Led by a Player of the Year award for its top goal-scorer, 2A Evergreen Conference champion Aberdeen earned nine first and second team honors combined as the league announced its all-conference team for the 2023 season.
Leading the way for the Bobcats was junior forward Elmer Torres, who was named the league’s Offensive Player of the Year after leading Aberdeen with 12 goals this season on just 23 shots (52%).
Head coach Larry Fleming and his staff were named the conference’s Coaching Staff of the Year after guiding Aberdeen to an undefeated season and the longest winning streak in school history at 17 games.
Aberdeen had six players named to the First Team.
Edwin Quintana
Sophomore Evan Cone (11 goals, 4 assists) was named as a forward with seniors Edwin Quintana (2 G, 12 A) and Carlos Mendoza (2 G, 13 A) honored as two of the league’s top midfielders.
An Aberdeen defense that surrendered just four goals in the regular season was acknowledged as two of its top stars were named to the First Team. Seniors Alan Avalos and Javier Garcia were named to the league’s top squad after leading Aberdeen to 13 shutouts this season.
Javier Garcia
Bobcats midfielder Julian Garcia (3 G), defender Hugo Garcia and goal keeper Antonio Granados (99 saves) were named to the league’s Second Team.
Aberdeen forward Giovanni Ambrogiani (5 G, 7 A) and midfielders Gilberto Lopez (5 G, 4 A) and Colby Mendoza (6 G, 5 A) were named as Honorable Mentions.
Carlos Mendoza
2023 2A Evergreen All-Conference Boys Soccer Team
League MVP: AJ Heichelbech, sr., Tumwater
Offensive Player of the Year: Elmer Torres, jr., Aberdeen
Defensive Player of the Year: Cameron Kunz, sr., W.F. West
Goalkeeper of the Year: Hayden Sciera, sr., W.F. West
Coaching Staff of the Year: Aberdeen
Sportsmanship Team of the Year: W.F. West
Evan Cone
First Team
Forwards: Evan Cone, soph., Aberdeen; Cody Pennington, sr., W.F. West; Leo Perez, sr., Centralia.
Midfielders: Edwin Quintana, sr., Aberdeen; Carlos Mendoza, sr., Aberdeen; Jace Brookerson, sr., Black Hills; Pierce Yates, sr., Tumwater; Elvis Leal Perez, sr., W.F. West.
Defenders: Alan Avalos, sr., Aberdeen; Javier Garcia, sr., Aberdeen; Zak Gilal, sr., Black Hills; Lukas Stuart, sr., Tumwater; Alan Cox, jr., Centralia.
Alan Avalos
Second Team
Forwards: Gavin Cuio, soph., Tumwater; Brody Mitchell, sr., Black Hills; Israel Lopez Cruz, soph., W.F. West.
Midfielders: Julian Garcia, sr., Aberdeen; Shance Braz, sr., Black Hills; Adrian Jaimes, soph., W.F. West; Austin O’Conner, soph., Tumwater; Simba Ozman, jr., Centralia.
Defenders: Charles Comisky, jr., W.F. West; Luis Olivas, jr., Shelton; Allen Osbourne, jr. Centralia; Hugo Garcia, sr., Aberdeen; Luke Grunenfelder, soph., Black Hills.
Goalkeepers: Antonio Granados, sr., Aberdeen; Ezra Aliff, soph., Rochester.
Honorable Mention
Aberdeen: Giovanni Ambrogiani, jr., forward; Gilberto Lopez, sr., midfielder; Colby Mendoza, sr., midfielder.
