This was a banner season for boys soccer in Hillsborough County, particularly at the private school level. Jesuit went 24-3-2 and won the Class 5A state soccer title. The Tigers’ Carson Bien and Eric Sims were named the 5A state player and coach of the year, respectively. Tampa Catholic finished 23-2-2 and were the Class […]
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The Hillsborough scholar athletes are typically announced during an awards presentation. Because of COVID-19, the winners were revealed virtually this year. Each public school in the county picked a senior female and male student-athlete. The winners received a plaque and a $1,000 check. Alonso Alexis Gyselinck Sports: Flag football, soccer GPA: 7.0 SAT: 1,540 College: […]
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The Western Conference boys soccer teams are for public school players in Hillsborough County. The selections were made by the coaches. National Division Coach of the year Brian Dozark, King First team Esey Afewerki, Sr., King Dieunaldo Cherisca, Sr., Chamberlain Ziad El Yazami, Sr., Wharton Jose Garcia, Sr., Armwood Prince James, Sr., Tampa Bay Tech Patrick […]
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Jesuit has long been known as a school with a sterling academic reputation. Of the 200 in this year’s graduating class, 82 are summa cum laude, 40 are magna cum laude and 23 are cum laude. Another thing people should know by now is that Jesuit also has become a jock juggernaut. During the fall […]
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The Pinellas County Athletic Conference usually holds a banquet at the end of the school year to announce award winners among coaches, athletes and administrators. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the winners were announced virtually this year. And there were no winners in spring sports because their seasons were cut short. Instead, there was a […]
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The Pinellas County Athletic Conference boys soccer teams were released. The players are from public schools in the county and the selections were made by coaches. Coach of the year Brandon Vaughn, Lakewood North Division First team Forwards Leo Gomez, Sr., Countryside Griffin Prestipino, Sr., Seminole PJ Slaughter, Fr., Seminole Midfielders Gavin Barrett, Sr., Seminole […]
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The Sunshine Athletic Conference boys soccer teams have been released. The teams are for public school players in Pasco County and were selected by coaches. East Division Coach of the year Justin Pelliccia, Cypress Creek Offensive player of the year MF Malcolm Lewis, Sr., Wiregrass Ranch Defensive player of the year D/MF Ben McQuay, Sr., […]
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Since arriving three years ago, Jason Montoya has turned Shorecrest’s boys soccer program into a consistent state title contender. Each season under Montoya, the Chargers took another significant step in the postseason. In 2018, Shorecrest reached the state semifinals. Last season, the Chargers made it to the state final. Both times, their season ended with […]
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As one of three returning players who scored more than 10 goals last season, Carson Bien was counted on to be a scorer— and leader — for Jesuit. The senior forward continued his penchant for putting the ball through the net. He led the Tigers in scoring this season with 28 goals, including 11 game-winners. […]
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Eric Sims, who led Jesuit to its first state title in boys soccer since 2001, was named the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 5A coach of the year. The winners in each classification were selected by a panel of high school boys soccer coaches and reporters. Sims won a state title with the Tigers as a player […]
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