They don’t call McKinney “Soccer Town” for nothing.
District 17-4A Soccer All-District Honors were announced earlier this week for both boys and girls, with McKinney and McKinney North High School dominating the awards and first-team all-district honors. Below are the superlatives and the 1st and 2nd Team All-District honorees from both schools.
Boys:
MVP: Morgan Dizney, Jr. – North
Offensive Player of the Year: Derrick Horvath, Sr. – MHS
Defensive Player of the Year: Ryan Applewhite, So. – MHS
Goalkeeper of the Year: Chuck Schober, Sr. – MHS
Coach of the Year: Alan Pocock – MHS
1st Team All District:
MHS
Chuck Schober, Sr.
Ryan Applewhite, So.
Derrick Horvath, Sr.
Jason Horvath, So.
JT Hawkins, Sr.
NORTH
Justin Bach, Sr.
Diego Burgos, Sr.
Jacob Diaz, Sr.
Morgan Dizney, Jr.
2nd Team All District:
MHS
Tom Navarette, Jr.
Francisco Manzanarez, Jr.
Tony Ramos, Sr.
Chris Garza, Jr.
Gerson Mendoza, Jr.
NORTH
Johnson Jones, Jr.
Cody Ludwig, So.
Justin Adler, Jr.
Sean Martineau, So.
Honorable Mention:
MHS
Drew Mills, Sr.
Ismael Ramirez, Sr.
Sean Townsend, Jr.
NORTH
Kyle Biggio, Fr.
Ricardo Gonzalez, Jr.
Gunnar Livingston, So.
Girls:
MVP: Lizzie Navarette, Jr. – MHS
Offensive Player of the Year: Belicia Mendiola, So. – North
Defensive Player of the Year: Liz Zupanic, Sr. – MHS
Newcomer of the Year: Lauren Neely, Fr. – MHS
Coach of the Year: Alex Pantarotto – MHS
1st Team All District:
MHS
Toni Badali, Jr.
Nicole Gostic, Sr.
Tori Hurlburt, Sr.
Kristyn Leung, Sr.
Vianei Sanchez, So.
Natalie Throneberry, Jr.
Jessica Wells, So.
NORTH
Jackie Bucy, Jr.
Clarissa Ledesma, So.
Micaela Mendiola, Jr.
Keirsyn McDaniel, Jr.
Hadlie Tucker, So.
Mary Watson, Jr.
2nd Team All District:
MHS
Courtney Grandage, Sr.
Natasha Hernadez, Fr.
Sarah Morris, Fr.
Madelynn Schober, So.
NORTH
Alon Encalade, Fr.
Kinsey Gandel, Jr.
Holly Gardner, Sr.
Elizabeth Zwillenberg, Jr.
Honorable Mention:
MHS
Abby Gary, Jr.
Megan Noonan, Sr.
NORTH
Tiffany Gonzalez, So.
Ivana Munoz, So.
Brooke Rasor, Jr.
Hannah Story, Fr.
Comments
I think that 1st team player for McKinney North should be Justin Bach, instead of Justin Birch. He should have been Keeper of the Year, as well, but that's the way those things go. At least they didn't list 25 players on the first team like they do in football.