Original article by Bob Putnam, Tampa Bay Times
Our staff picks for the top players in Pasco and Hernando counties for the 2019 season. Coming Thursday: Our all-Hillsborough County team.
Player of the Year
Lexi Kilfoyl, Sr., Academy at the Lakes
Coach of the Year
Diane Stephenson, Academy at the Lakes
First team
P Callie Turner, Sr., Land O’Lakes
P Melanie Rogers, Sr., River Ridge
P Jordan Almasy, Jr., Wesley Chapel
P Mariah Galhouse, Sr., Springstead
C Neely Peterson, Sr., Cypress Creek
IF Jenna Lord, So., Sunlake
IF Madyson Lamp, Sr., Hernando
IF Alex Hare, Sr., Mitchell
IF Hailey Smith, Sr., Hudson
OF Jessica Bryson, Sr., River Ridge
OF Kendra Falby, So., Sunlake
OF Paige Maseda, Sr., Sunlake
UTIL Shelby Westbrook, Sr., Land O’Lakes
DH Hannah Church, Fr., Academy at the Lakes
Second team
P Alyssa Cordoba, Jr., Sunlake
P Mikayla Hoschak, So., Sunlake
P Ashley Altman, Fr., Mitchell
P Sierra Stephens, Fr., Anclote
C Taliyah Dowdell, Jr., Hernando
IF Marina Rao, Jr., Mitchell
IF Alexis Duff, Sr., Sunlake
IF Jasmine Jackson, Sr., Cypress Creek
IF Miranda Perez, Sr., Wiregrass Ranch
OF Emma Coon, So., Cypress Creek
OF Kaylee Barber, Jr., Mitchell
OF Jessica Mott, Jr., Academy at the Lakes
UTIL Devyne Davis, So., Academy at the Lakes
DH April Lorton, Sr., Zephyrhills
Honorable mention
Academy at the Lakes: Vanessa Alexander, Brooke Blankenship, Caitlin Blankenship, Mia Fields; Anclote: Elle Borges, Ashley Morrell;Bishop McLaughlin: Sarah Perciavalle, Antonina Vaughn; Central:Hannah Morris, Kenna McQuown; Cypress Creek: Ashley Nickisher, Miranda Schwartz; Fivay: Jasmin Blossfield, Ariel Simonsen; Gulf: Trinity Sherman; Hernando: Solaris Genberg; Hernando Christian: Leah Grant; Hudson: Giulia Desiderlo, Faith Hicks, Sydney Klenert; Land O’Lakes: Jolene Bodner, Haylee Fernandez, Nehanda Lewis, Brooke Stanley; Mitchell: Alandra Coure, Vanessa Neptune; Pasco:De’onna Brown, Kelsey Kadlub, Mackenzie Petty; Nature Coast: Alyssa Kelly, Morgan Johnson; River Ridge: Victoria Nearing, Jordan Sheets, Alison Storms, Madison Vozdecky; Springstead: Emily Kolwicz, Jenna Ryan; Weeki Wachee: Madison Moran, Haley Zapata; Wesley Chapel: Logan Coward, Allison Fraley, Ashley Garrison, Madelyn Golka; Wiregrass Ranch: Loryn Finn, Ashtin Jordan.