NCSCA names All-State, All-Region selections

East Surrys Jacob Lowe (2) celebrates with teammates after scoring against North Surry.
Cory Smith | The News — East Surry’s Jacob Lowe (2) celebrates with teammates after scoring in opposition to North Surry.

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The N.C. Soccer Coaches Affiliation (NCSCA) not too long ago launched its All-Area and All-State choices for the 2021-22 boys soccer season.

1A All-State

The NCSCA 1A All-State Group consisted of 14 choices from 11 completely different faculties. Solely six gamers from conventional 1A public faculties had been acknowledged on the crew, and two had been from Surry County.

Mount Ethereal junior Elkin Lopez was named to his second All-State crew, along with his first choice coming within the 2020-21 season. Lopez completed the yr with 45 objectives, 15 assists, 105 factors and 205 steals.

Lopez’s 105 factors are probably the most of any participant within the state’s 1A division, the fifth-most within the state amongst all classifications and tied for No. 41 within the nation. His 45 objectives are tied for probably the most in Mount Ethereal soccer historical past, probably the most of any 1A faculty in N.C., tied for fourth within the state general and tied for No. 36 within the nation. Lopez was additionally named Northwest 1A Convention Offensive Participant of the Yr.

One other county student-athlete honored on the 1A All-State crew is Elkin Excessive Faculty senior Thomas McComb. Particular person statistics for McComb weren’t accessible on MaxPreps, however the aim keeper recorded 5 shutouts on the yr. The Buckin’ Elkins completed second within the Northwest 1A Convention with a 9-3 document and completed the yr with a 13-7-1 document. McComb was additionally named NW1A Convention Defensive Participant of the Yr.

Mount Ethereal’s Holden Hurley who acknowledged as State Assistant Coach of the Yr. Hurley has obtained this honor twice earlier than in his profession, and that is the fourth time a Granite Bear assistant has been named Coach of the Yr since 2012.

Hurley helped information the Bears to a 26-1 general document and set the next faculty data: complete wins and consecutive wins with 26, common season wins with 22, convention wins with 12, dwelling profitable proportion at 100% and objectives scored with 156.

2A All-State

The 2A All-State crew featured 21 choices from 20 completely different faculties.

The one native participant chosen for All-State was Forbush’s Axel Garcia. No particular person statistics had been accessible on MaxPreps for Garcia. He was named Foothills 2A Convention Offensive Participant of the Yr and helped the Falcons win the convention championship with an ideal 12-0 document. Forbush completed 17-5 general and reached the second spherical of the 2A State Playoffs.

1A All-Area

Area 10 for the 1A classification options faculties from the NW1A and Northwest Piedmont 1A Conferences. Member faculties embody:

NWPC: Bethany Neighborhood, Bishop McGuinness, Carver, Cornerstone Constitution, Millennium Constitution, NC Management Academy and Winston-Salem Prep

NW1A: Alleghany, East Wilkes, Elkin, Mount Ethereal, North Stokes, South Stokes, Starmount

The next gamers had been chosen to the 1A All-Area crew for Area 10:

Alleghany: Michael Myers

Bishop McGuinness: Michael Herzberger

Elkin: Carlos Espinosa, Mark Habana, Thomas McComb, Adam Settle

Mount Ethereal: Sergio Garcia, Noah Hart, Carson Hill, Elkin Lopez, Angel Osorno, Edwin Ramirez

N.C. Management Academy: Zach Donath, Anakin Leister, Cade Shoemaker, Scott Stanley, David Truhe

South Stokes: Trey Seagle, Tyler Whitaker

Starmount: Christian Maya, Diego Zuniga

Area 10 Coach of the Yr: N.C. Management Academy’s Craig Shoemaker

2A All-Area

Area 10 for the 2A classification options faculties from the FH2A and Mid-State 2A Conferences. Member faculties embody: