Jack Wagoner with parents Laurie and Chris and the U13 National Championship trophy as well as his Golden Ball Award on July 29, 2017
While you did get the report on the U13 SLSG boys who were recognized as part of the Top XI team named for each age group at the recently concluded USYSA National Championship Series, I didn’t have the U15 boys report. Let’s rectify that with the boys named to the USYSA Top XI Teams last week:
[table] 13-and-Under Boys Player, Club, Position Jack Wagoner*, St. Louis Scott Gallagher Pre Academy 04 (MO), Goalkeeper Michael Vela, Heat FC 04 ET (NV), Other Kitch Andrew, Real JFC (NJ), Forward Thomas Napoli, Real JFC (NJ), Midfield Giuseppe Gereau, St. Louis Scott Gallagher Pre Academy 04 (MO), Other Tatenda Chigede, TSC Hurricane 04 Umelo (OK), Defender Ethan Gordon, TSC Hurricane 04 Umelo (OK), Defender William Rieves**, St. Louis Scott Gallagher Pre Academy 04 (MO), Keeper Vicente Ayala, Heat FC 04 ET (NV), Midfield Martin Martinez, -Leyva TSC Hurricane 04 Umelo (OK), Forward Joseph Cino, Real JFC (NJ), Defender [/table]
Jack Wagoner was named the Golden Ball award winner, signifying the top player at the tournament in his age group. His teammate William Rieves was named the Golden Glove Winner for top Goalkeeper and Giuseppe Gereau, the central defender in the three man back line was also part of the Top XI.
The SLSG 2004 pre-Academy team defeated Heat FC 1-0 in the Final to win the Championship title.
[table] 15-and-Under Boys Player, Club, Position Abdillahi Adan, NFC 02 Blue (NE), Forward Kidd Avery, Midwest United FC 02 Royal (MI), Forward Jason Villalba, Tuzos Academy 02 (AZ), Forward Riley O’Donnell*, Solar Chelsea Red 02 Stricker (TX-N), Forward Richard Garcia, Solar Chelsea Red 02 Stricker (TX-N), Midfield Joshua De Velder, Midwest United FC 02 Royal (MI), Defender Joon Mun, BRYC 02 Elite (VA), Defender Haden Biering, Solar Chelsea Red 02 Stricker (TX-N), Midfield Adam Lucas, St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC Elite (MO), Forward Theo Ruppert, St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC Elite (MO), Forward Michael Sedano, Boca OC 02 White (CA-S), Midfield [/table]
Adam Lucas (Bayless), forward and Theo Ruppert (Kirkwood), wing midfielder, were both named to the Top XI for their age group. Lucas is #9 in the Gallagher lineup, bringing pace and savvy to the attack in front of an attacking midfielder (Livingstone and Weinhold generally) while Ruppert is an #11, playing primarily on the left wing where he scored a pair of critical goals. The team earned points in the group from both games, a 2-1 win and 2-2 draw, that sent them to the semifinal game against Solar Chelsea, the eventual age group champions.
Congratulations to the boys on their recognition.
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#10 Jack Wagoner (2004/2022)
#12 Wil Rieves
#13 Guiseppe Gereau
Theo Ruppert
Adam Lucas
Five SLSG Players Named to USYSA Top XI Teams at NCS While you did get the report on the U13 SLSG boys who were recognized as part of the Top XI team named for each age group at the recently concluded USYSA National Championship Series, I didn't have the U15 boys report.