Check out our watch list for 2023 USA TODAY HSSA Boys Soccer Player of the Year
The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards is pleased to announce its watch list for the 2022-23 USA TODAY HSSA Boys Soccer Team!
This initial list includes 50 current student-athletes who meet the nomination criteria for this year’s national Boys Soccer Player of the Year Award. These athletes were either nominees in last year’s national awards show, or athletes who were seriously considered based on season-wide performance, state championships and any other state, regional and/or national recognition.
The official 2022-23 USA TODAY HSSA Boys Soccer Team will be announced later this spring. All 25 final team members will be honored as nominees for national Boys Soccer Player of the Year. The winner will be revealed during the third annual USA TODAY High School Sports Awards. Visit the event website for updates leading up to this summer's on-demand event.
The purpose of this watch list is to track eligible nominees for this year’s national show. Athletes could be removed from this list if they no longer play for their high school team (either by choice or injury), or if their high school no longer participates in a state-sanctioned championship tournament.
2022-23 USA TODAY HSSA Boys Soccer Watch List:
Chase Adams — FR, F | Naperville Central High School | Naperville, Illinois
Lucas Almeida — SR, F | William H. Hall High School | West Hartford, Connecticut
Saed Anabtawi — SR, G | Canterbury School | Fort Wayne, Indiana
Gabe Anthony — SR, F | New Albany High School | New Albany, Ohio
Will Applegate — SR, F | Bishop Kelley High School | Tulsa, Oklahoma
Alex Barger — SR, M | Naperville North High School | Naperville, Illinois
Luke Chatten — SR, M | Haddon Township High School | Westmont, New Jersey
Dante DeGenova — SR, D | Cardinal Mooney High School | Youngstown, Ohio
Wyatt Dupell — SR, G | Cicero-North Syracuse High School | Cicero, New York
Eli Eyrich — SR, M | Yellow Springs High School | Yellow Springs, Ohio
Aidan Friel — SR, D | Connetquot High School | Bohemia, New York
Connor Gage — JR, F | Verona Area High School | Verona, Wisconsin
Nico Galeano — SR, M | Scarsdale High School | Scarsdale, New York
Will Garinger — SR, G | Worthington Christian School | Westerville, Ohio
Drew Gaydosh — JR, D | Centerville High School | Centerville, Ohio
Cameron Gerber — SR, M | Boulder High School | Boulder, Colorado
Vitor Geromel — JR, M | Maize South High School | Wichita, Kansas
Noah Handzel — JR, F | Cathedral Preparatory School | Erie, Pennsylvania
Alex Harris — SR, F | Columbia River High School | Vancouver, Washington
Kai Hatten — SR, M | Timberline High School | Boise, Idaho
Jack Heaps — SR, M | Mountain Brook High School | Mountain Brook, Alabama
Joe Highfield — SR, F | Wayzata High School | Plymouth, Minnesota
Sam Husson — SR, D | Windham High School | Windham , New Hampshire
Ethan Jacobs — SR, F | Bay High School | Bay Village, Ohio
Baka Kante — JR, M | Rockhurst High School | Kansas City, Missouri
Alex Kron — SR, G | St. Xavier High School | Louisville, Kentucky
Ezekiel Lubin — SR, M | East High School | Denver , Colorado
Ben Madore — SR, M | Calvert Hall College High School | Towson, Maryland
Mung Mang — SR, F | Mustang High School | Mustang, Oklahoma
Fabian Menendez — SR, M | Riverside High School | Greer, South Carolina
Austin Miller — SR, F | Shawnee High School | Lima, Ohio
Casey Milliken — SO, F | Oliver Ames High School | North Easton, Massachusetts
Joaquin Niehenke — SR, M | Seton Hall Prep | West Orange, New Jersey
Sam Nyenka — SR, M | Lower Merion High School | Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Gus Peacock — SR, D | Wyoming High School | Cincinnati, Ohio
Drew Pederson — SR, F | Jesuit High School | Portland, Oregon
Roberth Perez — SR, F | Amityville Memorial High School | Amityville, New York
Brett Perkins — SR, F | Gretna High School | Gretna, Nebraska
Kyle Pierson — SR, F | Detroit Catholic Central High School | Novi, Michigan
Jason Purks — SR , M | Oakwood High School | Dayton, Ohio
Drew Roskos — JR, F | Delran High School | Delran, New Jersey
Jake Ross — SR, F | Salesianum School | Wilmington, Delaware
Finn Saunders — SR, F | Sandia Preparatory School | Albuquerque, New Mexico
Justin Scavalla — SR, G | West Orange High School | West Orange, New Jersey
Will Smith — SR, D | Whitefish Bay High School | Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
Nolan Spicer — SR, M | St. Ignatius High School | Cleveland, Ohio
Tyler Travis — SR, M | Hudson High School | Hudson, Ohio
Shane Velez — SR, D | Pennridge High School | Perkasie, Pennsylvania
Trevor Walk — SR, M | Herriman High School | Herriman, Utah
Alex Walker — SR, F | Laney High School | Wilmington, North Carolina
Who else should we be tracking for national Boys Soccer Player of the Year?
Suggestions can be submitted to both roleary@usatventures.com and BFontana@usatventures.com.
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