With the conclusion of the 2022 soccer season, we release our nominees for BLITZ Player of the Year. We reached out to all head coaches for a maximum of 6 players from each team to be nominated for this honor. Next, we will narrow the list down to a finalist pool (and allow the public to vote for one nominee to join our finalists). After that, our internal voting panel will vote Heisman-style to determine the winner.

NOTE: Habersham Central and Stephens County did not respond to attempts for POY nominees.

Cesar Armenta – Rabun County SR GK #31

STATS: 10 Saves/Game, 4 Shutouts

Austin Ball – Tallulah Falls SO M #9

STATS: 9 G, 13 A

Cohen Cantrell – White County SO CB #7

STATS: TBA *Nominated by BLITZ due to no response by White County but won a Player of the Week award during ’22 season

MJ Delatte – Union County SR M #2

STATS: 10 G, 7 A

Grant English – Banks County JR GK #23

STATS: TBA N*ominated by BLITZ due to no response by Banks County but was a Player of the Week candidate during ’22 season

Nicholas Esqueda – Lumpkin County SO M #10

STATS: 10 G

Mason Fifer – Jefferson JR CM #10

STATS: 18 GP

Diego Garcia – Rabun County SR M #10

STATS: 2 A, Team Captain

Lane Lallement – Towns County SR F #2

STATS: 27 G, 2nd in TC Single-Season Goals

Sean Lynes, Jr. – Tallulah Falls SR F #10

STATS: 23 G, 3 A

Zuriel Mancillas – Union County SO CM #10

STATS: 12 G, 9 A

Juanes Martinez – Rabun County SR M/F #9

STATS: 12 G, 4 A

Cort McCormack – Jefferson SR F #8

STATS: 9 G, 2 A

Brandon Newman – Jefferson SR CB #18

STATS: 3 G, 2 A, 19 GP (all minutes)

Ezequiel Ramos-Rios – Rabun County JR M/F #7

STATS: 8 G, 4 A

Kyler Robbins – Union County SR CM #1

STATS: 21 G, 12 A

Payte Rucker – Lumpkin County SO D #7

STATS: Team lead of defense

Jose Sandoval – Dawson County SR S #11

STATS: 11 G

Jhonny Valle – Commerce JR F #4

STATS: 12+ G, *Nominated by BLITZ due to no response by Commerce but won a Player of the Week award during ’22 season

Wilson Walker – Union County JR F #6

STATS: 14 G, 4 A