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Salesianum standout is Player of the Year, heads All-State boys soccer team

brad myers, delaware news journal
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Salesianum senior Jake Ross is the Player of the Year and leads the All-State boys soccer team, selected by the Delaware High School Soccer Coaches Association.

Ross was voted No. 1 on the Top XI team, which recognizes the state’s most elite players, and earned national All-American status.

The next five players – Appoquinimink senior T.J. Hastings, Caravel senior Miles Hood, Indian River senior Jordan Illian, Caesar Rodney senior Thaddeus Glasser and Charter of Wilmington senior Matthew Capretto – received regional All-American honors.

Salesianum’s Jake Ross heads the ball as Charter of Wilmington’s Callum Jones defends during the Sals’ 4-1 win in the DIAA Division I Boys Soccer championship game Saturday at Dover High. Ross has been voted Delaware's Player of the Year by the state's coaches.
Salesianum’s Jake Ross heads the ball as Charter of Wilmington’s Callum Jones defends during the Sals’ 4-1 win in the DIAA Division I Boys Soccer championship game Saturday at Dover High. Ross has been voted Delaware's Player of the Year by the state's coaches.

The other players on the Top XI team are Delcastle junior Cristofer Torres-Romero, Middletown senior Jaden Howard, Tower Hill senior Thomas Vanni, Caravel senior Zain Akhtar and Saint Mark’s senior Jon Lennon.

Delcastle’s Todd Lehman was named the overall Coach of the Year after guiding the Cougars to a 15-0 regular season and the Blue Hen Flight A championship.

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Lehman was also named large schools coach of the year, while Indian River’s Brandt Mais won the small schools honor and Salesianum’s Scott Mosier won the private/parochial award.

Adam Martin of Smyrna was named the overall Assistant Coach of the Year, and also won the large schools honor. Delmar’s Casey Bellamy earned the small schools award and Saint Mark’s Brittany Quynn won the private/parochial honor.

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All-State boys soccer team

Selected by the Delaware High School Soccer Coaches Association

Top XI

Jake Ross, sr., Salesianum, Player of the Year

St. Georges' Eduardo Gonzalez-Garduno (left) defends as Salesianum's Jake Ross works in the Sals' 3-0 win in the opening round of the DIAA Division I state high school tournament Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022 at Abessinio Stadium.
St. Georges' Eduardo Gonzalez-Garduno (left) defends as Salesianum's Jake Ross works in the Sals' 3-0 win in the opening round of the DIAA Division I state high school tournament Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022 at Abessinio Stadium.

T.J. Hastings, sr., Appoquinimink

Appoquinimink's Thomas Hastings (5) moves for a header as Caravel's Parmeet Singh defends in the second half of the Bucs' 1-0 win at Bob Peoples Stadium, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.
Appoquinimink's Thomas Hastings (5) moves for a header as Caravel's Parmeet Singh defends in the second half of the Bucs' 1-0 win at Bob Peoples Stadium, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.

Miles Hood, sr., Caravel

Caravel's Miles Hood (7) drives the ball away from Appoquinimink's Ryan Black in the second half of the Bucs' 1-0 win at Bob Peoples Stadium, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.
Caravel's Miles Hood (7) drives the ball away from Appoquinimink's Ryan Black in the second half of the Bucs' 1-0 win at Bob Peoples Stadium, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.

Jordan Illian, sr., Indian River

Indian River's Jordan Illian (7).
Indian River's Jordan Illian (7).

Thaddeus Glasser, sr., Caesar Rodney

Caesar Rodney's Thad Glasser
Caesar Rodney's Thad Glasser

Matthew Capretto, sr., Charter of Wilmington

Charter's Matthew Capretto settles the ball before scoring in the first half of the Force's 7-0 win at Charter School of Wilmington, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
Charter's Matthew Capretto settles the ball before scoring in the first half of the Force's 7-0 win at Charter School of Wilmington, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.

Cristofer Torres-Romero, jr., Delcastle

Delcastle Cougars Cristofer Torres-Romero (9) goes up for a header against Newark Yellow Jackets Seth Fuhr (10) during the boys soccer game at Delcastle in Belvedere, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. Delcastle won 4-1.
Delcastle Cougars Cristofer Torres-Romero (9) goes up for a header against Newark Yellow Jackets Seth Fuhr (10) during the boys soccer game at Delcastle in Belvedere, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. Delcastle won 4-1.

Jaden Howard, sr., Middletown

Middletown's Jaden Howard (17) takes the ball upfield in the second half of Appoquinimink's 4-0 win at Middletown Thursday.
Middletown's Jaden Howard (17) takes the ball upfield in the second half of Appoquinimink's 4-0 win at Middletown Thursday.

Thomas Vanni, sr., Tower Hill

Thomas Vanni, Tower Hill
Thomas Vanni, Tower Hill

Zain Akhtar, sr., Caravel

Newark Charter's Lucas Parks (left) battles with Caravel's Zain Akhtar in the first half at Caravel Academy, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022.
Newark Charter's Lucas Parks (left) battles with Caravel's Zain Akhtar in the first half at Caravel Academy, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022.

Jon Lennon, sr., Saint Mark’s

Salesianum's Gianluca Marroni (left) plays the ball in front of St. Mark's Jonathan Lennon in the first half of the Sals' 6-1 win at Abessinio Stadium, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.
Salesianum's Gianluca Marroni (left) plays the ball in front of St. Mark's Jonathan Lennon in the first half of the Sals' 6-1 win at Abessinio Stadium, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.

Division I

First team

Lance McNally, sr., Appoquinimink; T.J. Hastings, sr., Appoquinimink; Thaddeus Glasser, sr., Caesar Rodney; Trevor Sullivan, so., Caesar Rodney; Aldo Hernandez-Beccera, jr., Cape Henlopen; Nicholas Panyko, sr., Cape Henlopen; Gavin Newcombe, so., Charter of Wilmington; Matthew Capretto, sr., Charter of Wilmington; Alan Guzman-Orozco, jr., Delcastle; Cristofer Torres-Romero, jr., Delcastle; Roberto Delgado-Teodoro, sr., Delcastle; Jaden Howard, sr., Middletown; Jake Ross, sr., Salesianum; Sean Duffy, jr., Salesianum; Tanner Brentlinger, sr., Salesianum; Zachary Bittner, sr., Salesianum; Jacob Simpson, sr., St. Georges; Javier Escobar-Perez, sr., Sussex Central

Second team

Paris Repolle, sr., Appoquinimink; Pierce Cheslock, jr., Caesar Rodney; Dru Schneider, sr., Cape Henlopen; Jorge Lagunes, sr., Cape Henlopen; Ben Chen, sr., Charter of Wilmington; Michael Capretto, fr., Charter of Wilmington; Daniel Perez-Bernal, sr., Delcastle; Juan Carlos Pedroza-Luna, sr., Delcastle; Rolando Betancourt, sr., Dover; Klein Gyamfi, jr., Middletown; Michael Prall, sr., Middletown; Thompson Burke Jr., jr., Milford; Aiden Gonzalez, jr., Salesianum; Darius Gavris, sr., Salesianum; Gianluca Marrioni, jr., Salesianum; Zion Attakrah, jr., Smyrna; Brian Rios Saldivar, sr., William Penn; David Trujillo-Reyes, sr., William Penn.

Division II

First team

Gabe Pust, sr., Brandywine; Alex Marte, jr., Caravel; Michael Cooke, sr., Caravel; Miles Hood, sr., Caravel; Zain Akhtar, sr., Caravel; Zayd Akhtar, sr., Caravel; Mathias Vazquez, so., Conrad; Declan Kirby, sr., DMA; Evan Peterson, sr., Indian River; Jordan Illian, sr., Indian River; Jonathan Daniel, sr., MOT Charter; Jackson Laznik, jr., Newark Charter; Dan Otlowski, jr., Saint Mark’s; Jon Lennon, sr., Saint Mark’s; Alex Jaimes, jr., Sussex Academy; Thomas Vanni, sr., Tower Hill; Alessio Cristanetti-Walker, sr., Wilmington Friends; Philip Manolakos, sr., Wilmington Friends.

Second team

Jason Lotkowski, jr., Archmere; Sean McKenna, sr., Brandywine; Finlay Lum, so., Caravel; Mason Csapo, so., Caravel; Ian Macturk, sr., Concord; Carson Pusey, sr., Delmar; Damian Kunie, sr., Delmar; Nick Oberhausen, jr., DMA; Caleb Galbreath, sr., Indian River; Diego Berduo-Gutierrez, sr., Laurel; Vicente Lopez-Camacho, sr., McKean; Lucas Parks, sr., Newark Charter; Emmanuel Appenteng, sr., St. Andrew’s; Chad Dohl, sr., Saint Mark’s; Matt Cox, jr., Saint Mark’s; Ryan Luo, sr., Tower Hill; Kato Connor, so., Wilmington Friends; Ian Hayes, sr., Woodbridge.

This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Delaware high school boys soccer: All-State teams announced