Best Of The West
Southwestern’s Deering, Young, Pirrello Earn Honors

Southwestern’s James Pirrello, left, was named the CCAA West Division Defensive Player of the Year. P-J photo by Christian Storms
Allegany-Limestone went a perfect 10-0-0 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association boys soccer this season and was rewarded with a league title and several postseason accolades.
Senior goalkeeper Jack Conroy was named the league’s All-Conference Player of the Year as the Gators posted nine shutouts and were credited with 65 saves in 19 games overall.
Joining Conroy on the First Team were junior midfielder Sean Conroy, senior forward Eric Spring and senior midfielder Zach Luce. Sean Conroy had six goals and four assists; Spring had 28 goals and 14 assists; and Luce had six goals and 10 assists.
Second-place Southwestern, which finished with a 8-2-0 league mark, also received multiple accolades, including a Coach of the Year honor for Jason Deering.
Trojans sophomore forward Connor Young joined Spring as co-Offensive Players of the Year after Young scored 34 goals and had five assists.

Southwestern’s Connor Young was named co-Offensive Player of the Year for the CCAA West Division. P-J photo by Christian Storms
Southwestern senior midfielder James Pirrello was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year after the Trojans allowed just 33 goals on the season. Pirrello also had four goals and five assists.
Joining Young and Pirrello on the First Team were senior defender Spencer Bell and senior midfielder Nolan Froah. Bell had six goals and an assist while Froah had eight goals and 11 assists.
Third-place Fredonia, which finished with a 6-4-0 league record, placed three players on the First Team. Senior forward Sal Tabone had 20 goals and seven assists; senior forward Sam Murphy had 11 goals and eight assists; and senior midfielder Jayden Yerico had three goals and two assists.
Fredonia also received the Team Sportsmanship Award with Hillbillies junior defender Jack Pietro the Individual Sportsmanship Award winner.
Olean placed two players on the First Team. The Huskies were represented by senior midfielder Quintin Allen (nine goals, one assist) and junior defender Alex Linderman (two goals, three assists).
Jamestown also placed two players on the First Team. The Red Raiders were represented by junior forward Noah Rivera (15 goals, six assists) and junior midfielder Noah Burch (five goals, 10 assists).
The league voted Jerome Lee-Yaw as the Official of the Year.
FIRST TEAM
Sean Conroy Junior Allegany-Limestone
Eric Spring Senior Allegany-Limestone
Jack Conroy Senior Allegany-Limestone
Zach Luce Senior Allegany-Limestone
Connor Young Sophomore Southwestern
James Pirrello Senior Southwestern
Spencer Bell Senior Southwestern
Nolan Froah Senior Southwestern
Sal Tabone Senior Fredonia
Sam Murphy Senior Fredonia
Jayden Yerico Senior Fredonia
Quintin Allen Senior Olean
Alex Linderman Junior Olean
Noah Rivera Junior Jamestown
Noah Burch Junior Jamestown
SECOND TEAM
Cooper Wilczewski Freshman Allegany-Limestone
Anthony DeCapua Senior Allegany-Limestone
CJ Ellison Junior Allegany-Limestone
Seth Vaughn Sophomore Southwestern
Gavin Ternullo Sophomore Southwestern
Jonas Gesing Junior Southwestern
Grey Kidder Sophomore Southwestern
Andrew Cowan Sophomore Fredonia
Calder Annear Senior Fredonia
Andre Fratercangelo Junior Olean
Josh Gardner Senior Olean
Tyler Maloney Junior Jamestown
Andres Pacheco Junior Jamestown
Evan Sharpe Senior Jamestown
Brady Corbett Senior Dunkirk
HONORABLE MENTION
Allegany-Limestone: Henry Brairton (Sr.), Carson Kwiatkowski (Soph.), Mason Deming (Sr.), Zach Burnett (Sr.), Tyler Griffin (Sr.)
Southwestern: Neves Hoose (Jr.), Bergen Nelson (Soph.)
Fredonia: Zach Hall (Sr.), Jack Pietro (Jr.)
Olean: Tyler Camp (Jr.), Brennen Keiler (Soph.), Trevor Crouch (Jr.)
Jamestown: Jarron Cotter (Soph.), Kollon Knisley (Sr.)
Dunkirk: Anthony Piede (Fresh.), Naisaih Rodriguez (Fresh.)
- Southwestern’s James Pirrello, left, was named the CCAA West Division Defensive Player of the Year. P-J photo by Christian Storms
- Southwestern’s Connor Young was named co-Offensive Player of the Year for the CCAA West Division. P-J photo by Christian Storms