Here are The Baltimore Sun’s All-Metro boys soccer teams for the 2024 season:

Player of the Year

Powerfully built at 6 feet 4 with impeccable skills, danger loomed for opponents every time Walker touched the ball this season. A booming shot led to a team-high 23 goals and his quality vision and passing skills provided 10 assists.

Fittingly, the West Virginia commit closed his fine four-year varsity career with the game-winning goal as the No. 1 Dons (14-2-2) successfully defended their Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference title with a 2-0 win over No. 2 Curley. It was Walker’s eighth game-winning goal of the season.

“Sammie is such a rare and special talent,” Dons first-year coach Geaton Caltabiano said. “It’s not often you find a player with his physical presence that is also so skillful with the ball at his feet. The way he took over games this fall was special and he made my job really easy.”

Walker and North Carolina-bound Dan Klink, last year’s All-Metro Player of the Year and a first-team pick this season, played side by side up front for the Dons under Caltabiano, creating one of the most prolific one-two tandems the storied league has ever seen.

Walker, an All-Metro second-team pick last season, said the key to the Dons’ successful repeat was staying true to their grinding form.

“After last season — we were a super high-scoring team — and we had to keep up the pace,” he said. “We lost a few guys that made important contributions, so I knew I needed to pick up the slack a little bit. I’m proud of what we were able to accomplish.”

Walker called being named All-Metro Player of the Year a big honor.

“It’s definitely a big accomplishment,” he said. “I set out to always try to do my best and you never think about what may happen, but it’s a big moment for me and my career to be recognized like this.”Coach of the Year

Aiming to play its best soccer when it counted most, C. Milton Wright impressively did just that to claim the program’s third state championship.

In winning the Class 2A state title, the No. 4 Mustangs (17-2) posted five postseason shutouts — outscoring their opponents by a 12-0 margin — with a 1-0 title win over Parkside capping the run.

Reidlbauer, now 38-10-1 in his three seasons, got the most out of a group that played hard and together. The Mustangs overcame playoff adversity, losing 20-goal scorer Axel Lorentzen to injury before their 2-0 semifinal win over Baltimore County champion Hereford.

“What I was most proud of was how we got better every game,” Reidlbauer said. “Every player seemed to get better. One of the kids made a comment to me after the [title] game, he said, ‘Coach, you made every player on this team better.’ When a player says that, it’s pretty cool. It was just a total team effort.”

The team had an inspirational component playing for former teammate Evan Snyder, who died in the summer of 2023. Snyder was a sophomore starter who wore No. 20 and Reidlbauer said would have been a senior captain this season. Fittingly, the team’s winning goal in the title game came with 20:01 to play in the second half.

First team

David Brunetti, Curley, senior, forward:As one of the area’s finest goal scorers, Brunetti emerged as a go-to player with a sensational 25-goal, eight-assist season that led the No. 2 Friars (17-3-2) to the MIAA A Conference championship game. The four-year varsity player made timely runs to get open and proved a poised finisher, recording at least one goal or assist in 19 of the Friars’ 22 games.

Stef Garefalakis, Hereford, senior, forward: Strong and gifted on the ball, particularly in big moments, Garefalakis scored 23 goals and added six assists in leading the No. 8 Bulls (17-2-1) to the Baltimore County crown and the Class 2A state semifinals. He scored two goals in Hereford’s 3-2 win over Perry Hall in the county title game, including the overtime game-winner.

Dan Klink, Loyola Blakefield, senior, forward: The North Carolina commit and last year’s All-Metro Player of the Year was once again a dynamic force bringing incredible pace, skills and leadership in helping the Dons repeat as MIAA A Conference champions. He closed out his sensational four-year career with a 17-goal, eight-assist senior season, including five multigoal games.

Axel Lorentzen, C. Milton Wright, senior, forward:Suffering a season-ending knee injury before the state semifinals, Lorentzen had already made his mark for the Class 2A state champions with a 20-goal, four-assist campaign. A magnet to the ball with a quick and precise release, Lorentzen capped his two-year varsity career by scoring all three goals in the Mustangs’ 3-0 win over Eastern Tech in the state quarterfinals.

Charlie Gerber, River Hill, senior, midfielder: A three-year varsity mainstay, Gerber dropped back to holding midfielder at the start of the playoffs, where his calming influence, tireless work rate and passing skills proved pivotal in the No. 5 Hawks (15-4) run to the Class 3A state championship. The Oberlin commit, who was previously used higher in the midfield, finished the season with three goals and seven assists.

Blake Lloyd, McDonogh, senior, midfielder:One of the area’s most well-rounded midfielders, Lloyd, a four-year starter and captain who is still weighing college offers, was always steady and often dazzling. Always around the ball with high skills and game sense that consistently put the No. 3 Eagles (13-2-5) in a good position to succeed, he finished the season with 13 goals and 10 assists.

Nick Mirecki, Glenelg, senior, midfielder:A constant ball winner in the middle with a calm demeanor, Mirecki set an efficient pace to get the No. 10 Gladiators (11-2-2) forward and proved a quality finisher with timely goals. A two-year varsity player, he finished with a team-high 10 goals and added two assists in leading Glenelg to the Howard County championship.

Casey Price, Curley, senior, midfielder: A four-year starter and repeat first-team pick, the Maryland commit overcame an early season knee injury to provide sensational two-way play at defensive midfield. With gifted skills, game sense and toughness to match size and speed, he consistently won battles for the ball and showed poise getting it forward to contribute two goals and four assists.

Ryan Andrews, Loyola Blakefield, senior, defender:The lone starter on defense from last year’s MIAA A Conference championship team, Andrews made a smooth adjustment moving from the left side to center back with athletic and instinctive play that was vital to the Dons’ winning a second straight crown. A four-year starter, he was at his needed best in the title game — a 2-0 win over Curley, the team’s tenth shutout of the season.

Lucas Gardeniers, South River, senior, defender: A three-year varsity player, the standout center back brought quality size, speed and game sense to consistently shut down opposing offenses and get the No. 9 Seahawks (14-3-1) started up the field. The Lafayette commit was instrumental in seven shutouts and added two goals as South River won its second Anne Arundel County crown in three seasons and reached the Class 3A state semifinals.

Nick Lentz, Curley, senior, defender:An All-Metro second-team pick as a junior, Lentz makes the jump to the first team after a season that consistently featured his poised skills, unrelenting tenacity and leadership that set a vital tone for the Friars. Described by coach Barry Stitz as the hardest-working player he’s ever coached at Curley, the four-year starter and captain has committed to UMBC.

Jason Broome, McDonogh, senior, goalkeeper:The Harvard commit brought valuable tools to the net, starting with sound technical play, smart decision-making, fine distribution and leadership. He posted eight shutouts with 64 saves in leading the Eagles to the MIAA A Conference semifinals, including a memorable nine-save performance in a 1-0 regular season win against league champion Loyola Blakefield.

Dylan Sander, C. Milton Wright, senior, goalkeeper: Bringing quality size, athleticism and vocal leadership, Sander had complete ownership of the penalty area in leading the Mustangs to the Class 2A state title. In the team’s 17-2 season, he had 90 saves and posted 12 shutouts as the Mustangs blanked all five of their playoff opponents, capped by a 1-0 win over Parkside in the title game.

Second team

Lucas Britos, Liberty, senior, forward

Bryon Klohr, Chesapeake-AA, junior, forward

Nick McGhin, Century, senior, forward

Kris Mitchell, Gilman, senior, forward

Tito Tokunboh-Salako, Glenelg, junior, forward

Jason Blain, Severna Park, senior, midfielder

Jake Locklear, Eastern Tech, junior, midfielder

Imad Skoudarli, Perry Hall, senior, midfielder

Elan Amienyi, Mount Saint Joseph, senior, defender

Nicolas Chinchilla, North County, senior, defender

Colin Kelly, Calvert Hall, senior, defender

Luke Martinez, River Hill, junior, defender

Jonathan Sanchez, Mount Hebron, senior, goalkeeper

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