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BOARDMAN — The Riverside Pirates capped their successful soccer season with senior attacker Jose Napoles being named the Special District 6 Player of the Year.

The Pirates, who won the league title with an 8-0 record, finished the season with a 15-2 record. They lost in the 3A/2A/1A state semifinals to Dayton 2-1.

In addition to Napoles, Riverside had seven other players named to the all-league first team — seniors Adair Rodriguez, Pablo Claustro, Diego Magana, Trinidad Mendoza, Benny Sanchez, Bert Sanchez, and sophomore goalkeeper Juan Medina.

Napoles, who also was a first-team 3A/2A/1A all-state selection, had nine goals and eight assists on the season.

Claustro had a team-high 18 goals and six assists for the Pirates. He also was named to the all-state honorable mention team as a forward.

Defender Benny Sanchez, who earned second-team all-state honors, chipped in three goals and three assists.

Rodriguez, who earned all-state honorable mention honors as a midfielder, had 10 goals and eight assists.

Medina, who had 50 saves on the season, also posted 11 shutouts — six of which came in league play. He was an honorable mention all-state selection.

Magana scored 10 goals with nine assists during the season, and earned all-state honorable mention honors as a midfielder.

Defender Bert Sanchez had four goals and four assists, and reeled in all-state honorable mention honors.

Mendoza, who had three goals and nine assists, also was named to the all-state honorable mention team as a midfielder.

Senior defender Jacob Ayala of Irrigon also was named to the first team, and to the all-state honorable mention team.

Player of the Year: Jose Napoles, sr., Riverside

First Team

Adair Rodriguez, sr., center-mid, Riverside; Pablo Claustro, sr., striker, Riverside; Yar Carrillo, sr., midfield, Four Rivers; Carlos Ramirez, so., Nyssa; Diego Magana, sr., center-mid, Riverside; Trinidad Mendoza, sr., right-mid, Riverside; Carlos Castro, sr., Nyssa; Benny Sanchez, sr., left defense, Riverside; Jacob Ayala, sr., defender, Irrigon; Bert Sanchez, sr., center defense, Riverside; Juan Medina, so., goalie, Riverside; Orlando Perfecto Salgado, jr., goalie, Nyssa.

Second Team

Pedro Morfin, so., goalie, Umatilla; Maurio Guzman, sr., mid/def, Umatilla; Fernando Nunez, sr., midfield, Four Rivers; Alexis Ruiz, sr., forward/midfield, Umatilla; Victor Celedonio, so., Nyssa; Ronaldo Bueno, jr., Nyssa; Gerardo Garicilazo, sr., defender, Umatilla; Porter Carlton, sr., Nyssa; Gabriel Ortega, jr., Nyssa; Sebastian Rodriguez, jr., midfielder, Irrigon; Tate Barhona, jr., forward, Four Rivers; Isreal Romero, jr., defender, Four Rivers.