US Youth: Mid-South Conference Best XI

by US Youth Soccer

June 11, 2021

Players featured in this article:

	Christian Biehl \| 2025 D \| Louisiana TDP Elite
	Hadley Griffith \| 2026 F \| FC Alliance (TN)

The lists below contain the players selected to the Best XI teams for their standout play in most recent season of the US Youth Soccer Mid South Conference.

Head coaches within each Premier I Division used a post-game voting process to select players deserving of recognition for their performance on the field. The Best XI teams are presented in a 4-4-2 formation, whenever possible, to include one goalkeeper, four defenders, four midfielders and two forwards recognized in each division. Specific positions (left back, attacking midfielder, etc.) are not taken into consideration when selecting the teams.

2020-2021 SEASON

13U Boys
Goalkeeper	Connor Shave	Tennessee SC 08
Defender	Kyrin Tyson	Knoxville Reds FC 08 Celtic
Defender	Dominic Salm	Louisiana Fire SC 08 Red
Defender	Caleb Moss	Tennessee SC 08
Defender	Kevin Martinez	United SC 08 Premier
Midfielder	Ben Harris	Barca Academy Nashville 08 Garnet
Midfielder	Caden Bland	Baton Rouge SC 08 Black
Midfielder	Gavin Liantonio	Louisiana Fire SC 08 Red
Midfielder	Erik Santamaria	Louisiana Fire SC 08 Red
Forward	Cooper O’Conner	Tennessee SC 08
Forward	Emiliano Lila	Tennessee SC 08

14U Boys
Goalkeeper	Stuart Walker	United SC 07 Premier
Defender	Braxton Gaddis	IFC 07 Red
Defender	Christian Biehl	South Mississippi SC Elite Blue 07 Walker
Defender	Austin Taylor	Tennessee United SC 07 Red
Defender	Austin White	Tennessee United SC 07 Red
Midfielder	Charlie Mader	Dynamo Juniors 07 Orange
Midfielder	Leo Santos	Emerald Force SC 07 Atletico
Midfielder	Drew Mcdonald	Mississippi Rush 07 Premier
Midfielder	Andrew Pineda	United SC 07 Premier
Forward	Musa Kromah	Emerald Force SC 07 Atletico
Forward	Nathan Holbrook	Emerald Force SC 07 Atletico

15U Boys
Defender	Trotter Jones	Collierville 06 Lobos Rush Premier
Defender	Brevin Minor	Tennessee SC 06 Nike
Midfielder	Jhonatan Cardenas	Chivas FC 06
Midfielder	Miller Lashlee	Collierville 06 Lobos Rush Premier
Midfielder	Eli Bailey	Collierville 06 Lobos Rush Premier
Midfielder	Boyce Batten	Louisiana Fire SC 06 Red
Midfielder	Jesus Pineda	Mobile United FC 06
Forward	Brennan Breaux	Baton Rouge SC 06 Black
Forward	Jacob Berg	Baton Rouge SC 06 Black
Forward	Luke Mobley	Louisiana Fire SC 06 Red
Forward	Austin Clarke	Tennessee SC 06 Nike

16U Boys
Goalkeeper	Justin Cox	Germantown Legends 05 Black NL
Defender	Mattew McDonnell	Germantown Legends 05 Black NL
Defender	Cy Smith	Hattiesburg FC Thunder 05
Defender	Brady Torrence	MS Rush United 05 Premier
Defender	James Kemp	Tennessee United SC 05 Red
Midfielder	Jacob Ramsey	Baton Rouge SC 05 Black
Midfielder	Jason Ramos	MS Rush United 05 Premier
Midfielder	Mark Tucker Jones	MS Rush United 05 Premier
Midfielder	Juan Manuel Gazga Figueroa	United SC 05 Premier
Forward	William Wakerfuss	Germantown Legends 05 Black NL
Forward	Lucas Wolthers	Tennessee United SC 05 Red

17U Boys
Goalkeeper	Logan Haddad	Memphis FC 04 Blue
Defender	Max Cavana	Baton Rouge SC 04 Black
Defender	Aaron O’Malley	Germantown Legends 04 Black
Defender	Hogan Payne	Memphis FC 04 Blue
Defender	Connor Dunnigan	MS Rush United 04 Premier
Midfielder	Etienne Julien	Baton Rouge SC 04 Black
Midfielder	Nathan Ogra	Baton Rouge SC 04 Black
Midfielder	John Talley	Germantown Legends 04 Black
Midfielder	Michael Morenzoni	Nashville United SA 04 Maroon
Forward	Diego Guerra	Germantown Legends 04 Black
Forward	William Ricketts	Memphis FC 04 Blue

18U Boys
Defender	Andrew Stalls	Germantown Legends 03 Black NL
Defender	Cross Mitchell	Louisiana Fire SC 03 Red
Defender	Caleb Nicotri	Mandeville SC Lakers Elite 03
Defender	Elijah Harrist	MS Rush United 03 Premier
Defender	Joey Bombrys	Tennessee United SC 03 Red
Midfielder	Nicholas Gianaroli	Germantown Legends 03 Black NL
Midfielder	Christoper Paz	Louisiana Fire SC 03 Red
Midfielder	Jefry Noriega	Louisiana Fire SC 03 Red
Forward	Micah Soper	Germantown Legends 03 Black NL
Forward	Samuel Hadley	MS Rush United 03 Premier
Forward	Donovan Smith	Tennessee United SC 03 Red

19U Boys
** Not enough information received to post a Best XI in this age group

13U Girls
Goalkeeper	Riley Stooksbury	Germantown Lady Legends 08 Black
Defender	Camille Toussant	Baton Rouge FC 09 Black
Defender	Mylee Jayne Mauer	Brandon FC 08 Premier
Defender	Hadley Griffith	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 08
Defender	Hallie McBride	Germantown Lady Legends 08 Black
Midfielder	Elizabeth Silva	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 08
Midfielder	Haney Harris	Germantown Lady Legends 08 Black
Midfielder	Landry Campbell	Tennessee United SC 08 Red
Midfielder	Olivia Strong	Tennessee United SC 08 Red
Forward	Carleigh King	Brandon FC 08 Premier
Forward	Molly Johnson	Tennessee United SC 08 Red

14U Girls
Goalkeeper	Claire Findley	Baton Rouge SC 07 Black
Defender	McKlain Jones	Collierville SA 07 Lady Lobos Premier
Defender	Madeline Cantrelle	Louisiana Fire SC 07 RED
Defender	McKenzi Rankins	MS Rush 07 Premier
Defender	Nakiya Richardson	South Mississippi SC Elite 07 Blue
Midfielder	Allie Broadway	Collierville SA 07 Lady Lobos Premier
Midfielder	Madalyn Caldwell	MS Rush 07 Premier
Midfielder	Avery Stojokovich	Tennesse SC Williamson 07 Nike
Midfielder	Nola O'Sullivan	Tennesse SC Williamson 07 Nike
Forward	Carson Wells	Collierville SA 07 Lady Lobos Premier
Forward	Brooklyn Donohue	Eagle Express SC 07 Lady Eagles

15U Girls
Defender	Annaleigh Bruser	Baton Rouge SC 06 Black
Defender	Emily Brenner	Collierville SA 06 Lady Lobos Rush Premier
Midfielder	Alexa Franklin	Collierville SA 06 Lady Lobos Rush Premier
Midfielder	Elsa Johnson	IFC 06 RED
Midfielder	Kendell Kessler	Mandeville SC Lakers 06 Elite
Midfielder	Leah Krugh	Tennesse SC 06 Mufreesboro Showcase
Midfielder	Julia Hightower	Tennesse United SC 06 Red
Forward	Elise Ford	Baton Rouge SC 06 Black
Forward	Carrigan Hoofkin	Baton Rouge SC 06 Black
Forward	Leah Freeman	Collierville SA 06 Lady Lobos Rush Premier
Forward	Maggie Morris	Tennesse United SC 06 Red

16U Girls
Goalkeeper	Kaitlyn Stake	Tennessee United SC 05 Red
Defender	Leslie Carroll	MS Rush United 05 Premier
Defender	Samantha Holsenbeck	Nashville United SA 05 Maroon
Defender	Ella Kate Bevins	Nashville United SA 05 Maroon
Defender	Julia Spiess	Slidell Youth SC 05 Green
Midfielder	Jade Hodgson	Collierville S 05 Lady Lobos Rush Premier
Midfielder	Lauren Fang	Collierville S 05 Lady Lobos Rush Premier
Midfielder	Mia Encinia	Louisiana Fire SC 05 Girls
Midfielder	Mackenzie Green	Slidell Youth SC 05 Green
Forward	Ella Rump	Collierville S 05 Lady Lobos Rush Premier
Forward	Lainey Connell	Louisiana Fire SC 05 Girls

17U Girls
Defender	Ana Wasilewski	Collierville SA 04 Lady Lobos Rush Premier
Defender	Caroline Blais	Louisiana Fire SC 04 Red
Defender	Shelby Donahue	Mandeville SC Lakers Elite 04
Midfielder	Brooklyn Robbins	Collierville SA 04 Lady Lobos Rush Premier
Midfielder	Kelsey Major	Louisiana Fire SC 04 Red
Midfielder	Anna Wheatley	MS Rush United 04 Premier
Midfielder	Shannon Ward	Tennessee SC 04 Showcase SC
Midfielder	Taylor Hasan	Tennessee SC 04 Showcase SC
Forward	Ella Goings	Louisiana Fire SC 04 Red
Forward	Jasmine Ferrier	Louisiana Fire SC 04 Red
Forward	Jennifer Lopez	South Mississippi SC Elite 04 Blue East

18U Girls
Defender	Addisyn Pope	IFC 03 Red
Defender	Catalina D'Ambrosio Rivera	North Alabama SC Gravity 03 Showcase
Defender	Ella Zierdt	North Alabama SC Gravity 03 Showcase
Defender	Kealey Skinner	South Mississippi SC Elite 03G Quickshots
Midfielder	Lily Mittendorf	Baton Rouge SC 03 Black
Midfielder	Carson Turner	IFC 03 Red
Midfielder	Abigail Lynam	North Alabama SC Gravity 03 Showcase
Midfielder	Mary Frances Symmes	South Mississippi SC Elite 03G Quickshots
Forward	Ember Temple	IFC 03 Red
Forward	Hunter Thompson	IFC 03 Red
Forward	Abigail Badurak	South Mississippi SC Elite 03G Quickshots

19U Girls
Defender	Kate Thomson	Louisiana Fire SC 02 Red
Defender	Sydney Charles	Louisiana Fire SC 02 Red
Defender	Parker Gelinas	Collierville SA 02/03 Lady Lobos Rush Premier
Defender	Avery Treloar	MS Rush United 03 Premier
Midfielder	Caroline Aertker	Covington FC Tammany Tigers 02
Midfielder	Sadie Burst	Louisiana Fire SC 02 Red
Midfielder	Emma Riales	Collierville SA 02/03 Lady Lobos Rush Premier
Midfielder	Dakota Mitchell	Nashville United SA 02 Maroon
Forward	Tori Thomas	Louisiana Fire SC 02 Red
Forward	Taylor Rhodes	Collierville SA 02/03 Lady Lobos Rush Premier
Forward	Millie Smith	Nashville United SA 02 Maroon