WARREN, Pa. – When you win a state championship, there’s a lot of greatness along the way.
That was reflected in the Cathedral Prep Ramblers, with Noah Handzel earning 2023 YDL Sports Network/D9and10Sports District 10 boys’ soccer Player of the Year honors powered by TapNPay+.
The Ramblers swept the major awards, with Sam Tojaga earning Coach of the Year honors and James DiSanza Rookie of the Year.
Handzel put together a truly special season for the Ramblers, scoring 32 goals to go along with 21 assists. He also scored game-winning goals in the state playoffs against both Montour and Hershey.
DiSanza, meanwhile, didn’t have a huge season statistically, but proved to be impossible to keep of the field, according to his coach. That culminated with one of the biggest goals of the season, late in the first half of the PIAA quarterfinals against South Fayette, a goal that proved to be the game-winner.
Tojaga, meanwhile, got the Rambler program over the hump, after four times getting to the state semifinals and losing to the eventual state champions.
In addition to the major award winners, YDL Sports Network first- and second-team All-District 10 teams were also named.
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Player of the Year: Noah Handzel, Cathedral Prep
Coach of the Year: Sam Tojaga, Cathedral Prep
Rookie of the Year: James DiSanza, Cathedral Prep
First Team
Forwards/Midfield
Noah Handzel, Cathedral Prep
Dylan Danch, Cathedral Prep
Nathan Pfennigwerth, Franklin
Cooper Robson, General McLane
Ahmed Agag, McDowell
Ben Wolfe, Harbor Creek
Shea Weislogel, Mercyhurst Prep
Jackson Chiocco, Fairview
Richard Lokale, Erie
Defense
Kwame Anim-Somuah, Cathedral Prep
Isaac Dreves, Grove City
Michael Gennuso, Fairview
Keeper: Tyler Chermack, Cathedral Prep
Second Team
Forwards/Midfield
Ryder Tervo, Wilmington
Will Vanderweele, North East
Finn Ordiway, Warren
Trent Davey, Slippery Rock
Braxton Johnson, Girard
Lucas Hoffman, Seneca
Graham Shellhaas, Meadville
Gio Masone, General McLane
Hamza Elsayed, Erie
Defense
Luke Trocki, Cathedral Prep
Josh Horn, Fairview
Cole Cunningham, Mercer
Keeper: Ryan Humphreys, Harbor Creek
