Boys' Soccer

Player of the year
First team
Second team & HM

F Luiz Cartagena

Gar-Field / Senior

Coming off a knee injury that forced him to miss all of his junior season, the lanky striker improved on the form that made him one of the area's top young players as a sophomore. Displaying a high intelligence for the game and an unmatched ability on the ball, Cartagena was the area's most dangerous striker. Was devastating in one-on-one situations. Though teams looked to double- and triple-team him, Cartagena found ways to make them pay, finishing with 18 goals and three assists. Plans to forgo college to pursue a professional career.

GK Ryan Husted

North Stafford / Sr.

Led team to region title with 15 shutouts in first 22 games and a 0.55 GAA through region final. Will play for North Florida.

D Ryan Flesch

Osbourn Park / Jr.

Key to a defense that allowed just 12 goals in 18 games, also had 12 assists as defensive mid. Verbal to William & Mary.

D Kyler Sullivan

North Stafford / Sr.

Shifted to back to help team and thrived and was a stalwart. Added four goals and seven assists through region final. Will play for U-Va.

MF-D Kevin Reitzel

Broad Run / Sr.

Two-way player fortified defense while adding 23 goals and 20 assists for region champions. Will play for Virginia Tech.

MF Charlie Ahn

Oakton / Sr.

Perhaps the most skillful central player in the area, led Cougars to district title with eight goals and 12 assists. Will play for VCU.

MF Jannik Eckenrode

West Springfield / Jr.

Superb distributor guided Spartans to district title. Had 11 goals and 11 assists through region semis. Verbal to Radford.

MF Dylan Price

Langley / Sr.

Unquestioned leader took Saxons to district crown. Had 18 goals and eight assists through region final. Will play for Emory.

MF-F Zach Willis

Brentsville / Sr.

Two-time All-Met showed ability to distribute and score, with 24 goals and 16 assists. Will play for James Madison.

F Patrick McLaughlin

Herndon / Jr.

Physical, tenacious target who scored 12 goals with six assists to lead Hornets to an undefeated regular season.

F Eric Schmidt

Washington-Lee / Jr.

Dominant in the air and creative on the ball, led Generals to district crown. Had 13 goals, eight assists.

F Josh West

Brooke Point / Sr.

Scored 15 goals and added 11 assists to lead Black-Hawks to most wins since 2003. Will play for William & Mary.

Coach of the year Sean Lanigan

Herndon

After being forced to take a year away from coaching because of a false accusation, Lanigan returned to a Hornets program that finished under .500 in 2010. Rebuilding the team's system around its strengths, the two-time All-Met Coach of the Year led Herndon back to the top of the Northern Region, finishing with a 14-2-1 record, including an undefeated regular season.

Second team

Player	School	Yr.
GK Jordan Tatum	Osbourn	Sr.
D Jeff Cochran	Langley	Sr.
D Brice Colcombe	Forest Park	Jr.
D Alex Salguero	Washington-Lee	Sr.
D Luke Schierling	Stone Bridge	Sr.
MF Aaron Etienne	Hylton	Sr.
MF Christian Kosko	Lake Braddock	Sr.
MF Jose Miguel Herrera	Park View	Sr.
MF Nigel Robinson	Forest Park	So.
F Connor Coward	Centreville	Jr.
F Zach Crandall	South County	Sr.
F Pa Lamin Fofana	North Stafford	Fr.

Honorable mention

Goalkeepers: Lucas Belanger, Mount Vernon, So.; Robert Dewald, Washington-Lee, Sr.; Jack Eaton, Battlefield, Sr.; Braden Horton, West Springfield, So.; Abdul Kamara, Gar-Field, Sr.; Abe Yoslov, Stone Bridge, Jr.

Defenders: Alex Bednarek, Herndon, Jr.; Tyler Durbin, Lake Braddock, Jr.; Tommy Dunne, Stone Bridge, Sr.; Tommy O'Neal, North Stafford, Sr.; Nazzareno Spurio, T.C. Williams, Sr.; Kevin Zhu, Freedom-South Riding, Sr.

Midfielders: Kyle Beach, Battlefield, Sr.; Greg Boehme, Forest Park, So.; Jon Cornwell, Osbourn, Sr.; Chris Dunn, Yorktown, Sr.; Rafi Enriquez, McLean, Sr.; Tyler Kent, Woodbridge, Jr.; Farhan Khan, Langley, Sr.; Theo Erickson, McLean, So.; Seth Opoku-Yeboah, Osbourn Park, Jr.; Keith Ricks, Washington-Lee, Sr.; James Taylor, West Potomac, Sr.; Nico Valencia, Lee, Sr.

Forwards: Troy Allaire, Battlefield, Sr.; Andy Bourdeau, Kettle Run, Sr.; Angel Ceron-Garcia, Tuscarora (Va.), So.; Bubba Delgado, Oakton, Sr.; Ryan Deutsch, Broad Run, Sr.; Ramzi Dridi, Stuart, Sr.; Grant Eliopoulos, North Stafford, Sr.; Josh Ellis, Langley, Sr.; Matt Fraedrich, Lake Braddock, Sr.; Justin Galiani, Langley, So.; Simond Kargbo, Mount Vernon, So.; Allan Oliva, Manassas Park, Jr.; Isaac Owusu, Potomac Falls, Sr.; Luis Torres, Washington-Lee, Sr.; Alex Vargas, Hylton, Jr.

Player bios by Paul Tenorio - The Washington Post. Photos by John McDonnell/The Washington Post.
Published June 8, 2011.