Four NW players on CL boys soccer First Team

Northwestern, which captured league and district titles and also reached the state title game, had four of its players named to the Colonial League Boys Soccer First Team all-star squad.

Three of the Tigers honored were seniors. They included forward Kenny Gawelko, and midfielders Andrew Goodolf and Noah Meyers. The other first-team selection was junior defender Luke Taylor.

Caleb Danner, a junior defender for Northwestern, was named to the Second Team.

Other Times News area players recognized as Honorable Mention choices were Palmerton’s Ryan Yacone (goalkeeper) and Jesse DeKorte (midfielder), and Northwestern’s Taylor Wanamaker (goalkeeper) and Kevin Slack (midfielder).

The entire all-star team follows below:

COLONIAL LEAGUE BOYS SOCCER

ALL-STAR TEAMS

First Team

Forwards - Kenny Gawelko, Northwestern (senior); Stivan Kumbarov, Pen Argyl (junior); Luke Fleissner, Notre Dame (senior).

Midfielders - Andrew Goodolf, Northwestern (senior); Kaiden Chinchar, Notre Dame (senior); Colin Hoff, Southern Lehigh (senior); Noah Meyers, Northwestern (senior); Zach Mikuta, Saucon Valley (sophomore).

Defenders - Luke Taylor, Northwestern (junior); Scott Grenestedt, Saucon Valley (senior); Ben Muth, Southern Lehigh (senior); Brian Gallagher, Notre Dame (senior).

Goalkeeper - Daniel Elmi, Moravian Academy (senior).

Second Team

Forwards - Tajae Turner, Wilson (freshman); Cameron Rohotgi, Moravian Academy (junior).

Midfielders - Mikey Roper, Pen Argyl (senior); Kyle Hoff, Southern Lehigh (sophomore); Austin Recinos, Moravian Academy (sophomore); Adam Mekki, Palisades (senior).

Defenders - Grant Gebhardt, Catasauqua (senior); Daniel Muth, Palisades (junior); Robert Swiatek, Wilson (junior); Jared Thatcher, Saucon Valley (junior); Caleb Danner, Northwestern (junior).

Goalkeeper - Alex Ficarra, Notre Dame (senior)

Honorable Mention

Forward - Damian DiPaolo, Catasauqua (freshman).

Midfielders - Nick Maggipinto, Pen Argyl (senior); Zach Appel, Saucon Valley (sophomore); Kevin Slack, Northwestern (senior); Jesse DeKorte, Palmerton (senior).

Defenders - Eric Lobb, Pen Argyl (junior); Chris Giani, Bangor (senior); Yazid Darawsheh, Salisbury (senior); Forest Reeves, Moravian Academy (senior).

Goalkeepers - Ryan Yacone, Palmerton (senior); Taylor Wanamaker, Northwestern (senior).