Minersville Area’s Jordan Bowers and Tri-Valley’s Nathan Hillard are the Schuylkill League’s All-State boys soccer selections for 2026.
The league’s coaches picked the pair at a meeting Sunday afternoon, where they also named first and second all-star teams for both divisions.
Bowers and Hillard will be honored by the Pennsylvania State Soccer Coaches Association at its banquet in Camp Hill in January.
Blue Mountain and Shenandoah Valley had the most all-star picks with seven each. North Schuylkill, Minersville Area, and Schuylkill Haven Area each had six.
Blue Mountain led the Division I first team with five selections: forward Keenan Hall, midfielders Blake Batory and Evan Burcik, and defenders Troy Mady and Aidan Varney.
North Schuylkill placed four on the first team: forwards Wesley Urban and Jaxson Sweeney, midfielder Brenden Yotko, and defender Fabrizio Manganiello. Tamaqua Area’s Brody Schlier, a forward, and Aidan Elston, a midfielder, also made it, along with Lourdes Regional defender Braydon Madden and goalkeeper Nathan Yablonski.
Pine Grove Area led the Division I second team with five: forward JJ Kramer, midfielders Ian Brown and Terrin Witmer, and defenders Quincy Allen and Braylon Fairell.
North Schuylkill forward Leopoldo Garcia-Ruiz and midfielder Evan Damiter, Blue Mountain forward Hayden Freed and defender Jonas Smith, and Tamaqua Area defender Evan Temarantz and goalkeeper Jakin Tamagini were also named, as were Pottsville Area forward Nolan Davis and Lourdes Regional midfielder Josh Miller.
2026 Schuylkill League Boys Soccer
Division I All-Stars
- NathanYablonskiLourdes Regional
- FabrizioManganielloNorth Schuylkill
- BraydonMaddenLourdes Regional
- TroyMadyBlue Mountain
- AidanVarneyBlue Mountain
- BlakeBatoryBlue Mountain
- EvanBurcikBlue Mountain
- AidanElstonTamaqua Area
- BrendenYotkoNorth Schuylkill
- BrodySchlierTamaqua Area
- WesleyUrbanNorth Schuylkill
- KeenanHallBlue Mountain
- JaxsonSweeneyNorth Schuylkill
- JJKramerPine Grove Area
- LeopoldoGarcia-RuizNorth Schuylkill
- NolanDavisPottsville Area
- HaydenFreedBlue Mountain
- IanBrownPine Grove Area
- TerrinWitmerPine Grove Area
- EvanDamiterNorth Schuylkill
- JoshMillerLourdes Regional
- EvanTemarantzTamaqua Area
- QuincyAllenPine Grove Area
- BraylonFairellPine Grove Area
- JonasSmithBlue Mountain
- JakinTamaginiTamaqua Area
Selections by school
- Blue Mountain7 5 first · 2 second
- North Schuylkill6 4 first · 2 second
- Pine Grove Area5 0 first · 5 second
- Tamaqua Area4 2 first · 2 second
- Lourdes Regional3 2 first · 1 second
- Pottsville Area1 0 first · 1 second
Minersville Area put five on the Division II first team: forward Chase Zimerofsky, midfielders Camden Rogers and Aidan Ryan, and defenders Johnny Burgess and Dakota Dullard.
Schuylkill Haven Area had three first-team picks in forward Greyson Fessler and defenders Landon Trostle and Jacob Woll. Shenandoah Valley forward Javier Arias and midfielder Jaiden Pantoja, Tri-Valley forward Liam Yourey, Weatherly Area midfielder Jeremiah Donadi, and Williams Valley goalkeeper Owen Mace round out the team.
Shenandoah Valley led the Division II second team with five: midfielders Carlos Meza and Armando Porfirio and defenders Anders Ryon, Jozel Solano, and Jesus Chagolla.
Schuylkill Haven Area added midfielders John Ulsh and Dean Ketner and defender Greyson Murphy, and Williams Valley placed forwards Camden Welker and Joe Rautzahn. Minersville Area forward Evan Handling, Tri-Valley forward Tyler Mowery, and Weatherly Area goalkeeper Noah Mayernick complete the second team.
2026 Schuylkill League Boys Soccer
Division II All-Stars
- OwenMaceWilliams Valley
- JohnnyBurgessMinersville Area
- DakotaDullardMinersville Area
- LandonTrostleSchuylkill Haven Area
- JacobWollSchuylkill Haven Area
- CamdenRogersMinersville Area
- AidanRyanMinersville Area
- JeremiahDonadiWeatherly Area
- JaidenPantojaShenandoah Valley
- GreysonFesslerSchuylkill Haven Area
- ChaseZimerofskyMinersville Area
- JavierAriasShenandoah Valley
- LiamYoureyTri-Valley
- EvanHandlingMinersville Area
- CamdenWelkerWilliams Valley
- JoeRautzahnWilliams Valley
- TylerMoweryTri-Valley
- JohnUlshSchuylkill Haven Area
- DeanKetnerSchuylkill Haven Area
- CarlosMezaShenandoah Valley
- ArmandoPorfirioShenandoah Valley
- GreysonMurphySchuylkill Haven Area
- AndersRyonShenandoah Valley
- JozelSolanoShenandoah Valley
- JesusChagollaShenandoah Valley
- NoahMayernickWeatherly Area
Selections by school
- Shenandoah Valley7 2 first · 5 second
- Minersville Area6 5 first · 1 second
- Schuylkill Haven Area6 3 first · 3 second
- Williams Valley3 1 first · 2 second
- Tri-Valley2 1 first · 1 second
- Weatherly Area2 1 first · 1 second
The coaches also named Minersville Area’s Ed Burke, Tamaqua Area’s Pat Blaser, and North Schuylkill’s Jarrid Todd as coaches of the year in Class A, AA, and AAA, respectively.
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