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2009 Birmingham News
All-State Girls 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:
Lauren Arnold, Jr., Spain Park (6A)

State coach of the Year:
Marvin Chou, Randolph School (3A)

2009 All-State Girls Soccer First Team

FORWARDS
 

• Courtney Hurt Grissom/6A Soph. ODP player credited with 19 goals and 29 assists
   

• Challey Legg St. Paul’s/5A Sr. 6A MVP tallied 22 of her 90 career goals this year
   

• Amanda Morris Randolph School/3A Sr. Led team to its first title with her 15 goals and 18 assists
   

• Paloma Perez McGill-Toolen/6A Sr. Numbers (41 goals, 35 assists) stack up with anyone’s
   

• Annalika Steyn Spain Park/6A Soph. Some coaches already feel she will be a college star
   

MIDFIELDERS
 

• Tori Ball St. Paul’s/5A Jr. AHSAA North-South pick had 28 goals and 17 assists
   

• Megan Collins Montgomery Acad./3A Soph. She has 69 assists over the past two years
   

• Alissa Fisher Grissom/6A Sr. Dominates (32 goals, 23 assists) everywhere she roams
   

• Carson Scott Mountain Brook/6A Sr. Team captain and four-year starter had 20 assists
   

• Maria Peters Daphne/6A Jr. 120 goals in three years with 41 assists this year
   

DEFENDERS
 

• Elizabeth Abernathy Vestavia Hills/6A Jr. Never left the field during the season
   

• Kathryn Allison Bob Jones/6A Sr. Was not beaten for a goal all season
   

• Katie Butler Mars Hill/2A Sr. Her coach said she was the difference in half their wins
   

• Emily Hoffman Spain Park/6A Sr. Leader of a back line that surrendered 15 goals all year
   

• Mary Alice Reilly Altamont/3A Sr. Senior captain saw her defense give up just nine goals
   

GOALKEEPERS

• Lauren Arnold Spain Park/6A Jr. Spain Park wouldn’t have won it all without her instincts
   

• Britt Williams Altamont/3A Sr. Posted 11 shutouts in the 17 games she played

2009 All-State Girls Soccer Second Team

FORWARDS

• Sally Adams Decatur/6A Jr. North-South pick scored 32 goals in a tough section
   

• Kaitlin Bachmeyer Randolph School/3A Jr. Scored 30 goals for a 20-1-1 state title team
   

• Sarah Phillips Carroll/Ozark/5A 8th Hard not to notice a 45-goal season at her age
   

• Betsy Stewart Indian Springs/3A Sr. Made honorable mention All-State last season
   

• Christen Sims Bob Jones/6A Sr. Scored 16 goals on 58 shots; signed with W. Kentucky
   

MIDFIELDERS

• Carlye Bice Guntersville/4A Jr. ODP player led her team with 30 goals this year
   

• Kelsey Cain Jacksonville/4A Soph. Another ODP talent with 18 goals and 14 assists
   

• Georgia Gamble Decatur/6A Sr. Team’s record with her on varsity has been 83-30-10
   

• Courtney Harlan McGill-Toolen/6A Soph. Scored 36 goals and added 43 assists for runner-up team
   

• Lindsey Sillers Briarwood Christian/5A Sr. Bama signee can win the mental and physical game
   

DEFENDERS

• Abby Carr Spain Park/6A Sr. Versatile athlete neutralized top strikers all year long
   

• Margaret Ellen Crawford Mountain Brook/6A Jr. “An absolute beast in the back,” said her coach
   

• Sydney Keller Grissom/6A Fr. Plays beyond her years marking the other team’s best
   

• Nonie Wilson Bob Jones/6A Jr. Good ball winner with wheels and can get physical
   

• Lakken Wood Jacksonville/4A Soph. Her coach called her a “ball-tracking destroyer”
   

GOALKEEPERS

• Shanna Brooks Oak Mountain/6A Jr. Better than second team, but this is a tough crowd
   

• Lauren Kelly Grissom/6A Sr. 22 shutouts and only gave up nine goals all season

2009 All-State Girls Soccer Honorable Mention

FORWARDS

• Kristy Brooks, Sr., New Hope;

• Rachel Ceballos, Sr., Fort Payne;

• Lexi Collier, Jr., Catholic;

• Amber Cryer, Sr., Grissom;

• Emily Knowling, 8th, Randolph School;

• Alicia Linder, Soph., Spainish Fort;

• Hannah Livingston, Jr., Vestavia Hills;

• Mary Morgan Weed, Jr., Mountain Brook;

• Brooke Phillips, Soph., Athens;

• Laura Risse, Sr., Jacksonville;

• Darby Rappuhn, Sr., Mars Hill Bible;

• Kirsten Robinson, Homewood, Sr.;

• Casey Rigdon, Soph., Madison Academy;

• Jessica Salinas-Hoover, Soph., Bob Jones;

• Lauren Silvio, Sr., Briarwood Christian;

• Erin Sloan, Soph., Albertville;

• Christine Schweer, Sr., Oak Mountain;

• Brittany Vanderburg, Sr., Spain Park;

• Alannah Vincent, Sr., Northview

MIDFIELDERS

• Nancy Brasseale, Soph., Catholic;

• Alli Cochran, Fr., Chelsea;

• Chanel Elgin, Jr., Daphne;

• Alli Griffin, Jr., Fairhope;

• Gillian Harding, Soph., New Hope;

• Jamie Holmes, Fr., Randolph School;

• Alesha Love, Jr., Southside-Gadsden;

• Laura Miller, Soph., Catholic;

• Margaret Page, Soph., Mountain Brook;

• Addison Powell, Jr., Altamont;

DEFENDERS

• Anne Baumhower, Fr., Fairhope;

• Danielle Berryman, Soph., Madison Academy;

• Isabelle Carringer, Sr., Albertville;

• Dana Diaz, Jr., Northview;

• Sarah Hook, Jr., Indian Springs;

• Brooke Kay, Jr., East Limestone;

• Kayla Klumpp, Sr., Spain Park;

• Julia Meyer, Jr., East Limestone;

• Catherine Prater, Jr., Mountain Brook;

• Teaghan Sprinkle, Soph., Catholic;

• Portia White, Jr., Randolph School

GOALKEEPERS

• Jessica Baker, Jr., Arab;

• Hannah Bales, Soph., Cullman;

• Angela Cleveland, Sr., Southside-Gadsden;

• Sara Collins, Sr., Homewood;

• Shannon Laughlin, Sr., Decatur;

• Margaret Pittman, Soph., Catholic;

• Sarah Story, Jr., Hoover;

• Chandler Watkins, Sr., Mars Hill Bible