By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Shawnee Heights senior forward Jordan Garvin has been named the United Kansas Conference boys soccer player of the year after leading the T-Birds to the league title in 2022.
Shawnee Heights senior Jordan Garvin (midddle) has been named the United Kansas Conference boys soccer player of the year after helping the T-Birds win the conference title this fall. [File photo/TSN]
Shawnee Heights boys soccer coach Nic Simons has been named the United Kansas Conference coach of the year after leading the T-Birds to the conference title. [FIle photo/TSN]
Garvin was one of four Heights players to be named to the All-UKC first-team, with senior defender Jose Guajardo-Arizpe and seniors midfielders Jesus Cardona and Isaac Wilson also earning first-team honors.
Shawnee Heights' Nic Simons was named the UKC coach of the year.
Eight Topeka city players earned second-team All-UKC laurels -- seniors Joseph Budge and Ayden Thompson of Seaman, senior Zachary Memmer and juniors Jack Martin and Jack Phillips of Shawnee Heights and senior Lenny Njoroge and juniors Isaac Gonzalez-Talavera and Jaden Patterson of Topeka West.
ALL-UNITED KANSAS CONFERENCE SOCCER
First team
Goalkeeper -- Brody Maroubrie, sr., De Soto.
Defender -- Gibson Daise, jr., De Soto; Jose Guajardo-Arizpe, sr., Shawnee Heights; Brady Johnson, jr. Piper; Cole Kramer, sr., Basehor-Linwood; Christopher Rincon, sr., Lansing.
Forward -- Micah Brownell, sr., De Soto; Lorenzo De Toffoli, jr., Lansing; Jordan Garvin, sr., Shawnee Heights.Tim Sedlock, sr., Basehor-Linwood; Anh Tuan Do, jr., Piper.
Midfielder -- Tate Atkinson, sr., De Soto; Jesus Cardona, sr., Shawnee Heights;Tanner Graf, sr., Basehor-Linwood; Connor Torres, jr., Leavenworth; Isaac Wilson, sr., Shawnee Heights.
Second team
Goalkeeper -- Ayden Thompson, sr., Seaman.
Defender -- Joseph Budge, sr., Seaman; Haden Dominick, sr., Lansing; Isaac Gonzalez-Talavera, jr., Topeka West; Christian Perez, sr., Turner; Jack Phillips, jr., Shawnee Heights.
Forward -- Joaquin Davila, jr., Leavenworth; River Howard, sr., De Soto; Jack Martin, jr., Shawnee Heights; Zachary Memmer, sr., Shawnee Heights; Lenny Njoroge, sr., Topeka West.
Midfielder -- Jose Alvarez, sr., Turner; Cayden Johnson, jr., Basehor-Linwood; Jaden Patterson, jr., Topeka West; Jonah Utter, sr., Piper; Fran Verzola, sr., Lansing;
Honorable mention
Basehor-Linwood: Lake Harrington, sr.; Michael Janouschek, jr.; Carson Johnson, sr.; Isaac Miller, sr. De Soto: Evan Marincovich, sr., De Soto; Zach Myers, sr., De Soto; Andrew Powers, jr. Lansing: Zach Anderson, sr.; Mastin Burchyett, jr.; Jaden Karpe, sr.; Xavier Perez, fr.; Casey Watkins, sr. Leavenworth: Matt Ayers, jr.; Corbin Hayes, sr.; Will McKee, sr.; Shawn Sullivan, jr. Piper: Parker Limke, sr.; Jacob Mena, jr.; Carlos Renteria, jr. Shawnee Heights: Carter Freeman, so.; Tyler Lincoln, sr. Topeka West: Jackson Snyder, sr. Turner: Brandon Barrera, so.
Player of the year -- Jordan Garvin, sr., Shawnee Heights.
Coach of the year -- Nic Simons, Shawnee Heights.
