Several locals make Division I boys, girls All State Soccer
Several locals were named to the Division I All-State boys and girls soccer teams, as one would expect.
Locally for the girls, First teamers include Bishop Guertin goalkeeper Jess LaCroix, plus Nashua North forward Ali and defender Sarah Frye.
Second team locals include Bishop Guertin midfielders Ava Suech and Zoe Horton-Sousa. Honorable Mentions included several midfielders: Nashua South’s Ava Kopicko, Nashua North’s Kailee Deleo, Alvirne’s Kayda Chan, Merrimack’s Haylee Coviello and Bishop Guertin’s Emerson Brown.
For the boys, there were no First Teamers but Merrimack midfielder Kaiden Martin was on the Second Team with South defender Leo Lopez.
Local Honorable Mentions include Merrimack forwards Adrian Talbot and Luca Kabel, plus defenders Liam Ieland of Bishop Guertin, Nashua South’s Revin Olsen, plus Nashua North’s Brady Martin and Jordan Ollivierra.
Here are the Division I teams in their entirety, starting with the girls:
GIRLS DIVISION I
FIRST TEAM
Jess Lacroix, goalie, Bishop Guertin; Lauen Roede, fd, Exeter; Alli Frye, fd, Nashua North; Maitri Clifford, fd, Winnacunnet; Isla Christie, mf, Winnacunnet; Anna Diaz, mf, Bedford; Kayla Silveira, mf, Pinkerton, Nora Bradley, mf, Hanover; Nola Fletcher, def, Exeter; Sarah Frye, def, Nashua North; Makenna Snow, def, Bedford; Emma Norcott, def, Timberlane.
SECOND TEAM
Hannah Outhouse, goalie, Exeter; Allison Harb, fd, Timberlane; Elle Lavalliere, fd, Goffstown; Reagan Anderson, fd, Londonderry; Ari Girzonne, mf, Goffstown; Ava Suech, mf, Bishop Guertin; Zoe Horton-Sousa, mf, Bishop Guertin; Harper Levitsky, mf, Exeter; Moxie Clifford, def, Winnacunnet; Morgan Ruhnke,def, Portsmouth; Noelle West, def, Salem; Avery Allard, def, Exeter.
HONORABLE MENTION
Goalkeepers – Lindsay Goetz, Salem; Julianne Banks, Winnacunnet; Olivia Fontaine, Manchester Memorial.
Forwards – Mia Lantaigne, Winnacunnet; Nevaeh Powell, Manchester Central-West; Mackenzie Forrester, Bedford; Isabella Sippel, Pinkerton.
Midfielders – Ava Kopicko, Nashua South; Kailee Deleo, Nashua North; Kate Dickson, Concord; Ailish Honda, Portsmouth;Adison Armstrong, Windham; Kayda Chan, Alvirne; Haylee Coviello, Merrimack; Vashi Bajpai, Bedford; Emerson Brown, Bishop Guertin.
Defenders – Kate Soper, Londonderry; Reese Hamlin, Hanover; Sophie West, Spaulding; Isabelle Ernst, Exeter; Cheyenne Frost, Goffstown; Addy Kiley, Bedford; Sophia Guimaraes, Winnacunnet; Kate McDonough, Pinerton.
Coaches of the Year: Nick O’Brien, Winnacunnet (varsity); Kiara Krukoff (JV).
BOYS DIVISION I
FIRST TEAM
Yousif Hikmat, goalkeeper, Manchester Memorial;Ali Mirza, fd, Bedford; Zach Mantegari, fd, Londonderry; Will Manix, fd, Exeter; Ethan Bellows, mf, Pinkerton; Ethan Benjamin, mf, Bedford; William Fauth, mf, Keene; Jude Keenet, mf, Exeter; Cam Lacouture, def, Exeter; Eli Kaplo, def, Bedford; Wallace Tavis,def, Bedford; Jakub Bielecki, def, Bedford.
SECOND TEAM
Nico Kun, goalkeeper, Portsmouth; Woodley St. Pierre, fd, Portsmouth; Alan Barretto, fd, Exeter; Tiago Keyes, fd, Londonderry; Brett McKnnon, mf, Londonderry; Ryan Zumbach, mf, Winnacunnet; Cooper Vitti, mf, Exeter; Kaiden Martin, mf, Merrimack; Sam Ames, def, Hanover; Braeden Wheeler, def, Pinkerton, Leo Lopez, def, Nashua South; Finn Topitzer, def, Exeter.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Goalkeepers – Ronan Tullis, Dover; Henry Cotter, Hanover.
Forwards – Owen Janetos, Winnacunnet; Landon Vasquez, Manchester Central; Harrison Vaughan, Goffstown; John Durkin, Windham; Adrian Talbot, Merrimack; Sasha Palm, Hanover; Luca Kabel, Merrimack.
Midfielders – Nate Dillon, Winnacunnet; Kingston Freitas, Salem; Amar Kamaric, Manchester Central; Charlie Fauth, Keene; Dino Gavetti, Hanover; Irankunda Mvuyekure, Concord; Andrew Pantano, Timberlane; Muhammad Traore, Manchester Central; Gar Hindle, Portsmouth; Caden Santerre, Bedford; Roan Palm, Hanover; Cameron Bastien, Spaulding.
Defenders – Jake Bates, Goffstown; Liam Ireland, Bishop Guertin; Brady Martin, Nashua North; Jordan Ollivierra, Nashua North; Will Gingrow, Londonderry; Revin Olsen, Nashua South; Fitch Hennessey, Keene.
Coaches of the Year: Dan Curran, Exeter; Stu Pepper, Bedford (Varsity); Ron Bustamante, Windham (JV)
Nashua South’s Leo Lopez was a Division I All-State Second Team player. (Telegraph file photo by TOM KING)