South Jersey Boys Soccer Player of the Year and Runner-ups

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The New Jersey High School soccer season is officially complete. Check out our boys player of the year and top runner-ups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player of the Year:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Sean Tarsatana, Washington Township:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior midfielder led the seven-county South Jersey region in goals (31) and assists (23). He powered Washington Township to a 20-2-2 record en route to the South Jersey Group 4 title and the No. 1 seed in the sectional tournament. The Minutemen fell short to Southern in the semifinal round, 5-4, in double overtime. They also won the prestigious South Jersey Coaches Cup Tournament, in which Tarsatana scored five goals across four games in the single-season elimination format bracket to determine the top team in the region before the state tournament. He was more than a scorer, however, as he recorded six multi-assist games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Runner-ups:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Kenny Cockerill, Deptford:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cockerill was voted <a href="https://prepsoccer.com/2025/10/results-see-who-you-voted-as-the-sj-boys-player-of-the-year/">player of the year by the fans</a> last month, running away with nearly 70% of the 11,000 votes cast. The senior forward finished with 25 goals for the Spartans, ranked fourth in the Tri-County Conference.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQiMZorDWPh/?igsh=ZXJrdmtmcDMxYTRm","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQiMZorDWPh/?igsh=ZXJrdmtmcDMxYTRm </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Ayden Anderson, Washington Township:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Anderson complemented Tarsatana terrifically as the perfect one-two combo for Washington Township. In a breakout campaign, the senior forward netted 24 goals and eight assists for the Minutemen. His highlight of the year came when he scored the game-winning golden goal in overtime to lift the Minutemen past St. Augustine, 1-0, in the Coaches Cup Final on Nov. 1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Mike Coluzzi, St. Augustine:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coluzzi took a big leap from his sophomore campaign, scoring 17 goals and 13 assists for St. Augustine this fall. The junior forward served as the offensive leader for the Hermits, playing a key role in their exceptional 18-3-1 season, which included a Coaches Cup Final appearance.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Cooper Adinolfi, Shawnee:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior forward found the back of the net a team-high 10 times for Shawnee. He also spread the ball around, notching a team-high nine assists for the Renegades, who finished with an 11-6-2 record playing a brutal Olympic Conference schedule.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Amadu Jalloh, Williamstown:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jalloh scored a team-leading 13 goals for Williamstown. The senior forward scored six times in one-score games this fall and accounted for 38% of the Braves' total goals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Others under consideration (listed alphabetically):</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='321624' first='Bryce' last='Ayars'], Woodstown</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Chase Bowman, Ocean City</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Mario Jacobo, Cedar Creek</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Eamonn Sheehan, Haddon Township</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Michael Stanwood, GCIT<br></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->