Daily Chronicle 2021 Boys Soccer All-Area Team

2021 Daily Chronicle Boys Soccer All-Area Team

Player of the Year

Eagan Reams, sr., F, Genoa-Kingston

First team

DeKalb goal keeper Hunter Leman punches a Sycamore corner kick away during their game Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at Sycamore High School. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

Hunter Leman, sr., GK, DeKalb — Leman ranked as the top goalie in the DuPage Valley, allowing 2.26 goals agame with seven shutouts and 81 saves.

Manny Bonilla, sr., D, DeKalb — Bonilla was a big part of the Barbs’ defense that had seven shutouts. He also managed a goal and an assist while anchoring the back line.

Genoa-Kingston's Ben Younker heads the ball away from Marian Central Catholic's Nathan Iafigliola during their IHSA Class 1A Sectional game Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at Hinckley-Big Rock High School. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

Ben Younker, sr., D, Genoa-Kingston — Younker anchored the defense for the Cogs and still had two goals and seven assists. He was an All-Big Northern Conference selection.

Julio Milan, sr., D, Sycamore — As a defender, he still managed a goal and five assists out of the back row. He missed two games this year, and those were the two games in which the Spartans allowed a goal.

Marian Central Catholic's Dominic Aragona tries to hold off Genoa-Kingston's Aiden Tomlinson during their IHSA Class 1A Sectional game Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at Hinckley-Big Rock High School. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

Aiden Tomlinson, sr., MF, Genoa-Kingston — Tomlinson was the spark that got the high-powered Cogs’ offense going, with five goals and 19 assists. He was an All-Big Northern Conference selection.

Sycamore's Alec Garcia heads the ball over LaSalle-Peru's Gavin Jonassen during their match Wednesday afternoon at Sycamore High School. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com)

Alec Garcia, sr., MF, Sycamore — Garcia works box-to-box for the Spartans, tallying 19 goals and 17 assists. He was a four-year starter for Sycamore.

DeKalb's Landon Weishaar (6) and Sycamore's Caden Carl (8) splash through a puddle to get to the ball during their game Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at Sycamore High School. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

Landon Weishaar, jr., MF, DeKalb — Weishaar had nine goals and six assists. He was a unanimous choice on the All-DuPage Valley Conference team.

Caden Carl, sr., MF, Sycamore — A three-year starter for the Spartans, he had five goals and 22 assists. Most of the offense ran through the left-footed player.

Genoa-Kingston forward Junior Leon (10) works around a Marengo defender on his way to a hat trick as the Cogs beat the Indians, 7-0, on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. (Phil Jerbi)

Junior Leon, jr., F, Genoa-Kingston — Leon had 44 goals and 18 assists, second on the Cogs in both categories. He is the school’s leader in career assists and is only 11 goals away from the school lead in that category as well.

Kaneland's Lucas Bass, (no,16) scores his second goal as L-P's Rylee Hernandez, (no,20) defends on Monday Aug. 30, 2021. (Scott Anderson)

Lucas Bass, sr., F, Kaneland — Bass was a prolific goal scorer, connecting 29 times. He also had eight assists and was on the All-Interstate 8 Conference first team.

Kaneland's Gavin Cano (left) and Sycamore's Jules Breidenbach go for the header Thursday during their game at Sycamore High School. (Mark Busch)

Jules Breidenbach, sr., F, Sycamore — Breidenbach led the Spartans with 21 goals and added five assists. At 6-foot-2, he was a presence up top and was lethal scoring off set plays.

Second team

Kevin Munoz, jr., GK, Sycamore

Ethan Scheidecker, sr., D, DeKalb

Andrew Davison, jr., D, Kaneland

Max Briedenbach, sr., D, Sycamore

Kendall Kiley, jr. D, DeKalb

Eduardo Campuzano, sr., D, Hinckley-Big Rock

Jacob Larsen, sr., MF, DeKalb

Josiah Antimo, jr., MF, DeKalb

Nick Mitchison, sr., MF, Kaneland

Carlos Lopez, so., F, DeKalb

Andy Gawel, sr., F/GK, Hinckley-Big Rock

Honorable mention

Jack Rissman, sr., GK, Kaneland; Aaron Acosta, jr., GK, Genoa-Kingston