Wolverine soccer standouts honored at team banquet

Polk County’s boys soccer squad recently celebrated its 2016 season with its traditional season-ending banquet at Polk County High School.

Head coach Lennox Charles and assistant coach Josh Trejo handed out team awards before a large crowd of family and friends.

Pictured above are Charles, far left, and Trejo, far right, along with this season’s varsity award winners. From left, they are:

* Wilson Edwards, player of the year
* Carson Marshall, defensive player of the year
* Isaias Akers, offensive player of the year
* Aaron Adams, coaches’ award

Akers and Edwards were also recognized for being chosen for the Times-News All-Area team.

Also honored were:

All-Western Highlands Conference players, from left: Wilson Edwards, Carson Marshall, Isaias Akers, Brett Phipps

All-Region 11 players, from left: Carson Marshall, Isaias Akers, Wilson Edwards

Junior varsity awards winners, from left: Alfredo Avellaneda, coaches’ award; Dalton Osborn, most versatile player; head junior varsity coach Josh Trejo; Evan Rimer, offensive player of the year; Zak Abril, defensive player of the year. Not pictured: Julio Chavez, player of the year