TRANS VALLEY LEAGUE ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS
• Coach of the Year: Louie Bettencourt, Hilmar
• Offensive MVP: Alex Bettencourt, Sr., Hilmar
• Defensive MVP: Jesus Tejeda, Sr., Hughson
• All-league team: Hilmar: Jacob Behem, Kyle Joslin, Adan Romo, Kurtis Bettencourt; Hughson: Gio Soto, Cristian Sanchez, Anthony Lopez; Riverbank: Carlos Harvey, Hugo Yepez, Carlos Jimenez; Escalon: Nestor Mancilla, Fernando Lopez, Edgar Pantoja; Orestimba: Alex Luna, Orlando Perez, Hugo Bonilla; Ripon: Zach Slamon, Tim Combley, Jared Berglund; Modesto Christian: John Hickerson.
• Honorable Mention: Hilmar: Lucas Castro, Miguel Fulgencio, Eduardo Valandez, Chris Silva, Eric Sousa; Hughson: AJ Rose, Jaime Perez, Miguel Ruiz, Edgar Tejeda; Riverbank: Diego Duran, Rafael Ramirez, Jonathan Solano, Kenny Veliz, Ruben Lopez, Oscar Navarro; Escalon: Cesar Felix, Carlos Algandar, Mason Silva; Ripon: Arik Anaya, Bryant Macias, Brett Clark, Tamim Shetab, Justin Cardoza, Cesar Nuno, Orestimba: Alberto Marquez, Alejandro Bueno, Adrian Sanchez, Adolfo Tapia, Roberto Ortiz; Modesto Christian: Ben Vincent.
Ripon (4-5-3, 8-11-4 overall) finished in sixth place out of seven teams but trailed third-place Riverbank, the TVL’s third and final Sac-Joaquin Section Division V playoff qualifier, by just three points in the standings.
That resulted in less spots available to Ripon players in the all-league voting, as only three Indians were named to the first team.
Fourth-year varsity starter Zach Slamon was selected for the second time (2008) after scoring six goals and six assists.
Senior goalkeeper Tim Combley was voted in for the second straight year. He racked up 101 saves and five shutouts while allowing 1.8 goals per game.
Midfielder Jared Berglund was among Ripon’s top scorers with seven goals and two assists, as his 16 points was third most on the squad.
The Indians’ top scorer, senior forward Bryant Macias (6 goals, 7 assists) made honorable mention.
Sophomore Arik Anaya (3 goals, 3 assists), an all-league selection last year, is also on the honorable-mention list, along with Ripon defenders Brett Clark, Tamim Shetab, Justin Cardoza and Cesar Nuno.
League champion Hilmar (11-1, 15-4-5) was awarded two of the three major honors — Louie Bettencourt is Coach of the Year, and prolific scorer Alex Bettencourt (25 goals, 14 assists) is the Offensive MVP.
Hughson’s Jesus Tejeda was named Defensive MVP.
Hilmar was upset by Capital Christian in the first round of the Division-IV playoffs, while Hughson fell to eventual champion Dixon.
Riverbank was the only TVL team to make it out of the first round, only to become Dixon’s next victim.
