Photo Courtesy of Ruth Boll
Glenwood’s Shane Buckley breaks away from a Ironton St. Joseph defender. Buckley was a Southeast District, Division III First Team defender.
Bob Strickley
PDT Sports Editor
The recently released Southeast All-District Soccer Honors list features dozens of area players who had sensational 2012 seasons.
The highest honor went to Joseph Winters, who won Division III Southeast District Player of the Year. Winters helped lead the Indians to their first District final in 14 seasons and also broke Valley’s single season scoring record with 41 goals.
In Division II, Chris Williamson of Waverly won Coach of the Year honors after leading the Tigers to a second-straight district final appearance.
Waverly also had two Division II First Team performers in Jean Paul White and Jacob Purpero.
The Division III Boys First Team list was heavily occupied with area players including Shane Buckley and Matt Mohr of Glenwood, Darren Martin and Nick Blackburn of Minford, Gabe Howard of Northwest, Mason Pelphrey of Clay, Zach Dials of West, Derek Rowe and Seth Goddard of South Webster, Scott Adkins and Joseph Winters of Valley and Alex Dalton and Keith Thurmer of Wheelersburg.
Three schools had Girls First Team performers in Division III. Minford’s Megan Montavon made the list as did Hagean Mershon of West and Miranda Howard of Valley.
District Honors
Player of the Year:
Boys Division III - Joseph Winters, Valley
Boys Division II - Casey Zupi, Unioto
Boys Division I - Patrick Klinger, Logan
Girls Division III - Taylor Scott, Lynchburg Clay
Girls Division II - Rachel Conaway, Chillicothe
Girls Division I - None
Coach of the Year:
Boys Division III - Gus Denzik, Peebles
Boys Division II - Chris Williamson, Waverly
Boys Division I - None
Girls Division III - George Sauer III, Zane Trace
Girls Division II - Leslie Molen, Hillsboro
Girls Division I - None
Area Boys Division II First Teamers
Waverly - Jean Paul White
Waverly - Jacob Purpero
Area Boys Division II Second Teamers
Waverly - Hudson Diener
Waverly - Willie Bevens
Area Boys Division II Honorable Mentions
Waverly - Jonathan Burkitt
Waverly - Luke McAllister
Area Boys Division III First Teamers
Glenwood - Shane Buckley
Glenwood - Matt Mohr
Minford - Darren Martin
Minford - Nick Blackburn
Northwest - Gabe Howard
Clay - Mason Pelphrey
West - Zach Dials
South Webster - Derek Rowe
South Webster - Seth Goddard
Valley - Scott Adkins
Valley - Joseph Winters
Wheelersburg - Alex Dalton
Wheelersburg - Keith Thurmer
Area Boys Division III Second Teamers
Glenwood - Billy Nichols
Minford - Travis Gampp
Minford - Kurt Newsome
Northwest - Drew Scarberry
Northwest - Dylan Amburgey
Clay - Eldin Sarajlic
South Webster - Lance Swords
South Webster - Denver Fuller
Valley - Bryce Romanello
Valley - Rodney Hamilton
Wheelersburg - Matt Boll
Wheelersburg - Mark Dalton
Area Boys Division III Honorable Mentions
Glenwood - James Mohr
Glenwood - Brendon Herrforth
Minford - Josh Parsons
Minford - Eli Shoemaker
Northwest - Lee Wartluft
Northwest - Christian Riley
Clay - Tommy Martin
Clay - Dennis Conkel
West - Gabe Durant
West - Austin Wetzel
South Webster - Tyler Sowards
South Webster - Andrew Salisbury
Valley - Tyler Montavon
Valley - Chris Martin
Wheelersburg - Mark Butler
Wheelersburg - Ethan Hiles
Area Girls Division III First Teamers
Minford - Megan Montavon
West - Hagean Mershon
Valley - Miranda Howard
Area Girls Division III Second Teamers
Minford - Morgan Perry
Minford - Carrie Wynn
Northwest - Haley Gubernath
West - Allie Hoggard
Area Girls Division III Honorable Mentions
Minford - Sarah Shumway
Minford - Abby Fuhrmann
West - Emily Baker
West - Cammy Oiler
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