Missouri H.S. Honors Announced

The 2011 Boys All-State and All-Kansas City teams for Missouri high school soccer players were announced and numerous Sporting Kansas City Juniors received marks of respect.

Rockhust senior midfielder Derek Schrick earned several honors, the most prestigious being Missouri State Player of the Year. Schrick was also named First Team All-State, Kansas-City Co-Player of the Year, and first team All-Kansas City. Schrick was a driving force in Rockhurst’s final team ranking in 2011 as No. 4 in the state, with an overall record of 22-4-1.

Jacole Turner was awarded Missouri State Goalkeeper of the Year, Kansas-City Goalkeeper of the Year, First Team All-State and First Team All-Kansas City. Turner led Lee’s Summit North to a 19-4 record earning them the No. 7 spot in the final state rankings for 2011.

Shane Woods, a senior forward at Kearney, also earned First Team All-State honors as well as All-Kansas City Offensive Player of the Year and All-Kansas City First Team honors.

Julian Ramirez rounds out the First Team All-State selections and is the only player from the Sporting Kansas City Juniors U16 squad to earn the impressive tribute. Ramirez, a Blue Springs H.S. defender, also earned First Team All-Kansas City.

Sophomore midfielder Joey Piatczyc was selected as Second Team All-State and All-Kansas City while junior forward Darby Cronin received Honorable Mention All-State and Second Team All-Kansas City.

Cameron Wallace joins Piatczyc and Cronin as Second-Team All-Kansas City and Alec Van Wormer, Erik Palmer-Brown, Jake Wood, Pier Cassiraghi, and David Isaacks obtained Honorable Mention All-Kansas City.

Van Wormer, a sophomore defender, guided Lee’s Summit West to a 24-8 record to garner a No. 5 ranking amongst all teams in the state of Missouri. Meanwhile, Palmer-Brown becomes the lone freshman amid the Sporting Kansas City Juniors to earn the accolade.

Wright & Schrick All-Americas

Two Sporting Kansas City Juniors earned selection to the NSCAA 2011 Boys High School All-America Team for stellar performances with their respective high school sides.

Senior goalkeeper Evan Wright from Stillwell, Kansas earned his spot as an NSCAA All-America after a notable year playing for Blue Valley High School. Wright led Blue Valley to the 2011 Kansas State 5A Championship, clocking 1,855 minutes in 2011.

Wright played a particularly large role in the Kansas 5A quarterfinal match at St. Thomas Aquinas. Wright made a break-away stop on Aquinas senior Mikey Geist in the first 10 seconds of the match. Then in a penalty kick shootout, it was Wright again making two huge stops for the Tigers allowing for their 4-2 victory in penalty kicks.

Derek Schrick, senior midfielder and Kansas City native, guided Rockhurst High School to the District Championship game. Schrick made significant contributions to the success of Rockhurst who finished out their season with a 22-4-1 record. For his efforts, Schrick was named to the NSCAA All-America Team.

In addition to All-America honors, Schrick's performance throughout his senior season landed him NSCAA Boys High School Missouri State Player of the Year.

High School Soccer Round-Up

As Sporting Kansas City Juniors players wrap up their respective seasons with their high school teams and re-join the academy, we take a look at some of their recent prep achievements.

In Kansas...

• DeBray Hollimon and Wichita Northwest (21-0-0) were crowned Kansas 6A Champions with a dramatic 1-0 win over fellow Sporting KC Juniors teammates Nate Opperman and Clay Stewart from Olathe South (17-4-0) in the state final last weekend.
• In the 6A consolation match, Eric DeJulio, Chris Tuso, Mason Leonard and Blue Valley Northwest fell 1-0 to hometown Topeka-Washburn Rural at the Topeka-Hummer Sports Complex. DeJulio, a senior captain for the squad, scored the team's lone goal in the state semifinals against Wichita Northwest, while Tuso and Leonard each scored in their OT win over Austin Esparza, Drew Wilson and Olathe East in the quarterfinals.
• In Class 5A, Eduardo Moreno scored twice in the state championship in Liberal's 3-1 win over Taylor Walter, Evan Wright and Blue Valley to complete a 16-5-0 season. Moreno was recently named WAC All-Conference.
• Walter and Wright helped Blue Valley eliminate eight-time defending champion St. Thomas Aquinas and fellow Sporting KC Juniors player Andrew Brown with a successul penalty kick in their shootout win in the quarterfinals, before burying a free kick in the state semifinal match against Wichita Kapaun Mount Carmel.
• Brown scored for St. Thomas Aquinas in their 1-0 win over Mill Valley in the 5A regional finals.
• In Class 4A, St. James Academy's Steven Enna tallied a hat trick -- his third of the season -- in the state semifinal victory over Rose Hill before falling 2-0 in the championship match.
• Austin Esparza and Drew Wilson were both named to the All-Sunflower League teams and each scored in a 3-2 win over Blue Valley West.
• Also receiving All-Sunflower League honors are Romeo Munoz from Shawnee Mission, Clay Stewart from Olathe South, and Austin Wilcox from Shawnee Mission East.
• Shawnee Mission Northwest's Cole Nelson scored in the team's regular season finale against Lawrence Free State.
• Videos below from Andrew Miller and Garett Pulliam in a potent Blue Valley West offense that also includes Sporting KC Juniors player Seo-In Kim.

In Missouri...

• Jacole Turner and Lee's Summit North fell in overtime to Alec Van Wormer and Lee's Summit West on Tuesday in Class 3 sectionals. LSW will next face Park Hill in the Missouri state quarterfinals on Saturday.
• Luke Stanley, Cole Stevenson, Daniel Hare, Derek Schrick and Matt Bernard all represented Rockhurst this year. The Hawklets fell 2-1 in OT to Lee's Summit West in the district final.
• Here's video from a goal by Hare last month...

• Darby Cronin, Joey Piatczyc, Dalton Souder, Erik Palmer-Brown and Jake Wood all featured for Lee's Summit this season, as the Tigers fell in 20T to Lee's Summit West in the district semifinals.
• Blue Spring's Julian Ramirez scored in their regular season finale victory over cross-town rivals Blue Springs South.
• Shane Woods record-setting season with 50+ goals for Kearney ended in a 2-1 loss to Liberty in the district championship. Woods scored in OT to beat Billy Vigil and Fort Osage in the district semifinals. Here's the video: