The 2006 All-State Soccer Teams were selected April 30 at Brookland-Cayce High School by the South Carolina High School Soccer Coaches Association.

Each team features 18 players and the first 11 players were chosen based on 1 Goalkeeper, 4 Defenders, 4 Midfielders, and 2 Forwards. The remaining seven choices were At-Large positions.

Boys Class 4A
Alex Acree, Senior, Forward, Irmo
Kipp Amaker, Senior, Defender, Dutch Fork
Andrew Autenzio, Sophomore, Forward, Dorman
Mark DiMaggio, Senior, Goalkeeper, Fort Mill
David Erbacher, Senior, Defender, Mauldin
Paddy Flynn, Senior, Midfielder, Spring Valley
Taylor Hopkins, Senior, Goalkeeper, Wando
Kyle Hughes, Senior, Forward, Ridge View
Branson Hyatt, Senior, Defender, South Aiken
Brett Keatley, Senior, Midfielder, Lexington
Ryan Kropp, Junior, Forward, Northwestern
Enzo Martinez, Freshman, Midfielder, Northwestern
Zach Prince, Senior, Forward, Irmo
Schuyler Rearden, Senior, Forward, Aiken
Chris Sankowski, Senior, Defender, Hilton Head
Nick Schuermann, Senior, Midfielder, Fort Mill
Drew Tokai, Senior, Defender, Wando
Zach Volousky, Senior, Midfielder, James Island

Boys Class 3A
Carl Anderson, Senior, Defender, Dreher
Alex Brancato, Senior, Forward, North Myrtle Beach
Andrew Evans, Senior, Midfielder, Brookland-Cayce
Thad Hall, Senior, Goalkeeper, North Myrtle Beach
Aaron Harkins, Senior, Midfielder, Eastside
Jake Helmig, Senior, Midfielder, Myrtle Beach
Sam Kleckley, Junior, Midfielder, Greenville
Seth Kulasekera, Junior, Midfielder, Daniel
Sammy Lortz, Senior, Defender, Eastside
Edward Meyer, Senior, Midfielder, J.L. Mann
Kevin Ros, Senior, Defender, Brookland-Cayce
Kevin Ruck, Senior, Forward, Eastside
George Rushe, Senior, Goalkeeper, Dreher
Blair Rushing, Junior, Defender, Greenville
Stephen Tolan, Junior, Forward, Daniel
Sebastian Velasquez, Freshman, Forward, Greenville
Jason Vitaris, Senior, Forward, Seneca
Chris Wall, Senior, Defender, Chapin

Boys Class 2A
Justin Blomdahl, Sophomore, Forward, Waccamaw
Judd Bolen, Senior, Forward, Edisto
Cory Dunton, Junior, Defender, Walhalla
Adrian Garcia, Sophomore, Midfielder, Walhalla
Zachary Jarrett, Senior, Forward, Hanahan
Brian Knight, Senior, Defender, Andrew Jackson
Allen Larion, Senior, Defender, Batesburg-Leesville
Javier Leyva, Sophomore, Forward, Saluda
Taylor Mills, Senior, Defender, Waccamaw
Kyle Noblin, Senior, Defender, Broome
James Ricciardone, Junior, Midfielder, Bishop England
Phillip Ricciardone, Junior, Goalkeeper, Bishop England
Christopher Robinson, Senior, Defender, Emerald
Brad Rush, Senior, Goalkeeper, Barnwell
Ryan Sellers, Junior, Forward, Bishop England
James Talanges, Senior, Midfielder, Woodruff
Joseph Taylor, Sophomore, Midfielder, Emerald
Elliott Wall, Junior, Forward, Andrew Jackson

Boys Class 1A
Paul Andrews, Sophomore, Southside Christian
Charles Alston, Senior, Lincoln
Erik Cobb, Junior, Academic Magnet
Darwin Deas, Junior, Lincoln
Travis Farnham, Freshman, Academic Magnet
Rick Furman, Junior, Christ Church
Diomi Gordon, Dixie
Eric Gladden, Senior, Dixie
Lucas Hagerty, Sophomore, Academic Magnet
Armen Kinigadner, Junior, Christ Church
Zay Kittredge, Senior, Christ Church
Kevin McAfee, Junior, Indian Land
Preston Myers, Freshman, Lincoln
Will Richardson, Senior, Southside Christian
Wilson Sansbury, Senior, Indian Land
James Segars, Senior, Governor's School
Tyrone Williams, Senior, Blackville-Hilda

Girls Class 4A
Sally Breeden, Senior, Defender, Spartanburg
Gabi Byrd, Junior, Forward, Dutch Fork
Kira Campbell, Sophomore, Midfielder, Lexington
Sara Catenacci, Senior, Forward, Wando
Jamie Coker, Senior, Goalkeeper, Hartsville
Rachel Datz, Junior, Defender, Fort Mill
Emily Delozier, Senior, Midfielder, Hilton Head
Nathalie Emplit, Sophomore, Midfielder, Dorman
Madison Fisher, Senior, Defender, Mauldin
Hannah Gmerek, Sophomore, Midfielder, Wren
Kelly Gosnell, Senior, Forward, James Island
Brittany Horton, Senior, Midfielder, Irmo
Torey Lybrand, Senior, Midfielder, Westside
Catherine Nolff, Junior, Defender, Irmo
Carmen Osorio, Senior, Defender, Dorman
Sara Schaidle, Freshman, Forward, Mauldin
Danielle Schmitt, Senior, Midfielder, Fort Mill
Morgan Wright, Senior, Goalkeeper, Wando

Girls Class 3A
Meghan Ables, Senior, Defender, Wade Hampton-G
Elizabeth Amick, Senior, Defender, Airport
Louise Bailey, Senior, Defender, Dreher
Renee Ballew, Junior, Midfielder, Riverside
Meredith Calcina, Senior, Midfielder, Brookland-Cayce
Emily Davis, Junior, Midfielder, Eastside
Sarah Delap, Junior, Goalkeeper, Riverside
Latoya Dixon, Sophomore, Defender, Brookland-Cayce
Casi Jones, Freshman, Forward, Airport
Abby Martin, Junior, Forward, Eastside
Blakely Mattern, Senior, Midfielder, J.L. Mann
Brently Roberts, Junior, Forward, Eastside
Lauren Scovel, Senior, Forward, Greenville
Emily Logan Setzler, Senior, Forward, Brookland-Cayce
Ellison Sharpe, Sophomore, Midfielder, Dreher
Haley Templer, Senior, Forward, Riverside
Chrissie Wallace, Senior, Midfielder, Myrtle Beach
Rae Wilson, Freshman, Forward, J.L. Mann

Girls Class 2A/1A
Erica Bishop, Senior, Midfielder, Emerald
Michela Blain, Senior, Midfielder, Academic Magnet
Tricia Bryan, Senior, Midfielder, Waccamaw
Jacklyn Bundrick, Freshman, Forward, Gilbert
Terry Chandler, Junior, Midfielder, Bishop England
Kimberly Dehondt, Senior, Midfielder, Pendleton
Liz Elliott, Senior, Forward, Waccamaw
Emily Farrier, Sophomore, Midfielder, Academic Magnet
Katie Gray, Senior, Midfielder, Southside Christian
Paige Landgrebe, Senior, Defender, Bishop England
Erin Reifeis, Junior, Defender, Bishop England
Amanda Rowland, Senior, Defender, Emerald
Kasie Sears, Senior, Forward, Emerald
Rebecca Sinclair, Senior, Midfielder, Wade Hampton-H
Megan Sumner, Junior, Midfielder, Woodruff
Jessica Thomas, Junior, Forward, Woodruff
Morgan Thomas, Freshman, Southside Christian
Amanda Tinker, Junior, Midfielder, Woodruff
Loring Ward, Senior, Goalkeeper, Academic Magnet

Why and how did Riverside not have a single player chosen for All State?

Before the flood of hatemail begins.. I would like to congratulate all the players selected.. and specifically:

Kipp Amaker
Paddy Flynn
Kyle Hughes
Ryan Kropp
Enzo Martinez
Zach Prince
Seth Kulasekera
Kevin Ros
Jason Vitaris

I've had the pleasure to see all these guys play. They really do represent the best of the best in South Carolina soccer.

For me.. Enzo and Seth tie for MVP..probably giving the edge to Enzo just because of his youth..and the shoes he had to fill.

Overall..a really solid year of soccer for SC as far as I'm concerned.

Morgan Thomas is listed under the boys 1A, but she is a girl on girls varsity team!!! this needs to be changed!!!

Congratulations to all the players who were selected to the All-State Teams. But I have to give special props to our guys and gals on the Grand Strand.

Boys Class 3A
Alex Brancato, Senior, Forward, North Myrtle Beach
Thad Hall, Senior, Goalkeeper, North Myrtle Beach
Jake Helmig, Senior, Midfielder, Myrtle Beach

Boys Class 2A
Justin Blomdahl, Sophomore, Forward, Waccamaw
Taylor Mills, Senior, Defender, Waccamaw

Girls Class 3A
Chrissie Wallace, Senior, Midfielder, Myrtle Beach

Girls Class 2A/1A
Tricia Bryan, Senior, Midfielder, Waccamaw
Liz Elliott, Senior, Forward, Waccamaw

I have had the pleasure of coaching all these boys and watching all these girls, "Good Stuff"...

wow how is it that players from 10 of the top 15 teams get players on the 3A boys all state list and Riverside the #3 team didn't have anyone on their...maybe whoever decided this should have waited until after the state champions are decided

Interesting indeed. How can Eastside get 3 picks, but the region champs get none? Doesn't make any sense!

Did the Riverside coach nominate anybody?

The following three players were nominated for Riverside:

Aaron Peter
Brad Kocis
Kyle Rodgers

Three each from Eastside and Greenville? Yeah right! That's believable!

Lots of talent in the upstate - Doesn't appear much of that talent made it.

Well 10 out of the 18 are from the upstate so a lot of the talent in the upstate actually did make it. But certainly some deserving players were left out.

Agreed - only 1 player from the region we played in for the 4a boys.

In AAA boys, 13 of the 18 selected had coaches on the selection committee. I have checked the other classification yet.

Well when the coach nominates three players that are all defenders and only five defenders are selected overall no wonder they all didn't make all state. The reason Eastside and Greenville got three selections is because the coach nominated a player for forward, midfield, and defender.

is someone going to be added to the boys 1A since there are only 17 players now???

Rachel Datz from Fort Mill is a Junior

Congrats to all the boys and girls that made this squad!

Do these names go in the paper or do these players get a patch or something?

The players' names are listed in The State newspaper today on page C3

ZJ21, The State ran the list in today's paper. All-State Teams

okay thank you

i ahve asked this question before. but does that mean there is actually like a "starting line up" and then just seven other random players or what? because when i looked at that list it was funny to see the positions in which some people where placed

There is generally a minimum of a full side of all positions and seven at any position. The point is to avoid selecting 18 of the points leaders and abandoning the defenders and midfielders in the trenches. Players are listed under the position that their coach nominated them as.

I would like to congradulate Kimberly Dehondt from Pendleton...This is the schools second year having a program and the second year someone from the team has made the all state team. CONGRATS KIMI!!!!!!

Sarah Delap is a Junior not a Senior.

How can you select All State teams before the finals are completed? State Champion Riverside Warrior Boys don't have a single player on the All State team...give me a break. How do players get selected for this team?

Regardless of whether Riverside won state or lost back in the Greenville game, they still should have landed some players on All-State. Now that they ended up winning state it is like "that is ridiculous, they should wait till after playoffs" but it is possible for them to select a good all state team before the end of the season. But if they did wait till after the season to choose players then there certainly wouldn't be this problem.

Just playing devil's advocate here.. but.. just because you have "the best team" or..had the best post season.. doesn't necessarily you have the best players.

I'm not defending the fact that Riverside doesn't have any all-state reps..just throwing that out there.

# 20 for Riverside is a great player and just a soph. Riverside loses only 3 Seniors and will make another run at title next year.Compared to Dreher, Riverside has greater team play, speed and quickness. Dreher would lose everytime to Riverside due to a lack of speed and quickness. Benny is only one with speed on that team. No one for Riverside, except #20, stood out because they play so well as a team.

L-E Dude...I agree with you 100 %...just because you win State doesn't mean that you have the best players but I can't believe that two players from Dreher made all state because none of them stood out...at least not this weekend.

I think the real problem may be the fact that Eastside had players selected for all-state and lost the region to Riverside. This is the real error IMO.

Look at it this way. Real Madrid has every superstar in world. You'd take any player from Real Madrid over a team like Arsenal(Except for Henry). But this year, Arsenal is in the Champions League final and Madrid didn't even win La Liga. It's about the individual player, not how good his team is. So what i'm trying to say here is that look at the players nominated for Riverside. Look at the ones who made it for Eastside. Would you really take any of those players over the ones from Eastside just because Riverside beat them twice? No, not a chance. And the same goes for Greenville, do remember that Greenville punished Riverside earlier in the year.

I would rather have a team that wins a state championship with total team play and with no 'all-state' selections, than a team that does not win, yet has three or more 'allstate' selections. Its all about team, not the individual.

SP...I never meant to imply that an RHS player should have taken the place of any of the players from Eastside or Greenville...they absolutely deserve being placed on the team...no debate. Just feels like picking an "All Tournament" team before the tournament is over.

Trust me...all of the boys are RHS would rather be State Champions vs. "All State" selections...maybe this means that Brian Dender should be AAA Coach of the Year?!?!?

I just don't understand the thinking here....it's not an "All tournament" team, it's All State-the best 18 players as voted on by the high school coaches. This is done prior to state championship weekend so the focus can be on "What has this player done in the season?" It takes 11 to make a championship team, that doesn't mean that those 11 are the best in there positions, just that they play better together than any other 11. If one top player was all that was needed to win a champioship then why wasn't Jamal playing Sat.(yes, I know he has been injured most of the year, but just for example) GVL, your reasoning seems to be blinded.

I think that if someone from the Riverside soccer program would have nominated some of it's boys players for allstate at least one if not two would have been selected but since he did not there were no Riverside players selected.

Good call 2004striker. I think Greenville sold the game to Riverside in order to get three all state selections.

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Originally posted by Trisoc4:
The following three players were nominated for Riverside:

Aaron Peter
Brad Kocis
Kyle Rodgers

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Lima99, are you accusing Trisoc4 of being a liar?