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2009 Birmingham News
All-State Boys Soccer Teams

 Published on June 4th, 2009

Note: The selections were made based on nominations from state coaches along with observations made by The News. Not every school in the state returned the provided nomination form.

State player of the Year:
Reed Matte, Sr., John Carroll (5A)

State coach of the Year:
Paul Stroud, Fairhope (6A)

2009 All-State Boys Soccer First Team

FORWARDS

·         Nick Bibb Hoover/6A Jr. Had 27 goals this year, and may get 40 next year

·         Chandler Hoffman Oak Mountain/6A Sr. UCLA-bound magician put 44 shots into the net this year

·         Alex Kuklinski John Carroll/5A Sr. Crafty maneuvers led to 67 goals over the past two years

·         Reed Matte John Carroll/5A Sr. Racked up 66 goals and 51 assists in two years

·         Alex Thompson Mountain Brook/6A Sr. Mountain Brook’s MVP had 28 goals

 

MIDFIELDERS

·         James Boone Benjamin Russell/5A Sr. One coach said his team did not stop him in four years

·         Blair Gaines Huntsville/6A Sr. Blend of skills leads him to play at Wofford next year

·         Nick DiRienzo Homewood/6A Sr. Had 24 goals for the Patriots this year

·         Kevin Rose Pelham/6A Sr. Tallied 23 of his 56 assists this season

·         Stefan Vaziri Oak Mountain/6A Sr. Picked up two State Player of the Year votes

 

DEFENDERS

·         Henley Carr Hoover/6A Sr. Top defender on a state semifinalist squad

·         Chip Elmer Briarwood Christian/5A Sr. His second-consecutive All-State nod at this spot

·         Daniel “D.J.” Gonzalez St. Paul’s/5A Sr. His injury stalled out UMS-Wright’s title run this year

·         Nathan Haywood Fairhope/6A Sr. This 6-foot-4 center back was crucial to the title

·         Landon Mueller Bob Jones/6A Sr. 6-foot-2 sweeper will walk on at Duke

 

 GOALKEEPERS

·         Justin Marshall Prattville/6A Sr. Added 12 shutouts this year for a career total of 47

·         Nick Piola John Carroll/5A Jr. 21 shutouts in 27 starts plus 83 saves
 

2009 All-State Boys Soccer Second Team

FORWARDS

·         Jonathan Alexander Altamont/3A Sr. Runs a 4.38 40-yard dash and had two goals in the final

·         Hunter Luker Sylacauga/5A Jr. North-South pick raced to 27 goals and 12 assists this year

·         Chase Maddox Cullman/5A Sr. Wallace-Hanceville signee had 25 goals and four assists

·         Olin Prosch Daphne/6A Sr. Had 26 goals and 16 assists; 60 career goals

·         Kyle Sherrin Fairhope/6A Sr. MVP of the 6A tourney heading to Birmingham-Southern

 

MIDFIELDERS

·         Andrew Arbet Cullman/5A Sr. 2008 North-South pick had 16 goals and 14 assists

·         Andres Aristizabal Oak Mountain/6A Sr. Someone besides Vaziri had to feed Hoffman

·         Garrison Brooks Carroll/5A Sr. Scored 22 of team’s 53 goals; assisted on another 14

·         Alex Reddy Mountain Brook/6A Jr. Often overlooked, but he ran his team’s attack

·         Willy Rouse Altamont/3A Sr. Great in the air and recorded 17 goals and 16 assists

 

DEFENDERS

·         Simon Basilico Altamont/3A Jr. Great marking back also piled up 10 goals, 11 assists

·         Cory Gonzalez John Carroll/5A Jr. So versatile he even scored 19 times this season

·         Hudson Jetton Spain Park/6A Sr. So good he got a State Player of the Year vote

·         Colby Phillips Athens Bible/1A Sr. Also won three gold medals at the state track meet

·         Eric Tift Grissom/6A Sr. Huntsville-area coaches bragged on him

 

GOALKEEPERS

·         Wilson Fisher Mountain Brook/6A Soph. His 75 saves led to a new school mark of 15 shutouts

·         Alex Levinson Chelsea/5A Jr. Grabbed 144 saves and seven shutouts in 19 games

2009 All-State Boys Soccer Honorable Mention

FORWARDS

·         Jarred Brookins, Sr., Vestavia Hills;

·         Drew Bowman, Sr., Athens;

·         Ryan Chatman, Sr., Ramsay;

·         Alexander Faulk, Sr., Briarwood Christian;

·         Joe Goodwin, Fr., UMS-Wright;

·         Joshua Harrelson, Fr., UMS-Wright;

·         Alex Morton, Soph., Hoover;

·         Mark Reaves, Fr., Arab;

·         Sean Tilford, Sr., Briarwood Christian

 

MIDFIELDERS

·         Peterson Bolvig, Jr., Altamont;

·         Brooks Busby, Jr., Homewood;

·         Will Drake, Jr., Cullman;

·         Jackson Fendley, Fr., Trinity Presbyte­rian;

·         Nicholas Frangos, Soph., UMS-Wright;

·         Zack Goodwin, Sr., UMS-Wright;

·         Jack Goldberg, Fr., Auburn;

·         Michael Keyser, Jr., Fairhope;

·         William McCarty, Sr., Donoho;

·         DJ Mooney, Fr., Arab;

·         Taylor Pate, Sr., Athens;

·         Paul Reaves, Sr., Arab

 

DEFENDERS

·         Alex Adams, Sr., Trinity Presbyterian;

·         Daniel Baugh, Sr., Bob Jones;

·         Chad Dolan, Jr., Fairhope;

·         Nathan Diehl, Soph., Mountain Brook;

·         Benjamin Easter, Sr., UMS-Wright;

·         Tevin Fowler, Sr., Homewood;

·         Devon Gamble, Sr., Pelham;

·         Jackson Hagan, Sr., Syl­acauga;

·         Matt Hardman, Sr., Hoover;

·         Tyler Hohbach, Sr., Carroll;

·         Evan Pantanzis, Sr., Indian Springs;

·         Paul Reaves, Sr., Arab;

·         Zack Wepfer, Sr., John Carroll

 

 GOALKEEPERS

·         Nick Bacon, Sr., Athens;

·         Freddie Delchamps, Sr., Indian Springs;

·         Bubba Hawes, Sr., Bob Jones;

·         James Pudner, Sr., Auburn;

·         Justin Redford, Sr., Arab