Boys Soccer Player of the Year Nominees

2021 saw new talent emerge, and well-known names take the next step as some of the best in the area. Here are the 2021 BLITZ Boys Soccer Player of the Year Nominees. From this list, we will narrow it down to a finalist pool that will be voted on internally to determine the Player of the Year.
Cesar Armenta – Rabun JR GK #00
STATS: 1 Save/Game
Peyton Barrett – Towns SR F #10
STATS: 32 G (School Record), 5 A, 19 Tackles, 24 50/50 Balls Won
Colton Bartmas – Stephens SO CM/F #4
STATS: 1 G, 1st Team All-Region
Caleb Bonesteel – Dawson SR D #3
STATS: All-Region 7-AAA
Jensen Brown – Towns SR M #7
STATS: 16 G, 10 A (School Record), 46 50/50 Balls Won, 34 Tackles
Sean Childs – Jefferson SR D CM #34
STATS: 2 G, Great Defense

Sammy Davis – Tallulah Falls SR F #7
STATS: 15 G, 7 A, 3 Hat Tricks
Eryck Diaz – Commerce SR D #20
STATS: 5 G
Max Farris – Tallulah Falls SR F #10
STATS: 24 G, 14 A, 4 Hat Tricks
Hayden Gensler – White SR F #7
STATS: 38 G, 11 A; Region Player of the Year
Thad Gensler – White FR M #4
STATS: 8 G, 11 A
Diego Garcia – Rabun JR M #10
STATS: 1 G
Adam Hayes – Jefferson SR GK #22
STATS: 95 Saves
Aaron Helton – Union SR GK #33
STATS: 44 Saves, 8 Shutouts
Kupa Katompa – Jefferson SR CM #29
STATS: 12 G, 7 A
Andrew Pierce – White SR F #9
STATS: 16 G, 12 A
Kyler Robbins – Union JR M #1
STATS: 14 G, 14 A
Jonah Wade – Lumpkin SR CB #18
STATS: Tremendous leadership & team captain

HONORABLE MENTIONS
- Austin Ball (Tallulah Falls FR #9): 4 G, 10 A
- Cohen Cantrell (White FR M #17): 5 G, 9 A
- Grayson Cathey (White JR M #20): 2 G, 13 A
- Daniel Hart (Banks D)
- Tristan Morris (White JR GK #0): Great goalkeeping all season
- Dominic Stephens (White SR D #13): Lockdown defense all season
- Cainan Yaskiewicz (Tallulah Falls SR GK #1): 60 Saves, 2 PK Saves, 2 Shutouts, 1 G, 1 A
NOTE: Habersham Central elected not to nominate a player for Player of the Year consideration.


I would also like to add that Aaron Helton allowed only 4 total region goals, only 3 total additional non region goals, and only 2 total additional goals in the playoffs. He also pitched a shutout in 8 out of 13 games this year and scored a goal as well.
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Hayden Gensler was also the 7AAA Player of the Year.
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I would also like to add that Aaron Helton scored a goal this season as well as allowed only 9 goals in 13 total games, including playoff matches.
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