A statewide field
The report lists a broad mix of goalkeepers, midfielders, defenders and forwards:
- Goalkeepers: Iker Gomez (Monmouth), Landon Hahn (Brick Memorial), Aidan McHale (Ocean City) and Jair Martinez-Garcia (Pennsauken Tech).
- More goalkeepers include Ewan Huerfano (Scotch Plains-Fanwood), Thomas Naatus (Dickinson), George Parke (Oratory), Leo Ponce (Dover) and Ruben Torres Saenz (Penns Grove).
- Middle Township’s trio is Anthony Alarcon, Carter Evans and Giuseppe Tenaglia.
- Other midfield options include Mohmed Abdelsalam (BelovED Charter), Tasleem Ahmed (Paterson Charter), Levi Martenz (Ocean City) and Philip Yoo (St Joseph (Mont.)).
- Joao Azuma (Glen Rock), Steven Cusick (Old Bridge), Mayron Moreira and Eliam Santos (Absegami) are also nominated.
- Kirill Papirnik and Zach Allen represent Spotswood, while David Canaveral and Jacob Kim represent Saddle River Day.
- Other nominees include Sevastian Rios Santiago (Pennsauken) and forwards Nikola Loncar (Jefferson), Mason Monday (Jackson Township) and Paul Odeyemi (Middlesex).
- The forward list also features Vrushank Subramanya (Woodbridge Magnet), Devin Valenzuela (Wayne Valley) and Nicholas Varga (Gill St Bernard’s).
Voting rules matter
The update says organized support from families, friends and school communities is permitted. Rapid voting from one IP address may trigger a temporary block, while automated or other technical attempts to influence the result may be voided.
The final days of voting will decide which freshman earns the strongest statewide backing. Attention now turns to the ballot deadline and the next chapter for these emerging players during the season ahead.