Courier News Boys Soccer All-Area Teams
FIRST TEAM
GERALD CUBERO
Position: Forward
School: Bound Brook
Highlights: The junior tallied 36 goals and 11 assists as Bound Brook finished 11-4 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Central Group I Tournament. Cubero scored at least one goal in 13 games this season and recorded a season high seven goals and four assists in the season-opener.
DAN PAEZ
Position: Forward
School: Bernards
Highlights: The junior had 14 goals and nine assists as Bernards finished 12-4-4, advanced to the semifinals of the Somerset County Tournament and the semifinals of Central Group II.
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ARI ROSENZWEIG
Position: Midfielder/Forward
School: Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Highlights: The senior recorded 26 goals and eight assists as Scotch Plains-Fanwood finished 20-2-2, won the UCIAC Watchung Division title and its fifth-straight Union County Tournament title before falling in the semifinals of the North 2 Group IV semifinals.
JACK DELANEY
Position: Midfielder/Striker
School: The Pingry School
Highlights: The senior tallied five goals and five assists as he helped lead Pingry to a 12-4-3 record, the Skyland Conference Delaware Division co-championship as well as the Somerset County Tournament co-championship for the 20th time.
JACOB VILLACRES
Position: Midfielder
School: South Plainfield
Highlights: The junior recorded seven goals and 24 assists as South Plainfield finished 16-7-2, finished second in the GMC White Division, won the GMC Tournament title and advanced to the semifinals of the North Group III Tournament.
STEVEN BEDNARSKY
Position: Midfielder
School: Gill St. Bernard’s
Highlights: The junior had nine goals and 22 assists and is described by Gill coach Tony Bednarsky as a “creative playmaker.” Steven Bednarsky helped lead the Knights to an 18-4 record, the Prep B Tournament title, the Skyland Conference Valley Division title, the Somerset County Tournament semifinals and the North Non-Public B final.
ANDREW PANNONE
Position: Midfielder/Defense
School: Hunterdon Central
Highlights: One of the county’s top point scorers with six goals and three assists, the senior helped fortify a Hunterdon Central lineup by playing all over the field. The Red Devils finished with a 9-5-4 record, advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament as the No. 7 seed.
ZACH EPSTEIN
Position: Defense
School: Montgomery
Highlights: The senior captain anchored a Montgomery team that finished 13-2-3, won the Skyland Conference Raritan Division title for the first time in 11 years and won its first Somerset County Tournament title. The Somerset County Player of the Year also chipped in two goals and three assists.
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CONNER YURCISIN
Position: Defense
School: Montgomery
Highlights: The senior captain, who will attend Connecticut College next season, tallied three goals and two assists as he helped anchor a Cougars defense that posted five shutouts, allowed only 16 goals all season and advanced to the NJSIAA Central Group IV quarterfinals.
KEVIN REINHARD
Position: Defense
School: Westfield
Highlights: The junior helped anchor a defense that posted seven shutouts and allowed only 19 goals as Westfield finished 9-7-2. Reinhard also chipped in three goals as the Blue Devils advanced to the Union County Tournament semifinals and the Central Group IV quarterfinals.
SEAN MURRAY
Position: Goalie
School: Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Highlights: The junior posted 10 shutouts and allowed 21 goals as Scotch Plains-Fanwood won its fifth-straight Union County Tournament title, the UCIAC Watchung Division title and advanced to the North 2 Group IV semifinals.
SECOND TEAM
F: Nick Polizzano, South Plainfield, senior
F: Kevin Brito, Gill St. Bernard’s, senior
F: Noah Jeffries, Ridge, junior
M: Jonathan Roberts, Immaculata, senior
M: Allen Gavilanes, North Plainfield, junior
M: Christoper Cisneros, Bound Brook, senior
M: Luke Beaulieu, Westfield, senior
M/D: Jake Longo, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, senior
D: Phillip Zachary, Pingry, senior
D: Tyler Kwaak, Gill St. Bernard’s, senior
G: Matt Cabrera, Montgomery, senior
THIRD TEAM
F: Anes Mrkulic, Gill St. Bernard’s, junior
F: Ronaldo Garcia, North Plainfield, junior
M: Hans Hoffman, Watchung Hills, senior
M: Zach Halma, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, senior
M: William Guzman, Plainfield, senior
M: Kyle Brady, Ridge, senior
M/D: Max Aunger, Gill St. Bernard’s, junior
D: Freddy Ludtke, Bernards, junior
D: Danny Reyes, Immaculata, senior
D: Jake Alba, South Plainfield, senior
G: Cullen Birkl, Westfield, junior
HONORABLE MENTION
Bernards: Max Stanley; Bound Brook: Oscar Zapata, Obrian Arias; Bridgewater-Raritan: Omar Ahmed, Marcus Raboy, Brandon Koskinen, Mike Giordano; Delaware Valley: Eli Kalfalan, Kevin Moran; Franklin: Justin Marquez, Billy Hill, Patrick Auguste; Gill St. Bernard’s: Dan Sivolella, Nicolas Ricciardi, Bailey Gano, Armeen Mosaffari, Aaron Hinton; Hillsborough: Andrew Patterson, Gareth Dennis; Hunterdon Central: Matt Siebodnik, Ben Greenstein, Dan Mecadon; Immaculata: Nick Fari, Jack Rutledge; Manville: Danny Santana; Middlesex: Paolo Marina, Elvis Perez; Montgomery: David Goldman, Joey LaVake, Rory Kemmerer; New Providence: Jimmy Evangelos, Dillon Konzelmann; North Hunterdon: Parker Hughes, Sean Rooney; Pingry: Thomas Zusi, Alec Ramos, Obi Ikuro, Henry Kraham, Owen Gaynor; Piscataway: Victor Bonilla; Piscataway Tech: Emanuel Zamora, Gabriel Hernandez; Plainfield: Rovin Cruz, Jonathan Hernandez, Jose Rosa; Ridge: James Mitchell, Mike Ardiff, Brent Thomas, Brandon Sahler; Rutgers Prep: Alec Alouia, Ezer Browne; Scotch Plains-Fanwood: Jordan Cimring, Zack Cimring; Somerville: Will Sokol; South Hunterdon: Jake von Giebel, Marcos Delcid, Antonio Gasparro; South Plainfield: Richard Marcovecchio, Nick Plate, DeShai Smith, Jake Hoffman; Timothy Christian: Matthew Parris, Joseph Caruso, Michael Oduro, Josiah DeSantos; Union Catholic: Brandon Barros-Dias, Laurence Abarilla, Matt Zamorski; Wardlaw-Hartridge: Diogo Ferreira, Cameron Cabrera; Watchung Hills: Ryan Samos, Pawel Cudnoch; Westfield: Sam Karnovsky, Owen Prybylski, Eddy Encinas, Joe Aguirre, Loukas Carayanopolous.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Ricky Steeb, Montgomery