A-A Game Preview: Boys Goalkeepers
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Regardless of the sport, when it comes to all-star and All-America contests, the focus tends to be on offense and that’s easy to understand. Quite often all-star defensive units often lack the cohesiveness that is gained only by playing together…
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Continue ReadingRegardless of the sport, when it comes to all-star and All-America contests, the focus tends to be on offense and that’s easy to understand. Quite often all-star defensive units often lack the cohesiveness that is gained only by playing together over an extended period of time. Then, there’s the offensive mindset that every attacking player wants to be the hero — and in soccer, that means taking chances that otherwise they would have passed on during the season. In other words, expect these four keepers to get tested this weekend at the High School All-American Game, which will be held Saturday, Dec. 11, in Knoxville, Tenn. The match will be live-streamed on PrepSoccer.net.
EAST
Rafa Ponce de Leon
Rafa
Ponce de Leon
GK
Pennington School | 2022
NJ
, Pennington School (N.J.), Villanova
Coach: Chad Bridges
Career Shutouts: 30; Career Saves: 114
Honors: Four-year starter and 2021 captain at The Pennington School. … Named the MLS NEXT U-17 Goalkeeper of the Year while playing for PDA. … Recorded 13 shutouts in 19 matches in 2021. … 2018 and 2019 All-State honorable mention. … 2020 All-Area and All-State Goalkeeper. … 2021 All-America Watch List and All-American selection. … Local and state postseason honors for fall 2021 have yet to be announced.
Mikah Seger
Mikah
Seger
GK
Lackey | 2022
State
MD
, Lackey (Md.)
Coach: John Juracko
Career Goals: 6; Career Assists: 10
Career Shutouts: 21
Honors: Four-year varsity captain. … Led the conference and state in saves as a goalkeeper who also played in the field. … All-Conference, All-County, and All-State selection. … SMAC Player of the year. … Former U.S. Youth National Team U15 goalkeeper. … Seger previously was committed to Maryland but has since re-opened his recruiting.
WEST
Zachary Glesius Zachary Glesius GK Avon Lake | 2022 OH , Avon Lake (Ohio), Virginia Tech
Honors: Team captain in 2020 and 2021. … Lorain County Rising Stars Game participant. … Lorain County second-team goalkeeper in 2020 and Greater Cleveland honorable mention. … Second-team All-State in 2021. … Academic All-Ohio in 2021. … First-team All-Greater Cleveland in 2021. … Co-Goalkeeper of the Year for Lorain County in 2021. … Lorain County Senior All-Star. … SWC Goalkeeper of the Year in 2021.
Ryan Thompson Ryan Thompson GK Rockhurst | 2022 MO , Rockhurst Jesuit (Mo.)
Coach: Matt Darby
Career Shutouts: 35
Honors: Four-year letter winner and three-year starting goalkeeper at Rockhurst. … All-District honoree in 2019. … All-District, All-Region, Regional Goalkeeper of the Year, first-team all-state, first-team All-Metro, United Soccer Coaches All-Central Team in 2020. … Has a 44 percent save percentage on penalty kicks. … Local and state postseason honors for the 2021 fall season have yet to be announced.
THE EDGE: EAST
The East team features two of the nation’s top high school goalkeeper prospects. Ponce de Leon is an imposing keeper who led Pennington to a Prep A state runner-up finish to St. Benedict’s (N.J.). Seger is one of the more interesting keepers to have been invited to the All-America Game. During the high school season, he actually spent time in the field. For the West, Thompson led Rockhurst to the Missouri Group 4 title and a lofty FAB 50 final ranking. Virginia Tech signee Glesius claimed just about every local award possible. The edge here goes to the East with two major-college prospects.
2021 East Boys All-America Game Roster
No. | Name | Pos. | High School | State | College |
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00 | Mikah Seger Mikah Seger GK Lackey | 2022 State MD | GK | Lackey | Md. | |
1 | Rafa Ponce de Leon Rafa Ponce de Leon GK Pennington School | 2022 NJ | GK | Pennington School | N.J. | Villanova |
2 | Ari Rosu Ari Rosu D West Orange | 2022 NJ | D | West Orange | N.J. | |
3 | Adrian Trott Adrian Trott D South Kent School | 2022 CT | D | South Kent School | Conn. | |
4 | Brian St. Martin Brian St. Martin M Mount St. Joseph | 2022 State MD | M | Mount St. Joseph | Md. | Maryland |
5 | Sebastian Green Sebastian Green D Northwood School | 2022 NY | M | Northwood School | N.Y. | |
6 | William Cleary William Cleary M Loomis Chaffee | 2022 CT | M | Loomis Chaffee | Conn. | Stanford |
7 | Yuxuan Yang Yuxuan Yang M Pennington School | 2022 NJ | D | Pennington School | N.J. | |
8 | Kelvin Baffour Kelvin Baffour M Taft School | 2022 CT | M | Taft School | Conn. | Notre Dame |
10 | Oliver Martin Oliver Martin F Loomis Chaffee | 2022 CT | F | Loomis Chaffee | Conn. | Michigan |
11 | Zachary Sardi-Santos Zachary Sardi-Santos D Milton Academy | 2022 MA | D | Milton Academy | Mass. | Harvard |
12 | Juan Gomez Juan Gomez F Brentwood | 2022 NY | M | Brentwood | N.Y. | |
13 | Wayne Frederick Wayne Frederick D St. Albans | 2022 State MD | D | St. Albans | D.C. | Duke |
14 | Colin Hughes Colin Hughes F Worcester Academy | 2022 MA | F | Worcester Academy | Mass. | Colgate |
17 | Noah Behrmann Noah Behrmann M Carmel Christian | 2022 NC | F | Carmel Christian | N.C. | Clemson |
18 | Jacob Murrell Jacob Murrell F McDonogh | 2022 State MD | F | McDonogh School | Md. | Georgetown |
21 | Antonino Pagano Antonino Pagano M NY | F | Fayetteville-Manlius | N.Y. | Syracuse |
22 | Calvin Lemley Calvin Lemley D Rivers School | 2022 MA | D | Rivers School | Mass. | Colgate |
23 | Henri Richter Henri Richter D Milton Academy | 2022 MA | D | Milton Academy | Mass. | Northwestern |
24 | Anthony DiFalco Anthony DiFalco F Franklin Regional | 2022 PA | F | Franklin Regional | Pa. | |
26 | Liam Doyle Liam Doyle M Northwood School | 2022 NY | F | Northwood School | N.Y. | Stanford |
55 | Augustine Boadi Augustine Boadi M Northfield Mount Hermon | 2022 MA | M | Northfield Mount Hermon | Mass. | Boston College |
2021 West Boys All-America Game Roster
No. | Name | Pos. | High School | State | College |
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1 | Zachary Glesius Zachary Glesius GK Avon Lake | 2022 OH | GK | Avon Lake | Ohio | Virginia Tech |
2 | Palmer Ault Palmer Ault F Noblesville | 2022 IN | F | Noblesville | Ind. | Butler |
3 | Lucas Nesthus Lucas Nesthus M WI | M | Pewaukee | Wis. | Marquette |
4 | Alex Peters Alex Peters D Christian Brothers | 2022 MO | D | Christian Brothers | Mo. | |
6 | Cooper Forcellini Cooper Forcellini M Blue ValleyWest | 2022 KS | M | Blue Valley West | Kan. | |
7 | Jaden Dubon Jaden Dubon F Hood River Valley | 2022 OR | M | Hood River Valley | Ore. | |
8 | Sebastian Carranza Sebastian Carranza F St. Charles East | 2022 IL | F | St. Charles East | Ill. | |
9 | Brock Kiper Brock Kiper F Moeller | 2022 OH | F | Archbishop Moeller | Ohio | Belmont |
10 | Colin Blackport Colin Blackport M Traverse City West | 2022 MI | M | Traverse City West | Mich. | |
11 | Luciano Pechota Luciano Pechota M St. Ignatius | 2022 OH | M | St. Ignatius | Ohio | Ohio State |
12 | Langdon Gryglas Langdon Gryglas D Arrowhead | 2022 WI | D | Arrowhead | Wis. | Brown |
13 | Josip Rimac Josip Rimac F St. Ignatius | 2022 OH | F | St. Ignatius | Ohio | |
14 | Tanner Hodgson Tanner Hodgson M Anchor Bay | 2022 MI | F | Anchor Bay | Mich. | |
15 | Mitchell Dryden Mitchell Dryden F Whitefish Bay | 2022 WI | F | Whitefish Bay | Wis. | |
16 | Ryder Barrett Ryder Barrett D Rockhurst | 2022 KS | D | Rockhurst Jesuit | Mo. | |
17 | Sam Magner Sam Magner D Marquette | 2022 WI | D | Marquette | Wis. | |
18 | Ryan Thompson Ryan Thompson GK Rockhurst | 2022 MO | GK | Rockhurst Jesuit | Mo. | |
20 | Will Essner Will Essner M Jackson | 2022 MO | M | Jackson | Mo. | |
22 | Kaden Schufft Kaden Schufft D Rio Rancho High School | 2022 NM | D | Rio Rancho | N.M. | |
64 | Cyrus Gulati Cyrus Gulati F Cherry Creek | 2022 CO | M | Cherry Creek | Colo. | |
66 | Ashton Bilow Ashton Bilow F OH | M | New Albany | Ohio | Ohio State |
77 | Stephen Saladin Stephen Saladin F SLUH | 2022 MO | F | SLUH | Mo. |