Best of Boys’ Class of 2027: Southern Piedmont

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Southern Piedmont region continues to show the immense talent it houses with the Class of 2027. This list of 23 players underwent plenty of changes the more talent I came across. Thankfully, these talented players all already have formal formation which allows them to develop and exploit their potential better. My personal standout players for each position are italicized.</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>John-Michael Alexander</td><td>Bradford Prep</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</td></tr><tr><td>Aiden Turton</td><td>Charlotte Catholic High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</td></tr><tr><td><em>Grayson Bath</em></td><td><em>Providence High School</em></td><td><em>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</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>Leonardo Rivas</td><td>-</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283629' first='Charlotte' last='FC']</td></tr><tr><td>Gael Perez</td><td>South Mecklenburg High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283283' first='Charlotte' last='Independence SC']</td></tr><tr><td>Tomas Valencia Perez</td><td>Ardrey Kell High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='288397' first='Wyatt' last='Holt']</td><td>-</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283629' first='Charlotte' last='FC']</td></tr><tr><td>Grayson Gliemmo</td><td>Marvin Ridge High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</td></tr><tr><td>Nicholas Of</td><td>Cuthberson High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</td></tr><tr><td><em>Bear Brensinger</em></td><td><em>Charlotte Catholic High School</em></td><td><em>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</em></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>Noah Slack</td><td>Community School of Davidson</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='233126' first='Daniel' last='Gonzalez']</td><td>-</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283629' first='Charlotte' last='FC']</td></tr><tr><td>Collin Golden</td><td>Hough High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283283' first='Charlotte' last='Independence SC']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='13876' first='Andrew' last='Binda']</td><td>Charlotte Catholic High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</td></tr><tr><td>Matteo Navas</td><td>-</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283629' first='Charlotte' last='FC']</td></tr><tr><td>Moises Cornelio</td><td>East Rowan High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283283' first='Charlotte' last='Independence SC']</td></tr><tr><td><em><a href="https://prepsoccer.com/2025/08/week-2-charlotte-metro-preseason-best-performers/">Yousif Gadalla</a></em></td><td><em>Cox Mill High School</em></td><td><em>[program_tooltip program_id='283283' first='Charlotte' last='Independence SC']</em></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><a href="https://prepsoccer.com/2025/11/south-piedmont-nc-conference-best-performers-part-2/">Tatenda Mandiveyi</a></td><td>Charlotte Catholic High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</td></tr><tr><td>Ayden Torres</td><td>West Cabarrus High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283284' first='Charlotte' last='SA']</td></tr><tr><td>Louis Toh Jr.</td><td>Central Cabarrus High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283283' first='Charlotte' last='Independence SC']</td></tr><tr><td>Nickolas Teixeira</td><td>-</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283629' first='Charlotte' last='FC']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='278152' first='Keegan' last='Kerr']</td><td>-</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283629' first='Charlotte' last='FC']</td></tr><tr><td><em>Justyce Page</em></td><td><em>Northwest Cabarrus High School</em></td><td><em>[program_tooltip program_id='283283' first='Charlotte' last='Independence SC']</em></td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table -->