18 Highland County boys soccer players named Coaches All-District; West selected Div. III Assistant Coach of the Year

The Southeast District Coaches Association named 18 Highland County athletes to the 2023 All-District boys soccer team, along with an assistant coach receiving honors in Division III.

Lynchburg-Clay assistant coach Triston West was named the Southeast District’s Division III Assistant Coach of the Year. The Mustangs earned a sectional title and a share of the Southern Hills Athletic Conference championship this year.

Leading the way for Highland County athletes were five first-team All-District honorees, including Hillsboro senior Carson Scott and McClain senior Westley Smith in Division II, along with Lynchburg-Clay juniors Jay Cordrey and Isaac Eyre and Fairfield junior Zane Matthews in Division III.

Hillsboro junior Wesley Bailey and McClain senior Jobe Lugo both earned Division II second team honors. In Division III, Lynchburg-Clay had two second-team selections in juniors Austin Bell and Josiah Burns, while Fairfield’s Larkin Friend was also selected to the Div. III second team.

Hillsboro and McClain each had two Division II Honorable Mention selections: HHS sophomore Ryan Howland and senior Keahi Mhanna, along with MHS seniors Brice Graham and Seth Weller. Lynchburg-Clay senior Americo Brioli and junior Braedon West, and Fairfield junior Logan McIntosh and senior Daniel Ward, rounded out the honorable mention players in Division III.

The complete All-District honors follow.

Division I

Boys Division I Coach of the Year: Michael McCorkle, Chillicothe
Boys Division I Assistant Coach of the Year: Ryan Merrill, Logan
Boys Division I Player of the Year: Noah Swart, Logan

First Team
Isaac Herlihy, Chillicothe
Kaiden Koch, Chillicothe
Noah Swart, Logan

Second Team
Carter Dunfee, Chillicothe
Parker Glenn, Logan
Corbin Dennis, Logan

Honorable Mention
Isaiah Bookman, Logan
Mason Brown, Chillicothe
Tyler Kochheiser, Logan
Landon Mautz Jr., Chillicothe

Division II

Boys Division II Coach of the Year: Todd Morris, Marietta
Boys Division II Assistant Coach of the Year: Jeb Coriell, Minford
Boys Division II Player of the Year: Mac Threatt, Marietta

First Team
Henry Barnes, Westfall
Ashton Barrow, Warren
Landon Beekman, Piketon
Thatcher Brown, Jackson
Beckett Camden, Gallia Academy
Ivan Chavez, Zane Trace
Landon Ding, Alexander
Lucas Hanes, Unioto
Jordan Harrington, Zane Trace
Austin Jaunarajas, Athens
Landon Koscho, Marietta
Sekou Marol, Miami Trace
Myles Montgomery, Minford
Andy Pigman, Athens
Gabe Polcyn, Fairland
Landon Profitt, Jackson
Caleb Redding, Fairfield Union
Cole Rawley, Fairfield Union
Landyn Russell, Waverly
Kalin Schneider, Gallia Academy
Carson Scott, Hillsboro
Hussain Sharif, Logan Elm
Westley Smith, McClain
Luke Stout, Circleville
Jim Swain, Sheridan
Cameron Thompson, Unioto
Mac Threatt, Marietta
Sam Tieman, Minford

Second Team
Wesley Bailey, Hillsboro
Tyler Brooks, Alexander
Marco Chavez, Zane Trace
Ethan Cordle, Minford
Emilio Cruz, Unioto
Cameron Davis, Marietta
Coen Davis, Jackson
Gavin Downey, Minford
Logan Drummond, Gallia Academy
Will Flory, Circleville
Judah Hanks, Zane Trace
Clayton Lambert, Logan Elm
Trevor Lochow, Fairland
Jobe Lugo, McClain
Aiden McCafferty, Fairfield Union
Pierce McCarty, Miami Trace
Kasen Miller, Sheridan
Cade Mock, Gallia Academy
Carson Moore, Waverly
Drew Neff, Jackson
Sam Perdue, Warren
Sully Perot, Athens
Josh Richmond, Piketon
Caleb Schmelzer, Fairfield Union
Kamden Smith, Unioto
Jared Thomas, Westfall
Sam Trainer, Athens
Cash Wheeler, Marietta

Honorable Mention
Rece Allen, Zane Trace
Sebas Arauz, Athens
Brady Bevis, Sheridan
Landon Burns, Miami Trace
Alec Cyrus, Fairland
Braidy Duncan, Gallia Academy
Koen Eichhorn, Fairfield Union
Gabe Felts, Alexander
Josh Fournier, Marietta
Bryar Gilliland, Warren
Liam Goodhart, Circleville
Brice Graham, McClain
Owen Groff, Logan Elm
David Hayslip, Piketon
Alex Hendrickson, Athens
Ryan Howland, Hillsboro
Branson Hoyt, Warren
Dawson Hudson, Logan Elm
Josh Hutchinson, Jackson
Brock Jarrell, Zane Trace
Jamison Lauder, Fairland
Nathan Lehew, Waverly
Owen Link, Unioto
Ian Mavis, Miami Trace
Keahi Mhanna, Hillsboro
Cooper Moore, Jackson
Brady Mullins, Westfall
Jaxon Myers, Gallia Academy
Thad Nikodym, Sheridan
Cole Park, Piketon
Kaden Paxton, Circleville
Kristian Posey, Waverly
Ashton Reeder, Minford
Connor Rings, Marietta
Ethan Rooney, Fairfield Union
Tyler Wallace, Alexander
Seth Weller, McClain
Johnny Wetzel, Unioto
Grant Wheeler, Minford
Nate Wolfe, Westfall

Division III

Boys Division III Coach of the Year: Jon Estep, Wheelersburg
Boys Division III Assistant Coach of the Year: Triston West, Lynchburg-Clay
Boys Division III Player of the Year: Max Hagans, Wheelersburg

First Team
Hunter Barnard, South Webster
Connor Blagg, Rock Hill
Joey Bloebaum, South Point
Bryson Burcham, Ironton St. Joseph
Josh Childers, South Point
Jay Cordrey, Lynchburg-Clay
Braxton Dillow, Valley
Connor Estep, Wheelersburg
Isaac Eyre, Lynchburg-Clay
Max Hagans, Wheelersburg
Cody Hesler, North Adams
Jay Jenkins, Northwest
Caleb Lewis, Northwest
Zane Matthews, Fairfield
Colton Maynard, Glenwood
Elijah McQuay, Western
Brady Medinger, Ironton St. Joseph
Christopher Oldfield, Peebles
Aden Parrott, Chesapeake
Jaekyn Rideout, Valley
Zach Roth, Portsmouth
Noah Shuemake, Eastern Brown
Dylan Shupert, South Webster
Nick Sylvia, Wheelersburg
Gage White, North Adams
Arbutus Wuest, West Union

Second Team
Benaiah Andrews, South Webster
Austin Bell, Lynchburg-Clay
Breyden Boyd, Wheelersburg
Rhys Brachett, Glenwood
Trey Bracken, West Union
Levi Bruch, Northwest
Josiah Burns, Lynchburg-Clay
Tyler Collingsworth, Chesapeake
Christian Copen, Valley
Carson Corriell, South Webster
Larkin Friend, Fairfield
Dylan Griffith, Rock Hill
Beau Hesler, North Adams
Ethan Hochstetler, Wheelersburg
Moritz Klattenhoff, South Point
Kam Janes, Western
Waylen Lloyd, Peebles
Aden Martin, South Point
Miller McKenzie, Wheelersburg
Wesley Neal, Ironton St. Joseph
Trystyn Perkins, Eastern Brown
Chase Powell, Valley
Jacob Roth, Portsmouth
Landon Rowe, Ironton St. Joseph
Logan Shepherd, Northwest
Cole Tolle, North Adams

Honorable Mention
Devin Allard, Glenwood
Rolan Aragon, Chesapeake
Evan Balestra, Ironton St. Joseph
Ethan Blagg, Rock Hill
Americo Brioli, Lynchburg-Clay
Hunter Brown, North Adams
Preston Call, North Adams
Cole Grooms, Western
Hunter Gould, Eastern Brown
Lucian Heaberlin, South Point
Tyler Kerns, Western
Dawson Lewis, Rock Hill
Malachi Loper, Portsmouth
Kody Mantle, South Webster
Logan McIntosh, Fairfield
Brylee Mills, West Union
Evan Mitchell, Northwest
Isaiah Padraza, Portsmouth
Nick Queen, Valley
Carson Reed, Peebles
Israel Schneider, South Point
Dalton Setty, Valley
Levi Shepherd, Northwest
Garrett Shiveley, Peebles
Judah Silk, Chesapeake
James Smith, West Union
Tyler Sommer, South Webster
Jayse Tabor, Glenwood
Daniel Ward, Fairfield
Clark Weller, Wheelersburg
Braedon West, Lynchburg-Clay
Luke West, Eastern Brown
Jack Whaley, Ironton St. Joseph
Brody Wilburn, Wheelersburg.

Other Awards
Ron Pinsenshaum Award Nominee: Cory Camden, Gallia Academy.
Referees of the Year: Kevin Allen, Jarod Cunningham.