The Herald’s 2017 All-Area Boys Soccer Teams
Published 1:30 am Saturday, June 10, 2017
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Matt Williams, sr., Archbishop Murphy
Williams recorded 37 goals and 17 assists while leading the Wildcats to an undefeated season and the program’s third consecutive 2A state title. He was named the Cascade Conference’s offensive most valuable player.
COACH OF THE YEAR
George Dremousis, Mountlake Terrace
Dremousis led the Hawks to a 16-8-0 record and a 2A state semifinal appearance despite losing the services of five starters during the postseason. Terrace’s fourth-place finish at state was the program’s best in 25 years.
FIRST TEAM
Forwards
Matt Williams, sr., Archbishop Murphy
Bobby Stoyanov, jr., Mountlake Terrace
Stoyanov tallied 27 goals and 12 assists while leading the Hawks to their first state semifinal appearance in 25 years.
Ryley Johnson, sr., Lynnwood
Johnson scored 25 goals and helped lead the Royals to their first state-tournament appearance in 31 years.
Midfielders
Jason Fairhurst, sr., Snohomish
Fairhurst recorded 17 goals and 14 assists while helping lead the Panthers to a 3A state runner-up finish.
Keegan Rubio, jr., Glacier Peak
Rubio tallied 17 goals and 10 assists while helping lead the Grizzlies to a third-place finish in the 4A state tournament.
JJ Mitchell, sr., Oak Harbor
Mitchell scored 15 goals and added eight assists.
Sam Johnson, jr., Archbishop Murphy
Johnson recorded 11 goals and 10 assists while helping the Wildcats to an undefeated season and the program’s third consecutive 2A state title.
Defenders
Diego Rios, sr., Archbishop Murphy
Rios tallied nine goals and nine assists and was named the Cascade Conference’s defensive most valuable player. He helped anchor a Wildcats defense that allowed only seven goals all season en route to an undefeated campaign and the program’s third consecutive 2A state title.
Jason Kim, sr., Kamiak
Kim recorded eight goals and five assists while keying a Knights defense that limited opponents to 1.5 goals per match.
Camron Miller, sr., Glacier Peak
Miller recorded seven goals and four assists and anchored a Grizzlies defense that limited opponents to 1.2 goals per match. He helped Glacier Peak earn a third-place finish in the 4A state tournament.
Goalkeeper
Brihan Castaneda, sr., Mariner
Castaneda was the backbone of a Marauders defense that recorded nine shutouts and allowed only 15 goals all season — an average of 0.8 goals per match.
SECOND TEAM
Forwards
Logan Stapleton, sr., Snohomish
Stapleton tallied 17 goals and 13 assists while helping lead the Panthers to a 3A state runner-up finish.
Dane Evanger, sr., Lynnwood
Evanger scored 18 goals and helped lead the Royals to their first state-tournament appearance in 31 years.
Bakary Dibba, sr., Mariner
Dibba scored 15 goals and added five assists.
Midfielders
Elliot Misic, jr., Shorecrest
Misic recorded eight goals and six assists.
Josh Morehead, sr., Sultan
Morehead scored 12 goals and added six assists.
Chase Bolin, sr., Cedarcrest
Bolin recorded 10 goals and seven assists, helping lead the Red Wolves to a third-place finish in the 2A state tournament.
Armon Tenaw, jr., Edmonds-Woodway
Tenaw scored eight goals and added three assists.
Defenders
Ryan Henderson, sr., Archbishop Murphy
Henderson recorded four goals and seven assists. He helped anchor a Wildcats defense that allowed only seven goals all season en route to an undefeated campaign and the program’s third consecutive 2A state title.
Sam Polevoy, sr., Mountlake Terrace
Polevoy scored four goals and helped key a Hawks defense that posted 10 shutouts and allowed only 23 goals all season — an average of 1.0 per match — en route to the program’s first state semifinal appearance in 25 years.
Roman Voloshchuk, sr., Mariner
Voloshchuk helped anchor a Marauders defense that recorded nine shutouts and allowed only 15 goals all season — an average of 0.8 goals per match.
Goalkeeper
Daniel Mycroft, so., Archbishop Murphy
Mycroft allowed only three goals all season, saving 75 of 78 shots. He helped the Wildcats to an undefeated campaign and the program’s third consecutive 2A state title.
