milton Academy (Mass.), Harvard
A tough, smart defender who was able to gain possession and effectively move the ball forward.
M: Kelvin Baffour Kelvin Baffour M Taft School | 2022 CT , Taft School (Conn.), Notre Dame
His pace was noticeable every time he touched the ball. He was able to carry the ball, and he made good decisions on passes.
M: Noah Behrmann Noah Behrmann M Carmel Christian | 2022 NC , Carmel Christian (N.C.), Clemson
A very good athlete and a very smart player. He simply did not give away possession of the ball. Behrmann assisted the East’s first goal.
M: Ashton Bilow Ashton Bilow F OH , New Albany (Ohio), Ohio State
He was smooth with the ball and showed a high soccer IQ. He basically ran the middle for the West squad.
M: Augustine Boadi Augustine Boadi M Northfield Mount Hermon | 2022 MA , Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.), Boston College
Boadi was selected as the East MVP. His energy and moves with the ball were impressive.
M: William Cleary William Cleary M Loomis Chaffee | 2022 CT , Loomis Chaffee (Conn.), Stanford
He was a box-to-box midfielder and did all the defensive dirty work in a game where the defenders struggled to handle the attacking players.
M: Luciano Pechota Luciano Pechota M St. Ignatius | 2022 OH , St. Ignatius (Ohio), Ohio State
He was crafty with the ball and showed great soccer knowledge. He dropped back as a second No. 6 for the West, a decision that was his idea, and that interrupted the East attack. He was able to start the counters for the West by playing the deep role.
F: Brock Kiper Brock Kiper F Moeller | 2022 OH , Archbishop Moeller (Ohio), Belmont
Kiper was named the West MVP after scoring the match-winning goal in a 3-2 victory. After moving from mid to forward, he dominated play in the second half. He has sneaky good pace for a big forward.
F: Oliver Martin Oliver Martin F Loomis Chaffee | 2022 CT , Loomis Chaffee (Conn.), Michigan
A high-energy player who was good on the ball and showed great pace. He made several nice runs to create opportunities.
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F: Palmer Ault Palmer Ault F Noblesville | 2022 IN , Noblesville (Ind.)
F: Liam Doyle Liam Doyle M Northwood School | 2022 NY , Northwood School (N.Y.), Stanford
F: Mitchell Dryden Mitchell Dryden F Whitefish Bay | 2022 WI , Whitefish Bay (Wis.)
D: Langdon Gryglas Langdon Gryglas D Arrowhead | 2022 WI , Arrowhead (Wis.)
F: Jacob Murrell Jacob Murrell F McDonogh | 2022 State MD , McDonogh School (Md.), Georgetown
M: Lucas Nesthus Lucas Nesthus M WI , Pewaukee (Wis.), Marquette
GK: Rafa Ponce de Leon Rafa Ponce de Leon GK Pennington School | 2022 NJ , Penningon School (N.J.), Villanova
F: Josip Rimac Josip Rimac F St. Ignatius | 2022 OH , St. Ignatius (Ohio)
D: Adrian Trott Adrian Trott D South Kent School | 2022 CT , South Kent School (Conn.)
M: Yuxuan Yang Yuxuan Yang M Pennington School | 2022 NJ , Pennington School (N.J.)