Polk soccer players receive All-Region, All-WNC, All-Area honors

Published 8:00 am Friday, January 4, 2019

Polk County senior Jesus Avellaneda was one of several Polk County High soccer players who earned spots on the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association Region 10 1A All-Region squad. (Submitted photo)

Polk County High soccer players have earned a number of postseason awards after a season in which the Wolverines reached the 1A West Region final.

Five Wolverines earned a spot on the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association Region 10 1A All-Region squad. Those named to the All-Region team included seniors Jesus Avellaneda and Clark Phipps and juniors Nicolas Lopez, Grayson Jones and Isaac Edwards.

Edwards also received a spot on the All-Western North Carolina squad as chosen by the Asheville Citizen-Times. The Wolverine forward was one of just four non-seniors named to the first team.

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Jones earned a spot on the All-WNC second team, with Avellaneda, Lopez, Phipps and senior Jonah Wyatt receiving honorable mention.

In addition, Avellaneda, Edwards, Jones, Lopez and Phipps were chosen for the All-Area team selected by the Times-News.

-Submitted by PolkSports.com