Girls HS A-A Game has a complete DI feel

by Sheldon Shealer

October 24, 2014

The second annual Girls High School All-American Game is taking on an Ohio-Indiana-Washington vs. New Jersey feel this year, as the rosters for the event were released Friday morning.

Ohio, Indiana and Washington account for 14 of the 20 players on the West squad, while nine players from New Jersey highlight the East roster. An additional Ohio player was named to the East squad since she plays for a coach who will be guiding the East team this year.

This is the second year for the East vs. West contest, which pits top seniors from fall-playing high school soccer states. The All-American games, boys and girls, will be played Dec. 13, in Raleigh, N.C., the same weekend as the NCAA Men’s College Cup. The East won last year's inaugural event in Cary, N.C.

Overall, all 20 players on the West squad have committed to NCAA Division I programs, while 19 of 20 have done the same for the East team -- although two for basketball.

The East squad is highlighted by Taylor Racioppi, the Class of 2015 No. 2 recruit in the Girls IMG Academy 150. Racioppi, who is committed to Duke, returned to high schol play as a senior and is nearing a 20-goal season as her team recently passed the halfway point of the season.

Other IMG Academy 150 players named to the game are No. 48 Jessica Udovich of Puyallup (Puyallup, Wash.), No. 58 Hailey Skolmoski of Riverton (Riverton, Utah), No. 65 Hana Kerner of Northern Highlands (Allendale, N.J.), No. 67 Cassidy Blacha of Avon (Avon, Ind.), No. 111 Jennifer Haskel of Ridge (Basking Ridge, N.J.) and No. 125 Annika Schmidt of Zionsville (Zionsville, Ind.). Haskel is injured and will not play in the match.

Frank Dixon of Carmel (Carmel, Ind.), Debra LaPrath of Maria Carrillo (Santa Rosa, Calif.), Pat McDonald of Montgomery (Santa Rosa, Calif.) and Lee Mitchell of [Alta ut-w] (Sandy, Utah) will coach the West team. Tara Madigan of Northern Highlands (Allendale, N.J.), Shannon McEntee of South Side (Rockville Centre, N.Y.), Dino McIntyre of Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) and Dave Prutting of St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.) will coach the East squad.

For more information about the game, visit highschoolsoccerallamerican.com

2014 West All-American Team

POS	Name	High School	City, State	College
GK	Kiera Towell	[Edmonds-Woodway wa-w]	Edmonds, Wash.	Penn(w)
GK	Kelsey Dossey	Avon	Avon, Ind.	Missouri
D	Brianne Parsons	Maria Carrillo	Santa Rosa, Calif.	Oregon
D	Annika Schmidt	Zionsville	Zionsville, Ind.	Connecticut
D	Ryan Kokoska	Carmel	Carmel, Ind.	UC Santa Barbara
D	Payton Atkins	Turpin	Cincinnati, Ohio	Kentucky
D	Brittnee Gilbert	Center Grove	Center Grove, Ind.	Memphis
D	Lyrik Fryer	Issaquah	Issaquah, Wash.	Florida International
MF	Cassidy Blacha	Avon	Avon, Ind.	Indiana
MF	Katie Murray	Oak Hills	Cincinnati, Ohio	Illinois
MF	Kyra Fawcett	Woods Cross	Woods Cross, Utah	Oregon
MF	Emily Heslin	[Hill Murray School mn-w]	Maplewood, Minn.	Minnesota
MF	Jessica Udovich	Puyallup	Puyallup, Wash.	Washington
MF	Kennedy Kieneker	Redmond	Redmond, Wash.	Arizona
MF	Rachael Bellefuil	Zionsville	Zionsville, Ind.	Minnesota
F	Averie Collins	Bozeman	Bozeman, Mont.	Stanford
F	Hailey Skolmoski	Riverton	Riverton, Utah	Utah
F	Elizabeth Griffith	Puyallup	Puyallup, Wash.	Washington State
F	Maddie Kincaid	Portland Jesuit	Portland, Ore.	Gonzaga
F	Lauren Nemeroff	Dixie Heights	Dixie Heights, Ky.	Kentucky
F	Caroline Dreher	Holy Name	Cleveland, Ohio	Indiana

2014 East All-American Team

POS	Name	High School	City, State	College
GK	Taylor Lupi	Immaculate Heart Academy	Washington, N.J.	Undecided
D	Alana Cook	Pennington School	Pennington, N.J.	Stanford
D	Shannon McGinnis	Emmaus	Emmaus, Pa.	Saint Francis (PA)(w)
D	Hannah Natanson	Georgetown Day	Washington, D.C.	Harvard
D	Madeline Pack	Good Counsel	Silver Springs, Md.	Syracuse
D	Kristy Cotter	Morristown-Beard School	Morristown, N.J.	Columbia(w)
MF	Niccola Venezia	St. Anthony's	Melville, N.Y.	Miami (FL)
MF	Paige Bergman	Triton Regional	Runnemede, N.J.	Saint Joseph's
MF	Kayla Hughes	Hershey	Hershey, Pa.	Villanova
MF	Paige Davis	Immaculate	Danbury, Conn.	College of Charleston
MF	Taylor Racioppi	Ocean Township	Oakhurst, N.J.	Duke
MF	Halle Stelbasky	Walsh Jesuit	Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio	Butler
F	Hana Kerner	Northern Highlands	Allendale, N.J.	Virginia
F	Elizabeth Kinkler	Lenape	Medford, N.J.	Wake Forest
F	Charlotte Williams	Brighton	Rochester, N.Y.	Penn State
F	Jen Falconer	Cumberland Valley	Mechanicsburg, Pa.	Radford (basketball)
F	Paige Monaghan	Roxbury	Succasunna, N.J.	Purdue
F	Marta Sniezek	National Cathedral School	Washington, D.C.	Stanford (Basketball)
F	Caitlin Farrell	Choate Rosemary Hall	Wallingford, Conn.	Georgetown(w)
MF/F	Lauren Harkes	Bishop O'Connell	Arlington, Va.	Clemson
Injured	Jennifer Haskel	Ridge	Basking Ridge, N.J.	Northwestern