High-powered West girls take aim at East in All-America game
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Four players who topped the century mark in career goals highlight a West girls team looking to end a string of losses to the East in this year’s High School Girls All-America Game, which will be played Saturday in Charleston,…
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Continue ReadingFour players who topped the century mark in career goals highlight a West girls team looking to end a string of losses to the East in this year’s High School Girls All-America Game, which will be played Saturday in Charleston, S.C.
Those four players: Shaela Bradley Shaela Bradley M La Center (OR) | 2024 #125 Nation OR , Katie Shea Collins Katie Shea Collins null | F Pope John Paul II (TN) | 2024 #77 Nation TN , Samantha Erbach, and Savanah Sanchez combined for 564 high school goals in the past four seasons.
Game time is 11 a.m. and the live stream will be available on PrepSoccer.com. The boys all-America game follows at 1 p.m.
Here’s a look at the West roster with name:
Sanchez scored a staggering 170 goals during her high school career as she led Hope Christian to three straight state titles. She netted 46 goals as a senior. She’s a four-time all-district and all-state honoree and graduates as the all-time leading scorer in New Mexico history.
Not far behind Sanchez in the goal tally, Erbach finished her career with 152 tallies. She’s a two-time Cincinnati area player of the year while starring at Waynesville, a small public school. In addition to her 152 career goals, Erbach added 66 assists.
Another small-school standout, Bradley ended her career with 136 goals and 49 assists. She had been called into the US Under-17 national team camp. Outside of high school, Bradley has been a three-time all-ECNL performer. She also won three medals at the state track and field championships, including gold in the 400-meter run.
The fourth of the high-scoring crew on the West squad, Collins ended her career with 106 goals and 31 assists. Collins was a member of the US Under-19 national team which recently won a bronze medal at the Pan-Am Games in Chile. She was the ECNL Ohio Valley Conference player of the year last season.
Blue starred for one of the top programs so far this decade — Bearden (Tenn.). The Tennessee commit is a four-time all-district, all-region and two-time all-state performer for the three-time defending state champs. Her career high school record was 88-2-1. She contributed 22 goals and 38 assists during her career.
Hunter Borgel
Hunter Borgel
Borgel, recently selected as Nevada’s high school player of the year, is a two-time all-state honoree. She finished her career with 62 goals and 41 assists. Her father, Doug Borgel, previously coached in the All-America game.
Buck helped Bellevue to a 20-0 record in 2022. The two-sport star recently was named the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year. Her 100- and 200-meter times in track have ranked among the Top 30 in the country.
The TCU-bound Cox was a four-year starter for a program that went 58-3-1 during that stretch. She was the state title game MVP in 2022 when Portland jesuit won the state title. She’s a two-time all-state and all-metro selection who finished her career with 49 goals and 31 assists.
The Washington-bound Dutra is a four-year varsity player who helped Issaquah to the state semifinals the past three seasons. She finished with 46 career goals and 32 assists.
The reigning Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year wrapped up a stellar career with 70 goals and 35 assists. The Oregon State signee was a three-time all-state selection and could repeat as Portland Metro Player of the Year.
Flies has been a four-time all-district selection while playing for Eastview. She also has been a three-time ECNL all-conference honoree. A defensive player, Flies had 10 goals and 20 assists during her career.
Gibbs, who has committed to Southern Cal, has been assigned to the West as a goalkeeper. The standout at Brooks School is a four-year varsity keeper who played 51 full matches and recorded 16 shutouts. She set a school record with 207 saves in 2022.
Gibson is a two-time region player of the year. The Louisville commit had 56 career goals and 53 assists for perennial state title challenger Assumption.
The Michigan State-bound keeper is a three-time all-district and all-state performer. She helped Ravenwood to a state title in 2021 and a state runner-up finish in 2023.
Leyva recently was selected as the state’s defensive player of the year. She has earned postseason honors every year during her storied high school career to Faith Lutheran. She was a first-team ECNL All-American in 2021 and a second-team pick in 2022-23. She had 35 career goals and 34 assists.
One of the top prospects in the Class of 2024, Nakagawara has been a four-year varsity player, two-time all-metro pick and was named All-Metro Sound Division MVP in 2023. The defender ended her high school career with 18 goals and 15 assists.
Padelski technically is a junior in high school but is reclassifying and will graduate this spring in order to early enroll at Alabama. She’s a two-time all-league player of the year and two-time all-region and all-state selection. She finishes her shortened high career with 79 goals and 18 assists.
Roni is a two-time all-state performer who ends her high school career with 79 goals and 28 assists. Roni helped Skyline to the program’s seventh state title this past fall. She scored in every game this past season and was named the league MVP.
Stott is the second member from powerhouse Bearden named to this year’s All-America Game. The Tennessee commit finished her career with 84 goals and 69 assists while helping Bearden to three straight state titles. Stott has been a three-time all-district and all-region selection and two-time all-state honoree.
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Studley is Brebeuf Jesuit’s all-time leading goal scorer with 58 goals. She is a four-year varsity player and four-time all-state honoree. Studley had 40 career assists. She has been an ECNL Ohio Valley all-conference performer, as well.
Weber was the NWI Times Player of the Year. The DePaul commit finished her career with 36 goals and 15 assists. She’s a two-time all-state honoree.
Whittaker has led Wilsonville to three straight state titles. She ended her storied career with 81 goals and 47 assists. Whittaker is a three-time all-league player, three-time all-conference player of the year. In addition, she has been a three-time ECNL all-conference first-team selection.
A defensive specialist at perennial national power Carmel, Wilpolt helped the Greyhounds to two state runner-up finishes. She’s also been an ECNL Ohio Valley all-conference first-team selection.