By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn Rural, which captured the Class 6A state championship, leads the 2025 Topeka All-City boys soccer team with five first-team picks.
The Junior Blues are represented on the 16-member first team, selected by city coaches, by seniors Draden Chooncharoen (midfield), Brandon Hamilton (defense), Liam Morrison (defense) and Dylan Willingham (forward) and junior Brodye Kocher-Munoz (forward) while Rural coach Brian Hensyel was voted the city coach of the year after the Junior Blues posted a 19-1-1 record.
Draden Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural
Brandon Hamilton, Washburn Rural
Liam Morrison Washburn Rural
Dylan Willingham, Washburn Rural
Brodye Kocher-Munoz, Washburn Rural
Hamilton, Morrison and Willingham are all first-team repeat picks.
Shawnee Heights, Topeka High and Topeka West all put three players on the All-City first team, while Cair Paravel Latin and Seaman both put one player on the team.
Camden Granado, Shawnee Heights
Mason Haas, Shawnee Heights
Shawnee Heights is represented on the All-City team by seniors Camden Granado (forward) and Jason Slay (defense) and junior Mason Haas (midfield), with Granado and Haas first-team repeat picks.
Neri Diaz-Mayorga, Topeka High
Neri Diaz-Mayorga, Topeka High
Topeka High put three players on the All-City team -- seniors Neri Diaz-Mayorga (midfield) and Billy Lutz (goalkeeper) and junior Carlos Acosta-Martinez (midfield).
Lutz is a repeat first-team selection while Diaz-Mayorga made the first team in 2024 for Highland Park.
Valentin Del Real, Topeka West
Diego Gonzalez-Talavera, Topeka West
Giancarlo Valenzuela, Topeka West
Topeka West is represented on the first team by sophomore Valentin Del Real (midfield), junior Diego Gonzalez-Talavera (forward) and senior Giancarlo Valenzuela (midfield), with Del Real and Gonzalez-Talavera first-team repeaters.
Nathan Keys, Cair Paravel
Cody Quy, Seaman
Cair Paravel put senior Nathan Keys (forward) on the All-City team while Seaman is represented by senior Cody Quy (forward).
Willingham was named the Centennial League player of the year this fall for the second straight season while Rural's Chooncharoen, Hamilton, Kocher-Munoz and High's Acosta-Martinez and Diaz-Mayorga were also first-team picks.
Shawnee Heights' Granado was named the United Kansas Conference player of the year while Haas and Slay and Topeka West's Del Real, Gonzalez-Talavera and Valenzuela were all named to the All-United Kansas Conference first team.
2025 TOPEKA ALL-CITY SOCCER
First team
Name, school Class Position
Carlos Acosta-Martinez, Topeka High Jr. Midfield
Draden Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural Sr. Midfield
Valentin Del Real, Topeka West So. Midfield
Neri Diaz-Mayorga, Topeka High Sr. Midfield
Diego Gonzalez-Talavera, Topeka West Jr. Forward
Camden Granado, Shawnee Heights Sr. Forward
Mason Haas, Shawnee Heights Jr. Midfield
Brandon Hamilton, Washburn Rural Sr. Defense
Nathan Keys, Cair Pairavel Sr. Forward
Brodye Kocher-Munoz, Washburn Rural Jr. Forward
Billy Lutz, Topeka High Sr. Goalkeeper
Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural Sr. Defense
Cody Quy, Seaman Sr. Forward
Jason Slay, Shawnee Heights Sr. Defense
Giancarlo Valenzuela, Topeka West Sr. Midfield
Dylan Willingham, Washburn Rural Sr. Forward
Honorable Mention
Cair Paravel Latin: Judah Congdon, jr. Hayden: Thomas Cronister, sr. Highland Park: Jose Rivera-Carrillo, so. Seaman: Rylan Harris, sr.; Kaleb Holmes, jr.; Owen Stewart, sr. Shawnee Heights: Alan Arteaga, jr.; Jose Curvelo-Montenegro, sr.; Juan Garcia, sr.; Jack Hall, sr. Topeka High: Vador Limon, jr.; Santi Ovalle, jr.; Emyr Vargas, fr. Topeka West: Gage Kindred-Noragon, sr.; Kameron Ortiz, jr. Washburn Rural: Miles Cook, sr.; Drew Moore, sr.
Coach of the Year -- Brian Hensyel, Washburn Rural.
