Boys Soccer: 2016 All-Passaic County teams
VARSITY ACES
Sean Farrell, Staff Writer 8:07 a.m. EST November 25, 2016
The awards keep coming for Wayne Hills.
Three people who helped the Patriots (16-3-1) become Passaic County champions were recognized with postseason honors.
Austen Conrado and Jake Samieski were two of 15 players chosen to the first team by the Passaic County Coaches Association, while Nelson Graham won Coach of the Year. Conrado played sweeper for Wayne Hills, who beat Clifton in the county final by a 2-0 score. Samieski scored once in the championship, and recorded a team-high 16 goals on the season.
Of all players in Passaic County, the highest-scoring one was Pompton Lakes’ Carlo Gonzalez. His 23-goal campaign was fourth best throughout North Jersey, and also earned him all-county distinctions.
Passaic Tech’s Oscar Perez (14 goals) and Lakeland’s Matt Pierce (13 goals) were other offensive leaders.
Below is the full list of honorees including honorable mention, as provided by the PCCA.
All-Passaic County boys soccer
First Team
Josh Schaffer, Lakeland, senior
Felix Melo, Passaic Tech senior
Antonio Abbattiscianni, Pompton Lakes, senior
Austen Conrado, Wayne Hills, senior
Jake Samieski, Wayne Hills, senior
Brandon Vecere, Wayne Valley, senior
Damian Konefal, Clifton, senior
Carlo Gonzalez, Pompton Lakes, junior
Matt Pierce, Lakeland, senior
Oscar Perez, Passaic Tech, sophomore
Jason Diaz, Hawthorne, senior
Gennaro Vittorsio, Wayne Valley, senior
Lucas Zemser, West Milford, junior
Thomas Miazga, Clifton, junior
Jake Padula, Clifton, junior
Coach of the Year: Nelson Graham, Wayne Hills
Second Team
Brodrick Riley, Kennedy, senior
Jason Dubrovich, Pompton Lakes, junior
Denilson De Las Casas, Clifton, senior
James Holm, Lakeland, senior
Jackson Szott, Wayne Hills, senior
Harris Rosen, Wayne Hills, senior
Javaughn Taylor, Kennedy, senior
Bobby Pombo, DePaul, senior
Zach Fitzgerald, Passaic Valley, senior
Dave Falcon, Hawthorne Christian, junior
Laith Matari, Hawthorne, sophomore
Alex luccero, Kennedy, senior
Michael Algieri, Clifton, junior
Axel Velesquez, Passaic Tech, junior
Marc Janisheski, West Milford, senior
Jacob Leonard, Passaic Valley, senior
George Nadirashvili, Hawthorne, senior
Michael Magyar, Pompton Lakes, junior
Angel Hernandez, Passaic, junior
Jordan Macci, DePaul, senior
Honorable Mention
Clifton: Jeremy De La Cruz, Daniel McLaughlin
DePaul: Drew MacDonald, Anthony Seiga
Eastern Christian: Anthony Avila, Ben Parker
Hawthorne: Collin Mullanaphy, Jakub Rebisz
Hawthorne Christian: Nick Alvarez, Michael Aust
Kennedy: Johny Lagos, Cesar Luna
Lakeland: Daniel Martin, Greg Huebner
Manchester: Piero Lainee, Julian Caceres
Passaic: Dante Mota, Christopher Juarez
Passaic Valley: Mike DeMusso, Julio Valencia
Passaic Tech: Nico Del Terzo, Jemsy Lopez
Pompton Lakes: Jackson Hayes, Matthew Horn
Wayne Hills: Konner Ezra, Patrick Holton
Wayne Valley: Nick Pindulic, Eric Lee
West Milford: Zachary Licursi, Nick McCormick