N&O All-Metro boys soccer team and final top 15 rankings for 2015
Heritage’s Logan Shytle leads The News & Observer’s All-Metro boys soccer team. Shytle, the N.C. Soccer Coaches Association and Cap-8 Conference player of the year, had 41 goals and 13 assists.
He’s the only two-time All-Metro pick out of the 14 members.
In the final N&O greater Triangle area rankings, N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A champ Franklin Academy earned the No. 1 spot. The Patriots (22-1-2) placed title MVP Nick Hughes (59 goals, 14 assists) on the All-Metro team.
NCHSAA 3A runner-up Lee County, led by All-Metro pick Payton Jackson, finished fourth.
Apex and Cardinal Gibbons, who spent most of the year in the top two spots, ended the year second and third. Both teams had two All-Metro players.
Each team in the top 10 of the final rankings was represented on the All-Metro team.
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The N&O All-Metro boys soccer team
Name, School | Yr. | Pos. | Accomplishments |
Matt Bissette, Leesville Road | Sr. | D | Led defense that allowed 1.6 goals per game; All-state. |
Zach Clements, Cardinal Gibbons | Sr. | F | 16 goals, 13 assists; All-state. |
Zach Curtis, Green Hope | Jr. | D | Led defense that allowed 1.5 goals per game; All-state. |
Nick Hughes, Franklin Academy | Sr. | F | 1A title MVP; all-state; NCAC POTY; 59 goals, 14 assists. |
Payton Jackson, Lee County | Sr. | F | 39 goals, 10 assists for 3A runner-ups. |
Johnny McNeill, Ravenscroft | Sr. | M | 11 goals, 1 assist; All-state. |
Jacob Pleasants, Cardinal Gibbons | Jr. | M | 10 goals, 6 assists; PAC-6 POTY. |
Oliver Reuland, Chapel Hill | Jr. | D | Led defense that allowed 1.0 goals per game; All-state. |
Logan Shytle, Heritage* | Sr. | F | State and Cap-8 POTY; 41 goals, 13 assists. |
Will Tomlinson, Apex | Sr. | F | 30 goals, 5 assists; Southwest Wake POTY; All-state. |
Corey Vodicka, Apex | Sr. | GK | Cougars allowed just 1 goal per game; All-region pick. |
Chris Wallace, Middle Creek | Jr. | M | 17 goals, 13 assists; All-state. |
Ian Walston, North Johnston | Jr. | F | 42 goals, 32 assists; All-state. |
Elvis Wiredu, Broughton | Sr. | F | 25 goals, 8 assists; All-state. |
*Two-time All-Metro pick.
Final News & Observer boys’ soccer rankings
Team | Last week | Record |
1. Franklin Academy | 2 | 22-1-2 |
2. Apex | 3 | 21-2-1 |
3. Cardinal Gibbons | 4 | 18-3-1 |
4. Lee County | 1 | 25-4-1 |
5. Broughton | 5 | 15-7-3 |
6. Leesville Road | 7 | 14-5-3 |
7. Green Hope | 9 | 16-5-3 |
8. Ravenscroft | 8 | 15-3-2 |
9. Chapel Hill | 6 | 17-3-3 |
10. Middle Creek | 10 | 18-6 |
11. Cleveland | 11 | 18-4-1 |
12. North Johnston | 12 | 21-5-1 |
13. Sanderson | 14 | 14-8-4 |
14. Enloe | 15 | 12-7-3 |
15. Jordan-Matthews | 13 | 17-3-2 |
This story was originally published December 6, 2015 at 12:08 AM with the headline "N&O All-Metro boys soccer team and final top 15 rankings for 2015."