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Coach of the year
Steve Morrill, Faith Lutheran
The sixth-year head coach helped the Crusaders to a
20-6-3 overall record, the Southern Region title and the
team’s first Division I-A state title.
All-State Girls Soccer
Taylor
Anderson, Reed
The sophomore led
the Raiders with
14 goals and nine
assists, helping Reed
finish second in the
High Desert League.
Deja Erickson,
Arbor View
The sophomore
scored a team-best
29 goals and had
nine assists in help-
ing the Aggies to
their fourth straight
Division I state title.
She was the Offen-
sive Player of the
Year in the North-
west League.
Katherine
Ballou, Foothill
The senior, a UNLV
commit, scored 43
goals and led South-
ern Nevada with 22
assists. She sur-
passed 100 career
goals. She was the
co-Offensive Player
of the Year in the
Southeast League.
Macee Barlow,
Palo Verde
The junior led her
team with 18 goals
and had five assists
for the Southwest
League champion
Panthers.
Darian
Gambetta, Clark
The senior, who has
committed to play
at Cal State-Bakers-
field, was second
in Southern Nevada
with 45 goals and
had 14 assists and
was the Southern
Region Offensive
Player of the Year.
Arlie Jones,
Bishop Gorman
The junior, already
a Southern Califor-
nia commit, had 17
goals and a team-
best 11 assists and
helped the Gaels to
the Sunset Region
semifinals.
Alexis Kirson,
Green Valley
The junior was
fourth in South-
ern Nevada with
30 goals and had
10 assists for
the Gators, who
advanced to the
Sunrise Region
semifinals.
McKenna Kynett,
Douglas
The senior was
named the Sierra
League midfield
player of the year
and helped the
Tigers advance to
the Northern Region
final and the Division
I state semifinals.
Taylor Kornieck,
Coronado
The senior, a Colorado
University commit,
led Southern Nevada
with 54 goals and
had 12 assists for the
Cougars, who won the
Sunrise Region title.
She was the co-Offen-
sive Player of the
Year in the Southeast
League.
Allyssa Larkin,
Arbor View
The sophomore
scored 16 goals and
had a team-best 19
assists in helping
the Aggies to their
fourth straight Divi-
sion I state title.
Jadyn Nogues,
Palo Verde
The junior, already
an Arizona State
commit, had 17
goals and a team-
best 14 assists to
help the Panthers
win the Southwest
League title. She
was the Southwest’s
Offensive Player of
the Year.
Makayla Long,
Spanish Springs
The senior led the
High Desert cham-
pion Cougars with
16 goals and seven
assists and helped
the team advance to
the Northern Region
semifinals. She was
the High Desert
offensive player of
the year.
Kiyana Lopez,
Green Valley
The senior, who
shared time in goal,
still posted eight
shutouts and helped
the Gators advance
to the Sunrise
Region semifinals.
She was the goal-
keeper of the year
in the Southeast
League.
Calista Reyes,
Sierra Vista
The junior had 18 of
her team’s 34 goals
and had six assists
for the Mountain
Lions.
FirstTeam
Marin Zaccheo,
Bishop Manogue
The senior led her
team with 25 goals
and eight assists and
helped the Miners
capture the North-
ern Region title and
advance to the Divi-
sion I state semifinals.
She was the Offensive
Player of the Year in
the Sierra League.
Honorable Mentions
Melanie Ara Arbor View
Macee Barlow Palo Verde
Samantha Blanchard Arbor View
Madison Boyd Arbor View
Kenya Brazzell South Tahoe
Angelica Hurtado Sparks
Allyssa Larkin Arbor View
Alli Lepori Spanish Springs
Samantha Meyers Spring Valley
Sarah Higgins,
McQueen
The senior defender
led the Lancers in
goals and helped
the team advance
to the Northern
Region playoffs.
She was named the
High Desert League
Defensive Player of
the Year.
Spencer Green,
Virgin Valley
The senior goal-
keeper was third in
Southern Nevada
with 14 shutouts and
helped the Bull-
dogs to the Sunrise
League title. She
was the Sunrise
League Goalkeeper
of the Year.
Beka Lescenski,
Faith Lutheran
The junior goalkeeper
was second in South-
ern Nevada with 16
shutouts and made
10 saves in a 1-0 win
over South Tahoe in
the Division I-A state
title match. She was
the Southern Region
Goalkeeper of the
Year.
Valerie Sue
Meyer, Carson
The junior defender
helped the Senators
limit their opponents
to just 17 goals all
season and advance
to the Northern
Region semifinals.
She was the Defen-
sive Player of the
Year in the Sierra
League.
Kristyn
Lommason,
Silverado
The freshman was
the Defensive Player
of the Year in the
Northeast League
and helped anchor a
defense that allowed
only eight goals in
Northeast play.
Kellsey
Meechudhone,
Centennial
The junior defender
led her team with
eight assists and
helped the Bulldogs
advance to the
Sunset Region final.
Olivia Meza,
Coronado
The junior had 16
goals and 14 assists
to help the Cou-
gars to the Sunrise
Region title and a
berth in the Division
I state final.
Brenna Rohnkohl,
Faith Lutheran
The senior, a Carroll
College (Mont.) commit,
anchored a defense
that allowed only two
goals in its final seven
matches and helped
the Crusaders to the
Division I-A state title.
She was the Southern
Region Offensive Player
of the Year.
SecondTeam
Bryn Anderson,
North Tahoe
The senior had a
team-best 26 goals
and had 16 assists
for the Lakers, who
won the Division III
state championship.
Samantha
Blanchard,
Arbor View
The junior had two
goals and three assists
and helped anchor a
defense that posted 19
shutouts and allowed
just eight goals all
season. She was the
Defensive Player of
the Year in the North-
west League.
Melanie Ara,
Arbor View
The junior helped
anchor a defense
that posted 19 shut-
outs and allowed
just eight goals all
season en route to
the team’s fourth
straight Division I
state title.
Abbie Barnum,
Virgin Valley
Despite missing time
with an injury, the
junior led her team
with 18 goals and six
assists and helped
the Bulldogs to the
Sunrise League title.
She was the Sunrise
League Offensive
Player of the Year.
Kristi Chinn,
Faith Lutheran
The senior had
16 goals and nine
assists, including
the winning goal
in the Division I-A
state semifinal, for
the Crusaders, who
captured their first
state title.
Ryen Darling-
Clay, Valley
The senior had a
team-best 12 goals
and helped the
Vikings to a second-
place finish in the
Northeast League.
She was the Offen-
sive Player of the
Year in the North-
east League.
Gabriella Etem,
Reno
The senior had
three goals and
seven assists and
was named the
High Desert League
Midfield Player of
the Year.
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