By CAITLIN McCLARE
Mabrook Saleh led Edison to a 13-3-2 overall record and a spot in the Section V Class AA semifinals. The senior midfielder’s offensive excellence garnered 2018 Rochester City Athletic Conference (RCAC) Player of the Year honors.
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Saleh led the RCAC with 21 goals and 16 assists as Edison won its last nine regular season games (part of an overall 11-game winning streak) to earn a No. 4 seed in the Class AA bracket. Four of Saleh’s teammates joined him on the RCAC First Team: Malik Musa (midfielder; 12 goals, 7 assists), Rey Arizmendi (midfielder; nine goals, 16 assists), Esam Saleh (attack; four goals, four assists), and Mpenzi Yohanna (defender; one goal, one assist).
2018 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Four of McQuaid’s top players earned spots on the first team. The Knights’ (12-2-1, 6-0-0) top scorer Dan Malloy knocked in 17 goals and collected eight assists, grabbing the honors. Malloy was joined on the squad by fellow Jesuit Knights Tim Brown (defender; two goals, one assist), Jeevan Deol (midfielder; four goals, one assist), and John Marangola (attack; one goal, two assists).
Third in the league with 12 goals and 14 assists is World of Inquiry’s (7-10-0, 5-4) Emmanuel Nsengiyumva, who is one of three from the Griffins on the first team. A’leman Bardques (midfielder; five goals, five assists) and Yusuf Jeylani (midfielder; six goals, seven assists) join him.
Wilson (6-8-1, 4-5) has three representatives, including sophomore Christophe Roberts. Roberts scored two goals and tallied two assists, alongside Mohamood Muthana‘s seven goals. Senior defender Alin Thapa (two assists) earned a spot as well.
Rounding out the league’s first team are SOTA’s Eliphazi Irrishura (midfielder; five goals, five assists) and Chris Rapoza (defender; one assist) and East’s Abdulaziz Osman (midfielder; four goals, two assists) and Bryon Munoz (attack; six goals, two assists).
| 2018 RCAC All-League | |||
| Player Name | School | Position | Grade |
| Bryon Munoz | East | A | 12 |
| Abdulaziz Osman | East | MF | 11 |
| Rey Arizmendi | Edison | MF | 12 |
| Malik Musa | Edison | MF | 12 |
| Esam Saleh | Edison | A | 12 |
| Mpennzi Yohana | Edison | D | 11 |
| Mohamood Muthana | Wilson | MF | 11 |
| Christophe Roberts | Wilson | A | 10 |
| Alin Thapa | Wilson | D | 12 |
| Tim Brown | McQuaid | D | 12 |
| Jeevan Deol | McQuaid | MF | 12 |
| Dan Malloy | McQuaid | A | 12 |
| John Marangola | McQuaid | A | 12 |
| Eliphazi Irrishura | SOTA | MF | 12 |
| Chris Rapoza | SOTA | D | 12 |
| A’leman Bardques | WOI | MF | 12 |
| Yusuf Jeylani | WOI | MF | 12 |
| Emmanuel Nsengiyumva | WOI | MF | 12 |
| Player of the Year | |||
| Mabrook Saleh |
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