We recently highlighted several of the year’s top defenders in Massachusetts high school boys soccer.
Now, we want to hear from you: Which high school defender in Massachusetts boys soccer was the best of the best in 2025?
Read the write-ups on every defender here, and then vote in the poll at the bottom of this page.
The voting will conclude Friday, Dec. 19, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. Later, we will publish the “fans’ all-star team” based on the vote of the readers.
Note: MassLive’s polls are intended to be fun. You can vote as many times as you want, but we discourage the use of script, macro or other automated means. MassLive reserves the right to adjust the voting based on irregularities. Email jhumburg@advancelocal.com with concerns.
THE CANDIDATES
(Candidates were selected based on information provided by coaches. Some coaches declined to respond to our requests for information about their team. Read more about each of these players here.)
Elvin Alvarado Velez, sr., Claremont Academy
Ralle Anderson, fr., Athol
Robinho Auguste, sr., New Mission
Casey Bestler, jr., Frontier Regional
Matheus Bispo, so., Abington
Sean Blaze, jr., Clinton
Marvin Boakye, sr., Springfield International Charter
Colin Boyer, sr., North Attleboro
David Byrne, sr., Abington
Jason Campbell, jr., Hopkins Academy
Ezekiel Cherival, jr., Hampden Charter School of Science
Brody Columb, sr., Nipmuc
Aiden Dokhan, sr., Belmont
Jeffrey Dong, jr., Brookline
Colin Dwyer, sr., Uxbridge
Diego Frazier, sr., Frontier Regional
Fredy Garay, sr., East Boston
John Gillis, sr., North Attleboro
Griffin Goncalves, fr., Hopedale
Luke Greenberg, so., Mystic Valley Regional Charter
Timo Hesselberg-Thomsen, sr., Longmeadow
Caleb Hill, sr., Pioneer Valley Christian Academy
Marco Hoxholli, sr., Somerville
Tyler Jaslanek, sr., Minnechaug
Charlie Keyes, sr., Hopedale
Carter Leete, so., Franklin County Tech
Ryan Levis, sr., St. John’s Prep
Charlie McEachern, sr., Norwell
Evan McShane, sr., Nipmuc
Reed Miles-Harris, sr., Mount Greylock Regional
James Minor, sr., St. John’s Prep
Brooks O’Brien, sr., Duxbury
Dev Patel, sr., Collegiate Charter School of Lowell
Dyland Quintanilla Monzon, fr., Claremont Academy
Jake Richardson, sr., Uxbridge
Eli Schachter, sr., Keefe Tech
Garrett Skov, sr., Westport
Camden Snow, sr., Blackstone Valley Tech
Sascha Spasic, jr., Norwell
Blake Stewart, jr., Westport
Anthony Zavala, sr., Lynn Vo-Tech
For complete coverage of Massachusetts high school sports, including schedules, scores, recruiting news and additional player spotlights, visit MassLive’s high school sports section throughout the season.
