RALEIGH, N.C. – The stars came out to play Sunday in the annual High School All-American games at Cardinal Gibbons, yet a few rose above the crowd.
A late goal by Wake Forest commit Emmanuel Twumasi gave the East a 2-1 win in the boys match, and the play of Vanderbilt commit Lauren Demarchi allowed the West to salvage a scoreless draw in the girls contest.
George Mason commit Tunde Akinlosotu of McDonogh School (Owings Mills, Md.) was named East MVP and Rigoberto Rojas of Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale, Ill.) was the West MVP in the boys match.
Demarchi of Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) and Rutgers commit Amanda Visco of Colts Neck (Colts Neck, N.J.) were the MVPs in the girls contest.
Only players from fall-playing high school states were eligible for the High School All-American games.
The following players are the TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XIs from the event:
