Lake Norman Charter High’s Ayden Yates, who helped the Knights win a West 2A title and play for a state title, has been named the South Fork 2A Offensive Player of the Year by conference head coaches./LAKE NORMAN CHARTER PHOTO
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Lake Norman Charter High, state runner-up in 2A girls’ soccer, leads the All-South Fork 2A team with the Offensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year.
League coaches voted Ayden Yates of the Knights as the top offensive star in the league and her coach, David Crutchfield, won Coach of the Year.
The Defensive Player of the Year was won by Sierra Gilley of East Lincoln.
Lake Norman Charter (22-1-1) went unbeaten (14-0) to win a conference title and reached the state 2A final, falling 6-1 to First Flight.
The Knights had five All-South Fork 2A picks while second-place East Lincoln and third-place Lincolnton each had four players selected.
ALL-SOUTH FORK 2A GIRLS SOCCER
(as voted on by conference head coaches)
Lake Norman Charter High’s David Crutchfield, who guided the Knights to an unbeaten South Fork 2A record, was voted league coach of the year by his colleagues./LAKE NORMAN CHARTER PHOTO
Offensive Player of the Year: Ayden Yates, Lake Norman Charter
Defensive Player of the Year: Sierra Gilley, E. Lincoln
Coach of the Year: David Crutchfield, Lake Norman Charter
All-conference
Bandys: Katie Cornette
E. Lincoln: Sierra Gilley, Taylor Barrineau, Jenna Land, Kaitlyn Patterson
Lake Norman Charter: Ayden Yates, Kasey Hahn, Kaela Rasenberger, Olivia Masterton, Madison Sims
Lincolnton: Faith Bruner, Zaira Lopez, Elizabeth Wellman, Nathanlie Cannon
Maiden: Elena Propst, Daphnie May, Kassi Kaziah
N. Lincoln: McCauley Palmer, Abbie Blackburn
Newton-Conover: Jessica Tenjhay, Anna Grace Hinshaw
W. Lincoln: Leia Simmons