Southwestern’s Young named POY in CCAA Division 1
Southwestern’s Connor Young has been one of the top soccer players in Western New York and his senior season with the Trojans may have been his best. Young scored 41 goals and 19 assists while securing a sectional title and a share of the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 crown also earning the league’s Player of the Year award.
Allegany-Limestone knocked off Southwestern at the end of the season to earn a share of the league title before going all the way to the Class C state final. The Gators earned recognition in Division 1 with Jon Luce receiving Coach of the Year and Cooper Wilczewski scoring 15 goals and six assists to receive the league Offensive Player of the Year.
Dunkirk senior Peter Felt was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year and teammate Brady Dobeck earned the Team Sportsmanship Award.
Joining Young among the First-Team All-Stars are fellow seniors Seth Vaughn, Grey Kidder, Bergen Nelson and Gavin Ternullo. Vaughn scored 26 goals and 10 assists, Kidder scored eight goals and seven assists from the midfield, Nelson added another two goals and three assists and Ternullo added an assist from defender.
The Trojans added Second-Team All-Stars in Ryan Ohl, Nolan Lefler, Tate James, Judd Harris and Charles Cooper.
Wilczewski was joined on the First Team by fellow teammates Zander Parsons scoring 13 goals and four assists, Tommy Buffamante scored four goals and an assist as a defender, Carson Kwiatkowski scored four goals and two assists on defense and goalkeeper Donovan Booker backstopped a squad that posted 12 shutouts on the season.
Allegany-Limestone added Second-Team All-Stars in Luke Griffin, Mat Burnett, Noah Hatch and Gian Parry.
Peter Felt represented Dunkirk on the First Team as a defender, scoring twice. The Marauders added Henry Leone, Anthony Bautista and Greg Orcutt to the Second Team.
Olean’s Terrell James scored five goals and five assists for a First-Team spot and Brennan Kielar joined him as a defender with a goal and an assist. Representing Olean on the Second Team are Ethan Woodring, Janis Oswald, Brady Riehle and Sullivan Hoffman.
Jamestown senior Lincoln Carpenter rounded out the First Team scoring nine goals and five assists for the Red & Green. Then making the Second Team for Jamestown are Beckett Lumia and Lucas Arnone.
Despite finishing third in the league, Fredonia only had a pair of Second-Team All-Stars in RJ Koopman and Aiden Czekanski.
The league named Jerome Lee Yaw the Official of the Year.
FIRST TEAM
Connor Young Senior Forward Southwestern
Seth Vaughn Senior Forward Southwestern
Grey Kidder Senior Midfielder Southwestern
Bergen Nelson Senior Defender Southwestern
Gavin Ternullo Senior Defender Southwestern
Cooper Wilczewski Junior Midfielder Allegany-Limestone
Zander Parsons Senior Midfielder Allegany-Limestone
Tommy Buffamante Senior Midfielder Allegany-Limestone
Carson Kwiatkowski Senior Defender Allegany-Limestone
Donovan Booker Sophomore Goalkeeper Allegany-Limestone
Terrell James Sophomore Midfielder Olean
Brennan Kielar Senior Defender Olean
Lincoln Carpenter Senior Midfielder Jamestown
Peter Felt Senior Defender Dunkirk
SECOND TEAM
Ryan Ohl Sophomore Forward Southwestern
Nolan Lefler Senior Midfielder Southwestern
Tate James Junior Midfielder Southwestern
Charles Cooper Sophomore Goalkeeper Southwestern
Luke Griffin Senior Forward Allegany-Limestone
Mat Burnett Junior Forward Allegany-Limestone
Noah Hatch Junior Midfielder Allegany-Limestone
Gian Parry Junior Defender Allegany-Limestone
RJ Koopman Junior Forward Fredonia
Aiden Czekanski Senior Midfielder Fredonia
Ethan Woodring Sophomore Midfielder Olean
Janis Oswald Senior Midfielder Olean
Brady Riehle Junior Midfielder Olean
Sullivan Hoffman Senior Defender Olean
Beckett Lumia Senior Defender Jamestown
Lucas Arnone Junior Defender Jamestown
Henry Leone Senior Midfielder Dunkirk
Anthony Bautista Sophomore Defender Dunkirk
Greg Orcutt Senior Goalkeeper Dunkirk
HONORABLE MENTION
Southwestern: Trevor Loverme (Jr.), Chase Hartmett (Sr.)
Allegany-Limestone: Brady Straub (Sr.), George Brairton (Jr.), Landon Hayes (Jr.), Kaleb Reed (Jr.)
Fredonia: AJ Kinney (Sr.), Mason Tomaszewski (Jr.), Morgan Cerrie (Sr.), Kadin Ritenburg (Sr.), Andrew Cowan (Sr.)
Olean: Brody Frame (Sr.)
Jamestown: Cameron Burgess (So.), Tavion Goodlow (So.), Hubert Mulenda (Sr.), Evan Maloney (Jr.)
Dunkirk: Brady Dobeck (So.), Danny Hoth (Jr.), Bradon Gustafson (Sr.)