Despite finishing in seventh place with a 3-8-1 record, the San
Benito Haybalers earned five all-conference selections when the
Tri-County Athletic League awards were recently announced.
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Despite finishing in seventh place with a 3-8-1 record, the San Benito Haybalers earned five all-conference selections when the Tri-County Athletic League awards were recently announced.
Andres Hurtado and Charlie Ramirez earned first-team nods in the TCAL, while teammates Frank Hernandez and Alex Alvarez were selected to the second team, interim head coach Matt Andrade said last week. Oscar Estrada was chosen to represent San Benito on the Richard Chamberlin Sportsmanship Team.
The selections came after league representatives released the awards last month, with “No names submitted” appearing under San Benito’s selections.
League representative Scott Corner said San Benito initially sent too many names for TCAL consideration. However, Andrade said he followed with two first-team selections, two second-team selections and a sportsmanship pick — the appropriate amount allotted for the Balers.
San Benito finished its season with a 6-12-1 overall record.
Meanwhile, Gilroy’s Jonathan Diaz De Leon and Alisal’s Enrique Montano shared the league’s MVP award. Diaz De Leon pocketed a team-high 10 goals for the Mustangs, while Montano had eight goals and six assists for the Trojans.
Alisal not only won the TCAL with a 10-0-2 mark and received three first-team selections as a result, but it also won the Central Coast Section Division I championship as well.
Diaz De Leon was also named the Offensive Player of the Year in the TCAL, Montano was named Midfield Player of the Year, and Alisal’s Mark Cisneros was chosen as the league’s Coach of the Year. Defensive Player of the Year went to Joni Cruz of Alisal.
The TCAL also recognized Alisal’s Santos Ortiz, Palma’s Daniel Johnsen, Gilroy’s Luis Galvan and Trojan Andoni Trejo as the top senior, junior, sophomore and freshman, respectively.
Tri-County Athletic League
Boys
TCAL MVP — Jonathan Diaz De Leon, Gilroy
TCAL MVP — Enrique Montano, Alisal
Offensive Player of the Year — Jonathan Diaz De Leon, Gilroy
Midfield Player of the Year — Enrique Montano, Alisal
Defensive Player of the Year — Joni Cruz, Alisal
Senior Player of the Year — Santos Ortiz, Alisal
Junior Player of the Year — Daniel Johnsen, Palma
Sophomore Player of the Year — Luis Galvan, Gilroy
Freshman Player of the Year — Andoni Trejo, Alisal
Coach of the Year — Mark Cisneros, Alisal
First Team
Enrique Montano, Alisal
Joni Cruz, Alisal
Santos Ortiz, Alisal
Gerarro Vera, Alisal
Luis D. Galvan, Gilroy
Kristian Uruas, Gilroy
Josh Gonzalez, Gilroy
Augustin Nolasco, Salinas
Nathan Johnston, Salinas
Moises Cruz, Salinas
Diego Ambriz, Everett Alvarez
Uriel Garcia, Everett Alvarez
Rodrigo Duarte, North Salinas
Juan Camberos, North Salinas
Daniel Johnsen, Palma
Matt Tunzi, Palma
Andres Hurtado, San Benito
Charlie Ramirez, San Benito
Second Team
Maximiliano Estrada, Alisal
Ivan Manzano, Alisal
Eduardo Hernandez, Alisal
Manuel Negrete, Alisal
Jorge Sanchez, Gilroy
Forrest Alvarez, Gilroy
Jose Luis Lopez, Gilroy
Jesus Rivera, Salinas
Kevin Baker, Salinas
Alex Tellez, Salinas
Christian Barrera, Everett Alvarez
Jose Bravo, Everett Alvarez
Luis Leyva, North Salinas
Francisco Ibarra, North Salinas
Conor Boulger, Palma
Joseph Corner, Palma
Frank Hernandez, San Benito
Alex Alvarez, San Benito
Richard Chamberlin Sportsmanship Award
Gerardo Vera, Alisal
Clemente Pineda, Alisal
Christian Ortega, Salinas
Christian Pelagio, Everett Alvarez
Ovet Bejarano, North Salinas
Tim Carroll, Palma
Oscar Estrada, San Benito
