By PAUL GOTHAM
Fairport’s Zach Buys and Ryan Mathis led the Red Raiders to an unbeaten season and a program-first state title. The duo was among 18 Section V standouts to garner All-State selections as announced by United Soccer Coaches.
Buys, a senior midfielder and First-Team All-County choice, was named to the Large School All-State team. He accounted for one goal and eight assists, including two helpers in the Red Raiders 5-3 win over Lancaster in the Far West Regional Championship.
Mathis, the Monroe County Division I Player of the Year, joined his teammate on the Large School team. The senior forward finished with team-highs in goals (19) and assists (10). Mathis had two goals in Fairport’s 3-2 win over McQuaid in the AAA final and followed that with two markers and two assists in the regionals. He also had a goal and an assist in a 2-1 win over Shaker (II) in the state finals.
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Brockport’s Will Hawken (34 goals/30 assists) and Cash Rosado (30 goals/8 assists) also garnered Large School All-State selections. The pair combined for 64 goals and 22 assists in leading the Blue Devils to a program-first regional title and subsequent state semifinal appearance.
Aquinas keeper LJ Gleason, who a season ago backstopped the Li’l Irish to an unbeaten run that ended in a Class A title, was also named to the NYS Large School team. Gleason finished his career with 26 shutouts.
Sam Burton (Webster Schroeder), Colden Forney (Pittsford Mendon), Kevin Miller (McQuaid Jesuit) and Mason Simmons (Churchville-Chili) also earned Large School All-State honors.
Matthew Lincoln (Naples) highlighted the Section V selections on the Small School All-State team. Lincoln scored 31 goals and added 13 assists to lead the Big Green to its first state final appearance in more than two decades.
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Jack Farner (Byron-Bergen), Ian Hinrich (Keshequa), Holden Kelly (Perry), Liam Kinney (East Rochester), Cody Mansfield (Campbell-Savona), Brady O’Keefe (Livonia), Pablo Rosario-Reyes (Kendall) and Colin Ullock (Livonia) also earned Small School All-State honors.
Section VI (Buffalo area) Large School All State selections: Zachary Bonuito (Canisius), Nico Buscaglia (Williamsville East), Patrick Krough (Clarence), Jack Pachla (Grand Island), Owen Redfern (Grand Island) and Steven Varallo (St. Joe’s Collegiate Institute).
Section VI Small School selections: Noah Bernys (East Aurora), Cole Callard (Medina), Keegan Herrmann (Wilson), Owen Mack (East Aurora), Cooper Wilczewski (Allegany-Limestone) and Connor Young (Southwestern).
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