Park Hill finished with the postseason bragging rights, but Park Hill South claimed the better spots on the Missouri State High School Soccer Coaches Association all-state teams, released Sunday, June 14. Four players from the district rivals earned Class 4 honors, while Platte County junior Brooke Zenner made the cut in Class 3.
Park Hill South, which finished 19-5 with a loss to Park Hill in a sectional matchup, put both of its Division I-bound seniors onto the first team, while the Trojans were rewarded with a pair of spots on the second team and the No. 7 ranking in the final poll. Park Hill went 19-7-3 and lost in the state quarterfinals 2-0 to eventual state champion St. Teresa’s Academy.
Shay Jackson, a Florida Gulf Coast signee, scored 35 goals in her senior campaign to set a Park Hill South season record and earn Suburban Conference Red Division offensive player of the year honors. The diminutive forward made the second team as a junior and finished her career with 89 goals — second on the school’s all-time list.
Anna Courtney, who will play at the University of Kansas next year, scored 16 goals and added 13 assists. She made the honorable mention list as a junior but developed into the league’s overall player of the year as a senior.
Jenna Winebrenner, a sophomore defender, headed up Park Hill’s stingy defense. She made the second team for a second straight year after a diverse campaign. In addition to helping the Trojans to 16 shutouts, Winebrenner scored seven goals to go with nine assists.
Bella Catano, a junior midfielder, also made the second team for Park Hill after tallying 10 goals and 10 assists. Catano scored the golden goal in a 1-0 win for the Trojans against Park Hill South in a Class 4 sectional matchup — the first playoff meeting between the two teams in history. They split two regular season games played three days apart to close the regular season before both went on to claim district titles and playoff spots.
In its first playoff trip since 2006, Park Hill advanced to its first quarterfinal since taking fourth in class 2A in 1993.
Zenner earned honorable mention honors in Class 3 after leading Platte County with 21 goals and 17 assists. Her biggest effort came with all of the goals in a 4-2 upset of St. Joseph Central in the North Kansas City Tournament.
Most often deployed as a forward, Zenner — verbally committed to Missouri State — led the Pirates to a second-place finish in the Suburban
Conference Blue Division and to the Class 3 District 16 title game. They lost 3-0 to Smithville, marking the fifth straight time the Warriors knocked the Pirates out of the postseason in a district title game.
Zenner becomes the first Platte County player to earn a spot on the all-state teams since Kristen Clemens in 2013.
MISSOURI HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE
Class 4
First Team F — Shay Jackson, sr., Park Hill South; MF — Anna Courtney, sr., Park Hill South
Second Team
MF — Bella Catano, jr. Park Hill; D — Jenna Winebrenner, so., Park Hill
Class 3
Honorable Mention
F — Brooke Zenner, jr., Platte County
ALL-WESTERN REGION
Class 4
First Team
F — Shay Jackson, sr., Park Hill South; MF — Anna Courtney, sr., Park Hill South; D — Jenna Winebrenner, so., Park Hill
Second Team
MF — Bella Catano, jr., Park Hill; D — Erica Timmerman, sr., Park Hill South
Honorable Mention
MF — Sam Paulak, so., Park Hill; D — Haley Buckholz, jr., Park Hill; Flannery Koelliker, so., Park Hill South; GK — Kelbey Emerson, fr., Park Hill
Class 3
F — Brooke Zenner, jr., Platte County; D — Amanda Sullivan, so., Platte County
ALL-SUBURBAN CONFERENCE RED DIVISION
First Team
F — Shay Jackson, sr., Park Hill South; MF — Anna Courtney, sr., Park Hill South; Bella Catano, jr., Park Hill; Sam Paulak, so., Park Hill; D — Jenna Winebrenner, so., Park Hill, Haley Buckholz, jr., Park Hill; Erica Timmerman, sr., Park Hill South, Flannery Koelliker, so., Park Hill South; GK — Kelbey Emerson, fr., Park Hill
Second Team
F — Alison Walls, fr., Park Hill; MF — Taylor Buckholz, jr., Park Hill; Mayleigh Oder, jr., Park Hill South, Carli Hanlon, sr., Park Hill South; D — Lexi Maddox, so., Park Hill South; Olivia Nowakowski, sr., Park Hill; GK — Haley Mills, jr., Park Hill South
Honorable Mention
MF — Madi Sanders, jr., Park Hill South; Madi Massa, jr., Park Hill; Megan Jones, jr., Park Hill South; D — Chais Wright, fr., Park Hill; Sadie Grigsby, jr., Park Hill South, Nichole Davis, sr., Park Hill South.
Player of the year — Anna Courtney, Park Hill South
Offensive Player of the year — Shay Jackson, Park Hill South
Defensive Player of the year — Jenna Winebrenner, Park Hill
Goalkeeper of the year — Kelbey Emerson, Park Hill
Co-coaches of the year — Joe Toigo, Park Hill South; Brandt Bell, Park Hill
ALL-SUBURBAN CONFERENCE BLUE DIVISION
First Team
F — Brooke Zenner, jr, Platte County; D — Amanda Sullivan, so., Platte County, Chloe West, sr., Platte County
Second Team
MF — Teryn Scott, sr., Platte County; Bailey Bologna, fr., Platte County; Kianna Castro, so., Platte County
Honorable Mention
F — Nicole Larson, sr., Platte County; Katana Audas, so., Platte County; Kenzie Polley, fr., Platte County; MF — Calle Boe, so., Platte County; Hannah Hall, fr., Platte County; Samantha York, jr., Platte County; D — Brittany Alvarado, fr., Platte County
Defensive Player of the year — Amanda Sullivan, Platte County