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July 31, 2012
ALL LEAGUE, ALL CONFERENCE
PDL announces honorees
TAMPA, Fla. – The Premier Development League has announced its 2012 All-Conference Teams, and its 2012 All-League Team.
The PDL regular-season champion Michigan Bucks led all clubs with three selections to the All-League team as goalkeeper Adam Grinwis, defender Kevin Cope and midfielder Tom Catalano were all named. Grinwis led the PDL with a 0.444 goals-against average this season, while Catalano finished tied for the league lead in assists with fellow midfield selection, Jordan Green of the Kansas City Brass.
One player from the 2012 All-League Team will be in action this weekend, with the Carolina Dynamo’s Sebastien Ibeagha earning a berth on the team’s defense. A U.S. U23 international, Ibeagha was outstanding all season for the Dynamo as the club finished tied for the league-lead in goals conceded with 10. Rounding out the back four are Max Gunderson of the Laredo Heat and DeAndre Yedlin of the Sounders FC U23, with the Akron standout appearing in every minute of every game for the Western Conference champions.
Joining Catalano and Green in the team’s midfield is the Kitsap Pumas’ Matt Friesen, who had another standout season with 10 goals for his side. Friesen scored crucial goals as the Pumas fell short of another postseason berth, while also earning Player of the Week honors on June 21.
The forward line is led by the league’s leading scorer, Sullivan Silva of the Thunder Bay Chill. Silva led the league with 32 points in 15 games as the Chill took their second consecutive Heartland Division title. He is joined by Reading United’s Deshorn Brown, who tied Silva for the league lead in goals with 13 in 13 games, and the Portland Timbers U-23s Mark Sherrod, who had 10 goals and three assists to help his side reach the playoffs.
Leading the way with three selections each on the All-Conference teams are Reading United AC of the Eastern Conference, the Michigan Bucks of the Central Conference, and the Austin Aztex of the Southern Conference.
2012 PDL All-Conference Teams
Eastern Conference
GK - John McCarthy, Ocean City Nor‘easters
D - Patrick Boucher, CFC Azul
D - Marcello Castro, Ottawa Fury
D - Greg Cochrane, Reading United AC
D - Sebastian Ibeagha, Carolina Dynamo
MF- Christian Barreiro, Baltimore Bohemians
MF - Jason Massie, GPS Portland
MF - Stephen Okai, Reading United AC
F - Deshorn Brown, Reading United AC
F - Alencar Junior, Worcester Hydra
F - David Neuberth, Real Maryland Monarchs
Central Conference
GK - Adam Grinwis, Michigan Bucks
D - Sicelo Buthelezi, Thunder Bay Chill
D - Kevin Cope, Michigan Bucks
D - Lorne Donaldson, Real Colorado Foxes
D - Peter Nechvatal, Kansas City Brass
MF - Tom Catalano, Michigan Bucks
MF - Bryan Ciesiulka, Chicago Fire
MF - Jordan Green, Kansas City Brass
F - Jordan Ayris, Forest City London
F - Sullivan Oliveira Silva, Thunder Bay Chill
F - Branden Stelmak, Cincinnati Kings
Western Conference
GK - Elliott Mitrou, Victoria Highlanders FC
D - James Farenhorst, Van. Whitecaps FC U-23
D - Stephen Mohn, Kitsap Pumas
D - Conor Spence, FC Tucson
D - DeAndre Yedlin, Sounders FC U23
MF - Ben Fisk, Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
MF - Matt Friesen, Kitsap Pumas
MF - Francisco Lopez, Ventura County Fusion
F - Jaime Chavez, LA Misioneros FC
F - Mark Sherrod, Portland Timbers U-23s
F - Gyasi Zardes, Ventura County Fusion
Southern Conference
GK - Alonso Jimenez, West Texas Sockers
D - Taian de Souza, Panama City Beach Pirates
D - Oumar Diakhite, Orlando City U23
D - Max Gunderson, Laredo Heat
D - Zack Pope, Austin Aztex
MF - Juan de Dios Ibarra-Trevino, Laredo Heat
MF - Douglas Dos Santos, Ocala Stampede
MF - Kekuta Manneh, Austin Aztex
F - Karamba Janneh, Ocala Stampede
F - Chrispin Ochieng, Mississippi Brilla
F - Kristopher Tyrpak, Austin Aztex
2012 PDL ALL-LEAGUE TEAM
GK – Adam Grinwis, Michigan Bucks
D – Max Gunderson, Laredo Heat
D – Sebastian Ibeagha, Carolina Dynamo
D – Kevin Cope, Michigan Bucks
D – DeAndre Yedlin, Sounders FC U23
M – Matt Friesen, Kitsap Pumas
M – Jordan Green, Kansas City Brass
M – Tom Catalano, Michigan Bucks
F – Sullivan Silva, Thunder Bay Chill
F – Deshorn Brown, Reading United
F – Mark Sherrod, Portland Timbers U-23s
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