We recently highlighted several of the year’s top defenders in Massachusetts high school girls soccer.
Now, we want to hear from you: Which high school defender in Massachusetts girls 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.)
Rowan Apotsos, so., Mount Greylock Regional
Kennedy Bates, so., Leicester
Evelyn Bernard, sr., Hamilton-Wenham
Sydney Bowyer, sr., Hingham
Grace Burke, jr., Longmeadow
Deanna Bussey, so., Minuteman Regional
Sienna Cabe, sr., Wareham
Ava Callahan, sr., Framingham
Molly Campbell, jr., Cohasset
Sloane Casavecchia, sr., Groton-Dunstable
Hope Castellucci, sr., Gloucester
Anna Chouinard, jr., Clinton
Nina Clement, fr., Hopkinton
Farrah Cookson, so., Wareham
Keenyah Daley, sr., Boston International
Cassie Dion, jr., Hopkins Academy
Saniyah Docanto, jr., West Bridgewater
Molly Doherty, fr., Cohasset
Regan Donovan, jr., Duxbury
Amelia Dowd, so., Norwell
Colleen Durant, jr., Boston Collegiate Charter
Zoe Evans, fr., Cohasset
Jude Friday, fr., Gloucester
Corinne Granoff, fr., Hingham
Gwen Gustafson, sr., Oxford
Cecilia Hall, sr., Monty Tech
Willow Hicks, so., Smith Voc.
Jordan Hilgenberg, jr., Uxbridge
Maeve Hughes, sr., Triton Regional
Daphna Jean, jr., Boston International
Allana Jenney, sr., Springfield Renaissance
Callie Johnson, sr., Marshfield
Maddie Kieth, sr., Groton-Dunstable
Catherine Kilmartin, so., Concord-Carlisle
Laila Lopez, jr., Monty Tech
Mackaylee MacCormack, fr., Academy of Notre Dame
Erica Madru, sr., Gateway Regional
Catarina Mazza, sr., Ludlow
Ava Mazzaferro, sr., Leominster
Addison McCarty, sr., Danvers
Rose Mendez, sr., Lynn Tech
Amanda Mitchell, sr., Winchester
Isabel Moreau, sr., Belchertown
Sophia “Soso” Nascimento, jr., Wareham
Niamh O’Brien, fr., Hingham
DJ Oaks-Mills, jr., Codman Academy
Anya Palermo, so., Groton-Dunstable
Sophie Parker, so., Lunenburg
Maddie Powell, sr., Mount Greylock Regional
Grace Renauld, sr., Gateway Regional
Solana Robbins, jr., Plymouth South
Abby Shaw, sr., Norwell
Meghan Smith, sr., Cohasset
Nevaeh Smith, jr., Wareham
Lillian St. Martin, so., Smith Voc.
Aubrey Stark, sr., Groton-Dunstable
Erin Sullivan, jr., Millis
Betsy Telep, fr., Gloucester
Kallie Tevepaugh, sr., Northbridge
Kilee Trajkovski, jr., Longmeadow
Kirra Trudell, jr., Smith Voc.
Kami Turku, fr., Uxbridge
Navia Valley, sr., Clinton
Isabella Vozzella, jr., Belchertown
Chloe Westfield, jr., Hopedale
Emmalie Wood, so., McCann Tech
Audrey Xavier, jr., Westport
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.
