Meet the Sun Herald All-South Mississippi Girls Soccer Team for the 2021-22 season
Girls soccer on the Coast was as strong as ever this season, and the athletes represented well at the state level with two championship-winning teams.
Our Lady Academy and Stone took home titles and have team representatives in this year’s All-South Mississippi honors.
Stone coach Carissa Harrison is our Coach of the Year while the Crescents placed two on the All-South team.
Coach of the Year
Carissa Harrison, Stone
Coach Harrison has led Stone to the promise land for the first time in the program’s history. The Lady Tomcats went untouched in region play before running through the postseason to a 4A state championship.
Stone finished the season 16-6-1, outscored its opponents by 53 goals and finished on an 8-match win streak.
Sun Herald Player of the Year
Kate Smith, Gulfport
The senior and 2021 Gatorade Player of the Year takes home her third consecutive Sun Herald Player of the year honor after another huge season.
The Ole Miss commit scored 36 goals and had 21 assists in her final high school campaign while guiding the Admirals to a 20-win season.
Fan Choice Player of the Year
Maddie Cuevas, Hancock
Hancock’s Maddie Cuevas ran away with our fan’s vote Player of the Year honor, more than doubling the vote count of the second-place finisher.
Cuevas played a key role in the significant improvement Hancock made on the pitch this season. She was a Mississippi Association of Coaches All Star.
Sun Herald All-South Mississippi Team
- Parker St. Amant, Ocean Springs: A breakout sophomore star, St. Amant scored 22 goals and recorded 10 assists on her way to receiving Scorebook Live All-State honors.
- Morgan Pickering, Stone: Morgan scored 16 goals and had six assists, named MVP of 4A title game.
- Kiera Schwartz, Pass Christian: The junior goalie recorded 162 saves, was named All-Region and played in the Coast All-Star game.
- Addison Yelverton, Biloxi: Addison scored 16 goals and had 10 assists, was a Coast All Star game selection.
- Riley Davis, George County: A senior midfielder, region champion and All-Region select, the Jones County Junior College commit scored 18 goals and picked up 15 assists.
- A’Leigh Coleman, Ocean Springs: One of the top goalkeepers in the state, A’Leigh played in the Mississippi Association of Coaches all star game.
- Abigail Badurak, Gulfport: The forward scored 25 goals and 17 assists.
- Avery Matheson, Our Lady Academy: The junior midfielder and 2022 Coast All Star game selection made big moves this season.
- Mary Grace Batson, Stone: Mary Grace scored 8 goals and picked up 21 assists while representing in the Coast all star game.
- Arnesha Fairley, Stone: Arnesha is the senior defensive leader for a team that allowed just one postseason goal, selected to the Coast all star game.
- Kennedy Leverett, Our Lady Academy: A Coast All Star game selection, Kennedy drilled the winning kick in the Class I title game.
- Chloe Ezell, Ocean Springs: The top defender for the Greyhounds, Chloe still scored two goals with four assists. Selected to Coast all star game.
- Addie Eddins, Gulfport: Addie scored 10 goals and had three assists. Coast All-Star game selection.
- Beautyful Humphrey, George County: Beautyful, a region champion and Team Defensive Player of the Year, had 34 saves as the goalkeeper and helped secure eight shutouts. Allowed just 10 goals.
- Mary Frances Symmes, Gulfport: Mary Frances had seven goals and 12 assists from the center midfielder position.
Honorable mention: Alli Shemper, Biloxi; Avery Dronet, D’Iberville; Jenna Pool, East Central; Jennifer Lopez, Gautier; Katie Staton, George County; Mackenzie Winters, Ocean Springs; Isabella Reynolds, Pascagoula; Caroline St. Pe, Resurrection; Ally Sanford, St. Martin; Linda Mustered, St. Patrick; Kennedy Parish, Vancleave; Hannah Lapniewski, Bay; Layla Johnson, Gulfport; Ashton Rupert, Long Beach; Ella Setnikar, Long Beach; Avery Saulter, Pass Christian; Morgan Westling, Poplarville; Meredith Rogers, West Harrison
This story was originally published March 23, 2022 at 5:50 AM.
