December 23, 2024
ALL-STAR TEAMS

Bangor’s George earns All-America, All-New England honors

BANGOR – Dylan George measures his high school soccer career largely by the relationships he’s forged.

“Being with my team is the biggest thing,” he said, “and all the games we played together, even before Bangor High School because I’ve been playing with them since travel league. It’s a great bunch of guys, and it was a fun high school career for me and my teammates.”

But should George choose to measure his career in a more quantitative fashion, he has the hardware to back it up after sweeping the top boys honors at the 32nd Maine Soccer Coaches Association awards banquet held Sunday at the Spectacular Events Center.

George, a senior striker, was named Class A player of the year for the second straight year, earned All-New England honors and was named the MSCA’s boys All-America representative. Laura Martel, a senior striker from Lewiston, was the girls’ honoree.

A three-year starter for the Rams, George finished as Bangor’s career scoring leader with 52 goals and 21 assists. He had a school single-season record of 26 goals as a junior and scored 23 goals this fall as Bangor reached the Eastern Maine Class A quarterfinals and finished with an 11-2-2 record.

George is the first Bangor High player to earn the All-America designation since Jay Jeffrey in 2000.

“It means a lot,” he said. “I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. I thought it was realistic for me to get this, but I didn’t know if I was going to because there were some great players out there.”

Also a hockey standout at Bangor, George expects to continue his soccer career in college but is leaning toward attending prep school next year.

Senior back Taylor Sabo of Scarborough, senior midfielder Greg Frost of Greely of Cumberland Center and senior goalie Ryan Vermette of Mount Ararat of Topsham joined George as All-New England recognition on the boys side.

Jessie Roberts of Bangor and Katie DeLong of Presque Isle were among four Maine schoolgirl players earning All-New England status. Roberts, a senior midfielder, led Bangor to its first Eastern A championship. She had 13 goals and seven assists during the regular season, then added a goal and two assists in postseason play as the Rams won the regional title before bowing to Gorham in the state final.

DeLong, a senior striker, led Presque Isle to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the regional semifinals to finish with a 15-1 record. DeLong concluded her career with 55 goals.

DeLong and senior striker Nate Carter made it a clean sweep for Presque Isle in the state Class B player of the year category. Carter set school records with 32 goals this season and 74 for his career in leading the Presque Isle boys team to a 16-2 record and its first Eastern Maine Class B title.

Hannah Breton of Greenville was named the state Class D girls player of the year. The junior striker scored 31 goals to lead the Lakers to a 15-2 record and their first Eastern Maine championship since 1995.

Nate Holden of Richmond was the boys Class D player of the year, while George and Martel won in Class A and Harry Hanson and Alex Mack, both of North Yarmouth Academy, were selected in Class C.

Coaches honored included Aaron Wilcox of Bangor Christian, Tom Pickering of Lee Academy and Dan Cyr of Madawaska.

Wilcox and Pickering were nominated for National Soccer Coaches Association of America New England Coach of the Year, Wilcox in the boys private-school division and Pickering in the girls small-school ranks. Wilcox led Bangor Christian to an 18-0 record and the Class D boys state championship, while Pickering guided Lee to an 18-0 mark and the Pandas’ second Class D state title in the last three years.

Cyr was named Eastern Maine girls soccer coach of the year for leading the Owls to their first Eastern Maine Class C title since 1999.

Soccer

HIGH SCHOOL

Maine Soccer Coaches Association

All-State Teams

Eastern Maine

Boys

Dylan George (Bangor), Steve May (Brunswick), Eamonn Harrigan (Caribou), Brandon Woodman (Dexter), Cory Smith (Ellsworth), Mike Burdin (Gardiner), Damien Smith (George Stevens Acad.), Andre Cushing (Hampden Acad.) Steve Grudda (Lawrence), Billy Roy (Madawaska), Tyler Simpson (Mt. Ararat), Ryan Vermette (Mt. Ararat), Nate Carter (Presque Isle), Greg Whitaker (Presque Isle), Jordon Pelkey (Schenck)

Girls

Ilyse Angst (Bangor), Jessie Roberts (Bangor), Lily Shipley (Brunswick), Jennifer Timmreck (Brunswick), Brittney French (Edward Little), Sasha Bender (Erskine Acad.), Nori Francis-Mezger (Hampden Acad.), Laura Martel (Lewiston), Kate Ross (Morse), Chelsea LeDuc (Mount Ararat), Stephanie Whitten (Waterville), Lindsey Gordon (Bucksport), Whitney Sinclair (John Bapst), Katie DeLong (Presque Isle), Kylan Smith (Presque Isle), Katie Caron (Winslow), Robin Rioux (George Stevens Acad.), Andrea K. Cyr (Madawaska), Beth Gerard (Madawaska), Ashley Nemer (Ashland), Ellie Dunn (Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics), Megan Lajoie (Van Buren)

Western Maine

Boys

Sam Shaw (Carrabec), Matt Williams (Cheverus), Jordan Hale (Falmouth), Connor Hollowell (Falmouth), Elliott Townsend (Freeport), Patrick King (Gorham), Phil Reed (Gorham), Iain Eldredge (Greely), Greg Frost (Greely), Taylor Sabo (Scarborough), Pierre Soubrier (Scarborough), Shane Minte (Yarmouth)

Girls

Dana Riker (Cape Elizabeth), Ashley Dragos (Falmouth), Hannah Jansen (Falmouth), Molly Hoyt (Georges Valley), Caitlyn Butterfield (Gorham), Kelsey Wilson (Gorham), Teal Bryan (Greely), Rachelle Doucette (Greely), Hannah Breton (Greenville), Elizabeth Leighton (Lake Region), Soleil Mathieu (Lisbon), Ali Trafton (Maranacook), Emma Coffin (Mt. Abram), Alex Mack (North Yarmouth Acad.), Liz Houle (Scarborough), Brianna Jordan (Scarborough), Alex Woodhouse (Waynflete), Sharma Wing (Windham), Melissa Nguyen (Winthrop), Jessie Matzell (Wiscasset), Hailey Blackburn (York), Kellie Lajoie (York)

Players of the Year

Class A boys: Dylan George (Bangor); girls: Laura Martel (Lewiston)

Class B boys: Nate Carter (Presque Isle); girls: Katie DeLong (Presque Isle)

Class C boys: Harry Hanson (North Yarmouth Acad.); girls: Alex Mack (North Yarmouth Acad.)

Class D boys: Nate Holden (Richmond) girls: Hannah Breton (Greenville)

All-New England

Boys

Dylan George (Bangor), Taylor Sabo (Scarborough), Greg Frost (Greely), Ryan Vermette (Mount Ararat)

Girls

Laura Martel (Lewiston), Kelsey Wilson (Gorham), Jessie Roberts (Bangor), Katie DeLong (Presque Isle)

All-America

Dylan George (Bangor) and Laura Martel (Lewiston)

Coaches of the Year

Boys

Rick Renaud (Mount Ararat) and Joe Heathco (Freeport)

Girls

Dan Cyr (Madawaska) and Jeanne Zarrilli (Gorham)

NSCAA New England Coach of the Year nominees

Boys

Large school: Mark Diaz (Scarborough); private school: Aaron Wilcox (Bangor Christian)

Girls

Large school: Jeanne Zarrilli (Gorham), small school: Tom Pickering (Lee Acad.); private school: Jeff Thoreck (North Yarmouth Acad.)


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