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Check out the selections for the top boys soccer players in Kentucky

St. X's Alvaro Gonzalez goes around Butler's Daniel Gutierrez in the second half.  St. X defeated Butler 5-0 to advance in the KHSAA State Tournament and will play again on Saturday.  Gonzalez had three goals in the match.
St. X's Alvaro Gonzalez goes around Butler's Daniel Gutierrez in the second half. St. X defeated Butler 5-0 to advance in the KHSAA State Tournament and will play again on Saturday. Gonzalez had three goals in the match.

Eleven boys soccer players from the Louisville area have received first-team All-State West honors from the Kentucky High School Boys Soccer Coaches Association.

Receiving first-team honors were Butler’s Mohammed Alshabot, Collegiate’s Nick Harshaw, Manual’s Travis Smith, Ballard’s Tyler Stinnett and James Maxwell, Trinity’s Jack Travis, St. Xavier’s Alex Kron and Alvaro Gonzalez, Spencer County’s Tyler Lester and North Oldham’s Matthew Johnson and Sharan Dodwani.

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Kron was named Goalie of the Year and was an All-American selection by the United Soccer Coaches. Receiving All-Region honors from the USC were Ryle’s Landon Barth, Frederick Douglass’ Josh Carr, Dixie Heights’ Bennett Gerek, Manual’s Smith and Bowling Green’s Yaredi Yaredi.

Yaredi was named Offensive Player of the Year, and Ryle’s Aiden Byrd was named Defensive Player of the Year.

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Coach of the Year honors went to Madisonville-North Hopkins’ Christakis Agisilauo (Large School Public), Boyle County’s David Ritchie (Small School Public) and St. Xavier’s Andy Schulten (Private School).

Here are the complete All-State teams:

West (Regions 1-8)

First team – Josh Kuntz (McCracken County), J.J. Brown (Madisonville-North Hopkins), Ivan Juarez (Madisonville-North Hopkins), Braeden Myers-Curry (Henderson County), Ahmed Abdullahi (Daviess County), Hayden Boswell (Daviess County), Yaredi Yaredi (Bowling Green), Shukurani Makiwa (Bowling Green), David Brown (South Warren), Jabari Rasheed (North Hardin), Cole Varela (Elizabethtown), Mohammed Alshabot (Butler), Nick Harshaw (Collegiate), Travis Smith (Manual), Tyler Stinnett (Ballard), James Maxwell (Ballard), Jack Travis (Trinity), Alex Kron (St. Xavier), Alvaro Gonzalez (St. Xavier), Tyler Lester (Spencer County), Matthew Johnson (North Oldham), Sharan Dodwani (North Oldham)

Collegiate's Nick Harshaw, center, fights for the ball against a Louisville Male High defender. Oct, 4, 2022
Collegiate's Nick Harshaw, center, fights for the ball against a Louisville Male High defender. Oct, 4, 2022

Second team – Nathan King (McCracken County), Hayden Stewart (McCracken County), Logan Terry (Madisonville-North Hopkins), Sean Higgs (Daviess County), Alex Salahe (Bowling Green), Jean Habimana (Bowling Green), Leo Kogetsu (South Warren), Andy Alfaro (Greenwood), Joey Stankovich (North Hardin), Colin Elder (Bullitt East), Edvin Habibovic (Fairdale), Bilombele Kanzulu (Butler), Jafet Figueroa (Collegiate), Michael Teague Lenihan (Ballard), Tee Hunt (Trinity), Grayson Travis (Trinity), Stone Work (St. Xavier), Walker Stanbery (St. Xavier), Tommy Childress (Spencer County), Kyle Kimberling (South Oldham), Charlie Hogg (Collins), Charlie Christ (North Oldham)

East (Regions 9-16)

First team – Bennett Gerak (Dixie Heights), Landon Hughes (Cooper), Landon Barth (Ryle), Adam Morris (Cooper), Colin Pieper (Highlands), Chad Gesenhues (Highlands), Tyler Smith (Bishop Brossart), Andrew Kohls (Dixie Heights), Aiden Byrd (Ryle), Will Lane (Montgomery County), Noah Lane (Montgomery County), Josh Carr (Frederick Douglass), Preston Barber (Frankfort), Serge Nkomeza (Bryan Station), Kasen Johnston (Paul Dunbar), Mason Feddock (Paul Dunbar), Cooper Ranvier (Frederick Douglass), Tristan Compton (Boyle County), Tyson Absher (Pulaski County), Andrew Leines (Boyle County), Gabriel Cima (Corbin), Blake Maynard (Lawrence County)

Second team – Grey Jordan (Covington Catholic), Brendon Barajas (Corbin), Gio Chavez (Paul Dunbar), Sam Hughes (Madison Central), Ryan Desmond (Newport Central Catholic), Diego Hoenderkamp (Ryle), Mason Pemberton (Cooper), Clay Turley (George Rogers Clark), Colby Cracraft (Frankfort), Sawyer Trowel (Lafayette), Jair Leal Gutierrez (Tates Creek), Trey Redmon (Great Crossing), Ru Lemmer (Madison Southern), Jake Oser (Paul Dunbar), Beau Brown (Mercer County), Matthew Britt (Boyle County), Jack Little (Boyle County), Nate Cook (Letcher County Central), Aden Cima (Corbin), Amos Witter (East Carter), Blake Mullen (Rowan County), Drew Clark (Ashland Blazer)

Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Twitter: @kyhighs.

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