The Class 4 state champions were well-represented on the Missouri Soccer Coaches Association All-State team.
Park Hill, who defeated Lee’s Summit West 3-2 in the Class 4 State Championship Game ended up as the No. 1 team in the final poll and had five members earn all-state accolades.
Senior goalkeeper Kelbey Emerson, senior forward Allison Walls and junior defender Aleece Noble were all named to the first team. Sophomore midfielder Dragana Andonovski was placed on the second team and freshman midfielder/forward Jayden Dorrell was an honorable mention selection.
In addition Walls was named the co-offensive player of the year after she scored 34 goals on the year and led the team with 13 helpers.
The Trojans coach Brandt Bell was named the coach of the year in Class 4 after compiling a 22-3 record. It was the third selection for Walls who was named to the second team as a sophomore a junior. Emerson moved up to the first team after garnering honorable mention recognition as a junior.
CODY THORN/Citizen photo
Park Hill’s Ali Walls, left, chases after the soccer ball during the Class 4 semifinal game held last month in Kansas City. Walls, a Drake signee, was named the Class 4 co-offensive player of the year and earned first-team all-state honors by the Missouri Soccer Coaches Association.
Emerson kept 16 clean sheets with the help of the two all-state defenders in front of her, Dorrell and Noble.
Andonovski was second on the team in goals with 13 and had nine assists, third on the team.
The five selections was tied for second most behind Lee’s Summit West who defeated the Trojans in both regular season meeting between the teams. The Titans had eight players named to the teams. Park Hill’s only other loss of the year was to St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.) who reached the quarterfinals in the Kansas State tournament.
Emerson will hang up her goalkeeping gloves and not pursue a soccer career in college, while Walls will travel up Interstate 35 to play at Drake in Des Moines, Iowa. The senior duo was an integral part in four-straight district championships for the Trojans, reaching the quarterfinals three times before claiming the ultimate prize.
In Class 3, Platte County senior forward Destinee Smith landed on the second team.
Smith makes four straight years a Pirates player has earned an honor, joining Brooke Zenner, honorable mention in 2015 and second team in 2016, and Calle Boe an honorable mention last year as a defender.
Missouri Soccer
Coaches Association
Class 4
Offensive player of the year
Ali Walls, Park Hill
Coach of the year
Brandt Bell, Park Hill
First-team
Allece Noble, jr., Park Hill; Ali Walls, forward, sr., Park Hill; Kelbey Emerson, sr., Park Hill
Second team
Dragana Andonovski, so., Park Hill
Honorable Mention
Jayden Dorrell, fr., Park Hill
Class 3
Honorable Mention
Destinee Smith, sr., Platte County
Suburban Conference
Gold Division
Offensive Player of the year
Ali Walls, sr., Park Hill
Defender of the year
Aleece Noble, jr., Park Hill
First Team
Aleece Noble, jr., Park Hill; Ali Walls, sr., Park Hill
Second Team
Dragana Andonovski, so. Park Hill
Honorable Mention
Kelbey Emerson, sr., Park Hill; Payton Watson, so. Park Hill; Grace Wineinger, so. Park Hill; Jayden Dorrell, fr., Park Hill; Jordan Austin, fr. Park Hill; Olivia Noble, fr., Park Hill.
Suburban Conference
Red Division
First Team
Sofia Fatino, fr., Park Hill South; Adah Anderson, fr.Park Hill South; Kate Eischens, sr., Park Hill South
Second Team
Ryanne Serrone, sr., Park Hill South
Honorable Mention
Taylor Evans, so., Park Hill South; Lia Fricke, sr., Park Hill South; Macie Bolger,jr., Park Hill South
Suburban Conference
BLUE Division
First team
Madeline Donnelli, jr., Platte County; Brittany Alvarado, sr., Platte County; Hanna Hall, sr., Platte County; Hannah Valentine, jr., Platte County; Destinee Smith, sr., Platte County
Second team
Jaylee Wiedmer, so., Platte County; Katelyn Evans, jr., Platte County; Alexis Guillory, so., Platte County; Bryn McGebe, fr., Platte County
Honorable Mention
Gaby Lopez, fr., Platte County; Coryn Stephenson, so., Platte County; Karlee Chase, so., Platte County
Class 4 District 16
First Team
Ali Walls, sr., Park Hill; Kelbey Emerson, sr., Park Hill; Aleece Noble, jr., Park Hill; Dragana Andonovski, so., Park Hill
Second team
Mackenzie Sackuvich, jr., Park Hill; Grace Wineinger, so., Park Hill; Jayden Dorrell, fr., Park Hill; Jordan Austin, fr., Park Hill
Honorable Mention
Morgan Young, jr., Park Hill; Shannon Kauffman, jr., Park Hill; Ayana Weissenfluh, jr., Park Hill; Payton Watson, so., Park Hill
Class 4 District 15
First Team
Sofia Fatino, fr., Park Hill South; Adah Anderson, fr.Park Hill South; Kate Eischens, sr., Park Hill South
Second Team
Lia Fricke, sr., Park Hill South; Ryanne Serrone, sr., Park Hill South
Honorable Mention
Taylor Evans, so., Park Hill South; Lina Navarro, fr., Park Hill South
Class 3 District 16
First team
Destinee Smith, sr., Platte County; Hanna Hall, sr., Platte County; Bailey Bologna, sr., Platte County; Madeline Donnelli, jr.,Platte County
Second team
Jaylee Wiedmer, so., Platte County; Brittany Alvarado, sr., Platte County; Hannah Valentine, jr., Platte County; Alexis Guillory, so., Platte County