North Bay Haven’s Chase Reed capped his high school career with one of Bay County’s top individual honors.
The senior midfielder has been named the Bay County Boys Soccer Player of the Year after recording 18 goals and 19 assists this season and finishing his career with 50 goals and 50 assists.
Reed reflected on what the recognition means as his senior season comes to a close.
“I honestly didn’t expect it, but it’s great,” Reed said. “I couldn’t do it without my teammates. I’m glad I could win it my senior year. It’s awesome.”
Reed said much of his development came from playing with the same core group of teammates for years.
“I started playing in middle school, and I feel like that carried through high school,” Reed said. “My freshman year I was playing on varsity with most of the same guys, so having those teammates around helped me reach that.”
That continuity helped North Bay Haven take a step forward this season.
“Definitely staying in games with stronger teams than usual and winning districts for sure,” Reed said. “We also made it farther than we’ve ever made it, which is awesome. We’re really one of the stronger teams in the area now compared to before.”
Coach of the Year: Michael McCumbers
Michael McCumbers was named the Bay County Boys Soccer Coach of the Year after leading North Bay Haven to its best season in program history.
McCumbers in year one, guided the Buccaneers to a 15-4-1 record, including a Class 3A-1 district championship, a No. 1 seed in the FHSAA Class 3A playoffs and a Sweet 16 appearance.
The team’s attack was led by Hayden Kent, who scored 27 goals with three assists, and Chase Reed, who contributed 18 goals and 19 assists. North Bay Haven averaged 3.25 goals per game while conceding only 17 goals in 20 matches.
In goal, Peyton Austill recorded 10 clean sheets and made 103 saves.
1st Team All-County
Fernando Granillo (Arnold), Nolan Kavouras (Arnold), Dushawn Page (Arnold), Clint Wyzard (Arnold), Diego De La Cruz (Bay), Thomas Sale (Bay), Brody Alvarado (Mosley), Peyton Austill (North Bay Haven), Moises Cancino (North Bay Haven), Jackson Everhart (North Bay Haven), Hayden Kent (North Bay Haven), Chase Reed (North Bay Haven), Lukas Reid (North Bay Haven).
2nd Team All-County
Camilo Camero (Arnold), River Lamb (Arnold), Adrian Lugo-Wyland (Arnold), Josh Moore (Arnold), Isaak Parrish (Arnold), Zach Wickard (Arnold), Khaled Alkader (Bay), Frasier Sale (Bay), Zachariah Zawahry (Bay), Sebastian Di Mauro (Mosley), Jaxson Plemmons (Mosley), Dylan Wright (Mosley), Sebastian Castillo (North Bay Haven), Luis Martinez (North Bay Haven).
Honorable Mentions
Daxon Paguada (Arnold), Demarco Perez (Arnold), Akkin Hunter (Bay), Erikson Maradiaga (Bay), Mason Steinhiser (Bay), Casey James De Leon (Bozeman), Anthony Amerantes (Mosley), Josue Cahueque (Mosley), Malachi Hutt-Savage (Mosley), David Bresler (North Bay Haven), Max Le (North Bay Haven), Donte Cade (Rutherford), Zavian Olds (Rutherford).
Banji Bamidele is a sports reporter for the Panama City News Herald. He can be reached at abamidele@gannett.com or through X, formerly known as Twitter, @AdebanjiBamide1.
This article originally appeared on The News Herald: North Bay Haven’s Chase Reed headlines all-county boys soccer team
Reporting by Banji Bamidele, Panama City News Herald / The News Herald
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