By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
City players earned nine of 12 first-team spots on the All-Centennial League boys soccer team, led by player of the year Porter Schafersman of Washburn Rural.
Schafersman, a senior, was one of four Washburn Rural players named to the first team after the Junior Blues posted a 19-1-0 record, a second-place finish in Class 6A and captured a 27th straight league championship (outright or shared), with seniors Wyatt Arnold and Joe Morse and junior Easton Bradstreet also earning first-team honors.
Washburn Rural senior Porter Schafersman has been named the Centennial League player of the year after helping lead the Junior Blues to a 19-1-0 record and a second-place finish in Class 6A. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Seaman puts seniors Pablo Font and Gavin Wilhelm on the 12-player first team, while Hayden junior Jake Muller, Highland Park junior Villamy Diaz and Topeka High senior Sergio Ramirez also earned first-team recognition.
Topeka High freshman Chris Brown was voted the Centennial League newcomer of the year while Rural's Brian Hensyel was selected league coach of the year.
ALL CENTENNIAL LEAGUE SOCCER
First team
Porter Schafersman, sr., Washburn Rural; Grant Snowden, sr., Manhattan; Easton Bradstreet, jr., Washburn Rural; Gavin Wilhelm, sr., Seaman; Joe Morse, sr., Washburn Rural; Ibrahim Ciftci, sr., Manhattan; Jake Muller, jr., Hayden; Sergio Ramirez, sr., Topeka High; Vellamy Diaz, jr., Highland Park; Pablo Font, sr., Seaman; Edwin Maciel, so., Emporia; Wyatt Arnold, sr., Washburn Rural.
Second team
Mason Grogan, sr., Washburn Rural; Nick Padilla, sr., Hayden; Chris Hayes, jr., Hayden; Jefry Linares, jr., Emporia; Kyson Evans, sr., Seaman; Zane Khoury, jr., Junction City; Chris Brown, fr.,Topeka High; Aidan Allemang, sr., Emporia; Devon Rutschmann, so., Washburn Rural; Ashton Rake, sr., Washburn Rural; Alexis Salas-Garcia, jr., Topeka High; Ayden Thompson, jr., Seaman.
Honorable mention
Emporia: Giovanni Garcia, sr.; Carter Granado, fr.; Alex Mosiman, so.; Kaden Nguyen, sr.; Alexys Ramirez, sr. Hayden:Tyler Broxtermanm sr,; Michael Sandstorm, sr. Highland Park: Estevan Aguirre, so.; Angel Beltran, sr.; Ismael Salinas, jr. Junction City: Mauro Gonzalez, sr.; Jayson Harris, so.; Faybien Michael, sr.; John Noveroske, jr. Manhattan: Alex Boyle, sr.; Cade Cameron, jr.; Will Robben, sr.; Issac Thompson, jr. Topeka High: Jaime Alvarado, fr.; Zaka Blocker, sr. Aidan Morrison, jr. Topeka West: Caleb Annan-Noonoo , so.; Isaac Gonzalez-Talavera, so.; Jack Snyder, jr. Washburn Rural: Noah Ekis, sr.; Kaden Hill, sr.; Ty Stead, jr.
Player of the year -- Porter Schafersman, Washburn Rural.
Newcomer of the year -- Chris Brown, Topeka High.
Coach of the year -- Brian Hensyel, Washburn Rural.
