Chris Agorsor Named Gatorade Player of the Year

Thought I’d point you to a young man getting plenty of attention following the completion of the US Soccer Developmental Academy Finals last week. The Baltimore Bays won the U18 age group and were led by Chris, who recently completed his high school degree a semester early at private school McDonogh in Baltimore, who he also led to a State title last November.

The LA Times, where the photo came from, covered the Academy Final which was against LA FC:

Despite his injury, Agorsor, who has a scholarship offer from Virginia but is considering playing professionally in Europe, brought back the Bays with his tournament-leading sixth goal and also drew a penalty kick in the 90th minute that forced the game to overtime.

Chris’ future plans have been the subject of a year of speculation on Big Soccer. The most recent interview comes from the Potomac Soccer Wire who sat down with him last week to discuss his plans which seem to lean towards playing at Virginia.

There’s also a YouTube video from the Gatorade Awards ceremony if you’d like to see more of this young man who currently sits at the top of his peer group. For more action, here’s 4 minutes of highlights the Bay’s win over the Chicago Fire Academy team early in the playoffs.

Springfield SC Battles for Disney Showcase Semifinal Position Tonight

Springfield Soccer ClubWith a pair of wins in their first two games, the Springfield SC U17 Boys sit atop their group today with six points. They’ll face off against AYSES 91 Gold (from North Texas) at 8:30 pm this evening needing a tie or a win to go through to the knock-out round.

AYSES 91 won their State Cup while going 0-1-2 in the Region III tournament last year. They are 1-0-1 at Disney this year, with a tie against Baltimore Bays and a win over AFC Lightning.

Springfield SC defeated the Atlanta Lightning 2-1 with goals by Ryan Moses and Stefan Wingo.
They had a convincing 3-1 win over the Baltimore Bays. Goals by Bryce Collier (2) and Kyle Bullock.