COLUSA COUNTY, CA (MPG) – Since the first All-Northern Section Football Team was selected to recognize the North State’s top players back in 1991, other sports have been gradually included over the years.
This year soccer enters into the mix as the majority of teams now play winter schedules instead of some fielding teams in the fall.
Included among the inaugural boys and girls All-Northern Section squads are three athletes from Colusa County.
Earning a spot on the boy’s first team was Pierce senior Adrian Duarte, who led Pierce to the Sacramento Valley League title and was the league’s co-Defensive MVP.
Representing Wiliams on the boy’s second team was freshman Jonathan Garcia, the SVL’s other co-Defensive MVP.
On the girl’s side, Colusa senior Lizbet Ayala was a second team selection after scoring 19 goals and making 12 assists for a total of 50 total points in her final season for the RedHawks.
In a nod to Colusa’s past history, the first NSCIF Coach of the Year Award for girls soccer was named in honor of the Redskins’, now the RedHawks’, longtime former coach Rick Colson.
Taking the helm in 1996, Colson built a dynasty, leading his teams to section championships in 1997, 1998, 2001, 2006 and 2007 before stepping down.
Listed below are the complete list of the boys and girls All-Section Teams:
Boys Soccer
First Team
F – Jose Zavala, Chico
F – Cesar Leal, Hamilton
MF – Kole Mata, Foothill
MF – Gavin Copeland, Shasta
MF – Giovani Garcia, Gridley
MF – Ben Consoli, Pleasant Valley
FB – Omar Palafox, Gridley
FB – Angel Hernandez, Chico
FB – Blaine Davis, Pleasant Valley
FB – Adrian Duarte, Pierce
GK – Landon Renz, Shasta
AA – Allesandro Monsalve, Winters
Second Team
F – Osbaldo Flores, Corning
F – Israel Garcia, Anderson
MF – Ryan Farrell, Chico
MF – Asher Williamson, University Prep
MF – Nicholas Jaime, Orland
MF – Alejandro Murillo, Winters
FB – Jonathan Garcia, Williams
FB – Caleb Geyer, Redding Christian
FB – Dominick Krick, West Valley
FB – Jorge Caracheo, Live Oak
GK – Uriel Berrum, Anderson
AA – Santiago Gonzalez, Gridley
MVP – Allessandro Monsalve, Winters
Mike Vought Coach of the Year Award: Alex Monsalve, Winters
Girls Soccer
First Team
F – Anika Namihas, Shasta
F – Brooke Webb, West Valley
MF – Madelyn Barteau, Pleasant Valley
MF – Lily Miller, Foothill
MF – Logan Carruth, West Valley
MF – Camila Del Rio, Live Oak
FB – Adelyna Medrano, Las Plumas
FB – Camila Martinez, Winters
FB – Avery Foxworthy, Shasta
FB – Lillie Rainwater, Red Bluff
GK – Nevaeh Hernandez, Foothill
AA – Aylin Molina, Winters
Second Team
F – Lizbet Ayala, Colusa
F – Luciana Sufuentes, Chico
F – Katie Thomas, University Prep
MF – Sienna Weaver, Pleasant Valley
MF – Camille Parodi, Shasta Charter Academy
MF – Ryann Ripley, Corning
MF – Kylie Jaramillo, West Valley
FB – Amber Rigby, Pleasant Valley
FB – Abbey Guichard, Pleasant Valley
FB – Brisa Avila, Live Oak
GK – Leila Younger, Las Plumas
AA – Reagan Hurst, Winters
MVP: Brooke Webb, West Valley
Rick Colson Coach of the Year Award: Alex Gaxiola, Shasta