Lakeland Christian senior KJ Straub scored 14 factors to turn into the second Polk County women soccer participant to be named Miss Soccer as Mariner's Ryleigh Acosta received the ultimate spherical of voting for Miss Soccer 2024 Florida Dairy Farmers.
Acosta, who signed with Florida, completed with 125 factors and Straub with 111 factors. Each gamers acquired eight first-place votes. Class 5A Participant of the Yr Acosta scored 26 objectives with 29 assists to guide Mariner to the regional closing.
Straub, who signed with South Alabama, led LCS to its fourth straight state title and completed with 20 objectives and 25 assists whereas seeing vital motion as a defensive midfielder. She was named the 2A Participant of the Yr final week.
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Straub's second-place end is the best of the 4 LCS gamers who have been finalists for the award. Bri Folds completed third in 2016, one level shy of being tied for second, and Katie Carnes completed and Breanna Newberg completed fourth in 2021 and 2022.
George Jenkins' Kayla Grimsley stays Polk County's solely Miss Soccer winner. She received in 2008.
Cayla Jackson (7A) of East Ridge was third with 70 factors, adopted by Natalie Brooks (6A) of Ponte Vedra with 49 factors, Estefania Gonzalez (3A) of Monteverde with 24 factors and Amelia Miller of Orlando Bishop Moore with 17 factors.
Streets completed third as coach of the 12 months
In Coach of the Yr voting, Lakeland Christian's Jason Streets, who was named 2A Coach of the Yr final week, completed third with 72 votes. He completed behind Ponte Vedra's Dave Silverberg (6A), who completed with 128 factors, and Edgewood's Kevin Smith, who had 76 votes. Silverberg additionally acquired 9 first-place votes, Streets 5 and Smith 4.
With voting full, Creekside's Joe Soto (7A) was in fourth place with 55 factors, adopted by Bishop Moore's Amy Geltz (4A) with 45 factors and American Heritage's Cindy Marcial (5A) with 10 factors.
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