The fall 2024 boys and girls soccer seasons are now in the rearview, but the postseason accolades continue to file in.
All-state teams for both sports have been released, weighing players’ contributions against the best around New York state. Section V, winners of multiple state titles this season (both on the girls side), was widely recognized.
Here’s who was selected:
The girls soccer all-state teams are determined by the New York State Sportswriters and Coaches Association for Girls Sports. Selections are separated by classification.
Among dozens of selections, two Section V players were named players of the year for their respective classification: Pittsford Mendon’s Kate Crowley (Class A) and Byron-Bergen’s Mia Gray (Class C).
Crowley backstopped the Vikings to their first New York state title since the 1980s, allowing only four goals in six postseason contests including shutouts in the section final and state quarterfinal. The senior goalkeeper was previously named to the Class A section tournament’s all-tournament team and one of Section V’s regular season players of the year.
Gray’s prolific season ended with the state title-clinching goal in overtime of the final against Stillwater-2. The junior midfielder totaled 40 goals and 105 points, both of which led Section V.
Class AAA: Fairport’s Savanna Biehler (first team), Andrea Wilson (second team) and Avery Slater (fifth team).
Class AA: Spencerport’s Lindsay Lenhard (first team) and Emily Peacock (second team); Brighton’s Finn Cregan (second team); Penfield’s Molly Brown (third team); Victor’s McKenna Reh (fourth team).
Class A: Pittsford Mendon’s Kate Crowley (Player of the Year/first team), Charlotte Engin (first team) and Gabriella Giordano (second team); Wayne’s Addison Rice (second team); Pittsford Sutherland’s Elizabeth Riley (fourth team); Greece Olympia’s Sarah Tawaf (fourth team).
Class B: Hornell’s Madison Rudenauer (first team) and Parker Graham (second team); Livonia’s Olivia Feehan (second team); LeRoy’s Zoey Humphrey (fourth team).
Class C: Byron-Bergen’s Mia Gray (Player of the Year/first team), Natalie Prinzi (first team), Elizabeth Starowitz (second team) and Grace DiQuattro (third team); Gananda’s Izzie Hoffman (first team); Holley’s Zoey Wolf (second team); Williamson’s Lauren Schmeelk (second team); Kendall’s Sophia Picardo (third team); Caledonia-Mumford’s Bre Bishop (fourth team); Genesee Valley-Belfast’s Bayleigh Tallman (fourth team).
Class D: Keshequa’s Ava Thayer (first team), Braelyn Isaman (first team) and Alivia Cartwright (third team); Naples’ Polly Bay (first team); Northstar’s Grace Kearney (second team); CG Finney’s Allie Frederickson (second team); Fillmore’s Mattie McCumiskey (second team).
New York state’s boys soccer honorees are determine by the United Soccer Coaches association, and split between large and small schools.
Large School: Sam Burton (Webster Schroeder), Zach Buys (Fairport), Colden Forney (Pittsford Mendon), LJ Gleason (Aquinas), Will Hawken (Brockport), Ryan Mathis (Fairport), Kevin Miller (McQuaid), Cash Rosado (Brockport), Mason Simmons (Churchville-Chili).
Small School: Jack Farner (Byron-Bergen), Ian Hinrich (Keshequa), Liam Kinney (East Rochester), Matthew Lincoln (Naples), Cody Mansfield (Campbell-Savona), Brady O’Keefe (Livonia), Pablo Rosario-Reyes (Kendall), Colin Ullock (Livonia).