all region iv team (m'ville bulletin)

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MV's Koger heads All-Region IV team

From Bulletin Staff Reports

 

Alan Koger knew it was coming. The ever-humble junior had to admit that after leading Magna Vista to the Region IV championship game and garnering Piedmont District Player of the Year honors that the region Player of the Year was next.

 

Sure enough, it was made official on Monday.

 

"I was pretty happy about it," Koger said during a break in practice on Monday. "Since we did go to the championship, I thought I'd get it. It's a great honor to get, especially as a junior."

 

"He doesn't give himself enough credit," said Magna Vista co-coach Marvin Martin. "He's very humble, very mannered, just a great person."

 

Koger has been the most dominant player this season in both the district and the region, scoring 24 goals and dishing out 18 assist en route to leading the Warriors to a 13-3 record.

 

Joining him on the first team were fellow Warriors Carter Farmer (two goals, eight assists) and Justin Oliver (156 saves, five shutouts).

 

Martin calls Farmer "irreplacable" and "the glue that holds the midfield and the offense together." And Oliver is the best goalkeeper in the state, according to Martin.

 

The PD was well represented, too, on the first team. Martinsville's Tyler Bassett and Banks Cargill were nominted as were Bassett's Jonathan Pace and Tunstall's Omar Diaz.

 

Other first team members include Bill Mercke (Graham), Joe Finch (Abingdon), Jose Cisneros (Marion), Jason Bachara (Carroll County), Nathan McMurry (Abingdon), Thomas Belcher (Graham), Brett Castradale (Marion) and John Edwards (Tazewell).

 

Five other PD players were selected to the second team. A.J. Warner and David Szynal from Magna Vista, Thomas Franklin from Bassett, Mike Oliver from Martinsville and Alan Comer from Tunstall. Other second teamers were Nathan Cromwell (Tazewell), Chris Yonts (Marion), P.J. Fanning (Graham), Ryan McFalls (Abingdon), Taylor Lindsey (Richlands), Chris Proctor (Abingdon), Johnny Gardner (Carroll County), Jesse Johnson (Marion), Forrest Shroyer (Graham), Nick Wisman (Virginia High) and Lucas Cochran (Carroll County).

 

Honorable mention nominees include Thomas Hill (Tunstall), Brent Collins (Martinsville), Jason Graham (Bassett), John Walker Trent (Richlands), Aaron Belcher (Tazewell), Eric Ward (Richlands), Will Bowen (Tazewell), Romulo Frajardo (Richlands) and Garrett Bushnell (Marion).

 

Magna Vista's Marvin Martin was selected as the Region IV Coach of the Year, an honor he said he wanted to share with co-coach Harry Lance.

[carrollfan 15]

They forgot John Lancaster from Carroll off the first team all region

[goalie 10]

what was johns stats.