HS: TeamSnap Girls All-America update

by Sheldon Shealer

May 4, 2017

More than 750 fall-, winter- and spring-playing high school girls players made the cut for the Fall TeamSnap All-America Watch List, Winter TeamSnap All-America Watch List and Spring TeamSnap All-America Watch List.

Players, through coaches recommendations and TopDrawerSoccer staff observations, will be added each week to the list as performances warrant. The only players that will be removed from the list will be athletes who are no longer playing high school soccer or sustain a season-ending injury that will take them out of all-state consideration.

The TeamSnap All-America teams are not announced until the end of the school year.

Complete list of TeamSnap All-America Update articles.

Here are recent performances and updates from players on the TeamSnap All-America Watch Lists:

GIRLS

* Kylie Bechard, Harris County (Ga.), So.: Every now and then, there's a standout club performer playing on a high school team that flies well below the radar. Such is the case with Bechard, who plays club for Birmingham United. The sohpomore has committed to Auburn. On the high school side, she has a staggering 57 goals this season.

* D Janai Cedeno, Jones College Prep (Ill.), Sr.: Take away a lopsided loss to West Aurora, and Jones College Prep has allowed only nine goals during a 13-2-1 start. Cedeno, an Eclipse club player, has been the anchor. She is committed to UIC.

* F Emma Cooper, Iowa City West (Iowa), Sr.: The Michigan signee had three goals and three assists last week as Iowa City West climbed to 9-0 on the season. With other NCAA Division I-bound teammates on the team, Cooper does not have to produce all of the offense. Howeverm she does have 10 goals this season, and is on pace for a 20-goal season.

* F Libby Geraghty, Cherry Creek (Colo.), Sr.: The Colorado signee has scored a team-high 17 goals this season as Cherry Creek is off to a 13-0-1 start. She has provided at least a goal or assist in 12 of 14 matches. Geraghty is among the 2017 IMG Academy 150 honorees.

* F Sophie Jones, Claremont (Calif.), So.: Jones netted 23 goals while helping Claremont to a 25-4-2 season, but her high school soccer future is in doubt. Jones plays for Slammers FC, one of the teams headed to the new Girls DA in the fall, which might preclude her from playing high school soccer. Jones was named the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Player of the Year. Jones has committed to Arizona.

NOTE: The fall All-America watch list includes only players from high school teams that compete during the fall season. The Winter All-America watch list was released in November and includes players from the seven winter-playing states, and the Spring All-America watch was released in February.

Image: Lincoln Journal-Star

Related Topics: HS All-America, Big Ten, Horizon League, Pacific 12, SEC