It didn’t end the way anyone would ever have imagined, wanted, or deserved. Regardless, 2020 goes down as an extremely strange, once-in-a-lifetime (hopefully) experience. Since the season ended prematurely, we figured now was the perfect time to shed some great news amidst this historic pandemic. We reveal our 2020 Girls Soccer Player of the Year nominees, as nominated by each head coach of the local programs.

WHAT’S NEXT? We’ll take our nominee group down to a finalist pool.

NEW FOR 2020: BLITZ will pick a finalist group, and then have another group for the “FAN VOTE FINALIST” to be included for consideration for Player of the Year. Be on the lookout for that.

NOMINEES

Liz Adams (Stephens SR S #2)

STATS: 4 G, 1 A

Lauren Barnes (Rabun JR F/M #13)

STATS: 13 G, 4 A (7 G & 4 G in games)

Vada Bowden (Banks SR CB/S #12)

STATS: 1 G, multiple d stops

Cassidy Campbell (White SR CB #13)

STATS: 2 G, 1 A

Dale Cleveland (Stephens SR DB #23)

STATS: 1 A

Charlotte Cunningham (Lumpkin SR GK #00)

STATS: 6 shutouts, 1.4 goals/game

Chloe Diaz (Commerce FR M #9)

STATS: 31 G, 13 A, 3.44 G & 1.44 A per game

Abbie Eison (Jefferson SO F #4)

STATS: 10 G, 3 A, 1 GW

Addie Higbie (Tallulah Falls FR S #5)

STATS: 3 G, 1 Hat Trick

Kate Hill (Commerce FR M #8)

STATS: 15 G, 12 A, 2.14 G & 1.7 A per game

Savanna Jackson (Jefferson SO F #17)

STATS: 16 G, 3 A (SR single-game G)

McKinley Jones (White JR F #1)

STATS: 8 G

Honora Kawach (Tallulah Falls SO DM #22)

STATS: 1 G

Hope Kenney (Lumpkin SR F #7)

STATS: 20 G, 2 A, Career 96 G, 23 A

Valerie LaDue (Jefferson SR M #23)

STATS: 8 SO, 2 A; 3 GA

Gabby Morrow (Stephens JR CM #5)

STATS: 3 G, 2 A, 1 Save

Isabella Morrow (Stephens SR DM #9)

STATS: 8 G, 7 A

Molly Muenchen (Dawson JR F #7)

STATS: 7 G, 2 A

Ally-Kate Navas (Jefferson SR M #47)

STATS: 9 G, 3 A

Alexis Pashkovets (White SR CB/M #14)

STATS: 3 G

Desaray Patterson (Union SR CM #10)

STATS: 12 G, 3 A

McKenna Peaster (Habersham SR GK #1)

STATS: 3 SO; 9 GA in 8 GM (1 GAA)

Addie Penick (Habersham JR F #13)

STATS: 6 G, 1 Hat Trick, 3 GW goals

Ashley Read (Lumpkin JR CM #22)

STATS: 13 G, 9 A, Career 43 G, 18 A

Ada Smith (White JR M #8)

STATS: 4 G, 4 A

Reagan Spivey (Lumpkin SO DCM #5)

STATS: 6 SO, 4 G, 2 A

Abby Tolbert (Commerce JR CB #24)

STATS: 2 GA

Jordyn Vena (Stephens JR DM #18)

STATS: 1 G, 5 A

HONORABLE MENTIONS

• Julia Brooks (Jefferson JR GK #00): 8 SO, 1 GAA
• Carter Drake (Jefferson SO M #6): 5 G, 6 A
• Cassidy Fuller (Lumpkin JR CD #24): 6 SO
• Carson Hawkins (Commerce JR D #6): 2 GA
• Chloe Hopcraft (Jefferson SR M #16): 6 A
• Sarah LaMar (Jefferson SR M #2): 3 G, 3 A
• Tara Maxwell (Jefferson JR D #22): 8 SO, 3 GAA
• Lanie McCarty (Jefferson SO D #10): 3 G, 2 A, 8 SO, 3 GAA
• Riley McCollum (Stephens SO DB #8): 3 G, 1 Save
• Molly Parker (Jefferson FR F/M #9): 6 G
• Margo Perry (Jefferson SR GK #18): 8 SO, 2 GAA, 12 Saves
• Mattison Ruff (Union SR D #11): 7 G, 5 A
• Hope Thomas (White SR M #9): 5 G, 4 A
• Brianna Wortman (Stephens JR DB #10): 2 G, 1 A
• Maggie Wright (Dawson SR M/D #18): 1 G, 4 A