Three from Harriton, Conestoga head All-Central boys soccer
It’s a testament to the depth in the Central League this season that the two teams to make PIAA finals had just one representative each on the All-Central first team.
Strath Haven’s Nate Perrins and Radnor’s Bobby Kirsch were the honorees for the finalists in the Class 3A and 4A finals, respectively. Perrins was the league’s runner-up MVP, winning a tiebreaker with Conestoga goalkeeper Luke Smith.
Harriton’s Alex Kades was named the league MVP, while the Rams’ Biff Sturla earned coach of the year recognition. The Rams and Conestoga each garnered three first-team nods each, and Lower Merion added two.
Joining that contingent on the first team was Haverford’s Will Gardner and Penncrest’s Max Brown. Below is the full list of All-Central honorees.
Note: All-Central teams are selected by league coaches. The Daily Times and papreplive.com has no influence in the process.
League MVP: Alex Kades, Harriton
Runner-Up MVP: Nate Perrins, Strath Haven and Luke Smith, Conestoga
Coach of the Year: Biff Sturla, Harriton
First Team
Jason Ivey, Conestoga
Matt Rossi, Conestoga
Luke Smith, Conestoga
Nate Xu, Conestoga
Mikkel Andersen, Harriton
Alex Kades, Harriton
Evan Tracy, Harriton
Will Gardner, Haverford
Harrison Bloch, Lower Merion
Isaac Brainsky, Lower Merion
Max Brown, Penncrest
Bobby Kirsch, Radnor
Nate Perrins, Strath Haven
Second Team
Jack Murphy, Conestoga
Jared Scheffler, Garnet Valley
Zach Signorello, Haverford
Aidan Tripler, Haverford
Ethan Blouin, Lower Merion
Theo Carmichael, Marple Newtown
Henry Cooke, Radnor
Ben Engstrom, Radnor
Evan Majercak, Radnor
Keah Tobey, Ridley
Andrew Lowman, Strath Haven
Alex Cueva, Upper Darby
Honorable Mention
Conestoga: Ryan Davis, Jake Silverstein
Garnet Valley: Aidan Robinson
Harriton: Filip Barun, Robert Fleming, Justin Nachman
Haverford: Cam Morse, Duncan Reigler
Lower Merion: Shane Brown, Wyatt Joseph, Cole Sanchez, Andrew Weitz
Marple Newtown: Daniel O’Brien
Penncrest: Ethan Emery, Brian MacCurtin, Stephen Woolery
Radnor: David Azzarano, Nate Congleton
Ridley: Adam Louriki, Zach Ritz, Mease Tobey
Springfield: Steven East, Colin Gallagher, Chris Walters, Billy Watson
Strath Haven: Gavin Birch, Nick Palermo, Emmet Young
Upper Darby: Majid Kawa, Phil Nmah