All-state boys soccer: Tahoma’s Cris Garfias a first-team forward after run to 4A state title match

Cris Garfias took the Tahoma High School boys soccer team on a memorable run to the 4A state championship match, scoring 29 goals.

The junior forward was rewarded with a 4A first-team all-state selection by the Washington State Soccer Coaches Association.

Tahoma’s run ended with a 1-0 loss to Wenatchee in the 4A title match, with Miguel Viramontes scoring the one and only goal for the Panthers. He was named the 4A most valuable player and Wenatchee coach Dennis Tronson earned coach of the year.

Curtis’ Alex Whiting and Kentwood’s Manav Gill both earned first-team 4A midfielders. Both will be back next year.

Gig Harbor junior defender Jack Sluys was selected to the first team on defense, as was Thomas Jefferson’s Nick Hall.

In 3A, Capital’s Nigel El-Sokkary was a first-team forward after a season with 30 goals and 22 assists. He was The News Tribune’s All-Area player of the year.

Auburn Mountainview’s Christian Rotter, the 3A SPSL MVP, was a first-team midfielder, as was Auburn Riverside’s Brandon Gonzalez, and Peninsula’s Bradley Keller was a first-team defender.

In 2A, Fife’s Ray Segala, the 2A SPSL MVP, was a first-team midfielder. He had 22 goals and 15 assists this year.

Charles Wright had a pair of players make the 1A team — junior forward Nick Iregui, the 1A Nisqually MVP, and senior defender Grant Young.

The full teams (with South Sound players in bold):

CLASS 4A

MVP – Miguel Viramontes – Wenatchee

Coach of the Year – Dennis Tronson – Wenatchee

Forwards – Cris Garfias, jr., Tahoma; Bennett Lehner, sr., Camas; Jesus Meraz-Rodriguez, jr., Pasco; Hector Magana, sr., Pasco; Jackson Moore, sr., Lewis and Clark.

Midfielders – Miguel Viramontes, sr., Wenatchee; Alex Whiting, jr., Curtis; Miles Sanchez, sr., Woodinville; Eric Hollenbaugh, sr., Ferris; Manav Gill, soph., Kentwood.

Defenders – Grant Holland, sr., Skyline; Oswal Lopez, sr., Pasco; Jack Sluys, jr., Gig Harbor; Eric Jones, sr., Snohomish; Nick Hall, sr., Thomas Jefferson.

Goalkeeper – Luis Birrueta, sr., Davis.

Forwards – Luis Navarrete, soph., Wenatchee; JD Hauenstein, sr., Central Valley; Gonzalo Frausto, soph., Sunnyside; Ty Good, sr., Skyline.

Midfielders – David Uribe, jr., Pasco; Brayan Torres, sr., Puyallup; Henry Smaldon, sr., Lewis and Clark; Jose Rodriguez, sr., Chiawana.

Defenders – Noah Whitman, jr., Central Valley; Sam Ebner, jr., Puyallup; Alex Kirk, sr., Pasco; Charlie Rieger, sr., Lewis and Clark.

Goalkeeper – Brandon Wolter, jr., Union

Forwards – Callan Martin, sr., Ferris; Danny Wing, jr., Camas; Jordan Williams, sr., Bellarmine Prep; Peter Weller, jr., Mead.

Midfielders – Isaac Ponce, soph., Chiawana; Jonathan Granados, sr., Union; Michael McLeod, sr., Mead; Toby Pizot, jr., Camas.

Defenders – Jose Huizar, sr., Chiawana; Max Bilsborough, jr., Camas; Dominic Welch, sr., Mead.

Goalkeeper – Travis Peyton, sr., Gig Harbor.

CLASS 3A

MVP – Conner Seed – Glacier Peak

Coach of the Year – Dan Peterson – Interlake

Forwards – Nigel El-Sokkary, sr., Capital; Austin Ball, sr., Interlake; Christian Thyron, sr., Prairie; Eric Dreyer, jr., Mercer Island.

Midfielders – Ethan Hopkins, sr., Edmonds-Woodway; Christian Rotter, sr., Auburn Mountainview; Brandon Gonzalez, sr., Auburn Riverside; Connor Seed, sr., Glacier Peak; Hunter Bauman, soph., Mercer Island.

Defenders – Spencer Baird, sr., Columbia River; Bradley Keller, sr., Peninsula; Hector Cervantes, sr., Hazen; Justin Soto, sr., Lake Washington.

Goalkeeper – Sahm Noorfashan, sr., Glacier Peak and Sten Tolgu, sr., Garfield.

Forwards – Erik De Anda, jr., Auburn Mountainview; Reyes Garcia, sr., Hazen; Dane Evanger, jr., Lynnwood; Sharif Kombo, sr., Lakeside.

Midfielders – Isle Raftery, sr., Ballard; Ivan Castillo, sr., Interlake; Christian Correa-Avila, sr., Marysville-Pilchuck; Ethan Kem, jr., Hazen.

Defenders – Cameron Miller, jr., Glacier Peak; Kyle Green, jr., Marysville-Getchell; Sam Johnson, sr., O’Dea; Reis Kissel, soph., Mercer Island.

Goalkeeper – Matthew LeProwse, sr., Mercer Island.

Forwards – Will Eldred, sr., Hanford; Ryley Johnson, jr., Lynnwood; Ariaan Cardenas, sr., Marysville-Pilchuck.

Midfielders – Anton Easterbrook, sr., Bainbridge; Garrett Miyaoka, jr., Shorewood; David Braman, sr., Mercer Island; Logan Beachy, sr., Central Kitsap.

Defenders – Andrew McCray, sr., Lakeside; Baruc Galvan, sr., Marysville-Pilchuck; Tyler Mikulsky, sr., Glacier Peak; Cameron Cohn, jr., Edmonds-Woodway.

Goalkeeper – Kole Bradley-Kuk, sr., Marysville-Pilchuck.

CLASS 2A

MVP – Matt Williams – Archbishop Murphy

Coach of the Year – Arturo Guerrero – Quincy

Forwards – Matt Williams, jr., Archbishop Murphy; Fredy Ruiz, sr., Quincy; Israel Gonzalez, sr., Grandview; Alex Kirstov, jr., Lindbergh.

Midfielders – Ray Sigala, sr., Fife; Max Hauser, sr., Ridgefield; Parker Buchanan, sr., Archbishop Murphy; Cesar Corona, jr., Aberdeen.

Defenders – Nicholas Taylor, sr., Rochester; Noah Byford, sr., Sehome; Ryan Henderson, jr., Archbishop Murphy; Hector Robles, sr., Toppenish.

Goalkeeper – Daniel Mycroft, Fr., Archbishop Murphy.

Forwards – Cristobal Cervantes, soph., Toppenish; Leonel Hernandez, sr., Kingston; Alex Barrett, sr., Kingston; Paul Cuevas, jr., East Valley Yakima.

Midfielders – Sam Johnson, soph., Archbishop Murphy; Francisco Alejandrez, sr., Quincy; Matt Winchell, sr., Pullman; Spencer Stuart, sr., Bremerton.

Defenders – Diego Rios, jr., Archbishop Murphy; Kody Boles, jr., Kingston; Joel Moreno, sr., Quincy; Mason Petrino, sr., Pullman.

Goalkeeper – Matthew Evetts, soph., Lindbergh.

Forwards – Devonte Gorman, jr., Eat Valley Spokane; Liam Harris, soph., Sequim; Finn Hoffmann, fr., Shorecrest; Sam Druffel, sr., Pullman.

Midfielders – Alejandro Hernandez, sr., Kingston; James Farrell, jr., Lindbergh; Deondre Sluys, jr., North Kitsap; Laurence Silva, sr., Centralia.

Defenders – Adam Warren, jr., Tumwater; Leon Bormann, sr., Shorecrest; Ethan Schmitt, sr., North Kitsap; Tim Reitz, sr., Lindbergh.

Goalkeeper – Austin Wagner, sr., Sequim.

CLASS 1A

MVP – Josue Vargas – Connell

Coach of the Year – Todd Wallenius – Seattle Academy

Forwards – Adair Garibay, sr., Toledo-Winlcok United; Alexis Carmona, jr., Connell; Alberto Cisneros, jr., Colville; Nick Iregui, jr., Charles Wright.

Midfielders – Jackson Ragen, jr., University Prep; Gerardo Reyes, sr., Connell; Lenin Guzman, sr., Connell; Missael Lopez, sr., Highland.

Defenders – Lars Helleren, jr., King’s; Paul Powell, sr., Klohowya; Rafa Barajas, jr., Chelan; Grant Young, sr., Charles Wright.

Goalkeeper – Josue Vargas, sr., Connell.

Forwards – Emmaunuel Hidalgo, jr., Wahluke; Alan Eyoub, sr., Meridian; Luca Barsher, sr., Seattle Academy; Jacob Sargent, jr., Klahowya.

Midfielders – Ivan Cortez-Robles, sr., Columbia-White Salmon; Jorge Rincon, sr., Wahluke; Fernando Munoz, sr., Toledo-Winlock United.

Defenders – Jesse Mendina, sr., Highland; David VanVleck, jr., Toledo-Winlock United; Jose Garcia, sr., Wahluke; Mason Joe, soph., Klahowya.

Goalkeeper – Tahj Malone, sr., Hoquiam.

Forwards – Benny Paniagua, jr., Highland; David Postma, sr., Bellevue Christian; Jonathan VanVleck, jr., Toledo-Winlock United; Jordan Vazquez-Hunt, sr., La Center.

Midfielders – Hunter Leach, soph., La Center; Keegan Grellner, sr., Klahowya; Lucas Lieberman, sr., South Whidbey; Cristian Barajas, jr., Chelan.

Defenders – Jose Romero-Martinez, jr., Columbia-White Salmon; Jose Serna, jr., Highland; Joseph McManus, sr., La Center; Ridge Walston, sr., Colville; Uriel Sanchez, sr., Granger.

Goalkeeper – Sergio Sandoval, sr., La Center.

This story was originally published June 22, 2016 at 9:10 AM with the headline "All-state boys soccer: Tahoma’s Cris Garfias a first-team forward after run to 4A state title match."