Introducing the Herald-Tribune 2024 All-Area Girls Soccer Team
At the end of each season, The Herald-Tribune selects All-Area teams honoring the best athletes for every sport. Coaches from Sarasota and Manatee county schools are sent nomination forms and are asked to nominate and rate their athletes as well as those from other teams. That data combined with The Herald-Tribune's research led to the selection of the All-Area teams.
FIRST TEAM
Abbey Burwood
School: Out-of-Door Academy
Year: Senior
Highlights: Defender scored eight goals and had seven assists. Burwood was part of a defense that permitted 10 goals in 15 matches. She ended her career with 56 goals.
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Isabella Deronsle
School: North Port
Year: Senior
Highlights: Striker scored 13 goals and had two assists.
Mia Figuerola
School: Bradenton Christian
Year: Junior
Highlights: Center midfielder scored six goals and had eight assists.
Kendall Hecht
School: Parrish Community
Year: Senior
Highlights: Striker led the Bulls with 10 goals. Named to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Game. Hecht, the Herald-Tribune Girls Soccer Player of the Year as a sophomore, accepted a scholarship to play at Florida Gulf Coast University.
Charis Johnson
School: Bradenton Christian
Year: Junior
Highlights: Forward led the Panthers with 17 goals and added six assists.
Rylee O’Shea
School: Lakewood Ranch
Year: Senior
Highlights: Midfielder scored seven goals and had four assists.
Caleigh Patterson
School: Braden River
Year: Senior
Highlights: Center back anchored the Pirates’ defense that recorded nine shutouts and permitted 17 goals in 16 matches.
Rachel Paule
School: Riverview
Year: Junior
Highlights: Midfielder notched a team-leading 15 goals along with six assists. Scored two goals in the district semifinals, including the match-winner, against Lakewood Ranch High. Scored the match-winning goal in the district final against North Port High.
Tatum Schilling
School: Venice
Year: Senior
Highlights: Midfielder was a four-year varsity starter, including starting as a freshman on the Venice High state championship team.
Danielle Van Deusen
School: North Port
Year: Senior
Highlights: Striker led the Bobcats with 17 goals and added four assists.
Sydney Weslowski
School: Parrish Community
Year: Senior
Highlights: Midfielder/forward scored nine goals and added eight assists. Converted the penalty kick to tie the district championship game against Braden River. Weslowski accepted a scholarship to play at Georgia Southwestern University.
Laci Young
School: Riverview
Year: Junior
Highlights: Center back was part of a Rams’ defense that allowed 23 goals in 18 matches.
HONORABLE MENTION
Madie Adams, Lakewood Ranch
Faith Allen, Bradenton Christian School
Aubrey Antczak, Sarasota
Kamryn Benigni, Bradenton Christian School
Brinley Beorlegui, Lakewood Ranch
Brianne Bonzheim, Parrish Community
Amara Chamberlain, Venice
Ryan Donlin, Sarasota Christian School
Alanna Duque, North Port
Maddie Eagen, Venice
Alyssa Gancitano, Riverview
Tiernan George, Out-of-Door Academy
Marino Gordon, Imagine School at North Port
Gianna Gregorie, North Port
Venessa Huynh, Riverview
Lorelai Lis, Braden River
Ana Martinez-Montenez, Parrish Community
Brinn Martello, Sarasota
Niley Molina, Braden River
Kendall Moran, Lakewood Ranch
Isabella Muniz, North Port
Esther Pushkash, Imagine School at North Port
Alexa Pymm, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal
Gabby Roberts, Cardinal Mooney Catholic
Nora Robertson, Venice
Annabelle Romalho, Riverview
Ja’Lynn Sanders, Palmetto
Quinn Sansone, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal
Olivia Shkorupa, Riverview
Isabella Silverio, Parrish Community
Emily Simone, Riverview
Allison Smith, Sarasota Christian School
COACH OF THE YEAR
Name: Hans Duque
School: North Port
Highlights: The Bobcats finished 13-4 and runners-up in the district. North Port qualified for the regional tournament as the No. 2 seed in Class 7A-Region 2 and defeated Durant, 2-1, in the regional quarters before losing to Palm Harbor University via penalty kicks in the regional semis. At 30th in the state, the Bobcats were the highest-ranked team in the area.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Here is the Sarasota Herald-Tribune 2024 All-Area Girls Soccer Team
