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These Boys Got Moves – Top 5 Boys’ Goals-April High School Soccer

These Boys Got Moves – Top 5 Boys’ Goals-April High School Soccer
Ali Sefa Baglicakoglu
Ali Sefa Baglicakoglu May 7, 2025 @ 02:40 PM
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<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When talent meets hustle, magic happens, and this April's high school soccer tournament across the U.S. was pure highlight reel material. Rising stars lit up the pitch from coast to coast with jaw-dropping strikes, impossible angles, and ice-cold composure in the box. In this countdown, we bring you the Top 5 Boys' Goals that defined the month, whether it's a 30-yard rocket, a silky solo dribble, or a clutch game-winner in extra time. These boys didn't just play, they put on a show. Let's dive in.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Vicente Hernandez","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"103","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Davenport HS","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-681ba5f8b05a5"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>#5 – Vicente Hernandez – The Wizard of Davenport</strong> 🎩</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p>They say some players follow the playbook, but Vicente Hernandez writes his chapters. The Davenport High School standout pulled off pure sorcery in the April tournament: ball at his feet near the penalty line, he faked once, twice, leaving two defenders frozen like statues. Then, with a flash of his left boot, he curled it into the top-right corner with impossible precision. The goalkeeper? Just a spectator.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p>Hernandez isn't just fast, he's fluid, with feet that seem to think two steps ahead. If you've got him on your team, there's only one rule: give him the freedom and enjoy the show.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">This kid's not just playing soccer.<br>He's painting on grass.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Abel Gebremariam","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"102","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Ottumwa HS","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-681ba8c31d546"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>#4 – Abel Gebremariam – The Long-Range Sniper of Ottumwa</strong> 🎯</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p>When Abel Gebremariam lines up a shot, you'd better step back or better yet, just admire the view. The Ottumwa High School forward isn't here for simple tap-ins; he's a pure striker of the ball, armed with power, precision, and the kind of confidence you can't coach.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p>In this unforgettable moment, he collected the ball yards outside the box, glanced up, and saw the goal like a hunter sees his target too far for most, but not for him. With one thunderous swing of his right foot, the ball exploded off his laces and sailed like a missile into the net. A goal born of instinct, belief, and sheer talent.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Gebremariam doesn't hesitate; he decides, he strikes, and he delivers.<br>This wasn't just a goal.<br>It was a statement. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Heber MacPherson","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"102","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Riverton HS","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-681baf3e4195e"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>#3 – Heber MacPherson – The Two-Footed Star of Riverton 🌟</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Heber MacPherson doesn't just play soccer he dances with the ball. A rare gem from Riverton High, this young maestro commands both feet like an artist with two brushes. And in this goal? He turned the field into his canvas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Heber picked up the ball, glided past two defenders with slick left-foot control, then paused just for a second to read the moment. With elegance and intent, he struck with his right foot's inside curve, sending the ball curling into the far post like it had its own GPS. The second it left his boot, everyone knew. You don't watch this goal you feel it.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">MacPherson isn't just balanced, he's brilliant, a player with rhythm, vision, and total control.<br>He's not one to follow stars, he plays like one. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Stefan Puscas","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"102","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Bellevue HS","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-681bb0e00689a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>#2 – Stefan Puscas – The Ballerino of Bellevue</strong> 🎭</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p>If there's one word to describe Stefan Puscas, it's simple: dancer. But don't let the grace fool you this Bellevue High School sensation is as deadly as he is delicate. Watching him move with the ball is like watching ballet in cleats fluid, poised, and impossible to look away from.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p>This moment? A masterpiece. Stefan weaved through three defenders like silk slipping through fingers each touch a whisper, each movement a verse. Then, with a gentle flick of his left foot, he placed the ball into the corner as if he were signing his name. No force. Just finesse.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The crowd didn't cheer at first. They just stared. Because when you witness art, you pause.<br>Stefan doesn't chase moments; he creates poetry on the pitch. And today, it was a standing ovation. 🎭</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Jordan Igwenma","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"102","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Creighton Prep HS","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-681bb28d65584"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>#1 – Jordan Igwenma – The Crowned No. 10 of Creighton Prep</strong> 👑</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p>Every team has a playmaker. But Jordan Igwenma? He's a modern-day No. 10 and the jersey doesn't wear him; he defines it. Wearing the sacred number with pride for Creighton Prep, Jordan sealed his place at the top with a goal that belongs in every young baller's dreams: a bicycle kick straight out of a football fairytale.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p>No touch. No hesitation. Just instinct.<br>The ball rose, and so did he, suspended in air, body twisted mid-flight like a sculptor in motion. And then bang, his boot connected with artful violence, sending the ball screaming into the corner. The crowd gasped. The defense froze. Time paused.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p>You can't teach this. You can only witness it.<br>To pull off a bicycle kick like that, you need technique, timing, and something no coach can give you: pure football soul.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Jordan Igwenma doesn't play the game<br>He <strong>elevates it</strong>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

When talent meets hustle, magic happens, and this April's high school soccer tournament across the U.S. was pure highlight reel material. Rising stars lit up the pitch from coast to coast with jaw-dropping strikes, impossible angles, and ice-cold composure in the box. In this countdown, we bring you the Top 5 Boys' Goals that defined the month, whether it's a 30-yard rocket, a silky solo dribble, or a clutch game-winner in extra time. These boys didn't just play, they put on a show. Let's dive in.

Vicente Hernandez

Vicente Hernandez

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Vicente Hernandez

School: Davenport HS
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Abel Gebremariam

Abel Gebremariam

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Abel Gebremariam

School: Ottumwa HS
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Heber MacPherson

Heber MacPherson

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Heber MacPherson

School: Riverton HS
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Stefan Puscas

Stefan Puscas

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Stefan Puscas

School: Bellevue HS
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Jordan Igwenma

Jordan Igwenma

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Jordan Igwenma

School: Creighton Prep HS
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