ST. GEORGE — A banner year for Region 9 girls soccer concluded with the announcement of the all region team, and the roster is filled with future college players.
The all-region team had co-MVPs this year as Desert Hills senior Ellie Hendrix, bound for Utah State, earned the recognition.
After Desert Hills fell in the 4A quarterfinals to Snow Canyon, Thunder coach Benji Nelson called Hendrix “probably the best soccer player ever at Desert Hills, boys and girls.”
Meanwhile, Crimson Cliffs senior center back Sam Park collected all region MVP honors as well.
“She led our team both on and off the field,” Crimson Cliffs coach Kat Esplin told St. George News about Park. “She can defend anyone and showed that all four of her years at Crimson.
“She is one of the hardest working student-athletes I’ve ever coached and she is an even better teammate.”
Many of the players on the all region list will be playing at the next level and have already committed to play for colleges.
Here is a breakdown of the All Region 9 girls soccer team, as voted on by coaches.
Crimson Cliffs Mustangs
MVP: Sam Park
1st Team: Paisley Hinton, Kenadee Richey, Kate Garrett, Avery Cardenas
2nd Team: Quinci Smith, Ella Cotter, Izzy West
Desert Hills Thunder
MVP: Ellie Hendrix
1st Team: Taygen Overall, Hannah Heaton, Kamri Yorgenson, Tess Peterson
2nd Team: Karli Knudsen, Maya Dalley, Lilly Evans
Snow Canyon Warriors
1st Team: Ashlee Harris, Lilly Wittwer, Sydnee Crowton, Macie Hoskins
2nd Team: Lottie Smith, Andelyn Jensen, Jolee Irvin
Cedar Reds
1st Team: Jaden Hlebasko, Tylee Nielsen, Cambria Simper
2nd Team: Kyla Johnson, Lauren Yardley, Tai Palmer, Kenzie Bird
Dixie Flyers
1st Team: Hali’a Pelton, Sadie Sparks, Brinlee Bennett
2nd Team: Taryn Hafen, Izzy Bundy, Jaycee Bundy, Allee Williams
Pine View Panthers
1st Team: Alicia Garcia, Kylie Carpenter
2nd Team: Ava Schall, Claire Lefevre, Tori Conrad
Hurricane Tigers
1st Team: Maddie Card, Sienna Goulding, Katie Elison
2nd Team: MiKayla Stewart, Camila Quintero, McCoy Davis, Olivia Thomas
**Writer’s Note: Hurricane assistant coach Nathan Neeley provided the Hurricane information which was updated to this report Dec. 5.**
Copyright St. George News, SaintGeorgeUtah.com LLC, 2023, all rights reserved.