200 Wins!!

Congratulations to Ryan Shaw of Easton and Hampden Academy for reaching the 200 win plateau.

By Michael Jeffrey

300 Wins!!

Congratulations to Gary Trafton for reaching 300 wins in his coaching career at Monmouth Academy, Oak Hill and Hall-Dale.

By Michael Jeffrey

2022 – 2023 High School Team Academic Award Recipients

United Soccer Coaches annually celebrates the academic achievements of high school soccer teams whose student-athletes collectively demonstrate a commitment to excellence in their studies over the course of a full academic year.

To qualify for the award, the team must have a minimum grade point average of 3.25 for the entire academic year. The team GPA is determined by adding every player’s GPA, then dividing by the number of players.

A total of 321 soccer teams (126 boys, 195 girls) throughout the United States have earned the United Soccer Coaches High School Team Academic Award for exemplary performance in the classroom as a team during the 2022-23 academic year. Among these programs are 34 schools receiving honors for both their boys and girls teams.

Three of the 321 soccer teams selected for this award are from Maine. Congratulations to:

Girls Award Winner
Yarmouth High School Coach Andy Higgins 3.80 GPA

Boys Award Winners
John Bapst Memorial High School Coach Jason Pangburn 3.90 GPA
Yarmouth High School Coach Michael Hagerty 3.50 GPA

By Michael Jeffrey

United Soccer Coaches National and Regional Rankings

Congratulations to Maine’s teams that have been Nationally and Regionally ranked by the United Soccer Coaches for the Fall 2022 Season – Top 25

Girls

Final National Ranking

#3 Scarborough High School – Coach Michael Farley

https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/high-school-rankings/girls-fall/

Also receiving votes – Gorham High School

Final Region 1 Ranking

#1 Scarborough High School – Coach Michael Farley

#6 Gorham High School – Coach Jeanne Zarrilli

#8 Brunswick High School – Coach Martyn Davison

#11 Cape Elizabeth High School – Coach Graham Forsyth

https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/high-school-rankings/girls-fall-region-i/

Boys

Final National Ranking

#24 Brunswick High School – Coach Mark Roma

https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/high-school-rankings/boys-fall/

Also receiving votes – Yarmouth High School

Final Region 1 Ranking

#3 Brunswick High School – Coach Mark Roma

#5 Yarmouth High School – Coach Michael Hagerty

https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/high-school-rankings/boys-fall-region-i/

By Michael Jeffrey

United Soccer Coaches Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award

Congratulations to seven of our teams who recently received the United Soccer Coaches High School Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award for the Fall 2022. In total 135 teams from across the Nation received either the Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze version of the High School Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award, which recognizes teams that exhibit fair play, sporting behavior and adherence to the laws of the game, as reflected by the number of yellow caution cards or red ejection cards they are shown by referees throughout the season based on the number of cards accumulated divided by the number of games played (i.e., 5 cards divided by 20 games played is 0.25 or 25%, which qualifies for a Silver Award).

Platinum Award (0 Yellow or Red Cards)
Central High School of Corinth Girls – Coach Richard Speed
Cheverus High School of Portland Girls – Coach Craig Roberts


Gold Award (Percentage of cards ranging from 1-10%)
Greater Portland Christian School Boys – Coach Bryan Dench
Old Orchard Beach High School Girls – Coach Heath Floyd
Yarmouth High School Girls – Coach Andy Higgins
Mt. Blue High School Girls – Coach Griffin Conlogue

Silver Award (Percentage of cards accumulated during the season ranging from 11-30%
Waterville High School Girls – Coach Ed Worcester

Team Awards are an excellent benefit of United Soccer Coaches Membership putting your team on the National map.

By Michael Jeffrey

49th Maine Soccer Coaches All-Star Banquet Results

All-Americas

  Girls

  Ava Feeley, Yarmouth High School, Forward

  Lana Djuranovic, Scarborough High School, Midfield

  Angel Huntsman, North Yarmouth Academy, Forward

  Boys

  Myles Culley, Waynflete School, Forward

  Will Fallona, Scarborough High School, Forward

  Jack Banks, Brunswick High School, Midfield

   All Region

  Girls

  Ava Feeley, Yarmouth High School, Forward

  Lana Djuranovic, Scarborough High School, Midfield

  Angel Huntsman, North Yarmouth Academy, Forward

  Ella Hosford, Bucksport High School, Midfield

  Bella Tanis, Brewer, Keeper

  Alexis Morin, Brunswick High School, Forward

  Julia Black, Scarborough High School, Back

  Abbey Thornton, Windham High School, Midfield

  Lyndsee Reed, Hermon High School, Forward

  C C Duryee, Cape Elizabeth High School, Forward

  Ali Mokriski, Scarborough High School, Forward

  Rylee Speed, Central High School, Forward

  Abbie Lerman, Wisdom/Van Buren High School, Forward

  Boys

  Myles Culley, Waynflete School, Forward

  Will Fallona, Scarborough High School, Forward

  Jack Banks, Brunswick High School, Midfield

  Gabe Berenyi, Bangor High School, Midfield

  Mohamed Adow, Edward Little High School, Forward

  David Abdi, Lewiston High School, Midfield

  Hunter Clukey, John Bapst Memorial High School, Midfield

  Andrew Poulin, Winslow High School, Forward

  Kilson Joao, Scarborough High School, Forward

  Liam Hickey, Yarmouth High School, Back

  Jon Pangburn, John Bapst Memorial High School, Midfield

  Shafi Ibrahim, Lewiston High School, Forward

  Noah Flagg, Scarborough High School, Back

Maine Soccer Coaches State Teams

Girls

Northern Maine State Team

Bangor: Anna Connors F Sr, Abbie Quinn B Sr, Emmie Streams M Sr; Brewer: Bella Tanis K Sr; Brunswick: Alexis Morin F So, Bucksport: Ella Hosford M Sr; Camden Hills: Britta Denny F So, Sydney Stone M Sr; Central: Rylee Speed F Sr; Hermon: Lyndsee Reed F Sr, Michaela Saulter M Sr; Houlton/Gr Houlton: Natalie DeLucca B Sr; Maine Central Institute: Olivia Varney F Jr; Madawaska: Taylor Pelletier M Sr; Mt. Blue: Katelyn Daggett F Sr, Meren Zeliger M Sr; Winslow: Kyri Meak F So; Wisdom/VanBuren: Abbie Lerman F Sr

Southern Maine State Team

Cape Elizabeth: Evelyn Agrodnia M Jr, CC Duryee F So, Noelle Mallory F Fr; Cheverus: Caoilinn Durkin F Sr, Deering: Elsa Freeman F So; Gorham: Ashley Connolly F So, Bailey Hatch B So; Maranacook: Lily Caban M Sr, Addie Watson F Sr; Marshwood: Samantha Arnold K Sr, Lilli Hammond F Jr; North Yarmouth Academy: Angel Huntsman F Sr; Scarborough: Julia Black B Sr, Lana Djuranovic M Jr, Ali Mokriski F Sr; Waynflete: Lucy Hart M Jr; Wells: Grace Badger M Jr; Windham: Stella Jarvais B So, Abbey Thornton M Sr; Yarmouth: Ava Feeley F Sr

Boys

Northern Maine State Team

Bangor: Gabe Berenyi M Sr; Brewer: Andrew Hodgins F Sr; Brunswick: Jack Banks M Sr; Bucksport: Evan Donnell F Jr; Camden Hills: Cam Brown F Jr; Easton: Owen Sweeney M Jr; Edward Little: Mohamed Adow  F Sr; Tudum Monday B Sr; Ellsworth: Cruz Coffin M Jr; John Bapst: Hunter Clukey M Sr, Oscar Martinez F So, Jon Pangburn M Sr; Hodgdon/East Grand: Drew Duttweiler K Sr; Lewiston: David Abdi M Sr, Shafi Ibrahim F Sr; Penobscot Valley: Isaac Doore M Sr; Piscataquis: Christian Homchuck M Sr; Winslow: Lucas Boucher B Sr, Andrew Poulin F Sr

Southern Maine State Team

Deering: Celda Mouckala B Sr, Patricio Mowa M Sr, Adilson Vidal M Sr; Greely: Ethan Njitoh F Sr; Gorham: Cole Bishop F Sr, Nick Phinney K Sr; Maranacook: Jacob Nisby F Sr; Marshwood: Wyatt Yager F Sr; Mt. Abram: Morgan Thibodeau M Jr; North Yarmouth Academy: Rodgers Crowley F Sr; Scarborough: Will Fallona F Sr,  Noah Flagg B Sr, Kilson Joao F Jr; South Portland: Divin Mpinga F Sr, Thornton Academy: Jeremiah Gomez M Sr; Waynflete: Myles Culley F Sr; Yarmouth: Liam Hickey B Sr

United Soccer Coaches Maine State “Player of the Year”

Girl

Ava Feeley, Yarmouth High School

Boy

Myles Culley, Waynflete School

Maine Soccer Coaches Class “Player of the Year”

Girls

Class A

  Ali Mokriski, Scarborough High School, Forward

  Class B

  Ava Feeley, Yarmouth High School, Forward

  Class C

  Ella Hosford, Bucksport High School, Midfield

  Class D

  Angel Huntsman, North Yarmouth Academy, Forward

Boys

Class A

  Jack Banks, Brunswick High School, Midfield

  Class B

  Liam Hickey, Yarmouth High School, Back

  Class C

  Myles Culley, Waynflete School, Forward

  Class D

  Rogers Crowley, North Yarmouth Academy, Forward

   Maine Soccer Coaches “Coach of the Year”

  Girls

  North – Martyn Davison of Brunswick High School

  South – Michael Farley of Scarborough High School

  Boys

  North – Jason Pangburn of John Bapst Memorial High School

  South – Jeff Neal of Windham High School

   Maine Soccer Coaches Region 1 Coach of the Year Nominee

  Girls

  Large School – Michael Farley of Scarborough High School

  Small School – Michael Garcelon of Bucksport High School

  Private School – Rick Doyon of North Yarmouth Academy

  Boys

  Large School – Mark Roma of Brunswick High School

  Small School –  Darren Allen of Mt. Abram High School

  Private School – Brandon Salway of Waynflete School

   Maine Soccer Coaches Senior Bowl MVPs

Girls AB Game – Ava Feeley, Yarmouth High School

Girls CD Game – Elise MacNair, Old Orchard Beach High School

  Boys CD Game – Isaac Doore, Penobscot Valley High School

  Boys AB Game – Joel Morrison, Sanford High School

  Boys CD Game – Isaac Doore, Penobscot Valley High School

   +300 Wins Recipients

  Jeanne Zarrilli of Gorham High School

  Brandon Salway of Waynflete School

   +400 Wins Recipient

  Troy Kendrick of Richmond High School

   +500 Wins Recipient

David Halligan of Falmouth High School

By Michael Jeffrey

South Sweeps North in 28th Maine Soccer Coaches Senior Bowl at Thomas College on Sunday

12: 00 Game on the Red Field

Boys South AB 3 North AB 1

South Goals: Joel Morrison of Sanford scored all 3 goals

North Goal: Shafi Ibrahim of Lewiston scored with one.

12:15 Game on the Black Field

Girls South CD 4 North CD 1

South Goals: Elise MacNair of Old Orchard Beach scored 2, while Michala Wallace of North Yarmouth Academy and Natalie Brocke of St. Dominic Academy each scored one goal.

North Goal: Abbie Lerman of Wisdom/Van Buren scored one.

2:30 Game on the Red Field

Boys South CD 4 North CD 3

South Goals: Rogers Crowley of North Yarmouth Academy had two goals, while Max Viselle of Richmond and Myles Culley of Waynflete each scored one goal.

North Goals: Isaac Doore of Penobscot Valley scored two goals, and Carsen Cyr of Madawaska scored one.

2:45 Game on Black Field

South AB 7 North AB 2

South Goals: Ava Feeley of Yarmouth had three goals and an assist, Caollin Durkin of Cheverus had two goals, Abbey Thonrton of Windham had one goal and an assist, Ali Mokriski of Scarborough had a goal and two assists, while Elise Gearan of Falmouth dished out three assists.

North Goals: Hannah Lay of Brunswick and Lyndsee Reed of Hermon each score one goal, and Katelyn Daggett of Mt. Blue had an assist.

By Michael Jeffrey

28th Maine Soccer Coaches Senior Bowl Schedule and Rosters

Here is the schedule for the 28th Maine Soccer Coaches Senior Bowl, which will be played at Thomas College in Waterville on Sunday, November 13th. The Rosters for each game are also included.

12: 00

Boys North AB (WhiteT’s) v Boys South AB (Blue T’s) Red Field

Link to Roster:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hlznh3pY284ybMWLbsvXicsE7fNVp1ibU7GnfvnJr7Q/edit?usp=sharing

12:15

Girls North CD (White T’s) v Girls South CD (Blue T’s) Black Field

Link to Roster:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ykYhSFI2eFCqy7eeoWwL2kFOUYjkBJ34eG622_NmBhc/edit?usp=sharing

2:30

Boys North CD (White T’s) v Boys South CD (Blue T’s) Red Field

Link to Roster:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xlybcbM0tNI56QkyjvpL0TIAs01yTs3XxaQQlQncc4g/edit?usp=sharing

2:45

Girls North AB (White T’s) v Girls South AB (Blue T’s) Black Field

Link to Roster:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JsWfN_oWpAkRHZFCZxnRIBmNX7KQb6ylvZHVwWhybos/edit?usp=sharing

By Michael Jeffrey