Appleton North, Appleton East combine for five first-team selections on 2023 Fox Valley Association All-Conference Boys Soccer Team
By Paul Lecker
AppletonSportsPage.com
Appleton North and Appleton East combined for five first-team selections on the 2023 Fox Valley Association All-Conference Boys Soccer Team, as voted on by the 10 conference coaches following the season.
Appleton North senior goalkeeper Ethan Nadboralski was a unanimous first-team selection and was joined on the first team by teammates senior defender Jack Murphy and senior forward Caden VandeHey.
Appleton East senior forward Alexis Vera and senior defender Finn Hanson were also first-team selections, with Vera being a unanimous choice.
Rounding out the first team were defender A.J. Price, forward Blake Rhodes and midfielder Keegan Vande Hei of conference-champion Neenah, Hortonville’s Dylan Glad, Kimberly’s Liam Paradiso and Owen Sitek, Fond du Lac’s Fernando Moto and Oshkosh West’s Iban Heredia and Collin Carns.
Rhodes and Heredia were named FVA Co-Players of the Year.
Appleton West senior midfielder Rey Mireles was among the second-team honorees.
2023 Fox Valley Association All-Conference Boys Soccer Team
(*denotes unanimous selection)
First Team
Goalkeeper: *Ethan Nadboralski, sr., Appleton North.
Defenders: *A.J. Price, sr., Neenah; Jack Murphy, sr., Appleton North; Finn Hanson, sr., Appleton East.
Forwards: *Blake Rhodes, sr., Neenah; *Alexis Vera, sr., Appleton East; Caden VandeHey, sr., Appleton North; Dylan Glad, jr., Hortonville; Liam Paradiso, so., Kimberly.
Midfielders: *Iban Heredia, sr., Oshkosh West; Keegan Vande Hei, sr., Neenah; Owen Sitek, sr., Kimberly; *Fernando Moto, jr., Fond du Lac; Collin Carns, jr., Oshkosh West.
Second Team
Goalkeepers: Nathan Bolling, sr., Hortonville; Noah Sommer, jr., Kimberly; Owen Ervin, jr., Oshkosh West.
Defenders: Johan Estrada, sr., Fond du Lac; Reid Polak, sr., Oshkosh West; Braylon Hemmersbach, so., Kimberly.
Forwards: Max Meszaros, sr., Oshkosh West; Oscar Hernandez, sr., Fond du Lac.
Midfielders: Owen Wise, sr., Neenah; Alex Thayer, sr., Neenah; Justin Sprangers, sr., Kaukauna; Tommaso Bompieri, sr., Kimberly; Rey Mireles, sr., Appleton West; Owen Vedder, sr., Hortonville; Gerome Mtabi, so., Oshkosh North.
Honorable Mention
Goalkeeper: Henry Benz, jr., Appleton East.
Defenders: Shawn Guenther, sr., Oshkosh North; Caleb Reddick, sr., Neenah; Tyler Stafford, sr., Fond du Lac; Chase Emenecker, jr., Kimberly; Noah Laabs, jr., Kaukauna; Rylan Mendoza, jr., Neenah.
Forward: Mitera Lazaro, sr., Oshkosh North.
Midfielders: Ben Gresenz, sr., Appleton North; Isaac Goerlitz, sr., Appleton East; Jarrett Alger, sr., Oshkosh West; Severin Koss, jr., Appleton East; Melchor Guevara Garcia, so., Kaukauna; Lomona Illunga, so., Appleton West.
Co-Players of the Year: Blake Rhodes, Neenah, and Iban Heredia, Oshkosh West.
Coach of the Year: Wil Krautkramer, Neenah.