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Local Soccer Stars
LOCAL S CCER Stars
by Steve Gamel
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The Dallas-Fort Worth area has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to topA total of 18 athletes representing Guyer, Hebron, Marcus, Flower Mound, and Lake Dallas were recognized tier soccer talent. This past high “PLAYERS EARNED in Top Drawer Soccer’s postseason awards. school season was SOME MUCH-DESERVED And several of those no different, and RECOGNITION FROM players were honored despite having everything cut short because of PERHAPS THE MOST RESPECTED YOUTH more than once. Hebron’s Briley Weatherford, a Texas COVID-19, several SOCCER WEBSITE IN Tech signee, was Denton County players earned THE NATION.” named to the girls’ some muchdeserved recognition from perhaps the most respected youth soccer website in the nation.
Winter All-America team. She was also named All-Region and as a member of the All-Star squad. Meanwhile, teammate Olivia Hasler was named All-Region and All-Star. Flower Mound’s Abby Smith and Madison Schott were both All-Region and All-Star selections.
On the boys side, Marcus’ Sam Coad and Harvey Castro were All-Region and All-Star selections, as was Lake Dallas Falcons star
Top Drawer Soccer’s Postseason Awards
TDS Winter All-America Team
Briley Weatherford, Hebron
TDS Winter All-Region Team
Briley Weatherford, Hebron
Olivia Hasler, Hebron
Abby Smith, Flower Mound
Madison Schott, Flower Mound
Sam Coad, Marcus
Harvey Castro, Marcus
Brock Pope, Lake Dallas
TDS Winter All-Stars
Olivia Ramirez, Guyer
Hailey Lander, Guyer
Rachel Bump, Marcus Piper Hemperly, Marcus
Leah Roulston, Marcus
Kelly Van Gundy, Marcus
Harvey Castro, Marcus
Sam Coad, Marcus
Tomas Pondeca, Marcus
Owen Passmore, Hebron
Briley Weatherford, Hebron
Olivia Hasler, Hebron
Peyton Whipple, Flower Mound
Caitlyn Matthews, Flower Mound
Madison Schott, Flower Mound
Abby Smith, Flower Mound
Landon Leach, Flower Mound
Brock Pope. Pope was the lone Lake Dallas athlete to make any of the lists.
Overall, Marcus had the most representation among Denton County teams with seven total athletes. Flower Mound was close behind with five, and Hebron was in third with three. Marcus had two. Lake Dallas had one.
We have provided above the complete list of Denton County athletes who were recognized.