Best of Boys’ Class of 2028: Northern Piedmont

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The next section to look at for the class of 2028 in northern Piedmont is the boys' section. Plenty of talent is littered around the region, with this list definitely not covering all of those out there. The class of 2028 North Carolina ranking also helped tremendously to find talents outside the trio of Fusion, North Carolina FC, and [program_tooltip program_id='283516' first='Wake' last='FC']. As has been the case, this list has 21 players. Three goalkeepers, six defenders, midfielders, and attackers. Each position has an italicized player who represents the player who, in my opinion, is the standout talent. Those players will receive an article on their own once the rest of the class of 2028 for both boys and girls is covered.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Goalkeepers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table {"className":"is-style-stripes"} --> <figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><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='278223' first='Henry' last='Thompson']</td><td>Chapel Hill High School</td><td>Triangle United</td></tr><tr><td>Nicholas Lawrence</td><td>-</td><td>North Carolina FC</td></tr><tr><td><em>Gage Leach</em></td><td><em>Rolesville High School</em></td><td><em>North Carolina FC</em></td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Defenders</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table {"className":"is-style-stripes"} --> <figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><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='278209' first='Wilmer' last='Almendarez']</em></td><td><em>-</em></td><td><em>North Carolina FC</em></td></tr><tr><td>Jonah Farrell</td><td>Durham Academy</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283516' first='Wake' last='FC']</td></tr><tr><td>Harrison Burgess</td><td>Ravenscroft School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283516' first='Wake' last='FC']</td></tr><tr><td>Grant Ballard</td><td>Elkin High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283412' first='NC' last='Fusion']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='278270' first='Owen' last='Madariaga']</td><td>East Chapel Hill High School</td><td>Triangle United</td></tr><tr><td>Eli Diaz</td><td>-</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283516' first='Wake' last='FC']</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Midfielders</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table {"className":"is-style-stripes"} --> <figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><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='278141' first='Carter' last='Castellano-Staib']</em></td><td><em>-</em></td><td><em>[program_tooltip program_id='283516' first='Wake' last='FC']</em></td></tr><tr><td>Caden Rock</td><td>-</td><td>North Carolina FC</td></tr><tr><td>Edwin Anguiano Ugalde</td><td>Eastern Alamance High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283412' first='NC' last='Fusion']</td></tr><tr><td>Austin Villalon</td><td>-</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283516' first='Wake' last='FC']</td></tr><tr><td>Sammie Byadi</td><td>Wake Forest High School</td><td>North Carolina FC</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='278220' first='Henry' last='Garcia Henriquez']</td><td>-</td><td>Triangle United</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Attackers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table {"className":"is-style-stripes"} --> <figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><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='278228' first='Grant' last='Bacchus']</em></td><td><em>Western Alamance High School</em></td><td><em>Triangle United</em></td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='278230' first='Soshi' last='Sasabe']</td><td>-</td><td>Triangle United</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='278227' first='Mason' last='Mangum']</td><td>Fuquay-Varina High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283516' first='Wake' last='FC']</td></tr><tr><td>Alan Abarca-Ignacio</td><td>Ragsdale High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283412' first='NC' last='Fusion']</td></tr><tr><td>Leander Sadowski de Prada</td><td>C E Jordan High School</td><td>Triangle United</td></tr><tr><td>Luke Smelko</td><td>Green Level High School</td><td>North Carolina FC</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table -->