AHSAA soccer All-State: Boys’ coaches name state’s top players

The Alabama High School Athletic Association boys’ soccer coaches have released their all-state teams for each class as well as a Super All-State squad of the best players regardless of classification.

All five state tournament most valuable players – all from the state champion teams – were selected for the Super All-State first-team roster. They are, from Class 1A/3A, Ryan Knotts, St. Luke’s; Class 4A, Luke Ferguson, Bayside Academy; Class 5A, Talan Galvan, Gulf Shores; Class 6A, Will Jackson, Homewood; and Class 7A, Luke Jovanovich, Oak Mountain.

Homewood’s Will Jackson celebrates his goal during the Mountain Brook at Homewood boys soccer playoff game in Homewood, Ala., Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
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The coaches also named eight coaches of the year. The Large School Coach of the Year (6A-7A) is David DiPiazza of 7A state champion Oak Mountain. The Small School Coach of the Year (1A-5A) is Danny Norton of Class 5A champion Gulf Shores. The Private/Parochial School Coach of the Year is Cody Baxter of Westminster-Oak Mountain. The other coaches of the year are Class 7A, Glenn Harscheid, Florence; 6A, Julian Kersh, state champ Homewood; 5A, Zachary Ross, Guntersville; 4A, Luis Vazquez, Oneonta; and 1A/3A, Bob Poling, St. James.

RELATED: AHSAA women’s All-State teams

The coaches chose a first- and second-team all-state squad for each classification.

AHSAA COACHES BOYS’ SUPER ALL-STATE

FIRST TEAM

Name – Year – Position – Class – School

Aiden Cornutt – Sr. – F – 1A/3A – Glencoe

Irvin Delfin – Jr. – F – 5A – Tallassee

Talan Galvan – Sr. – F – 5A – Gulf Shores

Will Jackson – Sr. – F – 6A – Homewood

Ryan Knotts – Sr. – F – 1A/3A – St. Luke’s

Aidan Riley – Sr. – F – 7A – Oak Mountain

AJ Shumate – Jr. – F – 5A – Guntersville

Camren Thompson – Jr. – F – 5A – Southside-Gadsden

Gabe Capocci – Jr. – MF – 7A – Oak Mountain

Bladimir Cervantes-Jr.-MF-6A-Gadsden City

Ellis Dykes – Sr. – MF – 6A – Northridge

Nate Joiner – Sr. – MF – 7A – Oak Mountain

Brandon Manganaris – So. – MF – 5A-Guntersville

Kipper Miller – Jr. – MF – 7A – Daphne

Brody Worrell – Sr. – MF – 6A – Wetumpka

Braylon Anderson – Sr. – D – 7A – Thompson

Jasper Calvert – Sr. – D – 5A – Gulf Shores

Charles Farr – Sr. – D – 5A – John Carroll

Luke Ferguson – Jr. – D – 4A – Bayside Academy

Luke Jovanovich – Jr. – D – 7A – Oak Mountain

Luke Miller – So. – D – 7A – Chelsea

Om Shrestha – Sr. – D – 7A – Oak Mountain

Jude Smith – Jr. – D – 6A – Mountain Brook

Hayes Cosby – Jr. – GK – 5A – Southside-Gadsden

Christian Cruz – Sr. – GK – 1A/3A – Tanner

SECOND TEAM

Owen Bennich – Sr. – F – 6A – Hartselle

Trae Byrd – Jr. – F – 5A – Springville

Aiden Gamble – Jr. – F – 1A/3A – Westminster-Oak Mountain

Dylan Kielbasa – Sr. – F – 6A – Pell City

Alex Martinez – Sr. – F – 4A – West Limestone

Coan Park – Jr. – F – 7A – Auburn

Mason Roe – Sr. – F – 7A – Dothan

Wyatt Chandler – So. – MF – 6A – Gardendale

Trek Gardner – So. – MF – 5A – Southside-Gadsen

Charlie Herring – Sr. – MF – 6A – Homewood

Alex Potier – Jr. – MF – 7A – Daphne

Max Reger – So. – MF – 7A – Fairhope

Nate Selig – Jr. – MF – 1A/3A – Houston Academy

Will Woodke – Jr. – MF – 6A – Mountain Brook

Matt Bolding – Jr. – D – 7A – Auburn

Benjamin Chapman – Sr. – D – 5A – Springville

Frankie Cole – Jr. – D – 7A – Huntsville

Chandler Dixon – Jr. – D – 7A – Florence

Conrad Hernandez – Jr. – D – 7A – Hoover

Caleb Ogle – Sr. – D – 5A – Southside-Gadsden

Ty Powell – Sr. – D – 7A – Dothan

Lake Treen – Sr. – D – 7A – Grissom

Damian Castro – Sr. – GK – 1A/3A – Susan Moore

Brock Marlow – Sr. – GK – 7A – Chelsea

Brett Thompson – Sr. – GK – 7A – Florence

CLASS 7A

FIRST TEAM

Aiden Riley, Sr., F, Oak Mountain; Coan Park, Jr., F, Auburn; Mason Roe, Sr., F, Dothan; Caleb Alldredge, Sr., F, Huntsville; Julian Kahalley, Sr., F, McGill-Toolen; Espoire Bosco, Sr., F, Davidson; Alec “Yaya” Paraiso, Sr., F, Vestavia Hills; Kaleb Bass, Sr., MF, Chelsea; Gabe Capocci, Jr., MF, Oak Mountain; Liam Jeffery, So., MF, Florence; Nate Joiner, Sr., MF, Oak Mountain; Kipper Miller, Jr., MF, Daphne; Alex Potier, Jr., MF, Daphne; Max Reger, So., MF, Fairhope; Cooper Fain, Sr., MF, Auburn; Braylon Anderson, Sr., D, Thompson; Matt Bolding, Jr., D, Auburn; Conrad Hernandez, Jr., D, Hoover; Luke Jovanovich, Jr., D, Oak Mountain; Luke Miller, So., D, Chelsea; Ty Powell, Sr., D, Dothan; Om Shrestha, Sr., D, Oak Mountain; Lake Treen, Sr., D, Grissom; Brock Marlow, Sr., GK, Chelsea; Brett Thompson, Sr., GK, Florence.

SECOND TEAM

Sam Collins, Jr., F, Oak Mountain; Derek Donde, Jr., F, St. Paul’s; Juma Pacifique, Sr., F, Davidson; Javi Rivera-Miranda, Sr., F, Chelsea; Levi Smith, Jr., F, Prattville; Colton Swift, So., F, Florence; Owen Tarrer, Sr., F, Bob Jones; Max Wever, Jr., F, Chelsea; Drew Ginsberg, Jr., MF, St. Paul’s; Gerardo Lopez, Sr., MF, Mary G. Montgomery; Kayden Stewart, So., MF, Florence; Santiago Acosta, Sr., MF, Sparkman; Arnav Maskey, So., MF, Bob Jones; Mendes Barber, Sr., MF, McGill-Toolen; Dalton Chaffin, Sr., MF, James Clemens; Mauricio Valez Mirando, Fr., MF, Davidson; Camden Camer, Sr., D, Fairhope; Frankie Cole, Jr., D, Huntsville; Chandler Dixon, Jr., D, Florence; Jerson Gonzalez Rubi, Jr., D, Baker; Pierson Moyer, Sr., D, Huntsville; Brian Fuentes Rojo, Sr., D, Davidson; Davis Williams, Sr., D, Fairhope; Brody Cobine, So., GK, Auburn; Riley McGill, Sr., GK, Davidson; Andrew Moore, Sr., GK, McGill-Toolen.

CLASS 6A

FIRST TEAM

Owen Bennich, Sr., F, Hartselle; Jeremiah Batista, Sr., F, Hazel Green; Elder Esquivel, Jr., F, Pelham; Austin Holley, Sr., F, Wetumpka; Will Jackson, Sr., F, Homewood; Dylan Kielbasa, Sr., F, Pell City; Alexis Vega, Sr., F, Fort Payne; Bladimir Cervantes, Jr., MF, Gadsden City; Wyatt Chandler, So., MF, Gardendale; Ellis Dykes, Sr., MF, Northridge; Charlie Herring, Sr., MF, Homewood; Gid Malone, Jr., MF, Homewood; Brewer Welch, Jr., MF, Montgomery Academy; Will Woodke, Jr., MF, Mountain Brook; Brody Worrell, Sr., MF, Wetumpka; Jude Smith, Jr., D, Mountain Brook; Chris Rocha, Sr., D, Fort Payne; Brandon Cervantes, Sr., D, Gadsden City; Jair Camargo, So., D, Pelham; Cameron Harrington, Jr., D, Briarwood Christian; Henry McGahey, So., D, Mountain Brook; Klae Theakston, Jr., D, Fort Payne; Charlie Webb, Sr., D, Homewood; Jacob Hill, Jr., GK, Homewood; Raul Jacobo, Sr., GK, Pelham; Dima Vale, Sr., GK, Brookwood.

SECOND TEAM

Christopher Bean, So., F, Gardendale; JJ Chung, Sr., F, Randolph School; Dimitri Guerro, Jr., F, Gadsden City; Hayden Harville, Sr., F, Robertsdale; Ricardo Herrera, Jr., F, McAdory; John Montgomery, Sr., F, Mountain Brook; Caleb Scofield, Jr., F, Northridge; Hurley Smith, Sr., F, Mountain Brook; Matthew Chaux, Sr., MF, Pelham; Jadon DeMange, Sr., MF, Hazel Green; Tyler DeOrio, Jr., MF, Randolph School; Tyler Holman, Sr., MF, Hazel Green; Rene Juan, Jr., MF, Fort Payne; Will Nichols, Sr., MF, Mountain Brook; Luke Vinson, Jr., MF, Hartselle; Jack Adams, Jr., D, Hartselle; Mario Castro, Jr., D, Gardendale; Tucker Cornelius, Sr., D, Northridge; Tanner Dill, Sr., D, Gardendale; George Dupres, Jr., D, Randolph School; Connor Hooks, So., D, Northridge; Erik Ledvina, Jr., D, Indian Springs; Zakorian Shack, So., D, Gadsden City; Wyatt Harris, Sr., GK, Cullman Julio Lake, Sr., GK, Gadsden City; Zahir Reynosa, So., GK, Fort Payne.

CLASS 5A

FIRST TEAM

Trae Byrd, Jr., F, Springville; Irvin Delfin, Jr., F, Tallassee; Tristan DeLoach, Sr., F, Springville; Talan Galvan, Sr., F, Gulf Shores; Mason Hill, Jr., F, Lincoln; AJ Shumate, Jr., F, Guntersville; Camren Thompson, Jr., F, Southside-Gadsden; Sebastian Guerrero, Jr., F, John Carroll; Jose Arreguin, Jr., MF, Boaz; Trek Gardner, So., MF, Southside-Gadsden; Luis Gaspar, Jr., MF, Leeds; Karson Gilmer, Sr., MF, Springville; Noah Guthrie, Sr., MF, Gulf Shores; Sam Heredia, Jr., MF, Boaz; Josue Hernandez, Sr., MF, Crossville; Brandon Manganaris, So., MF, Guntersville; Benjamin Chapman, Sr., D, Springville; Sigurd Eik, Sr., D, Southside-Gadsden; Charles Farr, Sr., D, John Carroll; Marcos Francisco, Jr., D, Scottsboro; Caleb Ogle, Sr., D, Southside-Gadsden; Omar Segundo, Sr., D, West Point; Ouzeiph Toumiba, Sr., D, Southside-Gadsden; Hayes Cosby, Jr., GK, Southside-Gadsden; Avery Langford, Jr., GK, Leeds.

SECOND TEAM

Angel Cedillo, Jr., F, Leeds; Brian Lara, Sr., F, Russellville; Axel Gomez, So. , F, Jasper; Fletcher Hughley, Sr., F, John Carroll; Eric Jacobo, Sr., F, Russellville; John Laney, Sr., F, Demopolis; Carlton Parker, Sr., F, Brewer; Ricardo Rangel, Sr., F, Marbury; Will Klinner, So., MF, Lincoln; Elysee Laguerre, Jr., MF, Guntersville; Israel Martinez, Jr., MF, Leeds; Addel Salameh, Sr., MF, Brewbaker Tech; Juan Sebastian, Jr., MF, Jasper; Josh Shannon, Jr., MF, West Point; Hailezgy Solomon, So., MF, Russellville; Skyler Akehurst, Sr., D, Guntersville; Andrew Baker, Sr., D, Lincoln; Adan Garcia, Sr., D, Crossville; Ivan Garcia, Sr., D, Crossville; Reed Hemphill, Jr., D, Lincoln; Alan Mata, Sr., D, Leeds; Ben Wood, Jr., D, Springville; Miguel Andres, Sr., GK, Russellville; Rusty Cummings, Sr., GK, Boaz; Kenneth Morris, Sr., GK, Sylacauga.

CLASS 4A

FIRST TEAM

Joshua Arreguin, Jr., F, Oneonta; JD Berndt, Jr., F, Westbrook Christian; Hillel Bill, Jr., F, St. Michael; Jacob Cornejo, Sr., F, Cherokee County; Dawson Derr, Sr., F, Mars Hill Bible; Alex Martinez, Sr., F, West Limestone; Arturo Villanueva Cruz, Sr., F, Talladega; Alex Arriaga, Jr., MF, Oneonta; Maurillo Barragan, Sr., MF, Fultondale; Ethan Daffron, Sr., MF, Westbrook Christian; Matthew Drago, Sr., MF, St. Michael; Etienne Duchesne, Sr., MF, St. Michael; Ben Frampton, Jr., MF, Cherokee County; Walker Hill, Jr., MF, American Christian; Edgar Ramos, Sr., MF, Fultondale; Todd Bonnell, Jr., D, Montgomery Catholic; Luke Ferguson, Jr., D, Bayside Academy; Ben Locks, Sr., D, Montevallo; Joe Reeves, Sr., D, Montgomery Catholic; Aldo Bryant, Sr., GK, Bayside Academy; Smith Knapstein, Sr., GK, St. Michael; Brycen Thrasher, Jr., GK, Mars Hill Bible.

SECOND TEAM

Brock Cammon, Jr., F, Satsuma; Orlando Cruz, Jr., F, Fultondale; Levi Jimenez, 8th, F, Northside; Nathan Lolley, Jr., F, Haleyville; Jesse Parker, Fr., F, Mars Hill Bible; Eric Santos, So., F, Fultondale; Downing Sweat, Sr., F, Bayside Academy; Walker Jackson, Fr., MF, Haleyville; Khaleb Jimenez, So., MF, Northside; MacLain Lawson, Sr., MF, Priceville; Noah Morgan, Sr., MF, Cleburne County; Andy Otero, Jr., MF, Northside; Eli Santos, Sr., MF, Fultondale; Angel Villanueva Cruz, Jr., MF, Talladega; Jonathan Castro, So., D, Fultondale; Nicholas Coumanis, Sr., D, St. Michael; Eder Miranda, Jr., D, Northside; Sam Owens, Sr., D, Mars Hill Bible; William Espinoza, Jr., GK, Oneonta; Walker Griffin, Sr., GK, Ashville; Matthew Hale, Jr., GK, American Christian.

CLASS 1A/3A

FIRST TEAM

Aiden Cornutt, Sr., F, Glencoe; Randy Cortes, Jr., F, Tanner; Allen Cox, Fr., F, Hokes Bluff; Aiden Gamble, Jr., F, Westminster-Oak Mountain; Aaron Herrera, Sr., F, Collinsville; Ryan Knotts, Sr., F, St. Luke’s; Justin Moreno, So., F, Tanner; Mason Brown, Jr., MF, St. Luke’s; Bruce Downey, So., MF, Donoho; Layton Hagler, Sr. , MF, Providence Christian; Daniel Hernandez, Sr., MF, Susan Moore; Conner Montgomery, Jr., MF, Glencoe; Luis Ailon, Sr., D, Collinsville; Oliver Gonzalez, Sr., D, Tanner; Daniel Grafton, Sr., D, St. Luke’s; Noah Holmes, Sr., D, Westminster-Oak Mountain; Nicholas Seng, Sr., D, St. Luke’s; Damian Castro, Sr., GK, Susan Moore; Sam Carter, So., GK, Westminster-Oak Mountain; Jinen Shukal, Jr., GK, Collinsville.

SECOND TEAM

Jameson Bryant, Jr., F, St. Luke’s; Atticus Clements, So., F, St. James; Charlie Krulak, Jr., F, Westminster-Oak Mountain; Luis Felipe Miguel, Jr, F, Collinsville; Francisco Piceno, 8th, F, Susan Moore; Brayden Fox, Jr., MF, Hokes Bluff; Sam Johnson, Sr., MF, Donoho; Adam Salame, Jr., MF, Donoho; Trey Alexander, Sr., D, Donoho; Uriel Cornejo, 7th, D, Collinsville; Yensi Flamenco, So., D, Collinsville; Walter Moore, Jr., D, Westminster-Oak Mountain; Cole Williams, Sr., D, St. James; Rocco Zaccagni, So., D, Westminster-Oak Mountain; Robert Edgar, Sr., GK, Glencoe; Charles Henry McCarthy, Fr., GK, Houston Academy.