Boys Soccer All-Stars: Castro and Chase were the tops on the field, sidelines

PLAYER OF THE YEARMIGUEL CASTROClassicalJunior forward and captain ? Led the Rams to a 11-5-3 record and the Division 1 North tournament ? Has recorded 80 points in the past two seasons ? Northeastern Conference MVP ? Eastern Mass All-Star ? All-State selection ? Recorded 26 goals and nine assists ? “He is a phenomenal soccer player,” Classical coach Joe Skahan said.Coach of the YearMIKE CHASESwampscottIn his first year at the helm, led the Big Blue to the NEC South championship ? Team finished with a 12-2-5 record ? Qualified for the Division 2 North tournament, losing to state finalist Masconomet in the quarterfinals.The TeamALEX ALVAREZ, English – Senior sweeper and captain ? Three-time NEC all-star ? Led a defense that helped Bulldogs reach the Division 1 North quarterfinals ? Coach Kerry King: “The backbone of our defense.”CARLOS CIFUENTES, Classical – Senior forward and captain ? Two-time Eastern Mass. all-star ? Four-time NEC all-star ? Completed a stellar career with a 21-point campaign this season ? Teamed with Miguel Castro to form one of the most explosive duos in the league.EDWIN DEMOYA, Salem – Sophomore forward ? NEC all-star ? EMass all-star ? Shared team lead with 14 goals and was second on team in points.MATT DILLON, Lynnfield – Senior midfielder and captain ? Cape Ann League all-star ? All-CAL selection ? Led team with six goals ? “Controlled the middle of the field,” said coach Brent Munroe.ANDREW DINUCCIO, Bishop Fenwick – Senior midfielder ? Catholic Central League all-star ? Had five goals and eight assists ? Three-year starter ? “Our most complete player,” according to coach Dave Mitchell.ERIC DONAGHY, St. Mary’s – Senior striker and captain ? CCL all-star ? Seventh in Eastern Mass. scoring ? Finished year with 12 goals and 10 assists despite missing four games to injury.GARRETT FOLGER, St. John’s – Senior midfielder ? Catholic Conference all-star ? Recorded five goals and two assists for the Eagles ? “A great two-way player, and (he) was our most consistent player all season,” coach Dave Crowell said.OWEN FOX, St. John’s – Senior sweeper and captain ? Catholic Conference all-star ? EMass all-star ? Three-year starter ? Part of a defense that was extremely hard to score on ? Possessor of a throw-in of 50 to 60 yards ? Recorded three goals and five assists ? Led team to 11-6-6 record and the Division 1 North finals.DOMINIC MONDI, Peabody – Senior forward and captain ? NEC all-star ? Eastern Mass. all-star ? Three year starter ? Led the Tanners with 16 goals and six assists ? Team won second straight NEC North title.DOUG GARABEDIAN, Bishop Fenwick – Sophomore midfielder ? CCL all-star ? Led team in scoring with eight goals and 18 assists ? Outstanding foot skills and field vision ? Two-year starter.JOE GILL, St. Mary’s – Senior sweeper and captain ? CCL all-star ? EMass all-star ? All-State selection ? Co-MVP of CCL Large ? Kept the Spartans together through an injury-filled regular season ? Coach Al Jackson: “One of the reason we had such a solid defense.”ALEX GLOVER, St. Mary’s – Junior midfielder ? CCL all-star ? Finished third in Eastern Mass. in scoring ? Finished season with 16 goals and 12 assists ? “A very, very unselfish player,” according to Jackson.KURT GROSSMAN, Marblehead – Senior goaltender and captain ? NEC all-star ? Posted a 1.00 goals-against average for coach Steve Ingemi’s team.A.J. GRUBE, Peabody – Senior captain and sweeper ? NEC all-star ? Three-year starter for coach Stan McKeen ? Leader of a defense that was one of the top units in the conference ? “He was our quarterback in the back,” McKeen said.YERLIN GUEVARA, Tech – Senior striker and captain ? Commonwealth Conference all-star ? Second on the Tigers in scoring this season.JOEY MEUSE, Saugus – Senior goaltender ? NEC all-star ? Posted three shutouts this season for coach Chris Coviello’s team ? “Any goals that he gave up were deserved. He didn’t let up cheap ones,” Coviello said.MAX MONDESTIN, Salem – Senior forward ? Two-time N