2019 First Team All-5Star Preps Boys Soccer
How We Select Teams: The 5Star Preps coverage area encompasses a 60-school wide footprint. During the season, we cover as many of the top teams, important games and outlying schools as we can, so to get a thorough knowledge base of the sport and the players involved. While we can’t always see every player and team, we talk with coaches after the season to get their input and analysis on players. Taking all we have seen and heard into account, we select teams based on player ability, performance and team performance.
Collin Lewis and the Bearden Bulldogs defeated Oakland 4-0 in the first round of the TSSAA Class AAA state tournament at the Richard Siegel Soccer Complex in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
Collin Lewis, senior midfielder, Bearden: Lewis, the 5Star Preps player of the year, had 29 goals and 24 assists as the Bulldogs (21-3) won the Class AAA state championship. He signed to play for Lee University.
Tanner Whited, senior defender, Bearden: Whited played center-back on defense as Bearden (21-3) posted 12 shutouts on its way to the Class AAA state championship. He signed with Trevecca Nazarene.
Everett Hauser, senior defender, Bearden: Hauser was the left-back on defense, posting five goals and 21 assists, as Bearden (21-3) won the Class AAA state championship. He signed with Centre College.
Carter Turner, junior forward, Bearden: Turner had 17 goals and 12 assists as Bearden (21-3) won the Class AAA state championship.
Wes Jeter, senior forward, Farragut: Jeter had 21 goals and 11 assists as Farragut (19-3-1) advanced to the Class AAA state sectionals before losing to eventual state champion Bearden, 2-0.
Pablo Herrera, senior midfielder, Farragut: Herrera was dominant in the midfield – posting 13 goals and 12 assists – as Farragut (19-3-1) reached the Class AAA state sectionals before losing to eventual state champion Bearden, 2-0.
Dillon Bihlmeyer, Farragut, senior defender: Bihlmeyer anchored the defense as Farragut (19-3-1) reached the Class AAA state sectionals before losing to eventual state champion Bearden, 2-0. He had five goals and three assists.
Marc Caceres Saez, senior midfielder, West: Saez had 12 goals and eight assists, helping West (12-4-1) advance to the District 2-AAA semifinals where it lost to Morristown West.
Edson Castro, senior forward, Karns: Castro scored 35 goals as Karns (14-4-3) advanced to the state tournament for the first time in program history before losing in the Class AAA quarterfinals to Station Camp, 5-0.
Spencer Belanger, senior forward, Catholic: Belanger had 33 goals and 16 assists as Catholic (22-3-1) advanced to the Class AA state sectional game before losing to Sevier County, 2-1.
Cameron Fowler, senior forward, Webb: Fowler had 30 goals and 12 assists as Webb (13-4-4) advanced to the Division II-A state quarterfinals before losing to Christ Presbyterian Academy. Fowler signed to play for North Carolina-Greensboro.
Sam Klauer, senior midfielder, CAK: Klauer had team-highs in goals (11) and assists (nine) as Christian Academy of Knoxville reached the opening round of the Division II-A state tournament. He was the valedictorian of his class and will play for California Tech.
J.P. Elyze-Vital, senior forward, Greeneville: Elyze-Vital had 22 goals and four assists this season – despite missing 10 games – as Greeneville (19-5-3) won its second consecutive Class AA state championship. He scored six goals in the three state tournament games.
Hayden Grubb, senior midfielder, South-Doyle: Grubb was the Region 2-AA midfielder of the year as South-Doyle (12-7-3) advanced to the Class AA state sectionals before losing to eventual two-time state champion Greeneville, 5-1.
Elias Henriquez, junior forward, Sevier County: Henriquez posted 24 goals and five assists – with 13 goals in eight postseason matches – as Sevier County (17-8-1) advanced to the Class AA state championship match in the program’s first-ever state appearance. The Smoky Bears lost to Greeneville, 2-1, in the final.
Luis Ortiz, senior midfielder, Gatlinburg-Pittman: Ortiz was the District 2-A player of the year and helped the Highlanders (18-3-1) advance to the state championship game for the second consecutive year (they won the state title in 2018). Ortiz has signed with Tennessee Wesleyan.
Goalkeeper Austin Naab (37) and the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish beat the South-Doyle Cherokees 1-0 in the TSSAA Region 2-AA soccer tournament final at Billy K. Nicely Memorial Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Thursday, May 16, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
SECOND TEAM
Caleb Wilkins, Bearden
Holden Giesecke, Bearden
Finn Harris, Bearden
Alec Arnold, Farragut
Aaron Smalling, Farragut
Christian Holland, Morristown West
Adam Buhl, Grace Christian Academy
Devin Elyze-Vital, Greeneville
John Stewart, Greeneville
Austin Naab, Catholic
Alex Sonner, Maryville
Colten Griffith, Maryville
Francisco Martin, Karns
Colby Huffman, Sevier County
Alex Magnussen, West
Ethan Rummel, South-Doyle