BOYS' SOCCER: Mundy, Antonini head SL coaches' all-stars
Oct. 30—Blue Mountain teammates Ryan Mundy and Robert Antonini were selected as Schuylkill League Boys' Soccer Co-MVPs in voting done by the league's coaches.
The two All-State nominations helped Blue Mountain capture the Division I title and its 20th overall Schuylkill League title with a 4-0 victory over Pine Grove in the title game. The Eagles (18-3) are the league's only remaining boys' soccer team and will face Notre Dame-Green Pond in the District 11 Class AA semifinals at 7 p.m. today at Lehighton.
Mundy had three goals and four assists in the Eagles' Schuylkill League semifinal win over Jim Thorpe, then tallied two goals in the title game. The Lehigh recruit has 15 goals and eight assists after missing half of the season recovering from a severe illness. He surpassed Jonathan Benner as Blue Mountain's all-time leading goal scorer.
Antonini is the Eagles' main defender and catalyst of a defense that has notched 13 shutouts and surrendered only 14 goals so far this season. A center defensive mid, Antonini has 10 goals and eight assists this season.
The league selected Schuylkill Haven's Andre Georgevic (Class A), Lourdes' Earl Reed (Class AA) and North Schuylkill's Jarrid Todd (Class 3A) as its Coaches of the Year.
Reed guided Lourdes (12-7-1) to the program's first-ever Division II title and first league playoff berth since 2004, while Georgevic directed Schuylkill Haven (9-8-3) to the league playoffs for the third straight year. Todd coached the Spartans to an 11-8 overall mark and a berth in the District 11 playoffs for the first time since 2010. All three squads were eliminated in the first round of districts.
Mundy and Antonini headline this year's Schuylkill League Boys' Soccer Coaches division all-star teams that were released last week. Here's a look at this year's coaches' all-star teams:
Schuylkill League Boys' Soccer Coaches All-Star Teams
League Co-MVP / All-State Nominations — Ryan Mundy, Blue Mountain; and Robert Antonini, Blue Mountain
Coaches of the Year — Class A, Andre Georgevic, Schuylkill Haven; Class AA, Earl Reed, Lourdes; Class 3A, Jarrid Todd, North Schuylkill
DIVISION I
First Team
Forwards — Cael Heaney, Jim Thorpe; Wyatt Steigerwalt, Tamaqua; Chase Sarge, Pine Grove; Jordan Bowers, North Schuylkill
Midfielders — Noah Geiser, Jim Thorpe; Shawn Batory, Blue Mountain; Nate Frankenfield, Pine Grove; Jacib Anthony, Lehighton
Defenders — Aidan Fogarty, Blue Mountain; Gino Pompei, Pine Grove; Alex Dubbs, Pine Grove; Jack Sarwirja, Jim Thorpe
Goalkeepers — Cole Leibold, Blue Mountain; Peyton Renninger, Pine Grove
Second Team
Forwards — Jaxson Strauss, Lehighton; Shawn Hertzog, Blue Mountain; Kayden Spence, Jim Thorpe; Cooper Ansbach, Tamaqua
Midfielders — Tanner Kolb, Pine Grove; Noel Drum, North Schuylkill; Nick Driscoll, Blue Mountain; Ehren Hassler, Jim Thorpe
Defenders — Lucas Nichols, Lehighton; Logan Walacavage, North Schuylkill; Braiden McGhee, Blue Mountain; Owen Gretsky, Blue Mountain
Goalkeepers — Bryce Miller, Lehighton
DIVISION II
First Team
Forwards — Michael Kadziela, Nativity; Hobi Forti, Lourdes; Cody Boehmer, Williams Valley; Lukas Ruch, Tri-Valley
Midfielders — Ethan Grabowski, Nativity; Owen Sandri, Lourdes; Carter Daniel, Schuylkill Haven; Trent Higgins, Weatherly
Defenders — Dylan Lipp, Schuylkill Haven; Daeson Hasenauer, Schuylkill Haven; Cooper Weaver, Lourdes; Spencer Mathers, Nativity
Goalkeepers — Kyle Baranowski, Lourdes; Gavin Wade, Schuylkill Haven
Second Team
Forwards — Luke Smith, Schuylkill Haven; Jacob Tom, Marian; Andrew Nguyen, Lourdes; Alex Rosenlund, Weatherly
Midfielders — Michael Quirk, Nativity; Calvin Munster, Schuylkill Haven; Nuredin Gjoca, Marian; Andrew Zimmerman, Schuylkill Haven
Defenders — Brodi Brinkash, Lourdes; Travis Lebo, Williams Valley; Vincent Paisley, Weatherly; Caleb Fanelli, Schuylkill Haven; John Puzzetti, Weatherly
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