Commercial Appeal All-Metro boys soccer team for 2019
Khari ThompsonBoys soccer player of the year
Logan Stoltenborg
Briarcrest, Jr.
Position: Midfielder
Why chosen: The Furman commitment scored 23 goals with 11 assists, including a stretch where he had four consecutive hat tricks. He led the Saints to the DII-AA state quarterfinals.
Player of the year nominees
Brandon Brackett
Evangelical Christian School, Jr.
Position: Midfielder
Why chosen: Brackett was the go-to scoring option for the state champion Eagles, averaging 1.7 goals per game.
Bryce Brown
Collierville, Sr.
Position: Defender
Why chosen: Brown scored a goal and helped lead the Collierville defense to seven shutouts.
Grant Caldwell
Houston, Sr.
Position: Midfielder
Why chosen: Caldwell led Houston to the Class AAA state quarterfinals.
Wayne Davis
Briarcrest, Sr.
Postion: Goalkeeper
Why chosen: Davis posted six shutouts and had an 85% save percentage.
Bergin Kranz
Christian Brothers, Sr.
Position: Midfielder
Why chosen: Kranz scored five goals and had an assist. He led Christian Brothers to the DII-AA semifinals.
Max Ramirez
Christian Brothers, Jr.
Position: Forward
Why chosen: Ramirez had four goals and eight assists and helped the Purple Wave finish the regular season undefeated.
Braden Scott
Collierville, Sr.
Postion: Forward
Why chosen: Scott scored nine goals, including three game-winners. He also dished out five assists.
Rest of first team
Hendrick Mendoza Jr.
Cordova, Sr.
Postion: Forward
Why chosen: Mendoza scored 21 goals and had seven assists for Region 14-AAA runner-up Cordova.
Tyler Burns
Collierville, Sr.
Postion: Defender
Why chosen: Burns scored a goal and his defense helped lead Region 15-AAA champ Collierville to the sectionals.
David Martin
Christian Brothers, So.
Postion: Forward
Why chosen: Martin scored nine goals and had four assists for the Purple Wave, who finished ranked No. 20 in the nation according to Maxpreps.
Second team
Forward: Taylor Gruber, Christian Brothers, So.
Forward: Kuku Kumtor, ECS, Sr.
Forward: Justice Mack, Covington, Jr.
Midfielder: Kelvin Borges, Lausanne, Jr.
Midfielder: Pancho Cabrera, Cordova, Sr.
Midfielder: Max Pleban, ECS, Sr.
Midfielder: Caden Wells, St. George's, Sr.
Defender: Trey Armour, Lausanne, Jr.
Defender: Tyler Burns, Collierville, Sr.
Defender: Thomas Kardoush, Christian Brothers, Sr.
Goalkeeper: Suneil Patel, Lausanne, Jr.
Coach of the year
Jordan Thompson
Evangelical Christian School
Why chosen: Thompson and the Eagles (20-0-4) avenged last year's quarterfinal loss to CPA with a 3-0 shutout victory in the DII-A state title game.