THE SPORTS REPORTS: SVEC'S BANKS, YOUNG, OWEGO'S DE MICHELE EARN TOP HONORS ON BOYS SOCCER ALL-REGION TEAMS; TIOGA COUNTY WELL-REPRESENTED (2022-12-23)

The Sports Reports
Boys’ soccer teams in the Twin Tiers were right there with some of the best teams in the state in 2022.

Two teams gave state champions their best fight in the postseason, and there were all-state standouts, league and sectional champions, and plenty of highlights throughout the fall.

Choosing The Sports Reports All-Region teams meant considering some of the best players across two states.

The Corning Hawks won the Class AA Sectional title in New York. They took on eventual state champion Scarsdale at states, falling 4-2. They were the only team to score on Scarsdale at states.

The Hawks Liam Bayne anchored the midfield for the Corning Hawks. He had 10 goals and six assists, while controlling the middle of the field. Bayne, who spent the previous two years not playing for Corning as he was part of the MLS Next Academy, is this year’s All-Region “Player of the Year.”

Spencer Van-Etten / Candor’s Jacob Banks and Addison Young both had dominant years and it’s only fitting that they share the “Offensive Player of the Year” honors, as the two shared the IAC MVP this year.

Banks had 34 goals and 20 assists, and was fourth-team all state, while Young had 40 goals and 18 assists and was fifth-team all-state.

Across the border in Pennsylvania, the Wellsboro Hornets had another strong season, winning an NTL title. Peyton McClure was the anchor for the Hornets defense. He was an all-state player, and the NTL Player of the Year, and he is the All-Region “Defensive Player of the Year.”

The Wellsboro Hornets goalie, Aiden Gehman, had nine shutouts in net and he is the “Goalie of the Year.”

Elmira goalie Sam Brenen-Buseck had seven shutouts in goal for the Express and he is the “Newcomer of the Year.”

Owego, was 15-2 on the year, with their only losses 2-1 to Corning and 1-0 in overtime to state champion Skaneateles, which won a third straight Class B state title. Their coach, Alessio De Michele is this year’s All-Region "Coach of the Year.”

The first team includes: Banks, Young, McClure, Gehman, Bayne and Brenen-Buseck, along with Owego’s Jace Riegel and Vasil Brich, Wellsboro’s Jack Poirier and Caden Smith, Corning’s Carter Rosno, Nate Freelove, Rowan Rosno and Colton Loeber, Elmira’s Shane Heifferon, Horseheads’ Matt Mucci, Athens’ Brayden Post and Alex Campbell, Tioga’s Tyler Roe and Waverly’s Griff Schillmoeller.

The second team includes NEB’s Joe Stanton, Waverly’s Sam Knight, Athens’ Korey Miller, Jack Rollison of Owego, SVEC’s Noah Banks and Newark Valley’s James Wales.

Wellsboro’s Sam Rudy and Alex Citrino are also on the second team, with North Penn-Liberty’s Brady Stetter, Williamson’s Duncan Kerr, Elmira’s Jahmier Klee and Anthony Kitching, Notre Dame’s Kevin Green, Corning’s Jackson Casey, Caleb Andersn and Aidan Crane.

The third team includes Mitch Hamilton of Athens, Charlie Larrabee of Waverly and Tioga’s Ethan Landmesser. Athens’ Dash Bishop, Owego’s Ryan Pryor and Kyle Riegel are on the third team with SVEC’s Jason Jantz and Darren Starkweather and Brady Hill of Newark Valley.

Owego’s Zyir VanScoy, Williamson’s Trent Achey, Zack Wilcox of NPL and Wellsboro’s Ian Hoose and Watson Feil are all on the third team.

Williamson’s Cody Peers and Robert Kipferl, Corning’s Anthony Mendoza, Horseheads’ Kent Schneider and Ben Church and Notre Dame’s Guilherme Toigo are on the third team.

The rookie team features Brenen-Buseck, Newark Valley’s Trevor Middendorf, Owego’s Noah Fowler, Tioga’s Jake Brown, NEB’s Brennin Thomas and Athens’ Marco Quiros.

Waverly’s Peyton Robinson, Corning’s Jake Kempton, Elmira’s Ashtyn Traugott-Knoll and Luca Capilli, Horseheads’ Zack Else and Notre Dame’s Toigo and Jose Neto are on the rookie team.

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Liam Bayne, Corning: Anchored the midfield for a Corning team that won sectionals, and fell in states to the eventual state champion. Corning was the only team to score on state champion Scarsdale in the state tournament. Bayne, who spent the previous two seasons playing in the MLS Next Program and didn’t play for Corning, had 10 goals and six assists while controlling the midfield.

CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Jacob Banks, SVEC and Addison Young, SVEC: Banks scored 34 goals and had 20 assists this year. He was a fourth-team all-state pick, and was IAC co-MVP with his teammate Addison Young. Young had 40 goals and 18 assists this year, was fifth-team all-state and IAC co-MVP with Banks.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Peyton McClure, Wellsboro: An all-state player, McClure was an anchor for the NTL’s top team and was the NTL coaches Player of the Year and the Northern Tier West Sports Report Player and Defensive Player of the year:

GOALIE OF THE YEAR: Aiden Gehman, Wellsboro: Had nine shutouts this season for the Hornets.

COACH OF THE YEAR: Alessio De Michele, Owego: Owego was ranked No. 11 in New York State Class B, posted a 15-2 record on the season with the only losses coming 2-1 to Class AA champion Corning and 1-0 in overtime to Skaneateles, who won their third straight Class B state title.

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Sam Brenen-Buseck, Elmira: Had seven shut outs this year, and gave up only a handful of goals all year in open play for the Express.

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2022 All-Region Boys Soccer
FIRST TEAM
Jacob Banks, SVEC
Jace Riegel, Owego
Addison Young, SVEC
Peyton McClure, Wellsboro
Jack Poirier, Wellsboro
Aiden Gehman, Wellsboro
Caden Smith, Wellsboro
Liam Bayne, Corning
Carter Rosno, Corning
Alex Campbell, Athens
Griff Schillmoeller, Waverly
Tyler Roe, Tioga
Brayden Post, Athens
Nate Freelove, Corning
Colton Loeber, Corning
Sam Brenen-Buseck, Elmira
Shane Heifferon, Elmira
Matt Mucci, Horseheads
Rowan Rosno, Corning
Vasil Brich, Owego

SECOND TEAM
Joe Stanton, NEB
Sam Knight, Waverly
Korey Miller, Athens
Jack Rollison, Owego
Noah Banks, SVEC
James Wales, NV
Sam Rudy, Wellsboro
Alex Citrino, Wellsboro
Brady Stetter, NPL
Duncan Kerr, Williamson
Jahmier Klee, Elmira
Anthony Kitching, Elmira
Kevin Green, ND
Jackson Casey, Corning
Caleb Anderson, Corning
Aidan Crane, Corning
Mitch Hamilton, Athens
Charlie Larrabee, Waverly
Ethan Landmesser, Tioga
Dash Bishop, Athens
Ryan Pryor, Owego
Kyle Riegel, Owego
Jason Jantz, SVEC
Brady Hill, NV
Darren Starkweather, SVEC
Zyir VanScoy, Owego
Trent Achey, Williamson
Zack Wilcox, NPL
Ian Hoose, Wellsboro
Watson Feil, Wellsboro
Cody Peers, Williamson
Robert Kipferl, Williamson
Anthony Mendoza, Corning
Guilherme Toigo, ND
Kent Schneider, Horseheads
Ben Church, Horseheads

2022 ALL-REGION ROOKIE TEAM
Sam Brenen-Buseck, Elmira
Trevor Middendorf, Newark Valley
Noah Fowler, Owego
Jake Browne, Tioga
Brennin Thoman, NEB
Marco Quiros, Athens
Peyton Robinson, Waverly
Jake Kempton, Corning
Ashtyn Traugott-Knoll, Elmira
Luca Capilli, Elmira
Zack Lese, Horseheads
Guilherme Toigo, ND
Jose Neto, ND