Hillcrest well-represented in girls’ All-State selections; 2 Blackfoot boys earn First-Team honors

The Hillcrest Knights celebrate a second-half goal during their third-place game against the Pocatello Thunder. Hillcrest won the game and third-place trophy, and this week had four Knights selected as All-State First-Teamers. | Kalama Hines, EastIdahoSports.com EASTERN IDAHO — The Hillcrest Knights went to last month’s state soccer tournament as the one-seed in the girls’ 5A bracket, with title aspirations. And while their championship dreams did not come to fruition, Hillcrest was happy to bring a third-place trophy back with them to Ammon. Now, they, along with other local 5A schools, can add some individual accolades to the record book. Four Knights were named First-Team All-State players, joining Skyline’s Macy Marlow and Blackfoot’s Fernando Orozco and Gio Labra, on the boys’ side. Here is the complete list of 5A All-State honorees. Note: The All-State soccer team voting is organized by the Idaho Statesman, with players selected by coaches from each classification. Girls Player of the Year: Kolbi Kiblen, Moscow, sr. Coach of the Year: Jessica Brown, Moscow First-Team Quincy Daw, Hillcrest, jr. Mya Stone, Vallivue, sr. Grace Eastman, Idaho Falls, sr. Avery Lathen, Lewiston, jr. Brinley Nelson, Hillcrest, jr. Macy Marlow, Skyline, jr. Brooklyn Becker, Moscow, sr. Kenlee Jarrell, Hillcrest, jr. Cecilia Dignan-Omodt, Sandpoint, sr. Raine Jarvis, Hillcrest, jr. Megan Stewart, Middleton, jr. Second-Team Abby Muir, Skyline, sr Addison Lassen, Moscow, sr. Abby Linderman, Middleton, sr. Amanda Soto, Vallivue, sr. Hazel Stevens, Moscow, so. Isley Dixon, Skyline, jr. Taylor Smart, Wood River, so. Kaylee Banks, Middleton, so. Josie Carpenter, Twin Falls, jr. Trinity Bonebrake, Lewiston, sr. Madysen Torngren, Pocatello, so. Boys Player of the Year: Reidar Slotten, Wood River, sr. Coach of the Year: Greg Gvozdas, Wood River First-Team Alberto Romo, Wood River, sr. Fernando Orozco, Blackfoot, sr. Makai Venegas, Nampa, sr. Elijah Grimaldo, Vallivue, sr. Gio Labra, Blackfoot, sr. Maximiliano Serrano, Twin Falls, sr. Mateo de la Torre, Wood River, sr. Leopoldo Ayala, Vallivue, sr. Ryan Tenold, Wood River, sr. Zack Torres, Wood River, sr. Landon Brinkmeier, Sandpoint, jr. Second-Team Marcos Madrigal, Vallivue, sr. Jackson Wallace, Wood River, sr. Miguel Chavez, Shelley, jr. Hayden Gvozdas, Wood River, jr. Logan McGrann, Sandpoint, sr. Quintin Avila, Jerome, jr. Josh Spieres, Twin Falls, sr. Caiden Gion, Sandpoint, sr. Benjamin Martinez, Vallivue, sr. Aaron Torres, Blackfoot, sr. Alvaro Espinoza, Vallivue, sr.The post Hillcrest well-represented in girls’ All-State selections; 2 Blackfoot boys earn First-Team honors appeared first on East Idaho News.
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