With high school soccer season just a couple of weeks away, here is the Enquirer’s final list of position previews in boys soccer.
We have saved the top forwards and goalscorers for last. Here is our look at the top players in the city at finding the back of the net.
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Ben Angelica, Wilmington
The senior is the top returning scorer in Cincinnati, posting 30 goals and nine assists to lead the Hurricane to a 14-1-3 record. He enters his senior season with 62 career goals.
Marco Barrios, Simon Kenton
The senior had 25 goals to help the Pioneers to the 32nd District championship and the Eighth Region semifinals.
Ethan Brandhorst, Turpin
The senior is the top returning scorer for the Spartans, who were 16-2-4 last season. He had nine goals and seven assists.
Cristian Dominguez, Norwood
The sophomore had an outstanding debut season with 18 goals and 10 assists, leading the Indians to a 7-8-2 record.
Tyler Hahn, Bethel-Tate
The senior posted 17 goals and eight assists to lead the Tigers to a 7-8-3 record. He was first-team all-league in the SBAAC-National.
Carter Lund, Summit Country Day
The senior capped off a big season by scoring a hat trick in the Division V state final. He had 10 goals and four assists for the season and enters his senior year with 17 career goals and eight assists.
Luke Neltner, Bishop Brossart
The senior had 22 goals and 12 assists to lead the Mustangs to a 16-8-1 record and the 10th Region championship.
Isaiah Rodgers, Summit Country Day
The junior was a key player on offense for the Division V state champions, posting seven goals and five assists. He was second-team all-league in the Miami Valley Conference-Scarlet and has 11 career goals with eight assists.
Santino Serger, Mariemont
The senior had 15 goals and eight assists to lead the Warriors to a 17-3-1 record and second place in the Cincinnati Hills League. He was all-league and all-city.
Miles Steininger, Wyoming
The forward is Wyoming’s only returning first-team All-CHL player returning from their state semifinalist team. As a junior last year, he had seven goals and six assists.
On the radar in 2026
Paxton Ball, Cincinnati Christian; Ross Barrett, Waynesville; Tair Begzhan, Mason; Alessandro Caggioni, Madeira; Andrew Cornejo, Madeira; Martin Cowden, Madeira; Jean Luc Davis, Madeira; Aldo Dokouzov, Mason; Mamoudou Diaw, Winton Woods; Jackson Engel, East Central; Eli Gaffney, Harrison; Charlie Gehringer, Milford; Devon Gregory, Williamsburg; Logan Griffin, McNicholas; Francisco Hernandez, Norwood; Lucas Inderhees, East Central; Alex Lopez, Sycamore; Salem Mayala, Boone County; Cooper Neace, Ryle; Hudson Ostertag, Elder; Jayse Riggs, Eastern; Anthony Soltero, Monroe; Landon Swaynie, Bethel-Tate; Chase Wagner, Harrison; Elijah Witt-Brewster, Oak Hills; Sammy Woolery, Clermont Northeastern.
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Reporting by James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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