After leading Bishop Miege to its sixth straight Class 4-1A state championship, Stag senior Victor Lopez was named the Class 4-1A forward of the year for the second straight season by the Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association, which released its All-State teams on Monday.
Lopez was one of only two players in the state to repeat player of the year honors in their respective classification. Wichita Trinity Academy goalkeeper Alex Kirsten-Westgard was named the Class 4-1A goalkeeper of the year for the second straight year as well.
Kirsten-Westgard's teammate, senior Ethan Cary, was named the 4-1A defender of the year, while Augusta swept the other two honors in 4-1A with senior Connor Inlow named midfielder of the year and Dusty Buell taking coach of the year honors after leading the Orioles to their best season in program history.
Class 6A state champion Olathe West and runner-up Washburn Rural swept all the honors in Class 6A. Olathe West's Elyes Ellouz was named the midfielder of the year while teammate Gage Daniels was named defender of the year. Rural's Porter Schafersman was named forward of the year, Wyatt Arnold was chosen as goalkeeper of the year and Brian Hensyel was named coach of the year.
In Class 5A, Blue Valley Southwest's Ethan Houseworth was named goalkeeper of the year after helping the Timberwolves capture the state championship. Maize South's Vitor Geromel was named forward of the year and Maverick coach Rey Ramirez was chosen as coach of the year.
Bishop Carroll's Bergen Loveless was named the 5A midfielder of the year and St. Thomas Aquinas' Jacob Muckerman was named defender of the year.
The KHSSCA also honored five referees -- Gordon Wetmore, Drew Klemp, Matt Weigant, Phil Gomez and Nate Colling.
KANSAS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE TEAMS
CLASS 6A
First team
Forward -- Uriel Aguilera-Fernandez, sr., Wichita North; Blake Barrick, sr., Blue Valley West; Aidan Boehmer, so., Olathe East; Jose Holguin, sr., Dodge City; Jack Lucas, jr., SM East; Dylan Naidu, sr., Olathe Northwest; Porter Schafersman, sr., Washburn Rural.
Midfielder -- Joon Chun, sr., Free State; Elyes Ellouz, sr., Olathe West; Cooper Forcellini, sr., Blue Valley West; Irwin Macias, jr., Dodge City; Joe Morse, sr., Washburn Rural; Sergio Najera-Garcia, sr., Wichita North; Evan Shelkey, sr., Olathe West.
Defender -- Brevyn Cole, jr., Olathe South; Kaden Cripe, sr., Blue Valley West; Gage Daniels, jr., Olathe West; Max Easton, sr., Olathe South; Christian Martinez, jr., Olathe Northwest; Sam Safly, jr., SM West; Scott Simmons, sr., Derby.
Goalkeeper -- Wyatt Arnold, sr., Washburn Rural.
Second team
Forward -- Easton Bradstreet, jr., Washburn Rural; To Kyaw, sr., KC Wyandotte; Angel Lopez, so., Dodge City; Beck Rettenmaier, so., SM East; Grant Snowden, sr., Manhattan.
Midfielder -- Vinny Bortolotti, sr., SM East; Ibrahim Ciftci, sr., Manhattan; Noah Conover, jr., Olathe Northwest; Caleb Day, sr., Derby; Andy Denesongkham, sr., Derby; Jean Friday, sr., KC Harmon; Emiliano Gallo, sr., Wichita North; Andrew Henderson, sr., Free State; Luke Mohess, sr., Blue Valley North; Jesus Pereyra, sr., KC Wyandotte; Jake Prather, sr. Olathe East; Hayden Toubia, sr., Olathe South.
Defender -- Cole Abendroth, sr., Olathe Northwest; Soren Dujakovich, jr., SM West; Cole Foresman, sr., SM Northwest; Mason Grogan, sr., Washburn Rural; Charlie Stovall, sr., Olathe East.
Goalkeeper -- Xhavier Vaquera, sr., Derby.
Honorable mention
Forward -- Aron Martinez, so., Dodge City; Alvaro Quezeda, jr., Wichita North.
Midfielder -- Elijah Benning, fr., Wichita Northwest; Sergio Hernandez, fr., SM West; Sergio Ramirez, sr., Topeka High; Devon Rutschmann, so., Washburn Rural; Zaid Sibaai, sr., Wichita Heights; Bryan Tonche, sr., Dodge City; Angel Vielmas, fr., Derby.
Defender -- Miles Crosser, jr., SM East; Jadan Denesongkham, so., Derby; Jehovah Djimintonine, so., Wichita North; Gustavo Hernandez, sr., Gardner-Edgerton; Payson Hoffstetter, so., Olathe East; Josh Hurlbutt, sr., Olathe South; Aaron Neff, sr., Free State; Alexis Salas-Garcia, jr., Topeka High; Tyler Smalley, jr., Wichita Northwest; Isaac Thompson, jr., Manhattan.
Goalkeeper -- Jesse Ortiz, sr., Wichita North; Daniel Ruiz, sr., Dodge City.
Forward of the year -- Porter Schafersman, Washburn Rural
Midfielder of the year -- Elyes Ellouz, Olathe West
Defender of the year -- Gage Daniels, Olathe West
Goalkeeper of the year -- Wyatt Arnold, Washburn Rural
Coach of the year -- Brian Hensyel, Washburn Rural
CLASS 5A
First team
Forwards -- Yahel Anderson, sr., Mill Valley; A Blaise Foster, sr., St. James Academy; Vitor Geromel, so., Maize South; Sam Michael, sr., Blue Valley Southwest; Jensen Pechar, sr., Blue Valley Southwest; Josh Peterson, sr., Blue Valley Southwest; Peyton Wilson, sr., Maize South; Ethan Young, jr., St. Thomas Aquinas.
Midfielder -- Justin Brokaw, sr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Tanner Cellio, sr., Blue Valley Southwest; Jared Cromly, sr., Andover Central; Baha Ibrahim, jr., Blue Valley Southwest; Barrett Kitts, jr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Bergen Loveless, sr., Bishop Carroll; Cade Martin, sr., Valley Center; Marcos Rodriguez, sr., Maize South.
Defender -- Quentin Gee, sr., Maize South; Oliver Jaberg, sr., Maize South; Jacob Muckerman, sr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Owen Peachee, jr., Mill Valley; Trey Schaefer, sr., St. James Academy.
Goalkeeper -- Carter Diggs, sr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Ethan Houseworth, sr., Blue Valley Southwest.
Second team
Forward -- Darrien Gates, so., KC Sumner; Ram Hnin, sr., KC Washington; Gage Hosford, jr., Bishop Carroll; Rocco Russo, sr., Spring Hill; Isaac Wilson, jr., Shawnee Heights; Ryan Wingerd, jr., Mill Valley; Leo Wurth, sr., Andover Central.
Midfielder -- Caleb Brueckner, jr., Spring Hill; Tommy Chik, sr., St. James Academy; Gabe Garcia, jr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Collin Hershberger, jr., Newton; Erik Huerta, so., Bishop Carroll; Garrison Johnson, sr., Spring Hill; Luke Konnesky, sr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Holden Schaefer, so., Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Eli Wilhite, sr., Valley Center.
Defender -- Dylan Ashford, jr., Mill Valley; Nash Crosby, sr., Valley Center; David Skinner, sr., Shawnee Heights; Abe Vargas, sr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel.
Goalkeeper -- Colin Riley, jr., Mill Valley; Payton Simon, sr., Maize South.
Honorable mention
Forward -- Martin Figueroa-Landeros, sr., KC Turner; Jordan Garvin, jr., Shawnee Heights; Diego Muller, jr., Hays; Jose Ortega, sr., Salina South; Alex Truong, jr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Sebastian Vizcarra, sr., Bishop Carroll.
Midfielder -- Ramses Balderas, sr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Harrison Bensouda, sr., Mill Valley; Nathan Haney, sr., St. James Academy; Uk Lian, sr., KC Washington; Victor Lian, sr., KC Washington; Max Nearmyer, jr., St. James Academy; Adam Novak, sr., KC PIper; Jonathan Pasos, sr., Great Bend; Alejandro Perez, sr., KC Sumner; Juan Sanchez, sr., Great Bend; Mayson Sprague, sr., Bonner Springs; Brantlee Staab, so., Hays; Antonio Tanguma, sr., Valley Center.
Defender -- Harry Lee, jr., Bishop Carroll; Kaden Nguyen, sr., Emporia; Alexys Ramirez, sr., Emporia.
Goalkeeper -- Brandon Bumgarner, sr., Andover Central; John McMahon, sr., St. James Academy.
Forward of the year -- Vitor Geromel, Maize South
Midfielder of the year -- Bergen Loveless, Bishop Carroll
Defender of the year -- Jacob Muckerman, St. Thomas Aquinas
Goalkeeper of the year -- Ethan Houseworth, Blue Valley Southwest
Coach of the year -- Rey Ramirez, Maize South
CLASS 4-1A
First team
Foward -- Payton Ball, sr., Augusta; Landon Green, sr., Wichita Trinity; Caden Hardgrave, sr., McPherson; Kaden Kearney, sr., Augusta; Victor Lopez, sr., Bishop Miege; Isaiah Morris, so., KC Christian; Lukas Parizek, sr., Tonganoxie.
Midfielder -- Nico Bair, jr., Bishop Miege; Cade Gassman, jr., Louisburg; Colin Green, sr., Wichita Trinity; Connor Inlow, sr., Augusta; Ethan Ko, sr., KC Christian; Cole Matthews, sr., Wichita Trinity; Mauricio Salas, sr., Bishop Miege; Daniel Stone, ssr., Eudora; Cooper Taylor, sr., Buhler; Braden Yows, sr., Louisburg.
Defender -- Ethan Cary, sr., Wichita Trinity; Devin Prather, sr., Baldwin; Ramon Rodriguez, sr., Bishop Miege; Michael Sueferling, sr., Louisburg.
Goalkeeper -- Alex Kirsten-Westgard, sr., Wichita Trinity.
Second team
Forward -- Jordy Dolloff, jr., Wichita Classical; Colin McManigal, jr., Louisburg; Kayden McVicker, jr., McPherson; Dominick Rios, sr., Augusta; Daniel Zesati, sr., Tonganoxie.
Midfielder -- Caleb Carr, jr., Baldwin; Teagan Cobb, jr., Rose Hill; Parker Hurla, jr., Eudora; Brenan Kuzmic, jr., Tonganoxie; Austen Lopez, so., Bishop Miege; Cooper Mathews, fr., Wichita Trinity; Connor Olson, sr., McPherson; Ethan Stambaugh, jr., Buhler; Braeden Templin, jr., Berean Academy.
Defender -- William Anderson, sr., Bishop Miege; Tokiwa Armstrong, sr., Berean Academy; Isaac Guetterman, sr., Louisburg; Utah Hester, so., Baldwin; Cuyler Kietzmann, sr., Tonganoxie; Malaki Lewis, sr., Olathe Heritage Christian; Andruw Weeks, jr., Rose Hill; Wesley Wurm, sr., McPherson.
Goalkeeper -- Mack Newell, jr., Louisburg.
Honorable mention
Forward -- Brett Buckingham, jr., Wichita Classical; Jaylen Cherry, so., Buhler; Daylin Jantzen, jr,. Rose Hill.
Midfielder -- Cooper Buell, so., Augusta; Scotty Carr, so., Rose Hill; Charlie Graham, so., Wichita Classical; Jaden Kretzer, jr., Buhler; Cody Meckel, so., Augusta; Camden Ridinger, sr., Eudora; Gavin Shupe, so., Tonganoxie.
Defender -- Caedmon Anderson, sr., Olathe Heritage Christian; Jesse Hopper, jr., Baldwin; David Lopez, sr., Rose Hill; Dawsyn Valdois, so., Buhler.
Goalkeeper -- Jax Frederick, jr., Buhler; Temo Luna-Berumen, jr., Rose Hill; Jackson McWilliams, so., Tonganoxie; Nate Steinlage, fr., Eudora; Sam Wilkey, so., Wichita Classical.
Forward of the year -- Victor Lopez, Bishop Miege
Midfielder of the year -- Connor Inlow, Augusta
Defender of the year -- Ethan Cary, Wichita Trinity Academy
Goalkeeper of the year -- Alex Kirsten-Westgard, Wichita Trinity Academy
Coach of the year -- Dusty Buell, Augusta
Referees of the year (all classes -- Nate Colling, Phil Gomez, Drew Klemp, Matt Weigant, Gordon Wetmore