Area players earn all-division honors
Published 8:19 am Friday, November 10, 2017
- Niles’ Bryant Echeverria (10) and Mauricio Aquirre were first-team All-SMAC West Division selections. (Leader photo/File)
Conference champion Portage Central dominate the All-SMAC Soccer Team, which was announced Wednesday.
The Mustangs, who were 7-1-2 in conference matches, placed five players on the first team.
Niles’ Bryant Echeverria and Maurico Aquirre were first-team selections.
Echeverria, Hullinger and Aquirre were also named Division 2 All-Division.
Drew Gourlay also earned all-division honors.
The Vikings also earned Division 2 Academic All-State from the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association.
Niles had a combined GPA of 3.374. Eleven of the 19 team members have a GPA of 3.3 or higher.
Three members of the squad have a GPA of 4.0 or above.
Individual academic all-state picks were Jared Hainey, Conor McKiernan, Kendall Whitelow and Magana.
BCS Athletic Conference
Brandywine’s Bryce Tyberski earned first-team All-Red Division honors, while Robert Adams and Nicholas Needham were honorable mention selections.
Buchanan’s Ethan Matlock and Bryce Leazenby were honorable mention picks.
ALL-SMAC SOCCER
First team
Bryant Echeverria, Niles
Mauricio Aquirre, Niles
Honorable mention
Jose Magana, Niles
Cade Vota, Niles
Cooper Hullinger, Niles
SMAC final standings
Portage Central 7-1-2
Portage Northern 7-2-1
Kalamazoo Central 6-2-2
Lakeshore 6-3-1
Mattawan 5-3-2
Gull Lake 5-4-1
St. Joseph 5-2-3
Loy Norrix 3-7-0
Battle Creek Lakeview 2-6-2
Niles 1-8-1
Battle Creek Central 0-9-1
ALL-DISTRICT SOCCER
Division 2
Bryant Echeverria, Niles – junior
Cooper Hullinger, Niles – junior
Mauricio Aquirre, Niles – senior
Drew Gourlay, Niles – sophomore
BCS Athletic Conference All-Red Division
First team
Bryce Taberski, Brandywine
Honorable mention
Robert Adams, Brandywine
Nicholas Needham, Brandywine
Ethan Matlock, Buchanan
Bryce Leazenby, Buchanan
BCS Red Division final standings
Comstock 5-0
Berrien Springs 3-2
Bridgman 3-2
Parchment 3-2
Brandywine 0-4-1
Buchanan 0-4-1
(All team selected by league coaches)