C6 Saturday & Sunday, December 26–December 27, 2015 | Las Vegas Review-Journal | reviewjournal.com COACH OF THE YEAR STEVE MORRILL, FAITH LUTHERAN The sixth-year head coach helped the Crusaders to a 20-6-3 overall record, the Southern Region title and the team’s first Division I-A state title. All-State Girls Soccer TAYLOR ANDERSON, REED The sophomore led the Raiders with 14 goals and nine assists, helping Reed finish second in the High Desert League. DEJA ERICKSON, ARBOR VIEW The sophomore scored a team-best 29 goals and had nine assists in help- ing the Aggies to their fourth straight Division I state title. She was the Offen- sive Player of the Year in the North- west League. KATHERINE BALLOU, FOOTHILL The senior, a UNLV commit, scored 43 goals and led South- ern Nevada with 22 assists. She sur- passed 100 career goals. She was the co-Offensive Player of the Year in the Southeast League. MACEE BARLOW, PALO VERDE The junior led her team with 18 goals and had five assists for the Southwest League champion Panthers. DARIAN GAMBETTA, CLARK The senior, who has committed to play at Cal State-Bakers- field, was second in Southern Nevada with 45 goals and had 14 assists and was the Southern Region Offensive Player of the Year. ARLIE JONES, BISHOP GORMAN The junior, already a Southern Califor- nia commit, had 17 goals and a team- best 11 assists and helped the Gaels to the Sunset Region semifinals. ALEXIS KIRSON, GREEN VALLEY The junior was fourth in South- ern Nevada with 30 goals and had 10 assists for the Gators, who advanced to the Sunrise Region semifinals. MCKENNA KYNETT, DOUGLAS The senior was named the Sierra League midfield player of the year and helped the Tigers advance to the Northern Region final and the Division I state semifinals. TAYLOR KORNIECK, CORONADO The senior, a Colorado University commit, led Southern Nevada with 54 goals and had 12 assists for the Cougars, who won the Sunrise Region title. She was the co-Offen- sive Player of the Year in the Southeast League. ALLYSSA LARKIN, ARBOR VIEW The sophomore scored 16 goals and had a team-best 19 assists in helping the Aggies to their fourth straight Divi- sion I state title. JADYN NOGUES, PALO VERDE The junior, already an Arizona State commit, had 17 goals and a team- best 14 assists to help the Panthers win the Southwest League title. She was the Southwest’s Offensive Player of the Year. MAKAYLA LONG, SPANISH SPRINGS The senior led the High Desert cham- pion Cougars with 16 goals and seven assists and helped the team advance to the Northern Region semifinals. She was the High Desert offensive player of the year. KIYANA LOPEZ, GREEN VALLEY The senior, who shared time in goal, still posted eight shutouts and helped the Gators advance to the Sunrise Region semifinals. She was the goal- keeper of the year in the Southeast League. CALISTA REYES, SIERRA VISTA The junior had 18 of her team’s 34 goals and had six assists for the Mountain Lions. FIRST TEAM MARIN ZACCHEO, BISHOP MANOGUE The senior led her team with 25 goals and eight assists and helped the Miners capture the North- ern Region title and advance to the Divi- sion I state semifinals. She was the Offensive Player of the Year in the Sierra League. HONORABLE MENTIONS Melanie Ara Arbor View Macee Barlow Palo Verde Samantha Blanchard Arbor View Madison Boyd Arbor View Kenya Brazzell South Tahoe Angelica Hurtado Sparks Allyssa Larkin Arbor View Alli Lepori Spanish Springs Samantha Meyers Spring Valley SARAH HIGGINS, MCQUEEN The senior defender led the Lancers in goals and helped the team advance to the Northern Region playoffs. She was named the High Desert League Defensive Player of the Year. SPENCER GREEN, VIRGIN VALLEY The senior goal- keeper was third in Southern Nevada with 14 shutouts and helped the Bull- dogs to the Sunrise League title. She was the Sunrise League Goalkeeper of the Year. BEKA LESCENSKI, FAITH LUTHERAN The junior goalkeeper was second in South- ern Nevada with 16 shutouts and made 10 saves in a 1-0 win over South Tahoe in the Division I-A state title match. She was the Southern Region Goalkeeper of the Year. VALERIE SUE MEYER, CARSON The junior defender helped the Senators limit their opponents to just 17 goals all season and advance to the Northern Region semifinals. She was the Defen- sive Player of the Year in the Sierra League. KRISTYN LOMMASON, SILVERADO The freshman was the Defensive Player of the Year in the Northeast League and helped anchor a defense that allowed only eight goals in Northeast play. KELLSEY MEECHUDHONE, CENTENNIAL The junior defender led her team with eight assists and helped the Bulldogs advance to the Sunset Region final. OLIVIA MEZA, CORONADO The junior had 16 goals and 14 assists to help the Cou- gars to the Sunrise Region title and a berth in the Division I state final. BRENNA ROHNKOHL, FAITH LUTHERAN The senior, a Carroll College (Mont.) commit, anchored a defense that allowed only two goals in its final seven matches and helped the Crusaders to the Division I-A state title. She was the Southern Region Offensive Player of the Year. SECOND TEAM BRYN ANDERSON, NORTH TAHOE The senior had a team-best 26 goals and had 16 assists for the Lakers, who won the Division III state championship. SAMANTHA BLANCHARD, ARBOR VIEW The junior had two goals and three assists and helped anchor a defense that posted 19 shutouts and allowed just eight goals all season. She was the Defensive Player of the Year in the North- west League. MELANIE ARA, ARBOR VIEW The junior helped anchor a defense that posted 19 shut- outs and allowed just eight goals all season en route to the team’s fourth straight Division I state title. ABBIE BARNUM, VIRGIN VALLEY Despite missing time with an injury, the junior led her team with 18 goals and six assists and helped the Bulldogs to the Sunrise League title. She was the Sunrise League Offensive Player of the Year. KRISTI CHINN, FAITH LUTHERAN The senior had 16 goals and nine assists, including the winning goal in the Division I-A state semifinal, for the Crusaders, who captured their first state title. RYEN DARLING- CLAY, VALLEY The senior had a team-best 12 goals and helped the Vikings to a second- place finish in the Northeast League. She was the Offen- sive Player of the Year in the North- east League. GABRIELLA ETEM, RENO The senior had three goals and seven assists and was named the High Desert League Midfield Player of the Year. 2015-16 COMING SUNDAY: ALL-STATE FOOTBALL TEAM #NVPREPS Halley Morgan Spanish Springs Haylee Niemann Arbor View Taylor Oliphant Reno Ariana Reyes Clark McKenzie Reynolds Galena Jasmine Ruiz West Wendover Julie Torres Carson Isabella Wakeling Carson