Ciro Velasco (16) was the lone Fighting Scot named to the SAC All-Conference team on Tuesday morning. Here, he dribbles the ball up the field during Scotland’s season finale against Richmond on Oct. 23 at Scotland High School.
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LAURINBURG —The Sandhills Athletic Conference men’s soccer All-Conference team and various other awards were announced on Tuesday morning. Scotland had one representative on the list: senior Ciro Velasco was part of the All-Conference team.
Velasco was top three in multiple offensive statistics this season for the Fighting Scots. His 23 shots led the team by a wide margin (next closest was Dakota Locklear’s 10) and was also second on the team in goals with three, assists with two and points with eight. Scotland as a team went 2-12-2 (0-12 in conference games) this season, marking an improvement over their 1-13-1 (0-13 against conference opponents) record from 2023.
The other members of the All-Conference team are as follows:
-Pinecrest: Harrison McMinimy, William Harold, Will Pittman, Keifer Strom, Giovani Patterson and Keeting Brown
-Southern Lee: Sergio Morales, Emerson Diaz, Bryan Alvarez, AJ Woodard and Hugo Aguirre
-Union Pines: Roberto Hilbert, Jon Davis, Cole Harkins and Isaac Vazquez
-Lee County: Nicolas Rodriguez, Christopher Gomez and Ceasar Velasco
-Hoke County: Jose Vasquez De La Cruz and Ismerlin Santos Eulogio
-Richmond: Landon Summerlein and Noah Gil
The rest of the conference awards for the 2024 season are as follows:
-Co Goalkeeper of the Year: Kael Jahn of Union Pines and Danny Cabrera of Southern Lee
-At Large: Alex Solorzano of Lee County
-Offensive Player of the Year: Harrison McMinimy of Pinecrest
-Defensive Player of the Year: Will Pittman of Pinecrest
-Coach of the Year: Andrew Bradham of Pinecrest