2024 Cape Express Soccer Club/CapeAtlanticLive.com Cape May County Boys Soccer All-Stars

Posted: December 10th 2024

Noureddine Bedderi of Wildwood is the Cape Express Soccer Club/CapeAtlanticLive.com Boys Soccer Player of the Year

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Noureddine Bedderi Wildwood Senior Forward

Transfer from Algeria who made major impact on Warrior program by providing a Cape May County-best 36 goals to go with 10 assists … combination of speed, technical skill and work rate make him a handful for opposing defenses … adept at making plays and scoring with both feet, as well as on balls in the air … posted two goals and an assist in the South Jersey all-star game

FIRST TEAM (listed alphabetically by position)

Chase Bowman Ocean City Junior Forward

Leading scorer for Raiders … posted 14 goals and five assists … considered one of more talented players in entire CAL

Gavin Burns Wildwood Senior Forward

Gifted offensive player with technical skill who can finish as well as anyone … posted 16 goals and 14 assists

Eddie Hirsch Middle Township Senior Forward

Dangerous player in the open field … also played some in the midfield … led Middle with nine goals to go with seven assists

Calvin Kiker Wildwood Catholic Junior Forward

Unmatched speed and work rate … relentless to and with the ball … registered 23 goals to go with seven assists

Ted Woolery Wildwood Catholic Senior Forward

Strong on ball with good speed … excellent finisher who ended with 20 goals along with eight assists

Anthony Evans Ocean City Senior Midfield

Patrols the middle of the field with confidence and skill … excellent distributor … finished with three goals and six assists

Joey Goodman Ocean City Junior Midfield

Knack for scoring in big spots … three of his four goals came in one-goal victories … also had four assists

Colin Jastremski Middle Township Senior Midfield

Central defensive midfielder who shielded and supported back line that gave up just 26 goals in 21 games … keen distributor of the ball

Kelan Miller Wildwood Senior Midfield

One of area’s smartest and most creative players … often controlled flow of play from CDM position … posted four goals and eight assists

Joe Berrodin Middle Township Senior Back

One of CAL’s top center backs … excellent on balls in air … major reason why Middle tied for second in entire CAL in goals conceded

Ahmed Djellal Wildwood Senior Back

Quick learner who emerged as team’s best defender despite not playing soccer until high school … excellent speed … terrific on balls in air

Tighe Olek Ocean City Junior Back

Excellent athlete and defender who is also an offensive threat … contributed three goals and an assist

Chris Papageorgiou Wildwood Catholic Senior Back

Terrific one-v-one defender … played critical role as center back in front of inexperienced goalkeepers

Ryan Gibson Lower Cape May Senior Goalkeeper

Kept young, inexperienced team in many games with regular highlight-reel saves … also an excellent distributor of the ball from the position … also made impact as out-field player at times

Miles Stafford Middle Township Junior Goalkeeper

Solid all-around goalkeeper … recorded nine shutouts … excellent hands and one of South Jersey’s best at the position with the ball at his feet

HONORABLE MENTION (listed alphabetically by position)

Max Beall Cape May Tech Junior Midfield

Nick Catanoso Wildwood Catholic Sophomore Midfield

Amine Cherifi Cape May Tech Junior Midfield

Gonzalo Gonzalez Wildwood Catholic Senior Midfield

Luke Matthews Middle Township Junior Midfield

Chase Adams Wildwood Catholic Senior Back

Tyler Brown Wildwood Senior Back

Burke Fitzsimons Wildwood Senior Back

Johnny Montgomery Lower Cape May Junior Back