B4 | SPORTS THE FREDERICK NEWS-POST | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2015

Ofensive Playerof the Year

BEN DAOSENIOR FORWARD, TUSCARORAn Superior technical skills made Dao the county’s

most dangerous goal-scoring threat, but his ability to drop back into the midield and get other teammates involved helped diversify the Titans’ attack.n Scored a county-high 21 goals and collected eight

assists for a Tuscarora team that advanced to the Class 3A West region inal. Finished his high school career with a school-record 46 goals and 23 assists.n A three-time all-area irst-team selection, Dao also

earned second-team all-state honors for the second straight season.n Region I ODP pool player will play collegiately at

James Madison.

Defensive Playerof the Year

DAKOTA HARICHSENIOR GOALKEEPER, OAKDALEn The anchor of Oakdale’s defense, Harich allowed

just 10 goals for a Bears team that inished 17-3-1 and won its second consecutive state crown, making him a repeat Defensive Player of the Year.n Led the area with a 0.45 goals against average

and 13 shutouts, allowing just one one goal in ive postseason games.n Made the all-state team for the second straight

season,earning second-team honors.

FIRST TEAM

SECOND TEAM

ABEL AMEYAWSENIOR FORWARD

FREDERICK

n Special all-around skills made Ameyaw a irst-team all-state pick, and he also earned irst-team All-Area honors for the third straight season. Tallied 10 goals and ive assists this fall, spearheading a three-year run during which the Cadets went 29-11-6.

Pos. Name School GradeD ERIC BUSCH T. JOHNSON JUNIORD BRYCE CURRIE OAKDALE SENIORMF ALEX EIBEN BRUNSWICK SENIORD JACK GANT WALKERSVILLE SENIORF CONNOR GORDON TUSCARORA SENIORD EVAN JOSEPH MIDDLETOWN JUNIORF MICHAEL MACCRACKEN WALKERSVILLE JUNIORD BEN MITCHELL BRUNSWICK SENIORF ADAM NEEDLE LINGANORE SENIORMF ANDREW NGUYEN URBANA SENIORMF NOAH OLSON CATOCTIN SOPHOMORED THOMAS PASSANANTE URBANA SENIORGK ERIC REICHELT MIDDLETOWN SENIORD COLIN ROBINSON FREDERICK SOPHOMORED ALEX ROOS OAKDALE SENIORMF JACOB SHAKESPRERE SJCP FRESHMANF SPENCER SHORTT WALKERSVILLE SOPHOMOREF ALEXANDER STRUNTZ FREDERICK SOPHOMORED CLAYTON SWIGER BRUNSWICK SENIORF JOSH WOOZLEY MIDDLETOWN JUNIOR

HONORABLE MENTIONBrunswick—Tristan Dassele, Tucker Davis, Alosha Jefers,

Chris NelsonCatoctin—Nick Ford, Kyle Gasior, Robert HawkinsFrederick—Toby Berger, Joey Bomango, Carlos GranadosLinganore—John Kirk, Matt Milner, Caleb Needle, Zackary YurichMiddletown—Luke Ahalt, Danny Bertoni, Grant Brandenburg,

Timmy Kovalchick, Ryan TuckeyOakdale—Tommy Nguyen, Brendan ZieglerSt. John’s Catholic Prep—Bryce Martin, Jef ThangThomas Johnson—Jeremy Navarro, Sam Roy, Kenny SimmsTuscarora—Ryan Bonanno, Ryan SmithWalkersville—Garrett Allen, Luke Gaigan, Alex Moore,

Junior SolerUrbana—Kyle McQuillen, Trent Tarnstrom

MIKE MAIERJUNIOR DEFENDER

URBANA

n Stout center back anchored a Hawks defense that posted seven shutouts and allowed just 12 goals all season. A two-time irst-team All-Area pick who created ofense by serving long balls into the box, Maier collected a goal and three assists.

JOE GULASENIOR MIDFIELDER

OAKDALE

n The tall, rangy Gula consistently won 50-50 balls in the air and on the ground, helping jumpstart Oakdale’s possession game. Scored a team-high 12 goals and added ive assists for the two-time state champion Bears.

BRIAN FLATTERSENIOR MIDFIELDER

OAKDALE

n Versatile midielder played his best when it mattered most, scoring the decisive goal in a region inal win over Tuscarora and bagging two goals in the Class 3A state inal, a 3-0 Bears win. Flatter inished with 11 goals and 12 assists.

BRANDON FEUERHERDSENIOR MIDFIELDER

BRUNSWICK

n Play-making midielder served as the engine of a Brunswick team that advanced to the Class 1A West region inal for the second consecutive season. Tallied four goals and seven assists for a Railroaders team that inished 10-7.

JOHN ANDREW ESKAYSOPHOMORE FORWARD

URBANA

n More than doubled his ofensive output from last season, blossoming into one of the area’s most proliic goal-scorers. Eskay col-lected a team-high 10 goals and ive assists for an Urbana team that inished 14-2 and went unbeaten against county opponents.

COLIN ANDERSONSENIOR MIDFIELDER

URBANA

n Efective on both the front and back ends of set pieces, Anderson was respected for his defensive work as much as his ofensive output. Second-team all-state selection consistently won balls in the midield, amassing six goals and two assists.

WILL MILLERJUNIOR DEFENDER

MIDDLETOWN

n A big reason why opponents struggled to even get of shots on goal against a stingy Knights defense late in the season, applied constant pressure on opposing forwards. Scored four goals for a Middletown team that recorded eight shutouts.

HEIN AUNGSENIOR MIDFIELDER

FREDERICK

n Hard-nosed play in the midield helped fuel a strong possession game that gener-ated numerous scoring chances. A two-year captain, Aung collected ive goals and three assists for a Frederick team that ended the season 9-5-1.

JONATHAN TATEMSENIOR MIDFIELDER

MIDDLETOWN

n Top-notch passing skills and efective corner kicks helped create numerous scoring chances for the Class 2A state champion Knights. Two-time irst-team All-Area selection collected seven goals and seven assists for a 13-2-3 Middletown team.

VAUGHN PHILLIPSJUNIOR FORWARD

BRUNSWICK

n Missed some time early in the season because of injury yet still led the Railroaders in scoring. One of the area’s fastest players and a two-time All-Area irst-team selection, Phillips registered 11 goals and three assists.

CLAY SMITHSENIOR FORWARD

MIDDLETOWN

n Utilized his speed to create scoring chances for himself and his teammates. Scored ive of his team-high 10 goals in the playofs, including two in the Knights’ 4-0 win over La Plata in the Class 2A state inal. Also notched a team-high 10 assists.

LUKE STALEYSENIOR MIDFIELDER

LINGANORE

n Emotional leader for a Linganore team that rebounded from a 1-7 start to win four of its next six matches. Registered three goals and two assists, earning the senior midielder irst-team All-CMC Spires Division honors.

JACOB WILKINSONSENIOR DEFENDER

TUSCARORA

n Strong defender routinely foiled oppo-nents’ developing scoring opportunities in front of the Titans’ goal. A two-time irst-team All-Area pick who had eight goals and four assists, Wilkinson will play collegiately at Radford.