All-Bay Area News Group boys soccer 2025-26: Meet the team
All-Bay Area News Group boys soccer team
Player of the year
Cyrus Shafie, Mountain View, M, senior
Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division co-most valuable player led the Spartans' attack as they won the CCS Division I title and reached the NorCal Division I semifinals. Scored the game-winning goal in the CCS title game. Read the full story here.
First team
Field players
Dominic Bolender, Castro Valley, M, senior
West Alameda County Conference Foothill Division most valuable player had 14 goals and 16 assists for team that placed third in league and reached NCS Division II semifinals, losing to eventual champion University-San Francisco in overtime.
Walter Galindo, Clayton Valley Charter, D, senior
Backliner was named Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division defensive most valuable player while adding five goals and two assists offensively for the NCS Division I champions.
Nicholas Garzino, Mountain View, F, senior
UC Davis signee co-led Mountain View's attack with Shafie as the Spartans won the CCS Division I title and reached the NorCal Division I semifinals. SCVAL De Anza Division co-most valuable offensive player.
Owen Gibbs, Homestead, D, senior
SCVAL De Anza Division most valuable defensive player also provided some scoring punch with nine goals, including a hat trick in a win over Los Gatos. Led the Mustangs to the CCS Division II semifinals.
Aiden Higgins, St. Ignatius, M/F, senior
Co-West Catholic Athletic League forward of the year led the Wildcats to league championship and the CCS Division I quarterfinals, where they lost 2-1 to eventual champion Mountain View.
Giovanni Martinez-Negrete, Clayton Valley Charter, F, senior
Striker scored 12 goals and added 14 assists for the NCS Open Division champions. DAL Foothill Division offensive most valuable player.
Peyton Miller, Monte Vista, F, senior
East Bay Athletic League offensive player of the year scored 15 goals and added an assist on the NCS Open Division runners-up.
Ryan Roy, De La Salle, D, senior
EBAL defensive player of the year led the Spartans to the NCS Open Division semifinals and NorCal Division II quarterfinals.
Michael Scavotto, St. Francis, F, senior
Co-WCAL forward of the year scored 15 goals and added eight assists as the Lancers finished second in the league, losing to eventual NorCal Division I champion Alvarez in the CCS Division I quarterfinals.
Jack Walton, Los Altos, M, senior
SCVAL De Anza Division co-most valuable player scored 13 goals and added 13 assists. Led the Eagles to a 16-3-2 record and the CCS Division I quarterfinals.
Goalies
Jonah Schaal, Los Altos, senior
SCVAL De Anza Division most valuable goalkeeper stopped 61 shots while leading the Eagles to a 16-3-2 record and the CCS Division I quarterfinals.
Ellis Toal, De La Salle, junior
EBAL first-team selection led the Spartans to the NCS Open Division semifinals and NorCal Division II quarterfinals.
Second team
Field players
Nico Collins, Del Mar, M, senior
UC Davis signee and prolific 26-goal scorer was the Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division most valuable player and led Del Mar to the CCS Division III and NorCal Division IV championships. Both were the first titles in school history.
Alan Garcia, Ygnacio Valley, M, senior
DAL Valley Division defensive MVP also scored five goals and had four assists for a team that topped the Valley standings and lost 2-1 (2 OTs) to eventual champion Berkeley in the NCS Division I Round of 16.
Walter Guzman, Los Altos, M, junior
Scored 17 goals and dished six assists to help lead the Eagles to a 16-3-2 record and the CCS Division I quarterfinals. SCVAL De Anza Division co-most valuable offensive player.
Ben Lange, Woodside, M/F, senior
Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division forward of the year had 13 goals and eight assists. Led Woodside to second-place finish in PAL Bay and CCS Division II quarterfinal loss to Watsonville, the eventual section champion.
Xander Lee, San Ramon Valley, M, senior
Scored 16 goals and had three assists for the NorCal Division II champions and NCS Division I runners-up. EBAL first-teamer.
DeMarco Macias, Archbishop Mitty, D, senior
WCAL defender of the year and first-teamer led the Monarchs to a third-place finish in the WCAL and the CCS Division II championship game.
Patrick McGuirk, Mountain View, D/GK, senior
SCVAL De Anza Division first-teamer led the Spartans' back line as they won the CCS Division I title and reached the NorCal Division I semifinals. Scored two goals, including the golden goal, in Mountain View's NorCal quarterfinal win over Rocklin.
Jack Mitchell, Valley Christian, M, senior
WCAL midfielder of the year scored a goal and dished seven assists while manning the center of the pitch.
James Rogers, Miramonte, F, senior
DAL Valley Division offensive MVP had eight goals and six assists for a team that finished second in its league and reached the NCS Division II quarterfinals.
Caden Ascher Webber, Berkeley, M, junior
Scored three goals and had four assists while leading Berkeley to NCS Division I championship. WACC Foothill first-teamer.
Goalies
Emiliano Lopez, Hillsdale, senior
Allowed 0.34 goals per game and had 34 saves for team that won the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division and reached the CCS Division I semifinals, losing to eventual champion Alvarez. PAL Bay keeper of the year.
Brayden Kimball, San Ramon Valley, sophomore
Stopped 110 shots and allowed 0.964 goals per game, leading SRV to the NorCal Division II state championship and a runner-up finish in NCS Division I.
Honorable mention
Brody Anand, Monte Vista, senior
Matteo Aceves, MacDonald, junior
Jose Aguilar, Lincoln-San Jose, junior
Nestor Alvarado, Salesian, senior
Giovanni Ayala, Freedom, junior
Aiden Barragan, Silver Creek, sophomore
Adrian Barrera, American, senior
Hugo Baring, Los Gatos, senior
Sebastian Bousquet, Serra, senior
Sebastian Bradshaw, Sacred Heart Cathedral, senior
Miguel Camacho, Santa Clara, senior
Mattias Casanova, Saratoga, senior
Isaac Castillo, Archbishop Mitty, senior
Kevan Clemens, Leigh, senior
Marzo Cisneros, Kennedy-Richmond, senior
Garrett Colley, San Ramon Valley, senior
Cole Cross, California, senior
Demarco Cruz, St. Mary's-Berkeley, sophomore
Aidan DePaco, San Ramon Valley, senior
Jhoan Gallego Escobar, Wilcox, senior
Julian Rodas Fernandez, Vallejo, junior
Nathan Fox, Sacred Heart Prep, senior
Adrien Fuentes, Del Mar, senior
Sean Gavin, Livermore, junior
Yafet Girme, Liberty, senior
Brayden Graham, Mountain View, senior
Fahad Habibi, Deer Valley, junior
Nader Hanna, Amador Valley, senior
Diego Hernandez, James Logan, senior
Tyler Hughes, Hillsdale, senior
Zane Khairie, Granada, senior
Alex Kim, Carlmont, senior
Rasmus Koeppen, Westmont, junior
Kristoff Kratz, St. Ignatius, senior
Parker Jellin, Willow Glen, sophomore
Christian Juarez, San Leandro, senior
Jasper Kirsch, Berkeley, sophomore
Jason Lauriano, Yerba Buena, senior
Rohman Mahmood, Clayton Valley, senior
Donovan Martinez, De Anza, senior
Ricky Miramontes, Milpitas, senior
Avery Montejano, Christopher, senior
Mikey Montoya, Mountain View, senior
Max Nicole, Palo Alto, senior
Abraham Pacheco, MacDonald, senior
Daniel Pell, Alameda, senior
Bhanu Raut, Monta Vista, senior
Dylan Rossen, Burlingame, senior
Sebastian Roth, Bellarmine, freshman
Max Slavet, Crystal Springs Uplands, senior
Rami Smati, Prospect, senior
Humza Sultan, Dougherty Valley, senior
Preston Spalasso, De La Salle, senior
Aiden Tassa, Mountain View, senior
Adam Tavares, Pioneer, senior
Kevin Tippit, Foothill, senior
Ethan Tseng, Dublin, senior
Juan Valdovinos, Newark Memorial, senior
Minwoo Yu, Cupertino, senior
Adrian Yanez, South San Francisco, senior
Coach of the year
Jim McGuirk, Mountain View
In his final season after 38 years at the helm of Mountain View, McGuirk led the Spartans through some choppy regular-season waters to win the CCS Division I championship as the No. 7 seed, echoing Mountain View's run to the section title as the 7-seed three years prior. The Spartans beat eventual NorCal Division I champion Alvarez in the title game and reached the NorCal D-I semifinals before losing to Davis.
Honorable mention
Don Busboom, San Ramon Valley
Brandon Cedillo, Del Mar
Guillermo Jara, Clayton Valley Charter
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This story was originally published April 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM.