Best of Girls’ Class of 2028: Southern Piedmont

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Picking up on the previous series of articles covering the best talents of the state per region, we start by looking at the girls' Class of 2028 in the Southern Piedmont region. Many of these players play at a very high level for their age range already, and will definitely continue growing and shining as their formative period advances. This list will consist of 21 players, three goalkeepers, and six defenders, midfielders, and attackers. As with the previous articles in this series, the standout players will be italicized, and a later article will cover them specifically. For now, this is the list of players I present.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Goalkeepers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td><strong>School</strong></td><td><strong>Club</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Carsyn Cavitt</td><td>Cannon School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</td></tr><tr><td><em>[player_tooltip player_id='277746' first='Olivia' last='Newcome']</em></td><td><em>Porter Ridge High School</em></td><td><em>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</em></td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='278017' first='Paige' last='Roche']</td><td>Christ the King Catholic High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283283' first='Charlotte' last='Independence SC']</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Defenders</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td><strong>School</strong></td><td><strong>Club</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em>[player_tooltip player_id='277327' first='Brielle' last='Hopkins']</em></td><td><em>Myers Park High School</em></td><td><em>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</em></td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='277748' first='Chloe' last='Breslin']</td><td>Cuthberson High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='278016' first='Kendall' last='Johnson']</td><td>Corvian Community School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283283' first='Charlotte' last='Independence SC']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='277929' first='Reese' last='Lanier']</td><td>Hopewell High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283283' first='Charlotte' last='Independence SC']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='277933' first='Kinleigh' last='Thornton']</td><td>Charlotte Catholic High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='353195' first='Avery' last='Cavan']</td><td>Hough High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283283' first='Charlotte' last='Independence SC']</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Midfielders</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td><strong>School</strong></td><td><strong>Club</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='277742' first='Rhyan' last='Winnek']</td><td>Ardrey Kell High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</td></tr><tr><td><em>[player_tooltip player_id='276506' first='Campbell' last='Schmidt']</em></td><td><em>Hough High School</em></td><td><em>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</em></td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='278014' first='Victoria' last='Christiansen']</td><td>Pine Lake Preparatory</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283283' first='Charlotte' last='Independence SC']</td></tr><tr><td>Katie Sheraden</td><td>Porter Ridge High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='277961' first='Brielle' last='Wilson']</td><td>Cannon School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='352303' first='Aubrey' last='Luecht']</td><td>West Forsyth High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283283' first='Charlotte' last='Independence SC']</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Attackers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td><strong>School</strong></td><td><strong>Club</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em>[player_tooltip player_id='279282' first='Stella' last='Spitzer']</em></td><td><em>-</em></td><td><em>[program_tooltip program_id='279281' first='Carolina' last='Ascent']</em></td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='277747' first='Olivia' last='Hayes']</td><td>Charlotte Catholic High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='277939' first='Lauren' last='Pak']</td><td>Fort Mill High School (South Carolina)</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283283' first='Charlotte' last='Independence SC']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='342496' first='Tess' last='Truxillo']</td><td>Charlotte Catholic High School</td><td>Charlotte Developmental Academy</td></tr><tr><td>Leigha Curry</td><td>West Forsyth High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283283' first='Charlotte' last='Independence SC']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='214130' first='Carsen' last='Record']</td><td>Charlotte Christian High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Plenty of these players have already received evaluations of their own that you can read by clicking on their profiles. I do want to make specific mention of the goalkeepers, for who JR Elkison has already written an <a href="https://prepsoccer.com/2026/03/talent-rich-north-carolinas-elite-2028-goalkeepers/" id="https://prepsoccer.com/2026/03/talent-rich-north-carolinas-elite-2028-goalkeepers/">article</a>, including all three I listed.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->