Boys' soccer all-metro first team

October 23, 2018 at 12:55AM
Demetrius Bernardy-Nelson, Centennial soccer, jr., 2018-19 ORG XMIT: 0HSuu1I0-Uqkt-1YAvJl
Bernardy-Nelson (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Boys' first team

(All are seniors)

Forwards/midfielders

Ty Benjaafar, Minneapolis Washburn: Key player for a Millers team ranked No. 1 much of the season. Named Class 2A Mr. Soccer.

Demetrius Bernardy-Nelson, Centennial, jr.: Scored 26 goals, led Cougars to first state tournament appearance.

Helio De La Torre, Mahtomedi: Top player for Zephyrs, the No. 3 seed in the Class 1A state tournament.

Herbert Endeley, Totino-Grace: Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year and Class 1A Mr. Soccer.

Alejandro Ferrer-Lugo, Minnetonka: Versatile player makes a difference at multiple positions.

Zinedine Kroeten, St. Louis Park: Maestro of the midfield earned rare tryout with Werder Bremen club in Germany.

Spencer Scott, Stillwater: Physical, technical player scored 18 goals for Ponies' state tournament team.

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Defenders

Otis Anderson, Minneapolis Washburn: Locked down on opposition and scored seven goals.

Drew Collins, Champlin Park: Returned from ACL surgery and dominated some of the state's top threats.

Logan Huber, Stillwater: Anchored Ponies' staunch defense. Contributed 12 goals and 10 assists.

Goalkeeper

Scott Sampson, Woodbury: Uses great hands to stop shots and deft footwork to handle and distribute the ball.

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Helio DeLaTorre, Mahtomedi
De La Torre (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Alejandro Ferrer-Lugo, Minnetonka
Ferrer-Lugo (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Ty Benjaafar, Minneapolis Washburn
Benjaafar (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
St Louis Park's Zinedine Kroeten was photographed Friday at a "Joy of the People" soccer field in St. Paul. ] AARON LAVINSKY • aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Feature on St Louis Park's Zinedine Kroeten and his father, Ted, a former MN Thunder player and director of a group called Joy of the People, a more organic, free-play answer to the world of structured soccer. We photograph Zinedine and Ted Kroeten on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 at the soccer field behind "Joy of the People" in St. Paul, Mi
Kroeten (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Spencer Scott, Stillwater
Scott (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Otis Anderson, Minneapolis Washburn
Anderson (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Drew Collins, Champlin Park
Collins (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Huber (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Scott Sampson, Woodbury
Sampson (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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