High school soccer season is underway at area school districts and three-plus months of action will follow.
As the season gets started in Section V, we are asking our readers: Who will be the large schools boys soccer player of the year presented by Turf Masters?
Below are 16 student-athletes that are playing in classes AAA, AA and A this fall. Some are returning All-Greater Rochester selections from 2025, while all others were all-league selections.
The poll will remain open through 8 p.m. Sept. 12. The winner will be announced on the DandCSports Instagram page next week.
Now, let's meet the players.
Ibrahimu Ali, World of Inquiry
Grade: Junior
Accomplishments: All-League (RCAC), All-Greater Rochester honorable mention
Jaden Allen, Spencerport
Grade: Senior
Accomplishments: First team all-county, All-Greater
Rochester honorable mention
Lucas Cariola, Churchville-Chili
Grade: Senior
Accomplishments: First team All-Greater Rochester, member of Class AA section title team
Santiago Cantillo-Barnum, Webster Schroeder
Grade: Junior
Accomplishments: First team all-county, All-Greater Rochester honorable mention
Trevor Cole, Palmyra-Macedon
Grade: Junior
Accomplishments: First team all-league (Finger Lakes) All-Greater Rochester honorable mention
Aiden Fitzpatrick, Brockport
Grade: Senior
Accomplishments: First team all-county, All-Greater Rochester honorable mention
Finn Halpin, Batavia
Grade: Junior
Accomplishments: Second team All-Greater Rochester
Armando Hassan, Wilson
Grade: Senior
Accomplishments: All-League (RCAC), All-Greater Rochester honorable mention
Declan Lavrynenko, Webster Thomas
Grade: Junior
Accomplishments: Second team All-Greater Rochester
Cade Merrill, Honeoye Falls-Lima
Grade: Senior
Accomplishments: First team all-county, All-Greater Rochester honorable mention
Max Morgenstern, Pittsford Sutherland
Grade: Senior
Accomplishments: First team all-county, All-Greater Rochester honorable mention
Brandon Owens, Greece Arcadia
Grade: Senior
Accomplishments: First team all-county, All-Greater Rochester honorable mention
Christian Schuessler, Canandaigua
Grade: Senior
Accomplishments: First team all-county, All-Greater Rochester honorable mention
Zachary Shoop, Wayne
Grade: Junior
Accomplishments: First team all-county, All-Greater Rochester honorable mention
Devon Skirment, Hilton
Grade: Senior
Accomplishments: First team all-county, All-Greater Rochester honorable mention
Brock Stephany, Fairport
Grade: Junior
Accomplishments: Second team All-Greater Rochester, member of Class AAA state finalist team
Justin Ritzel is a sports reporter for the Democrat and Chronicle, with a focus on Section V athletics and high school trends.
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