SF_HSP_BoysSoccer_0819FINAL.QXD_Layout 1 8 / 22 / 19 4 : 01 PM Page 5 mores and should pace the offense . Key senior leaders are Aidan Weitzel , Michael Kaderabek and Connor Buechele , while junior Luca Scotto is B another talented upperclassman . Seniors Tyler McKlaine , Mark Schuhl and Sebastian Georges are also looking to be impact players . Sopho - O mores Brad Maslowski and Liam Schmidt both contributed to the varsity as freshmen and should only get better with a year of experience under Y SHAWNEE’S their belts , and junior Merrick Nowak hopes to AIDAN earn time as well . GIQUINTO OUTLOOK : The Eagles went 8 - 11 in 2018 — a six - win S improvement from the season before — and notched a playoff victory . They hope to keep mak - ing progress under new head coach Fran Schmutz , a former assistant at C erry Hill East . h S SENECA O GOLDEN EAGLES SENECA’S PLAYERS TO WATCH : An outstand - ELKIN C BONILLA - ing senior class collected their HERNANDEZ diplomas at Seneca , but sev - eral talented players remain . C Leading the oth list of return - er returners expected to have an impact , and ers is senior forward Luke seniors Daniel Kaighn , Jack Steel and Andrew Leach , who set a school Tecce also hope to play a role . E record with 18 goals last OUTL OK : The Renegades had a lot of young play - O year to go wit ers last year but were still competitive in most of h six assists . R their games and finished with a 6 - 7 - 3 rec He made the all - South Jersey at ord . Th and all - conference first teams experience should pay off this fall . and should be one of the most explosive strikers in the area in his final campaign . WASHINGTON Junior forward Elkin Bonilla - Hernandez is another TOWNSHIP proven finisher who had 10 goals and three assists to earn all - conf team accolades . erence second - MINUTEMEN Returning midfielders include junior Shane Lovett and sophomore Mark Palladino . The entire start - PLAYERS TO WATCH : A ing back special senior class line , as well as goalie Jonah Mikulski , all at Washington Town - graduated , so establishing a strong defense will be ship a priority . Senior Sam McHugh returns , while the has moved on , goalkeeping responsibilities will be an open com - but several key pieces from petition . last year’s state championship team are back and OUTLOOK : The 2018 season was a memorable one hoping to keep the Minutemen among the best for the Golden Eagles , who squ went 18 - 2 - 4 to set a ads in the area . Senior forward Alex Desiderio school record for wins , reached the semifinals of had four goals and six assists to make the all - con - the Coaches Tournament , won the Olympic Con - ference second team . He will look to step up ference National Div offensively and become one of Wash ision and captured the pro - ington Town - gram’s first sectional championship . They also ship’s go - to scorers . Senior Justin Bautista was a defeated all three of their sister schools in the same rock on the back line as a junior and will lead the year fo defense . He also scored a goal in the state final . r the first time . That will be a hard act to fol - Senior Ryan Cleary missed significant time with low , but Seneca hopes to have a competitive year . injuries last year , but returned and played very well SHAWNEE in the playoffs . He will look to dictate play in the midfield . Senior Josh Arakelian and junior JR RENEGADES Cima are other returning starters in the midfield , and sophomore Matt Liss scored eight goals as a PLAYERS TO WATCH : Senior forward Aidan freshman after entering the lineup midway Lewis has netted five goals in each of th the last two seasons and made the rough his rookie season as an injury replace - all - conference first team as a junior . ment . Forward Luca Lockhart — who also scored He is poi in the state championship game — is another valu sed for a strong final cam - - paign at Shawnee . Four other starters able senior . Junior Kyle Stone could take over as return , including senior Aidan Giquin - the starting goalie and sophomore Aiden to ( four goals , three assists ) an McGuigan will look to contribute on defense . d sophomore OUT Patrick Sipera ( three goals , one assist ) in the mid - LOOK : The Minutemen’s 25 - 1 season included a field . Junior Mike Bolognone and sophomore berth in the Coaches Tournament final , their fifth Braden Short are back on defense straight sectional title and their third and will be Group IV important pieces as th state crown in five years . While there is no replac - e Renegades break in a new ing last year’s seniors , they will continue to set starting goalie . Juniors Jacob Borsky and Matt the bar high . Longshaw and sophomore Tyler Davidson are 40 SUBURBAN FAMILY volume 10 issue 5 SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM