THE GAZETTE
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SOCCER
Boys’ Player of the Year
Girls’ Co-Players of the Year
Aliza Wolfe
Imani Dorsey
Raul Escobar James H. Blake Senior Midfielder
Good Counsel Senior Midfielder/forward
Walt Whitman Senior Midfielder
Integral component of Blake’s historic run to a second-place finish in the state; scored six goals and led county with 17 assists.
Falcons coach Jim Bruno said it best: “Imani doesn’t let you lose.” Duke recruit recorded 15 goals and seven assists for WCAC champions this season.
Fantastic playmaker tallied 10 goals and five assists and was the heart and soul of the Vikings first championship run since 2004, second overall.
GEORGE P. SMITH/FOR THE GAZETTE
GEORGE P. SMITH/FOR THE GAZETTE
James H. Blake High School’s Raul Escobar (right) is The Gazette’s Player of the Year in boys’ soccer.
Good Counsel’s Imani Dorsey is The Gazette’s Co-Player of the Year in girls’ soccer.
GEORGE P. SMITH/FOR THE GAZETTE
Whitman’s Aliza Wolfe is The Gazette’s Co-Player of the Year in girls’ soccer.
Girls’ first team
Boys’ first team
Amanda Amankwa
Karli Cirovski
Eliza Doll
Megan Hinz
Delaney Muldoon
Walt Whitman Senior Midfielder
Damascus Senior Midfielder
Good Counsel Senior Defender
B-CC Senior Forward
Good Counsel Senior Goalkeeper
Holy Cross Junior Defender
Wake Forestbound striker scored 12 goals (3 game-winners) and assisted six.
Dynamic, physical Vikings midfielder displayed technical superiority all season.
Integral cog in the Swarmin’ Hornets first region title in 10 years; scored four goals.
Dominant in the air to lead a stingy backline, added three goals and eight assists.
One of county’s most creative players; Colgate recruit recorded eight goals, 11 assists.
Range, athleticism, fearlessness and ability to communicate set Michigan recruit apart.
Tartans didn’t lose a beat after losing a dominant defender and she was the reason why.
Alejandro Perez-Albela
Jeremy Yeager
Wielfried Zouantcha
Alejandra Ramos
Clare Severe
Carly Shapiro
Stephi Shin
James H. Blake Senior Defender
Clarksburg Senior Midfielder
Wootton Senior Goalkeeper
Northwest Junior Defender
Walter Johnson Senior M-fielder/defender
Walt Whitman Junior Defender/forward
Winston Churchill Senior Defender
Quince Orchard Junior Midfielder
Intellectual center back anchored a defense that only allowed more than one goal once.
Notched six goals and five assists while helping Coyotes to a division championship.
Finished career with a remarkable 0.62 goals against average, stopped three PKs this year.
Talented and physical center back with outstanding distributing awareness.
Peru U-20 National Team player’s versatility has been invaluable, tallied six goals, five assists.
Good luck to anyone trying to outrun or catch this extremely technical Lehigh recruit.
Shutdown defender was strong in the air; strong and accurate foot led to five assists.
Incredibly skilled with the ball at her feet and was starting point of many goals (10 goals).
Donald Benamna
Max Boimov
Alessandro Burlew
Zach Fingerhut
Vegas Kastberg
Montgomery Blair Senior Forward
Gaithersburg Junior Midfielder
Good Counsel Senior Forward
Landon Senior Forward
Repeat first team selection was the tireless engine behind Blazers’ success.
Trojans’ steadying presence in the middle scored four goals and assisted three more.
WCAC Player of the Year and three-year starter scored 16 goals and added six assists.
Teddy Liakakis
Dunchadhn Lyons
Winston Churchill Senior Defender Quick, physical, smart back helped the Bulldogs record nine clean sheets this fall.
David Edlow Blake 3rd season Led the Bengals to their first appearance in a state title game as well as the school’s first division and region championships.
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Boys’ second team
Girls’ second team
Jonathan Hart, Poolesville; Neal Iannone, Gaithersburg; Davey Mason, Walt Whitman; Drew Montemarano, Georgetown Prep; Sebastian Obando, The Heights; Pat Quackenbush, Northwest; J.J. Van der Merwe, Winston Churchill; Frank Valladares, Col. Zadok Magruder; Gabriel Vasconcelos, Walter Johnson; Keenthy Yeboah, Montgomery Blair; Andrew Zingone, Georgetown Prep
Keaira Clark, Winston Churchill; Michaela Colon, Gaithersburg; Steph Cox, Damascus; Nia Dorsey, Our Lady of Good Counsel; Danielle Fernandez, Damascus; Anna Gurney, Walt Whitman; Jarena Harmon, St. Andrew’s; Emily Martin, Walt Whitman; Maddie Pack, Our Lady of Good Counsel; Courtney Parr, Our Lady of Good Counsel; Jade Ruiters, Academy of the Holy Cross
Boys’ honorable mention Bryan Argueta, Col. Zadok Magruder; Andrew Battin, Clarksburg; Juan Castellon, Wheaton; Jose Cooper, James H. Blake; Jack Feldman, Landon; Robert Galvan, Springbrook; Ofentse Kale, Col. Zadok Magruder; Matthew Kirchoff, Our Lady of Good Counsel; Ibrahima Kouyate, Montgomery Blair; Alex LaNoire, Our Lady of Good Counsel; Greg Lovegrove, Bullis School; Kyle Madden, Walter Johnson; Brian Mitchell, Bullis School; Duc Momo, Bethesda-Chevy Chase; Jared Nozick, Thomas S. Wootton; Heyner Pajaro, Wheaton; Matt Russell, James H. Blake; Tom Stavrou, Walter Johnson
Girls’ honorable mention Emma Anderson, Walt Whitman; Kaylie Deshler, James H. Blake; Sophia Dillon, Rockville; Dana Eckerstrom, Northwest; Paula Germino-Watnick, Bethesda-Chevy Chase; Alexis Greene, Thomas S. Wootton; Olivia Kane, Holton-Arms; Tania Mamdouhi, Winston Churchill; Sam Sullenger, Quince Orchard; Delia Tremble, Montgomery Blair; Tiffany Woods, Sherwood
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Boys’ Coach of the Year
Girls’ Coach of the Year
Greg Herbert Whitman 9th season Having the most talented team on paper doesn’t always translate onto the pitch, but Herbert brought out something special in the Vikings’ Class 4A state championship run this fall.