2014 ALL-AREA
FIRST TEAM
|
POS. |
PLAYER |
SCHOOL |
YEAR |
|
Forward |
Alex Infosino |
Monroe |
Sr. |
The Home News Tribune Player of the Year collected 25 goals and 15 assists as he led Monroe to a GMC Tournament title and appearance in the Central Group IV final.
|
Forward |
Fernando Maldanado |
Sayreville |
Jr. |
Maldonado scored a GMC-leading 28 goals with nine assists, including five game-winning goals and three game-winning assists. He had a string of scoring in 14 consecutive games at one point and also had eight multi-goal games.
|
Midfield |
Brandon Cruz |
St. Joseph |
Sr. |
Cruz was a sparkplug all over the field for the GMC finalist Falcons as he scored 19 goals with three assists.
|
Midfield |
David Durski |
Monroe |
Sr. |
A technical player in the midfield, Durski contributed 12 goals and 12 assists for the Falcons, including the game-winning goal in the GMC Tournament final.
|
Midfield |
Jose Guardado |
South Plainfield |
Sr. |
An incredible one-on-one player, Guardado was a force in the state tournament as the Tigers took home the Group III title. He finished the season with 23 goals and nine assists.
|
Midfield |
Harrison Kudwitt |
South Brunswick |
Sr. |
A four-year letterwinner, Kudwitt netted 13 goals and six assists in the midfield while helping the Vikings to the Red Division title.
|
Midfield |
Antonio Nigro |
J.P. Stevens |
Sr. |
A force in the middle of the field, Nigro, a four-year letterwinner, scored 10 goals and had nine assists for the Hawks.
|
Defender |
Joshua Barkoff |
East Brunswick |
Sr. |
Barkoff contributed nine goals and seven assists while playing all over the field for the Bears in the defensive midfield and at center back.
|
Defender |
Nick Filzen |
Colonia |
Sr. |
Filzen scored three goals and collected 12 assists as his fiery presence on the defense end was a factor for the Patriots.
|
Defender |
Alexi Rissiotis |
South Brunswick |
Sr. |
Rissiotis anchored the backline of a strong Viking defense and contributed one goal and one assist for the Red Division champs.
|
Goalkeeper |
Kyle Dennis |
South Plainfield |
Sr. |
Dennis recorded 13 shutouts and gave up just 0.56 goals per game as his defensive effort played a big part in the Tigers winning the Group III champiomship along with a White Division title.
2ND TEAM
|
Forward |
Diogo Ferreira |
Wardlaw-Hartridge |
Jr. |
|
Forward |
Zach Hroch |
Monroe |
Jr. |
|
Forward |
Kevin Walsh |
East Brunswick |
Sr. |
|
Midfield |
Gaston Medina |
Perth Amboy |
Sr. |
|
Midfield |
William Rojas |
New Brunswick |
So. |
|
Midfield |
Jacob Villacres |
South Plainfield |
So. |
|
Defender |
Keysean Brant-Sharp |
East Brunswick |
Jr. |
|
Defender |
Brandon Goldy |
St. Joseph |
Sr. |
|
Defender |
Lou Petrozziello |
Old Bridge |
Sr. |
|
Defender |
Justin Thompson |
Monroe |
Sr. |
|
Goalkeeper |
Sridhar Sriram |
J.P. Stevens |
Sr. |
3RD TEAM
|
Forward |
William Anaya |
New Brunswick |
Sr. |
|
Forward |
Italo Cardoso |
South Plainfield |
Sr. |
|
Forward |
Mused Mohamed |
Edison |
Sr. |
|
Midfield |
Jonathan Franco |
South River |
So. |
|
Midfield |
Brendan Kacani |
St. Joseph |
Sr. |
|
Midfield |
Alex Mora |
East Brunswick |
Sr. |
|
Midfield |
Ajay Singh |
Carteret |
Sr. |
|
Defender |
Adrian Neves |
Spotswood |
Sr. |
|
Defender |
Ryan Philip |
South Brunswick |
Sr. |
|
Defender |
Anthony Rovayo |
South Plainfield |
Sr. |
|
Goalkeeper |
Derek Phells |
Colonia |
Sr. |
HONORABLE MENTION
Bishop Ahr: Angelo Napoli, Luke Roche; Cardinal McCarrick: Daniel Abril; Carteret: Julio Velez, Humberto Vivar; Colonia: Brandon Bras, Kevin Korycki, Joel Concha; East Brunswick: Noah Levine, Derek Morgen, Adam Rosa; East Brunswick Tech: Alejandro Fernandez, Fredi Rivera; Edison: Patrick Cleaver; Franklin: Idrissa Kamara; Highland Park: Kyle Thieringer; J.F. Kennedy: Kieran Williams; J.P. Stevens: Anu Dwivedi, Siddharth Hariharan; Metuchen: Jordan Kessler, Joe Misdea, Cameron O’Connell; Middlesex: Paolo Marina, Elvis Perez; Middlesex Academy: Mohammad Farooq; Monroe: Bryce Horn, Kyle Knotts, Jeremy Mammen, Hunter Merrick; New Brunswick: Carlos Lopez, Arlin Martinez, Fernando Nolasco; North Brunswick: Lucas Gomes, Khamisi Glover; Old Bridge: Joey Aresta, Nick Petrozziello; Perth Amboy: Daniel Calderon, Luis Altamairano; Perth Amboy Tech: Gonzalo Bazan; Piscataway: Cristian Torres; Piscataway Tech: Jeffery Noyola, Josh Trapp; Rutgers Prep: Alec Aloia; Sayreville: Bjourn Anderson; St. Joseph: Michael Echeverria, Grant Kelly, Matt Nykolyn, Chris Taraska; South Amboy: Riley Rone, Kenny Vergara; South Brunswick: Chris Bobev, Paul Grudnick, Keiler Knapp; South Plainfield: Mark Butrico, Kevin Casteblanco, Patrick McCoid, Jacob Alba; South River: Miguel Joao; Spotswood: Nicky Logatto, Justin Vizzi; Timothy Christian: Matt Parris, Ayub Yousaf; Wardlaw-Hartridge: Cameron Cabrera, Julian Hernandez-Webster; Woodbridge: Eugene Frimpong, Steven Luziaraga; Woodbridge Academy: Varun Uchil.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Anthony Perfilio, South Plainfield
Mike Becker: mbecker@mycentraljersey.com
