Jayce Pagano of Allentown voted as New Jersey’s top boys soccer junior

Allentown's Jayce Pagano was voted as the top boys soccer junior in the state.
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Jayce Pagano of Allentown was voted the top junior boys soccer player in the state this week, collecting more than 16,000 of the 51,420 votes cast.

Pagano, a center back, was named second team All Conference and currently has four goals and one assist as Allentown is 7-5 and 3-2 in the Colonial Valley Conference Valley Division.

See the full results and complete list of nominees below:

Luke Anderson, High Point, midfielder

Sebastian Arias, Summit, goalie

Calan Armitage, Hunterdon Central, goalie

Andrew Armstrong, Pompton Lakes, midfielder/forward

Patrick Asare, Barringer, forward

Nicholas Asatiani, Bridgewater-Raritan, midfielder/forward

Brandon Quishpi-Aquiles, Elizabeth, forward

Brenden Baeza, Garfield, forward/midfielder

Ryan Berg, East Brunswick, defender

Aiden Bonczek, St. Rose, forward

Gustavo Bonfim, Riverside, midfielder/forward

Marcus Brown, Glassboro, goalie

Anthony Bugliari, Pingry, midfielder

Richie Butler, Palmyra, midfielder

Andrew Casiano, Delbarton, midfielder

Kaston Chen, J.P. Stevens, midfielder

Jake Cohen, Somerville, goalie

Alan Contrerras, Westwood, forward

Kevin Contreras, Old Tappan, forward

Alex Cruz, Kearny, goalie

Nicholas Damiano, Wall, midfielder

Vitali Datsyk, Clifton, forward

Stephen Deak, Old Bridge, goalie

Caden Devers, Rancocas Valley, forward

Jack Dvorin, West Orange, midfielder

Mike Dumiec, Gill St. Bernard’s, goalie

Anthony Durling, Steinert, midfielder

Luke Ernst, Ramsey, midfielder

Martin Fields, Pingry, defender

Alaap Gami, Ridge, goalie

Juan Sebastian Garcia, Hanover Park, forward

Jacob Garrett, Gateway, forward

Andrew Gonzalez, Elizabeth, goalie

Justin Graham, Monroe, goalie

Felipe Matar Grandi, Princeton, midfielder

Val Della Grazia, Hanover Park, forward/midfielder

Nikolas Grello, Delran, midfielder

West Windsor’s Aidan Grund (10) and Hightstown’s Ethan Sagbo (8) battle for the ball during Thursday’s game in Hightstown, September 8, 2022

Aidan Grund, West Windsor-Plainsboro South, midfielder/defender

Jack Harmon, St. Rose, goalie

Jake Hans, Livingston, goalie

Braeden Hurley, Shawnee, goalie

Adrian Ivanov, Robbinsville, midfielder

Vanderley Jasmine, Linden, defender

Jase Jennings, Palmyra, midfielder/defender

Franklyn Karngbaye, Willingboro, forward

Graham Kois, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, goalie

James Kolvites, Bernards, midfielder

Eddie Krupski, Seton Hall Prep, forward

Joey Kurak, Manchester Township, forward/midfielder

Andrew Levy, Randolph, goalie

Matthew Lillia, Buena, forward

Cade Maglione, Allentown, midfielder

Lawrence Mancino, Christian Brothers, defender

Brandon Martinelli, Lindenwold, goalie

Christopher Marroquin, Bergen Charter, midfielder

Andy Mayorga, St. Peter’s Prep, midfielder

Eyal J. Mermelstein, Tenafly, midfielder

Dylan Millevoi, Christian Brothers, midfielder/forward

Jan Guanilo Morales, Bridgewater-Raritan, defender

Kevin Moreno, Memorial, forward

Ryan Mullin, Kingsway, midfielder

Diego Nieves, St. Rose, forward

Atakan Ozdemir, Glassboro, forward

Blake Ortiz, Gov. Livingston, midfielder

Jayce Pagano, Allentown, defender

Stephen Pepper, Buena, defender

Gianfranco Ponce, Hudson Catholic, forward

Zachary Preucil, Westfield, midfielder

Mason Quinton, West Deptford, forward

Drew Roskos, Delran, midfielder

Arthur Rosu, West Orange, defender

Tomer Salamon, Montclair, midfielder/forward

Leo Santana, Rutherford, forward/midfield

Landon Sentak, Paul VI, midfielder/defender

Thomas Shreiber, Hunterdon Central, forward

Gabe Smith, Delsea, forward

Matthew Sooy, Millville, goalie

Daniel Spataro, Gill St. Bernard’s, midfielder/forward

Fin Spitaleri, Bernards, midfielder

Thierry De Souza, Newark East Side, defender

Chayse Stolarski, Gill St. Bernard’s, midfielder

Keith Swistock, Central Regional, defender/midfielder

Alex Syzmanik, Hopewell Valley, goalie

Victor Torres, Freehold Township, forward/midfielder

Michael Volpert, Highland Park, forward

John Waddell, Hammonton, midfielder/defender

Ryan Watson, Notre Dame, midfielder

Ryan Weiand, St. Augustine, midfielder

Patrick Weir, Ramsey, defender

Jake Winchock, Bridgewater-Raritan, midfielder

Tyler Wise, Lyndhurst, forward/defender

John Witkowski, Point Pleasant Boro, forward

Thomas Yanez, Pingry, midfielder

Giacomo Zizza, Morris Knolls, midfielder

Giovanni Zizza, Morris Knolls, midfielder

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