Rose Hill senior Jordy Kaba, who scored two goals in the Class 4-1A championship match to help the Rockets win their first state title in 10 years, and his coach, Jerry Treat, were among those honored as part of the Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association All-State teams.
Kaba earned 4-1A midfielder of the year recognition and was one of five Rockets selected to the 4-1A first team after Rose Hill defeated Baldwin 3-1 on Nov. 8 at Wichita’s Stryker Sports Complex to complete a 19-2 season. Kaba’s teammate, junior Nate Salinas, a Sunrise Christian transfer who played in a co-op with Wichita Heights last season, was voted 4-1A goalkeeper of the year.
The Rose Hill duo was joined on the first team by junior teammates Brady Liebl, Joshua Herrera and JoJo Triana after the Rockets won their third state title – all under Treat, who guided Rose Hill to back-to-back 4-1A crowns in 2014 and 2015.
Baldwin senior Leo Schoenberger was voted 4-1A defender of the year and Bishop Miege senior Wyatt Garr, who finished as the Stags’ career goal-scoring leader with 66 after leading them to a third-place state finish, was forward of the year.
Washburn Rural landed six players on the All-Class 6A team after edging Shawnee Mission East in a shootout for its fourth state title. Included in the group was 6A forward of the year Dylan Willingham, a senior who finished with 67 career goals, and his classmate, Miles Cook, the 6A goalkeeper of the year whose play in the shootout helped Rural win state for the first time since 2012.
Rural’s Brian Hensyel earned 6A coach of the year. Shawnee Mission East produced the 6A midfielder of the year in senior Stephen Hlobik and defender of the year in senior Carter Santa.
Class 5A champion Blue Valley Southwest produced the forward of the year (senior Eli Mick), midfielder of the year (senior Dane Christensen) and coach of the year (Eric Jones) after defeating Maize South in a shootout for its sixth state title and second straight in 5A. Newton senior Ensnayder Garcia Torrez was voted 5A defender of the year, while St. Thomas Aquinas junior Parker Lehn earned 5A goalkeeper of the year.
The All-State teams were selected by KHSSCA-member schools.
KANSAS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE TEAMS
CLASS 6A
First team
Forward – Dylan Willingham, sr., Washburn Rural; Patrick Sandefur, sr., Lawrence; Miguel Romero, sr., Olathe West; Owen Andrews, sr., Shawnee Mission East; Cesar Franco, sr., Olathe West; Ben Pronske, jr., Olathe East; Brayden Pauler, sr., Wichita Southeast; Nate Berman, jr., Blue Valley West; Lincoln Ashby, sr., Wichita Southeast; Bennett Christie, jr., Blue Valley North; Brodye Kocher-Munoz, jr., Washburn Rural.
Midfield – Stephen Hlobik, sr., Shawnee Mission East; Cristiano Palacios, sr., Olathe West; Colsen Odgers, sr., Blue Valley West; Brandon Hamilton, sr., Washburn Rural; Draden Chooncharoen, sr., Washburn Rural; Tyler Klusman, sr., Olathe Northwest.
Defender – Carter Santa, sr., Shawnee Mission East; Liam Morrison, sr., Washburn Rural; Miles Gibson, sr., Shawnee Mission East; Matt Hosty, sr., Olathe East; Hudson Bennish, sr., Shawnee Mission East; Finn Persaud, sr., Blue Valley West.
Goalkeeper – Miles Cook, sr., Washburn Rural; Jordan Freemon, fr., Olathe West; Murphy Nowack, sr., Lawrence.
Second team
Forward – Joel Ward, jr., Blue Valley; Manny Hernandez, jr., Shawnee Mission West; Alonso Garcia, jr., Gardner Edgerton; Jairo Mandujano-Lopez, sr., Wichita North; Jonathan Flores, jr., Wichita East; David Diaz, jr., Shawnee Mission West; Evan Rangel, sr., Blue Valley Northwest; Ricardo Garcia, jr., Gardner Edgerton; Alejandro Valenzuela, sr., Wichita East; Nico Cabral, sr., Olathe East; Eli Stone, sr., Free State.
Midfield – Justin Jones, jr., Shawnee Mission East; Noah Lacio, sr., Wichita Southeast; Ben Gifford, sr,. Blue Valley West; Cruz Alejos, sr., Olathe East; Dexter Favreau, sr., Olathe Northwest; Alejandro Marquez, jr., Dodge City.
Defender – Nolan Montgomery, sr., Olathe West; Landon Vincent, sr., Mill Valley; Joshua Garcia, sr., Liberal.
Goalkeeper – David Mlendja, sr., Wichita Southeast; Mack Zahabi, jr., Shawnee Mission South.
Honorable mention
Forward – Kevin Gallegos, sr., Wichita North; David West, sr., Olathe East; Austin Brown, so., Mill Valley; Kevin Almendarez, sr., Dodge City; Owen Jungk, jr., Shawnee Mission South; Ariel Gaytan, jr., Liberal; Caleb Huggins, sr., Free State; Kenley Pierre, jr., Garden City; Jose Anima, jr., Wichita North; Adolfo Lira De La Rosa, sr., Wichita North; Emery Atchison, jr., Maize; Trenton Cozadd, sr., Free State.
Midfield – Gus Bielefeld, sr., Wichita North; Dominic Vallecillo Salas, jr., Shawnee Mission West; David Sorkin, sr., Olathe East; Saul Ortega, jr., Garden City; Eli Bowers, sr., Blue Valley; Beau Chiaverini, jr., Blue Valley North; Cam Fillmore, sr., Blue Valley.
Defender – Landon Tuala, sr., Olathe West; Jaeden Pombo, sr., Blue Valley; Max Bielefeld, jr., Wichita North; Griffin Muhlbach, sr., Blue Valley West; Luundo Wamasakala, sr., Wichita Southeast.
Goalkeeper – Cooper Shaw, sr., Maize; Brody Hefner, jr., Blue Valley West.
Forward of the year – Dylan Willingham, sr., Washburn Rural
Midfielder of the year – Stephen Hlobik, sr., Shawnee Mission East
Defender of the year – Carter Santa, sr., Shawnee Mission East
Goalkeeper of the year – Miles Cook, sr., Washburn Rural
Coach of the year – Brian Hensyel, Washburn Rural
CLASS 5A
First team
Forward – Eli Mick, Blue Valley Southwest; Roman Scognamillo, sr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Rodrigo Palacios, sr., Salina South; Ives Trochez, sr., Kansas City Harmon; Diego Gonzalez-Talavera, jr., Topeka West; Ivan Maldonado, jr., Hays; Skylur Staley, sr., Maize South; Bryden Liem, jr., Blue Valley Southwest; Griffin Galyon, jr., Hutchinson; Brody Siebert, sr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Aldo Acosta, jr., Maize South.
Midfield – Dane Christensen, sr., Blue Valley Southwest; Adrian Lara Castro, jr., Salina South; Alex Toribio-Triana, sr., Newton; Reid Williams, fr., Blue Valley Southwest; Rafa Solorio Rojas, so., Newton; Easton Rice, jr., De Soto; Kevin Magana, sr., Emporia.
Defender – Esnayder Garcia Torrez, sr., Newton; Aidan Buckneberg, sr., Blue Valley Southwest; Cole Ebert, sr., Newton; Gavin Wilson, sr., Maize South.
Goalkeeper – Parker Lehn, jr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Diego Medina, sr., Bishop Carroll.
Second team
Forward – Camden Granado, sr., Shawnee Heights; Dylan Narayan, sr., De Soto; John Patrick Ayella, sr., Topeka West; Brayden Sailer, jr., Emporia; Hussain Al-Amood, sr., Andover; Saul Moreno, jr., Kansas City Sumner; Vincent Madeo, fr., St. James Academy; Yaden Montanez, jr., Salina South.
Midfield – Victor Galvan, jr., Newton; Ethan Mbawuike, sr., Maize South; Mason Haas, jr., Shawnee Heights; Tanner Herrington, sr., Maize South; Gabe Carrillo, sr., De Soto; Valentin Del Real, so., Topeka West.
Defender – Rene Martinez, sr., Kansas City Harmon; Jason Slay, sr., Shawnee Heights; Damon McDonald, sr., Salina South; Ethan Cole, sr., Maize South; Wesley Abraham, sr., Blue Valley Southwest; Cruz Sanchez, sr., Andover Central; Oliver Sarmiento, sr., St. Thomas Aquinas.
Goalkeeper – Easton Reiter, sr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Alan Arteaga, jr., Shawnee Heights.
Honorable mention
Forward – Gianani Toribio-Triana, so., Newton; Jarron Williams, sr., Bishop Carroll; Saul Cabral, sr., Salina South; Jose Curvelo-Montenegro, sr., Shawnee Heights; Juanito Castanon, sr., Kansas City Sumner; Braeden Carlton, sr., Andover Central; Ty Brown, sr., Andover.
Midfield – Giancarlo Valenzuela, sr. Topeka West; Josue Castro, sr., Kansas City Sumner; Marshall McKee, jr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Elmer Morales-Diaz, sr., Bishop Carroll; Tucker Gray, sr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Breckin Carman, sr., Andover Central; Juan Garcia, sr., Shawnee Heights; Jared Calderon, sr., Kansas City Harmon.
Defender – Greyson Rutter, sr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Jaxon Wright, sr., St. James Academy; Carter Wilson, sr., Spring Hill; Kameron Ortiz, jr., Topeka West; Will Fulghum, sr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Brody Augustine, sr., De Soto; Nolan Wise, sr., De Soto; Ben Kluge, sr., Bishop Carroll.
Goalkeeper – Dawson Guy, sr., De Soto; Finn Norton, jr., St. James Academy; Jose Vazquez-Torres, fr., Bonner Springs.
Forward of the year – Eli Mick, sr., Blue Valley Southwest
Midfielder of the year – Dane Christensen, sr., Blue Valley Southwest
Defender of the year – Esnayder Garcia Torrez, sr., Newton
Goalkeeper of the year – Parker Lehn, jr., St. Thomas Aquinas
Coach of the year – Eric Jones, Blue Valley Southwest
CLASS 4-1A
First team
Forward – Wyatt Garr, sr., Bishop Miege; Manny Morales, sr., McPherson; Cooper Carr, sr., Baldwin; Simon Graham, so., Wichita Classical; Landon Hale, sr., Wichita Trinity; Kai Krieger, sr., Wichita Classical; Nathan Keys, sr., Cair Paravel; Brady Liebl, jr., Rose Hill; Judah Congdon, jr., Cair Paravel; Owen Marsh, sr., Louisburg; Joshua Herrera, jr., Rose Hill; Camden Cox, sr., Baldwin.
Midfield – Jordy Kaba, sr., Rose Hill; Charlie Ochs, so., Wichita Classical; Ethan Smasal, sr., Baldwin; Yahir Valadez, so., McPherson.
Defender – Leo Schoenberger, sr., Baldwin; George Diefenderfer, sr., Wichita Trinity; Jakob Meisenzahl, sr., Bishop Miege; Jo Jo Triana, jr., Rose Hill; Joseph Jaksa, jr., Bishop Miege.
Goalkeeper – Nate Salinas, jr., Rose Hill; Andrew Eldridge, jr., Bishop Miege.
Second team
Forward – Wyatt Friesen, jr., Berean Academy; Justin Trott, sr., Kansas City Christian; Reuben Harder, sr., Buhler; Briggs Stauffer, so., Hesston; Joseph Dietz, so., Heritage Christian.
Midfield – Jameson Breitzmann, sr., Tonganoxie; Kohen Anderson, so., Heritage Christian; Julian Salas, sr., Bishop Miege; Beckham Erpelding, sr., Eudora; Jackson Martin, jr., McPherson; Eli Krieger, so., Wichita Classical; Max Jackson, sr., Wichita Trinity; Daniel Lumbreras, sr., Hesston; Jaydon Adcock, jr., Buhler; Jace Unruh, jr., Berean Academy.
Defender – Haydon Beckley, sr., Kansas City Christian; Caden Defoor, jr., Rose Hill; Owen Hughes, jr. Bishop Miege; Jude Adkinson, jr., Wichita Trinity; Lachlan McRae, sr., Tonganoxie; Tylan Sinclair, jr., Wichita Classical; Keldyn Cox, sr., Baldwin; Gunner Uhrig, sr., Mulvane; Freddie Cook, jr., Heritage Christian.
Goalkeeper – Cason Dick, jr., Baldwin; Gabriel Standfast, sr., McPherson.
Honorable mention
Forward – Caleb Feldkamp, sr., Louisburg; Cody Lobb, so., Tonganoxie; Alex Delgado, jr., Heritage Christian; Caden Dunback, jr., Eudora; Gabe Koster, sr., Wichita Trinity; Diesel Bergen, jr., Hesston; Brody Bovaird, jr., Louisburg; Jack Hawkins, so., Eudora; Gio Walters, sr., Buhler; Carter Watson, sr., Tonganoxie; Ayden McArthur, so., Paola.
Midfield – Mason Balzer, jr., Berean Academy; Tyler Easton, jr., Wichita Trinity; Lincoln Tanksley, sr., Buhler; Cruz Guzman, jr., Paola; Ryder Erickson, so., Louisburg.
Defender – Grayson Broadus, jr., McPherson; Ryan Barberich, sr., Louisburg; Trenton Ridinger, sr., Eudora; Caleb Horning, sr., Buhler; Conner Marsh, so., Louisburg.
Goalkeeper – Nicholas Seymore, sr., Wichita Classical; Ivan Franco, fr., Tonganoxie; Nolan Sweazy, sr. Berean Academy.
Forward of the year – Wyatt Garr, sr., Bishop Miege
Midfielder of the year – Jordy Kaba, sr., Rose Hill
Defender of the year – Leo Schoenberger, sr., Baldwin
Goalkeeper of the year – Nate Salinas, jr., Rose Hill
Coach of the year – Jerry Treat, Rose Hill
Referees of the year – Gordon Wetmore III, Anthony Sobolevsky, Brad Hallier, Luis Ortiz, Joe House, Matt Weigant