Boys Soccer – 2023 All-Shore Final Vote Winners

2023 Boys Soccer All-Shore Final Vote Winners

Forward

Anthony Marano, Jr., St. John Vianney

2023 Stats: 14 goals, 10 assists

Armed with a slew of talented juniors, St. John Vianney captured its first outright Shore Conference division championship since 2005 by outlasting St. Rose to finish at the top of the Class B Central table. Marano was the top goal-scorer among that junior group and the entire team, for that matter. He recorded five multi-goal games, one of which was a two-goal performance in a 3-0 win over Point Pleasant Beach that proved to be the deciding result in the division race.

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Midfield

Kyle DiMarco, Jr., St. John Vianney

2023 Stats: 10 goals, 17 assists

Along with his classmate, Marano, DiMarco was the other half of Class B Central champion St. John Vianney's one-two punch on the attack. In his third varsity season, DiMarco led the entire Shore Conference with 17 assists, which was five more than the runner-up for the conference lead. DiMarco recorded a hat trick this season as well, scored a goal in a loss to No. 9 Rumson-Fair Haven and scored one of two Lancers goals in a key win over Ranney.

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Defense

Tyler Borenstein, Jr., Howell

2023 Stats: 5 goals, 5 assists

Borentstein was Howell's plug-and-play weapon, starting and ending the season on the back line, but with a brief spell at his natural forward position, as well as a role as a set-piece ace serving corners and free kicks. He played center back alongside fellow All-Shore defender Brent Romano and also filled in on the wing when teammates Bryce Ocholla and Kam Brown were injured during the NJSIAA Central Group IV Tournament. In the sectional semifinals, Borenstein had his big moment when he threw up a hat trick in a 3-0 win over Old Bridge. Borenstein won the Final Vote by just a single vote, making him the second SSN All-Shore Final Vote winner in any sport to claim a spot by a single vote.

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Goalkeeper

Kevin Barfield, Sr., Shore

2023 Stats: 10 shutouts, 24 goals allowed

The lone senior among the Final Vote winners, Barfield completed his third season as Shore's starter between the pipes and continued his steady climb toward the upper-echelon of goalkeepers in the conference. His 10 shutouts placed him third in the conference and was one of eight Shore Conference goalies to allow one goal per game or better. Five of his shutouts came during Shore's run to its first ever NJSIAA Group I championship, including clean sheets in each of the Blue Devils' final three wins.

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