THE SPORTS DESK
All-Area Girls Soccer: POY, COY, first- and second-teams, honorable mentions
PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
QUINCY SLORA
F, North Stafford junior
The Commonwealth District’s player of the year and an all-Northwest Region second-team selection, Slora finished her junior year with 29 goals and eight assists.
FIRST TEAM:
F MARYBETH McBROOM
Courtland sophomore
McBroom scored 24 goals with 14 assists and was named the Battlefield District’s player
of the year. She was also a Region I first-team pick.
F SHANNON WRATCHFORD
Spotsylvania freshman
Wratchford has emerged early as a leading scorer in the district. She finished with 21 goals and six assists in her first varsity season.
F SYDNEY ARNOLD
Colonial Forge Junior
Even while drawing the attention from most teams’ top defenders, Arnold managed 23 goals and 10 assists, and was an all-Northwest Region first-teamer.
F TIFFANY DuBECK
Chancellor senior
Last year’s Free Lance–Star player of the year had another standout season, earning all-Battlefield and all-Region I first-team honors.
F DAYNA TOMAYKO
Mountain View senior
A N.C. State recruit, Tomayko led Mountain View with 11 goals in just 10 games. She earned all-Commonwealth District first-team honors.
MF AMANDA PEREGORY
Courtland senior
Peregory was the top vote-getter on the Battlefield District’s first team among all midfielders. She was also an all-Region I first-team selection.
MF ERIKA BOGGS
Fred. Academy senior
Boggs, the Falcons’ best playmaker, posted a team-leading 13 goals and five assists and was the DAC player of the year. She’ll play at VMI next fall.
D NIOMI SERRANO
Colonial Forge sophomore
One of the district’s top defenders, Serrano earned all-district and all-region first-team honors. She also piled up 11 assists while playing in the back.
D HANNAH FISHER
James Monroe sophomore
Easily one of the Battlefield District’s best defenders, Fisher was a first-team all-Battlefield pick, and honorable mention on the Region I team.
GK RACHEL CARR
Colonial Forge sophomore
Carr had more than 111 saves and collected nine shutouts for the Eagles, including three in the postseason, none bigger than a 1–0 win in the district final.
SECOND TEAM:
F Tyesha Kizer, Chancellor Sr.—All-Region I second team
F Paige Robertson, Courtland Fr.—16 goals, 24 assists as freshman
F Skylar Wilcox, Riverbend Fr.—Led her team with 11 goals
F Allye Reynolds, Massaponax So.—17 goals to lead Panthers
MF Caitlin Hite, North Stafford Jr.—All-district first team pick
MF Shannon Stefaniga, Massaponax Jr.—Nine goals, 12 assists
MF Samantha Boney, Mountain View Jr.—Three goals, 12 assists
D Emily Caporali, Courtland So.—One of district’s best defenders
D Alexi Bowden, Massaponax Sr.—287 takeaways to just 26 giveaways
D Emily Torrey, Fred. Academy Sr.—Defense allowed just four goals
GK Brooke Martin, Riverbend Sr.—All-district first-team pick
HONORABLE MENTION:
Alexi Bowden, Massaponax
Quinn Bates, Culpeper
Devon Burke, Colonial Forge
Taylor Fernow, Mountain View
Mary Rose Hazel, Fred. Academy
Stephanie Hendrie Colonial Forge
Imani Jones, Fred. Academy
Kendall Jones, North Stafford
Megan Lively, Louisa
Brooke Malloy, Caroline
Samie McDermott, Chancellor
Sydney Melillo, North Stafford
Halle Parker, Courtland
Kacey Payne, Spotsylvania
Miasia Pinckney, Massaponax
Lexi Plutt, Mountain View
Katiana Quarles, Colonial Forge
Melanie Raton, Chancellor
Katie Rauch, Stafford
Nicole Rauer, Riverbend
Samantha Rauer, Riverbend
Kylie Sanders, North Stafford
Alexis Shenkle, North Stafford
Erika Tomayko, Mountain View
Sydney Wallace, Courtland
Tiffany Yowell, Culpeper
COACH OF THE YEAR:
BRONSON GAMBALE
Colonial Forge
The Eagles were again the area’s best girls soccer team. They won the Commonwealth District’s tournament championship and advanced to the region semifinals.
