2012 All-area Soccer Team honors the season's best players

The Spinal Column Newsweekly is proud to present its 2012 All-area Girls Soccer Team, honoring the best of west Oakland’s female student-athletes on the pitch this spring.

Team selections were not only based upon players’ individual statistics, but also on nominations from area coaches, and other honors a player has received, such as conference awards.

Making the final player selections is a difficult process when composing an all-area team for any sport, but with so many talented soccer players in the lakes area, putting together the inaugural All-area Girls Soccer Team was an arduous task.

Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes/Everest Collegiate proved to be the class of the lakes area this past season, as it returned to the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Division 4 state final for the second time in three seasons.

Even though they fell to Grandville Calvin Christian in the final, it was the Lakers’ only loss of the season, as it also won the Detroit Catholic League Division IV and C-D Division Tournament championships this season thanks to four Spinal Column Newsweekly First Team members.

Meanwhile, one of the most competitive divisions in the county was the Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) North, where Waterford Mott won its first North Division title this season with the help of two First Team members.

However, it would be division rival Waterford Kettering that would upset Mott in the MHSAA district semi-finals due in part to its All-area goalkeeper.

Another North Division team, Walled Lake Western, rose up against Kettering in the district final and took home its first district title in over 25 years with the help of its All-area forward.

Also included on the Spinal Column First Team are two of Walled Lake Northern’s standouts, as well as Huron Valley Lakeland’s star on defense.

ALL-AREA FIRST TEAM

Ava Doetsch

Junior Forward

Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes

A selection to the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association’s (MIHSSCA) Division 4 All-State First Team, Doetsch scored 34 goals and had 23 assists in helping the Lakers reach the Division 4 state final and dominate the Detroit Catholic League’s C-D Division.

With her senior season remaining, Doetsch already has plans to take her game to the heartland, as she has committed to the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

Rachel Good

Senior Forward

Walled Lake Western

With a knack for coming up clutch in key situations this season for the Warriors, Good’s biggest goal of the season came in an MHSAA district final against Kettering.

Her goal with 40 seconds left in the first half was the only goal that Western needed to win a district championship. She was named a Division 1 All-State Honorable Mention by the MIHSSCA, is a member of the Novi Michigan Jaguars Football Club (FC), and has committed to Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne.

Anna Robb

Sophomore Forward

Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes

A Division 4 All-State First Team selection by the MIHSSCA, Robb’s skills were evident throughout the season as she was one of the key components to the Lakers’ run to the MHSAA Division 4 state final. Perhaps her most memorable moment this year came when she notched a game-tying goal against Saginaw Nouvel in a Division 4 regional final.

Agatha Weddle

Senior Forward

Walled Lake Northern

Committed to Alma College, Weddle was the offensive spark that helped the Knights contend for the KLAA North Division title this season, and she was named as a Division 1 All-State Honorable Mention by the MIHSSCA.

Hannah Messer

Junior Midfielder

Waterford Mott

Leading the Corsairs in scoring for the second straight season with 15 goals while also garnering 4 assists, Messar overcame a mid-season slump and finished strong with a goal in back-to-back games against Walled Lake Western and Walled Lake Northern that clinched the KLAA North title for Mott.

Jessica Parry

Junior Midfielder

Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes

A Division 4 Honorable Mention by the MIHSSCA, Parry was one of the Lakers’ clutch players this season. Her game-tying goal and improbable game-winning goal on a free kick helped the Lakers defeat Saginaw Nouvel and punch their ticket to the state’s final four.

Hannah Rhodes

Senior Midfielder

Waterford Mott

The Corsairs’ leader in assists for four consecutive seasons, Rhodes demonstrated why Olivet College showed a strong interest in her before she committed to the school.

Finishing 2012 with 20 assists and five goals, Rhodes closed out a stellar career in which she helped Mott’s soccer program reach new heights.

Lindsay Straw

Sophomore Midfielder

Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes

A Division 4 All-State Third Team selection by the MIHSSCA, Straw had a key assist in the Lakers’ Division 4 state semi-final victory over Madison Heights Bishop Foley, as well as Our Lady’s first goal in its win over Allen Park Cabrini in the Detroit Catholic League’s C-D Tournament semi-finals.

Mary Jacobs

Senior Defender

Huron Valley Lakeland

Heading to Meredith College this fall and a member of the Novi Michigan Jaguars Football Club, Jacobs’ strong defensive play was key in the Eagles earning key victories this season over Waterford Mott and sister school Walled Lake Northern.

Allison Smith

Senior Defender

Walled Lake Northern

Committed to Alma College and a member of the Novi Michigan Jaguars Football Club (FC), Smith was one of the anchors of the Knights’ defense, and her strong corner kicks this season usually ended up with the ball being deflected into the back of the net.

Tailer Roscoe

Senior Goalkeeper

Waterford Kettering

Bound for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Roscoe’s strong play in net was the catalyst to the Captains’ pulling off a stunning victory over rival Waterford Mott in a Division 1 district semi-final, which Kettering won in penalty kicks.

Roscoe was named as a Division 1 All-State Honorable Mention by the MIHSSCA.

ALL-AREA SECOND TEAM

• Shelby Watts, forward, Waterford Kettering;

• Meggy McConkey, forward, Waterford Mott;

• Ashley Donohue, forward, Walled Lake Northern;

• Megan Kalanik, forward, Huron Valley Lakeland;

• Rachelle Topolewski, midfielder, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes;

• Hannah Huff, midfielder, Waterford Kettering;

• Morgan Kroezen, midfielder, Huron Valley Lakeland;

• Madison Schram, midfielder, Walled Lake Western;

• Kelsey Beach, defender, Waterford Kettering;

• Emily Donohue, defender, Walled Lake Northern; and

• Megan Luttinen, goalkeeper, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes

Honorable Mention

Lexe Walker, Huron Valley Lakeland; Megan Darby, Huron Valley Milford; Paige Smith, Huron Valley Milford; Kara Birrell, Walled Lake Central; Rebekah Witkowski, Walled Lake Central; Jessica Bruhn, Walled Lake Central; Allison Rettig, Walled Lake Central; Kendall Juhnke, Walled Lake Northern; Brianna Tabaczka, Walled Lake Northern; Mackenzie Moran, Walled Lake Northern; Kristen Theos, Walled Lake Northern; Yolanda Anderson, Walled Lake Western; Jackie Klimek, Walled Lake Western; Megan Forgacs, Walled Lake Western; Allison Bicknell, Waterford Kettering; Alyssa Bolling, Waterford Mott; Lexanna Siemasz, Waterford Mott; Casey Thorn, Waterford Mott; Vanessa Bolling, Waterford Mott; Claire Lasceski, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes; Knar Topouzian, West Bloomfield; Olivia Hartman, West Bloomfield; Emily Murzyn, West Bloomfield.