The Region 5-7A boys and girls soccer All-Region teams were released this week, with numerous county players appearing on both teams.
South Forsyth goalkeeper Aarnav Sandhu was named boys Player of the Year, and Forsyth Central forward Callie Fagan was named co-girls Player of the Year, alongside Milton’s May Elshami.
Sandhu helped lead the War Eagles to the Class 7A state finals, where South lost to Lambert, and the senior was particularly impressive in the playoffs. He made three saves in penalty kick shootouts in the playoffs against Norcross and Hillgrove to help South win both of those games, and Sandhu also saved a penalty kick in the War Eagles’ state semifinal win against Peachtree Ridge.
Fagan, a junior forward, was a key piece in a powerful Central offense that led the region in goals scored and helped the Bulldogs finish second in the region, a year after missing out on the playoffs altogether. Central lost to eventual state champion Parkview in the second round of the state playoffs.
All-Region 5-7A boys team
Player of the Year
Aarnav Sandhu, South Forsyth
Coach of the Year
Chris Wilson, Lambert
All-Region team
Christian Girard, Sr., Lambert
Logan Racine, Sr., Lambert
Kyler Darsey, Jr., Lambert
Hayden Fontana, Jr., Lambert
Trey Hines, Jr., Lambert
Jay Patterson, Jr., Lambert
P.J. Mollenauer, Sr., South
Ryan Fierle, Sr., South
Trevor Byrne, Sr., South
Chris Mendelson, Sr., South
Gavin Mitchell, Sr., Forsyth Central
Uriel Romero, Sr., Central
Erik Gil, Sr., Central
Juan Gonzalez, Sr., Central
Carlos Reyes, Sr., West Forsyth
Parker Campbell, Jr., West
Adrian Resendiz, Jr., North Forsyth
Clay Dawes, Sr., Milton
Gavin Burris, Sr., Milton
Jared Jordan, Jr., Milton
All-Region 5-7A girls team
Players of the Year
Callie Fagan, Forsyth Central/May Elshami, Milton
Coach of the Year
Kelly Bendall, Milton
All-Region team
Alexis Sherman, Jr., Central
Hannah Hamilton, Sr., Central
Morgan Dech, Jr., Central
Hadley Meeks, Sr., Central
Karson Rosenberger, Sr., West Forsyth
A.J. Needham, Jr., West
Amanda Ewers, So., West
Bennett Beisbier, Fr., West
Maddie Butera, Fr., South Forsyth
Riley Habegger, Sr., South
Lauren Murray, So., South
Lauren Hong, Sr., Lambert
Melina West, So., Lambert
Canby Biddle, Jr., North Forsyth
Grace Armfield, Sr., Milton
Payton Aussin, Sr., Milton
Adriana Christensen, Sr., Milton
Alex Bicknell, Jr., Milton
Olivia Briede, Fr., Milton