2025 All-County Soccer: Boys All-County Team

Published 3:55 am Sunday, March 16, 2025

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Warren Central’s Jacob Porter is the 2025 Vicksburg Post boys soccer Player of the Year. The sophomore totaled 26 goals and six assists as the Vikings reached the MHSAA Class 6A semifinals for the second year in a row. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Allan Allen/Vicksburg, So. — Gators’ sophomore tied for the team lead with four goals

Brody Barnett/St. Aloysius, Sr. — Senior defender helped the Flashes reach the MAIS Division II playoffs

Jackson Blackmon/Porter’s Chapel, Jr. — PCA’s sweeper anchored the back line by breaking up numerous passes and was a defensive leader

Luke Bond/Warren Central, Jr. — Excellent offensive midfielder ranked second on the Vikings with 15 goals and 12 assists

Corbin Burroughs/St. Aloysius, Sr. — Flashes’ leading scorer had nine goals and 10 assists in his fourth year as a starter

Charlie Esparza/Warren Central, Jr. — Versatile player split time between midfield and defense, and scored seven goals

Duke Esparza/Warren Central, Jr. — Junior striker was a key offensive cog for a WC team that averaged 3.7 goals per game ... had nine goals and 13 assists

Sam Hall/St. Aloysius, Sr. — Member of an outstanding senior class for St. Al scored four goals while also playing good defense

Jackson Holden/Warren Central, Sr. — Senior captain and top-notch defender ... had one goal and one assist

John Ellis Montgomery/St. Aloysius, Sr. — MAIS All-Star scored eight goals and assisted on three more

Cameron Nailor/Vicksburg, Sr. — Senior provided solid defense for the Gators

Jamarian Shelly/Warren Central, Sr. — Senior goal keeper shined in his first season of soccer by making 86 saves and posting 11 shutouts ... Hinds Community College signee

Eli Shiers/St. Aloysius, Sr. — Senior had a balanced season with five goals and six assists while earning All-MAIS Division II Central honors

Gideon Thompson/Vicksburg, Sr. — Scored four goals to tie for the team lead for Vicksburg

Dalton Windham/St. Aloysius, Sr. — All-MAIS Division II Central first-team selection ... led the Flashes with 15 assists and scored eight goals of his own

Each year, The Vicksburg Post selects the top local athletes in a number of sports for its All-County teams. Fifteen players were selected for the 2025 boys’ All-County soccer team, led by Player of the Year Jacob Porter of Warren Central.

Porter, a sophomore, led Warren County with 26 goals and also had six assists to power the Vikings to their second consecutive MHSAA Region 2-6A championship. Warren Central finished with an 18-3-1 record and also reached the Class 6A semifinals for the second year in a row.

Warren Central boys coach Greg Head was also selected as the Co-Coach of the Year, along with WC girls’ coach Jeremy Lawrence. Warren Central’s Jordan Polk is the girls’ Player of the Year.

The other All-County players represented their schools — Vicksburg, Warren Central, St. Aloysius and Porter’s Chapel Academy — well. Congratulations to all of them!

About Ernest Bowker

Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.

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