The Gatorade State Fall Boys Soccer Players of the Year were selected based on athletic production and impact in the 2015-16 fall season. Each winner also demonstrated high academic achievement and exemplary personal character, including volunteerism, sportsmanship and community leadership.
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THE WINNER: Evan Vare
THE BASICS
School: Central Bucks East (Doylestown, Pa.)
Grade: Senior
Position: Forward
Height: 5-foot-8
Weight: 150 pounds
Athletic achievement: He led the Patriots to a 26-0 record and the Class AAA state championship this past season. Vare scored 42 goals and passed for 13 assists and recorded a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over Seneca Valley in the state final. A two-time Philadelphia Inquirer Player of the Year, Vare is also the 2015 Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association Player of the Year and a two-time First Team All-State selection. He concluded his prep soccer career with 89 goals and 42 assists.
Academic excellence: Vare has maintained a weighted 3.88 GPA.
Exemplary character: He has volunteered locally as a youth soccer coach and as part of multiple community-service initiatives through the CB East National Honor Society.
THE PRAISE
“Evan was the best high school player I’ve seen in my 10-plus years of coaching,” said Kyle McGrath, head coach of Hatboro-Horsham High. “He was the clear-cut leader for his team this year not only in scoring goals and setting them up but also in his relentless work rate, which was what most impressed me.”
THE FUTURE: Vare will attend Lafayette College, where he will play soccer, beginning this fall.