SCHSSCA Preseason Rankings

The 2010 SCHSSCA Preseason Rankings were released Friday, January 29 at the SCHSSCA Winter Clinic in Columbia.

SCHSSCA Announces
2010 All-Star Coaches

The South Carolina High School Soccer Coaches Association would like to congratulate the following coaches for being selected to represent their program in the Clash of the Carolinas and North-South Soccer Classic this summer:

GIRLS CO-COACHES
(SC trail series 1-2-0 vs. NC)
David Kleinfelder, Dreher
Drew McNeely, West Ashley

BOYS CO-COACHES
(SC series tied 0-0-3 vs. NC)
Kevin Heise, Brookland-Cayce
Wayne Quinlan, Hilton Head Island

Snyder Field - Wofford College
June 19, 2010

GIRLS NORTH CO-COACHES
Chris Nichols, Christ Church
Cesar Robles, Northwestern

GIRLS SOUTH HEAD COACH
Shannon Champ, Wando
GIRLS SOUTH ASSISTANT COACH
Will Chassereau, Berkeley

(Girls series tied 6-6-1)

BOYS NORTH HEAD COACH
Matt Brophy, Byrnes
BOYS NORTH ASSISTANT COACH
Ben Brown, Ninety Six

BOYS SOUTH HEAD COACH
Stephen Jackson, West Ashley
BOYS SOUTH ASSISTANT COACH
Roger Carpenter, Aiken

(Boys series, North leads 14-5-2)

Martinez Named
NSCAA All-American & POY

Northwestern graduate and current University of North Carolina student-athlete Enzo Martinez was recognized as the NSCAA National Player of the Year January 16 at the NSCAA National Convention in Philadelphia, PA. Martinez is the first South Carolinian to achieve this prestigious honor. Congratulations to Enzo and the Northwestern HS soccer family!

NSCAA South Region
HS Coach of the Year

Dom Wren, Northwestern HS

NSCAA All-South Region

Boys | Girls

The Palmetto State is represented by four players on each of the NSCAA All-South Region Teams. Congratulations to these selections!

Boys
Zach Acree, SR, Irmo
Robbie Benson, Northwestern
Alex Martinez, SR, Northwestern
*Enzo Martinez, Northwestern
*National Player of the Year

Girls
Kim Kesler, SR, Dorman
Catie Moore, SR, Eastside
Daisy Walker, SR, Dorman
Bianca Warder, SR, Irmo 

NSCAA Scholar
All-America Team

Six South Carolina prep soccer players have been named to the prestigious NSCAA Scholar All-America Team for 2009. In order to qualify, players must have a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better (on a 4.0 scale), must have demonstrated excellence in soccer at the high school level, and must have performed service in his or her community. Nationally, only 35 boys and 36 girls are named to this prestigious All-American team. The players will be recognized at the NSCAA National Convention in Philadelphia, January 16, 2010.

Boys

• Zach Hrovat, Cardinal Newman

• Taylor Lewis, Brookland-Cayce

• Shion Nagasaka, Christ Church

• Kenneth Whetsell, West Ashley

• Chris Woody, Christ Church

Girls

• Sarah Johnson, Brookland-Cayce

• Allison Lewis, Greenville

NSCAA High School
Team Academic Award

Congratulations to the 24 prep teams listed below that have earned the prestigious NSCAA High School Team Academic Award. Among these squads are eight schools that have both varsity boys and girls programs recognized.

Boys | Girls

Boys (13)
4.28 - Dorman (Carlos Osorio)
4.15 - Academic Magnet (Troy Bennage)
3.92 - Christ Church (David Wilcox)
3.84 - Clover (Christopher Dundr)
3.81 - Irmo (Phil Savitz)
3.58 - Gaffney (Frank Ridlehoover)
3.53 - Northwestern (Dom Wren)
3.43 - Byrnes (Matt Brophy)
3.42 - Brookland-Cayce (Kevin Heise)
3.36 - Chapin (Dick Hiller)
3.35 - West Ashley (Stephen Jackson)
3.32 - Aiken (Roger Carpenter)
3.25 - Cardinal Newman (Will Eudy)

Girls (11)
4.29 - Dorman (Josef Lorenz)
4.21 - Academic Magnet (Troy Bennage)
4.14 - Christ Church (Chris Nichols)
4.08 - Byrnes (Kingsley Emerson)
4.07 - Lancaster (Bo Sylvia)
4.05 - Irmo (Mike Mauldin)
3.64 - Northwestern (Cesar Robles)
3.54 - Brookland-Cayce (Katie Smith)
3.51 - West Ashley (Drew McNeely)
3.49 - Westside (Ryan Roseberry)
3.36 - Barnwell (Michael Allen)