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Undefeated Westfield/Brocton sweeps top DIII awards
OBSERVER File Photo by Christian Storms Westfield/Brocton's Noah Tuah (5) was named the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division III boys soccer Player of the Year.
OBSERVER File Photo by Christian Storms Westfield/Brocton's Jay Pikiewicz was named the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division III boys soccer Coach of the Year.
OBSERVER File Photo by Matt Spielman Chautauqua Lake's Andrew Chess, left, was named the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division III boys soccer Individual Sportsmanship Award winner.
OBSERVER File Photo by Christian Storms Westfield/Brocton's Noah Tuah (5) was named the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division III boys soccer Player of the Year.
OBSERVER File Photo by Christian Storms Westfield/Brocton's Jay Pikiewicz was named the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division III boys soccer Coach of the Year.
OBSERVER File Photo by Matt Spielman Chautauqua Lake's Andrew Chess, left, was named the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division III boys soccer Individual Sportsmanship Award winner.
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The Westfield/Brocton boys soccer team surrendered just three goals and finished undefeated en route to claiming the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division III title.
The dominant season by the Wolverines yielded some well-deserved accolades. Taking the highest honor was senior defender Noah Tuah as the Player of the Year leading the defense to the eight clean sheets and a plus-38 goal differential. Then, along with Tuah receiving the top honors for a player, Westfield/Brocton head coach Jay Pikiewicz was named the Coach of the Year.
The Wolverines had three more players join Tuah on the league's First Team with seniors Nolan Anderson and Logan Baum, and junior Braylon Swanson.
Anderson remained one of the top goalkeepers in the league and kept the eight clean sheets along with making 114 saves overall this season. Baum held the back line with Tuah and also matched him with one assist. Swanson made his mark as the league's top scorer with a blistering 22 goals and 14 assists, accounting for 68% of the team's offense.
Westfield/Brocton also had four players named to the Second Team with midfielder Caleb Freifeld, midfielder Parker Gambino, midfielder Caleb Stoughton and defender Michael Cettell.
Chautauqua Lake finished second in the league and it was led by a trio of First-Team all-stars in sophomore Travis Horvath, junior Lucas Horvath and junior Blake Hawkins. Travis Horvath provided nine goals and five assists at forward, Lucas Horvath netted 10 goals and eight assists from the midfield, and Blake Hawkins provided a goal and an assist on defense as the Eagles had three clean sheets in league play.
The Eagles also received Second-Team selections for freshman midfielder Carter Crabtree, junior forward Urijah Meredith and senior defender Andrew Chess -- who was also named the league's Individual Sportsmanship Award recipient. On top of that, Chautauqua Lake earned the Team Sportsmanship Award.
Maple Grove came closest to knocking off Westfield/Brocton as it tied the Wolverines in the final game of the regular season. A pair of Red Dragons seniors were recognized on the First Team with midfielder Ty Oste, who scored five goals and six assists, and senior midfielder Jack Reynolds, who scored seven goals and an assist.
The Red Dragons received Second-Team nods for junior goalkeeper Aiden Dahlberg and junior defender Zeke Padd.
North Collins landed a pair of seniors on the First Team with Neven Sheehy, who scored eight goals and three assists at midfield, and Mitchell Kehr, who added two goals and two assists on defense.
Fellow Eagles seniors Madox Miller and Abe Parnitzke were named to the Second Team at midfield and forward, respectively.
Silver Creek/Forestville also had two players named to the First Team with senior Tucker Merritt at forward with two goals and an assist and junior midfielder Ryan Cook with 11 goals and five assists. Junior goalkeeper Aaron Cook and senior defender Rowan Sebouhian represented the Black Knights on the Second Team.
Frewsburg junior forward Jayden Burch was the lone Bears representative on the First Team after scoring five goals and four assists, while junior forward Lucas Randolph was named to the Second Team.
Emily Pleszewski was named the Referee of the Year.
FIRST TEAM
Noah Tuah, Westfield/Brocton, Senior
Nolan Anderson, Westfield/Brocton, Senior
Logan Baum, Westfield/Brocton, Senior
Braylon Swanson, Westfield/Brocton, Junior
Blake Hawkins, Chautauqua Lake, Junior
Lucas Horvath, Chautauqua Lake, Junior
Travis Horvath, Chautauqua Lake, Sophomore
Ty Oste, Maple Grove, Senior
Jack Reynolds, Maple Grove, Senior
Neven Sheehy, North Collins, Senior
Mich Kehr, North Collins, Senior
Tucker Merritt, Silver Creek/Forestville, Senior
Ryan Cook, Silver Creek/Forestville, Junior
Jayden Burch, Frewsburg, Junior
SECOND TEAM
Parker Gambino, Westfield/Brocton, Senior
Caleb Stoughton, Westfield/Brocton, Junior
Michael Cettell, Westfield/Brocton, Junior
Caleb Freifeld, Westfield/Brocton, Sophomore
Andrew Chess, Chautauqua Lake, Senior
Urijah Meredith, Chautauqua Lake, Junior
Carter Crabtree, Chautauqua Lake, Freshman
Aiden Dahlberg, Maple Grove, Junior
Zeke Padd, Maple Grove, Junior
Abe Parnitzke, North Collins, Senior
Madox Miller, North Collins, Senior
Rowan Sebouhian, Silver Creek/Forestville, Senior
Aaron Cook, Silver Creek/Forestville, Junior
Lucas Randolph, Frewsburg, Junior
HONORABLE MENTION
Chautauqua Lake: Landon Emery, Bryson Post
Frewsburg: Jacob Ecklof
Maple Grove: Baker Johnson, Dylan Moore, Will Bryant
North Collins: Eli Hoffman, Karter Bartholomew
Silver Creek/Forestville: Donte Washington, Alan Hoelzle
Westfield/Brocton: Ayden Reese, Landon Vandevelde, Dawsen Gambino