By Chris Parker
There are many talented boys soccer players across our coverage area. Below are some of the boys soccer players to watch this season.
NOTE: The athletes are listed in alphabetical order.
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Beckham Armstrong, Rolla
Armstrong is a senior midfielder coming off a selection to the All-Class 3 Region 3 team and First-Team All-Ozark Conference team.
Dalton Anderson, New Covenant
Anderson was one of just two sophomores to earn Class 1 First-Team All-State honors in 2022. He was the Class 1 Region 3 Co-Offensive Player of the Year. He will be back at forward this season.
Jackson Basham, Camdenton
Basham uses his speed to great effect on the soccer field earning Class 3 First-Team All-State and Ozark Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Year honors as a junior. He scored 30 goals with nine assists last season. He has improved his technical ability in the off-season.
Jadon Brisco, Webb City
Brisco will key the Webb City defense coming off an all-region and second-team all-conference selection in 2022. He also contributed two goals.
Caeden Cloud, Nixa
Nixa graduated 60% of its scoring from last season’s team, which means someone will have to fill in the lost goals. Caeden Cloud is a candidate to do that coming off a first-team all-conference selection as a sophomore. He scored 15 goals last season and added in four assists.
Sean Faulkner, Crocker
Faulkner will key Crocker’s offense coming off a Class 1 Second-Team All-State selection in 2022.
Sei Fowler, Waynesville
Fowler is a versatile athlete who can adjust to the competition on the other side of the ball. He scored nine goals and tallied six assists on his way to first-team all-conference honors. He earned those honors as a combo forward and defender, which is a testament to that versatility.
Luis Gallardo, Webb City
Gallardo returns to the midfield for Webb City coming off a Class 3 Second-Team All-State selection scoring six goals to go with five assists. He was also named First-Team All-COC.
Brady Goodson, Rogersville
Goodson returns as one of the area’s top goalkeepers earning Class 2 First-Team All-State honors, Class 2 Region 3 Goalkeeper of the Year and Big 8 Goalkeeper of the year.
Henry Hernandez, Carthage
Hernandez returns after a first-team all-conference selection last season. He scored 10 goals and six assists out of his midfield position and returns as a four-year starter. He moved up from defense to the midfield last season and will stay in the midfield this year.
Kydon Huttenlocher, Catholic
Huttenlocher earned Class 3 All-Region and First-Team All-Big 8 honors in 2022 scoring 12 goals and handing out 12 assists. He will be looked to for leadership in the midfield.
Ethan Larson, Laquey
Larson earned Class 1 First-Team All-State honors and was named Class 1 Region 3 Co-Offensive Player of the year as a junior. He tallied 42 goals and added in 32 more assists from his forward position. The Laquey career scoring record is within striking distance for him this season.
Caleb Lepant, Ozark
Ozark graduated some talented players from last season’s team, but the cupboard isn’t bare led by returning all-region and first-team all-conference midfielder Caleb Lepant. He is Ozark’s most dynamic offensive player according to head coach Zack Owens. Lepant scored nine goals and handed out 16 assists last season.
Stewart McDonald, Rogersville
McDonald earned first-team all-state honors last season. He plays primarily in the midfield but can step up to forward when his team needs a goal or drop back to defender if that is what the game dictates.
Rian Mulherin, Catholic
Mulherin is a versatile weapon for Catholic coming off a Class 3 Second-Team All-State selection as a junior. He earned his all-state honors in the midfield scoring 11 goals and eight assists for the Irish. He will be a defender this season, but will be counted on to contribute in multiple ways.
Cung Nawl, Glendale
Nawl was injured during Glendale’s postseason run last year, but that didn’t stop him from leading the Falcons in goals with 16. He also added eight assists on his way to Class 3 All-Region and second-team all-conference honors.
Dane Prost, Kickapoo
Kickapoo graduated a talented senior group that included three all-state players. Prost was an honorable mention all-conference forward for Kickapoo, but he is poised to have a breakout year. He scored 23 goals last season as a sophomore. He looks to be Kickapoo’s go-to scorer this season.
Max Robertson, Central
Robertson earned Class 4 All-Region honors as a midfielder last season. He scored five goals and added six assists. This season he will move back from midfield to defense.
Carson Tittsworth, Glendale
Tittsworth is a junior midfielder who scored 15 goals and added in 12 assists as a sophomore last season. He was named to the all-region team and second-team all-conference. He is a speed player who has improved at attacking the goal in the off-season.
Welle Welle, Carthage
Welle is one of the area’s top returning players after he earned Class 4 honorable mention all-state, all-region and first-team all-conference honors. The senior scored 23 goals and handed out 12 assists as a junior. Carthage head coach Jacob Osborne calls Welle one of the most talented players he has ever coached.
Gage Weston, Parkview
Weston had a big freshman season earning all-region and first-team all-conference honors after he led the Vikings in scoring. He was the only freshman to make the Class 3 Region 3 team and the first or second-team in the Ozark Conference.
Zane Winslow, New Covenant
Winslow was named second-team all-state in the midfield last season. He has a great touch and field awareness in the middle of the field for New Covenant.
