Griffin Jende, who set program records at Pewaukee High School for career goals and assists, recently added another accolade to his stellar prep soccer resume before starting his college career at Marquette in a few weeks.
Jende was one of 87 players – and one of 35 boys – named 2015-16 High School Scholar All-Americans by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
The forward, who had 32 goals (10 game-winners) and 18 assists for the Pirates as a senior last fall, graduated last month with a 3.81 grade-point average. Jende finished with 90 goals and 45 assists for Pewaukee in his four seasons.
Goalkeepers: Toney Anderson, sr., Racine St. Catherine's; Ryan Berger, sr., Racine Case; Adin Chiappa, sr., Whitefish Bay.
Defenders: Jack Bradford, sr., Milwaukee Marquette; Sam Kornetzke, sr., Cedarburg; Ben Krolczyk, sr., Sussex Hamilton; Ben Leas, jr., Milwaukee Marquette.
Midfielders: Jake Demerath, sr., Grafton; Dominick Mesdijan, sr., Madison Memorial; Jordan Palmer, sr., Whitefish Bay; Michael Russell, sr., Marquette; Zak Wegner, jr., Hartland Arrowhead.
Forwards: Steven Abalos, sr., Mount Horeb; Bradan Allen, jr., Middleton; Blake Carr, sr., Hartland Arrowhead; Evan Conway, sr., Whitefish Bay; Frankie Herrera, sr., Madison West; Griffin Jende, sr., Pewaukee; Alec Phillippe, sr., Milwaukee Marquette.
Team | Previous coach | New coach |
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Ashland | Anne Whiting | Danny Cheever |
Brookfield Central | Jon Mroz | Dan Makal |
Cedar Grove-Belgium | Josh Kohls | TBA |
Germantown | Todd Fisher | Patrick Morris |
Kettle Moraine | Greg Prospero | Andrew Kolokoski |
Menasha St. Mary Central | Gary Kruger | Sean Johnson |
Milwaukee Lutheran | Jim Van Dellen | Bryan Oechsner |
Neenah | Harry Kelderman | Nate Werner |
Whitefish Bay Dominican | Patrick Connell | Andreas Davi |
Do you know of other prep boys coaching changes for the 2016 season? Let us know at wisconsinsoccercentral@gmail.com