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All-South-Central League soccer teams announced, Pueblo Centennial's West earns MVP honors

The 2023 fall sports season has come and gone. Now that the season is over, it’s time to announce the All-South-Central League teams for soccer.

The season ended with Pueblo Centennial and Pueblo West heading to the playoffs. Unfortunately, both teams only made it to the first round — West lost on the road 2-0 to Centaurus while Centennial dropped its game against Niwot on the road 2-1.

This year’s team was selected by all of the coaches in the league and voted on for first team, second team, all-academic team, and honorable mentions.

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Pueblo Centennial captain Shon West gets ready to strike the ball on a free kick against Pueblo West High School at Dutch Clark Stadium on Aug. 29, 2023.
Pueblo Centennial captain Shon West gets ready to strike the ball on a free kick against Pueblo West High School at Dutch Clark Stadium on Aug. 29, 2023.

This year's S-CL MVP is Shon West of Pueblo Centennial.

West finished with 12 goals and six assists from his defender position. He was also one of the best defensive players in the league as well and was a pillar for the Bulldogs all season long.

Offensive Player of the Year goes to Michael Ceyrolles of Pueblo Centennial. He was tied for first in goals in the league this season with 16 and he finished first in assists with 14 on the year.

Defensive Player of the Year goes to Gavin Miller of Pueblo County; Goalkeeper of the Year goes to Leo Styduhar of Pueblo Central.

Co-Coach of the Year goes to Eric Young of Pueblo West and Jeff Greenwood of Pueblo Centennial.

Here is this year's selection for All S-CL teams:

First Team

Pueblo Centennial's Michael Ceyrolles advances the ball during a matchup with Pueblo West on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.
Pueblo Centennial's Michael Ceyrolles advances the ball during a matchup with Pueblo West on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.
  • Shon West, D, senior, Pueblo Centennial

  • Michael Ceyrolles, F, senior, Pueblo Centennial

  • Erick Chavez, F, junior, Pueblo West

  • Ben Vega, MF, sophomore, Pueblo South

  • Leo Styduhar, GK, sophomore, Pueblo Central

  • Kade Fisher, F, junior, Pueblo County

  • Irvin Prieto, MF, junior Pueblo Centennial

  • Gavin Miller, MF, sophomore, Pueblo County

  • Jayden Saint, MF, junior, Pueblo South

  • Antonio (Lucas) Vigil-Sandoval, MF senior, Pueblo East

  • Owen Bensko, D, sophomore, Pueblo Central

  • Jeffrey Cole, D, junior, Pueblo West

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Second Team

Pueblo South's Braden Medina battles for possession with Pueblo County's Tyler Scott during a matchup at Dutch Clark Stadium on Wednesday, October 18, 2023.
Pueblo South's Braden Medina battles for possession with Pueblo County's Tyler Scott during a matchup at Dutch Clark Stadium on Wednesday, October 18, 2023.
  • Logan Smith, F, senior, Pueblo Centennial

  • Andres Cura, MF, senior, Pueblo South

  • Braden Medina, MF, senior, Pueblo South

  • Andrew Robinson, MF, junior, Pueblo West

  • Jackson Leyh, D, senior, Pueblo County

  • Kevin Barrios, GK, senior, Pueblo South

  • Adrian Adubato-Koch, D, senior Pueblo Central

  • Sean Cummings, D, senior, Pueblo Centennial

  • Jake Flores, CM, junior, Pueblo County

  • Brady Likes, MF, senior, Pueblo West

  • Isaiah Maldonado, MF, senior, Pueblo West

  • Brendan Goodrich, F, senior, Pueblo West

  • Brandon Villalobos, GK, senior, Pueblo West

Pueblo West's Brendan Goodrich battles for possession with a Pueblo Centennial defender during a matchup on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.
Pueblo West's Brendan Goodrich battles for possession with a Pueblo Centennial defender during a matchup on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

Honorable Mentions

  • Alfredo Avila, D, junior, Pueblo Centennial

  • Hunter Folga, D, junior Pueblo West

  • Evan Hernandez, F, senior, Pueblo Centennial

  • Sidney Lange, D, senior, Pueblo Centennial

  • Marcus Maes, MF, sophomore, Pueblo County

  • Juaquin Martinez, D, junior, Pueblo South

  • Jovanny Molina, D, senior, Pueblo East

  • Carstin Page, GK, senior, Pueblo East

  • Elias Sandoval, MF, freshman, Pueblo Central

  • Landon Thomas, F, sophomore, Pueblo County

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All-Academic Team

  • Hunter Folga, junior, Pueblo West

  • Aiden VanManen, sophomore, Pueblo West

  • Sean Cummings, senior, Pueblo Centennial

  • Sebastian Cummings, sophomore, Pueblo Centennial

  • Andres Cura, senior, Pueblo South

  • Alex Hughes, senior, Pueblo South

  • Marcus Maes, junior, Pueblo County

  • Santino Torri, senior, Pueblo County

  • Owen Bensko, sophomore, Pueblo Central

  • Leo Styduhar, sophomore, Pueblo Central

  • Dylan Moran-Valdez, senior, Pueblo East

  • Jovanny Molina, senior, Pueblo East

Christopher Abdelmalek is a sports reporter for the Pueblo Chieftain and can be reached at cabdelmalek@gannett.com or follow him on X, formerly Twitter, @chowebaccaSupport local news, subscribe to The Pueblo Chieftain at subscribe.chieftain.com

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