Local soccer players earn postseason accolades
Following the 2017 high school soccer season, several local high school soccer players were recognized for their efforts throughout the season, evidenced by their presence on the coaches all-state and all-metro teams.
The all-state teams are split up by classification, and the all-metro squads combine players from all classes in the Birmingham area.
Briarwood's Sarah Adcock was named the Class 4A-5A state player of the year. Chelsea's Maddison Martin took home the same honor in Class 6A, with Julia Pack winning the 7A player of the year.
GIRLS
All-state
Maggie Adcock, Briarwood, midfielder, senior - 1st team
Sarah Adcock, Briarwood, forward, senior - 1st team
Julia Pack, Oak Mountain, midfielder, junior - 1st team
Alyssa Vess, Oak Mountain, goalkeeper, senior - 1st team
Lucy Thrasher, Oak Mountain, defender, senior - 1st team
Hailey Whitaker, Oak Mountain, forward, junior - 1st team
Maddison Martin, Chelsea, defender, junior - 1st team
Madeline Guillen, Chelsea, midfielder, senior - 1st team
Lexie Duca, Chelsea, midfielder, sophomore - 1st team
Haley Greene, Chelsea, forward, sophomore - 1st team
All-metro
Sarah Adcock - 1st team
Pack - 1st team
Vess - 1st team
Jasmine Green, Spain Park, forward, sophomore - 1st team
Kayla Wiggins, Spain Park, defender, junior - 1st team
Thrasher - 2nd team
Whitaker - 2nd team
Haley Greene - 2nd team
Madison Cobb, Spain Park, forward, senior - 2nd team
Anna Brunner, Spain Park, goalkeeper, sophomore - 2nd team
Maggie Adcock - Honorable mention
Sara Scherer, Oak Mountain, midfielder, senior - Honorable mention
Martin - Honorable mention
Mia Bradley, Spain Park, midfielder, junior - Honorable mention
Alyssa Young, Spain Park, defender, junior - Honorable mention
BOYS
All-state
Kennedy Davis, Oak Mountain, midfielder, senior - 1st team
- 19 goals, nine assists
Ethan Acton, Oak Mountain, defender, junior - 1st team
- one goal, one assist
Noah Lunsford, Chelsea, defender, junior - 1st team
- All-Metro tournament, All-tournament at Lakeshore Shootout
Brooks Rice, Spain Park, forward, junior - 1st team
- 41 goals, five assists
Jack Wilson, Westminster-Oak Mountain, midfielder, senior - 1st team
- 25 goals, 35 assists
Jackson Murphy, Oak Mountain, forward, junior - 2nd team
- 11 goals, nine assists, two-year starter
Clay Holstad, Oak Mountain, midfielder, junior - 2nd team
- nine goals, 16 assists, two-year starter
Chad Jeter, Oak Mountain, midfielder, senior - 2nd team
- eight goals, 11 assists, three-year starter, captain
Liam Condone, Spain Park, defender, senior - 2nd team
- eight goals, three assists
Logan Frost, Briarwood, forward, sophomore - Honorable mention
- 23 goals, 15 assists
Eli Alexander, Chelsea, forward, senior - Honorable mention
- signed with UAH
Trevor Bernier, Spain Park, goalkeeper, sophomore - Honorable mention
- 14 wins, 78 saves
All-metro
Frost - 1st team
Davis - 1st team
Jeter - 1st team
Alexander - 1st team
Rice - 1st team
Condone - 1st team
Wilson - 1st team
Acton - 2nd team
Murphy - 2nd team
Holstad - 2nd team
Lunsford - 2nd team
Hamilton Bowen, Briarwood, forward, sophomore - Honorable mention
Griffin Felton, Briarwood, midfielder, junior - Honorable mention
Bailey Morman, Briarwood, defender, freshman - Honorable mention
Bryant Wood, Briarwood, defender, junior - Honorable mention
Victor Perez, Oak Mountain, midfielder, senior - Honorable mention
Lando Nichols, Chelsea, forward, sophomore - Honorable mention
Tony Nettuno, Chelsea, midfielder, sophomore - Honorable mention
Nick Craddock, Chelsea, defender, senior - Honorable mention
Connor Greene, Chelsea, defender, senior - Honorable mention
Bernier - Honorable mention
Leon Gersain, Spain Park, forward, senior - Honorable mention
Cameron Sumpter, Spain Park, forward, junior - Honorable mention
Zach Cole, Spain Park, midfielder, senior - Honorable mention