N&O All-Metro girls soccer team and final top 15 rankings, 2016
For the first time in school history, Carrboro ends the year No. 1 in The News & Observer girls soccer rankings. The Jaguars, second last year, are back-to-back N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A champions with a two-year mark of 42-1-3.
The Jaguars placed three players on the 16-person All-Metro team: Miah Araba, Elizabeth Cato and state title MVP Alexa Wojnovich. Carrboro was the only team to receive multiple All-Metro picks.
The Cinderella stories of the postseason: NCHSAA 4A runner-up Middle Creek and 4A East runner-up Athens Drive, finished 2-3. Each team landed one player apiece on the All-Metro team.
NCHSAA 1A runner-up Franklin Academy was 15th and N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 3A runner-up Cary Academy was No. 6.
Only five players are returning All-Metro players: Araba, Cary Academy’s Abby Staker, West Johnston’s Robin Pollard, Woods Charter’s Isabel Pearce and Fuquay-Varina’s Megan Greene.
N&O Final top 15 rankings
School | Pvs. | Rec. |
1. Carrboro | 1 | 21-1-2 |
2. Middle Creek | 3 | 13-6-6 |
3. Athens Drive | 2 | 15-8-3 |
4. Leesville Road | 4 | 21-2-2 |
5. Green Hope | 5 | 16-2-3 |
| 6. Cary Academy | 6 | 16-1 |
7. Millbrook | 7 | 14-3-2 |
| 8. Cardinal Gibbons | 9 | 21-2 |
9. Fuquay-Varina | 8 | 16-5-1 |
10. Chapel Hill | 10 | 17-3-2 |
| 11. Panther Creek | 11 | 12-10-3 |
12. Sanderson | 12 | 15-7-3 |
13. Clayton | 13 | 22-2 |
14. Holly Springs | 14 | 11-9-4 |
| 15. Franklin Academy | 15 | 22-2 |
N&O All-Metro girls soccer team
Pos. | Name | Cl. | Accomplishments |
F | Megan Greene, Fuquay-Varina* | Sr. | Charlotte recruit; 27 goals, 9 assists. |
F | Isabel Pearce, Woods Charter* | Jr. | 49 goals, 21 assists. |
F | Robin Pollard, West Johnston* | Jr. | 59 goals (county record), 6 assists. |
F | Kiera Stephan, Franklin Academy | Jr. | 45 goals, 13 assists. |
F | Carolina Solis, Corinth Holders | Soph. | 46 goals, 11 assists. |
F | Abby Staker, Cary Academy* | Sr. | North Carolina recruit; 26 goals, 17 assists |
F | Rachel Snyder, Athens Drive | Sr. | UNC-Asheville recruit; 27 goals, 14 assists |
F | Grace Wagner, Green Hope | Soph. | 16 goals, 12 assists. |
M | Miah Araba, Carrboro* | Jr. | 16 goals, 9 assists. |
M | Morgan Brandewie, Chapel Hill | Sr. | Big 8 player of the year. |
M | Alexa Wojnovich, Carrboro | Fr. | 2A title game MVP; 36 goals, 2 assists. |
D/M | Caroline Goudy, Cardinal Gibbons | Jr. | PAC-6 player of the year. |
D/M | Claire Griffiths, Millbrook | Jr. | Florida State recruit; NC Soccer Coaches POTY. |
D | Elizabeth Cato, Carrboro | Jr. | All-state defender. |
D | Grace Kennedy, Middle Creek | Sr. | Top defender for 4A runner-up. |
GK | Shannon Hardy, Leesville Road | Sr. | Allowed just 9 goals in 25 games. |
*-Two-time All-Metro.
This story was originally published June 25, 2016 at 4:16 AM with the headline "N&O All-Metro girls soccer team and final top 15 rankings, 2016."