Arkansas Rush players had a huge impact on their respective high schools teams this spring. Rush players helped their teams win key games, conference titles, playoff victories and state championships. Our players, young and old, stepped up and produced on the high school stage.

Between the months of February and May, most all Arkansas high school age players take a break from their club teams and represent their various high schools around the state. Arkansas Rush players attend high schools of all sizes from the smallest classification of 4A to the largest of 7A. With club teammates battling it out against each other, high school soccer games always have a level of intensity both on and off the pitch. Parents who have become accustom to cheering on club teammates have to draw the lines in the heated high school battles. Teammates who have pushed each other on the training grounds now go head to head on the field. “The players absolutely love playing against each other in high school. It makes for great games and some very interesting practices when they return to the club in mid May”, states Matthew Mittelstaedt, Technical Director for Arkansas Rush.

After an action packed season and many well played games, the season came to a close on championship weekend, May 18-19, 2012. Arkansas Rush had at least one player in every championship match except two. With the end of the high school season, the awards are announced and Rush players earned many team, conference and state awards.

The All-State selection is the highest honor for high school soccer players and Arkansas Rush had 30 players earning All-State honors. Four Rush players (Marin Carter 7A Conway, Chris Holmes 7A Catholic, Garrett Miller 5A Nettleton, and Autumn Ward 4A Valley View) earned All-State honors as freshmen players. Both Marin Carter and Chris Holmes also helped lead their teams to 7A conference championship titles and were finalists in the state championship game.

Congratulations to all the AR Rush high school players on their fantastic high school seasons. 

You represented the Rush well! 

2012 All-State Soccer

7A Boys

• Jesse Wolf, Bryant
• Logan Hampton, Conway
• Chris Holmes, Little Rock Catholic
• Hayden Heverling, Little Rock Central
• CJ Thompson, Little Rock Central
• Hunter Weber, Little Rock Centra

7A Girls

• Alex Carter, Conway
• Marin Carter, Conway
• Kyndal Leffert, Conway
• Julia Pettit, Conway
• Kate Anderson, Little Rock Mount Saint Mary

6A Boys

• Rob Brown, El Dorado
• AJ Smith, Mountain Home
• Evan Scarborough, Searcy

6A Girls

• Micah Tipton, Searc

 Nike 94 7A All-State Players from LR Central High: CJ Thompson, Hayden Heverlin & Hunter Weber

5A Boys

• Richard Burke, Lakeside Hot Springs
• Sean Street, Lakeside Hot Springs
• Kyle Hendren, Little Rock Christian
• Adolfo Rodriguez, Morrilton
• Garrett Miller, Nettleton
• Will Easley, Siloam Springs
• Cody Moore, Vilonia

4A Boys

• Will, Moix, St. Joesph Conway
• Jared Thielke, St. Joesph Conway
• Bradley McBride, Valley View
• Alec Ray, Valley View
• Justin Paenell, Westside, Jonesboro

 4A Girls

• Anna Wilbourn, Episcopal Collegiate Little Rock
• Elizabeth Hambuchen, St. Joesph Conway
• Autumn Ward, Valley View Jonesboro

2012 All-Star Teams (Seniors only)

2012 Championship Games

East Boys

• Michael Anthony, Conway
• Morgan May, Little Rock Catholic
• Alex Rowland, Bryant
• AJ Smith, Mountain Home
• Hunter Weber, Little Rock Central

7A Boys:  Springdale 3  -  LR Catholic 0

Little Rock Catholic 

• Chris Holmes
• Walker Jones
• Morgan May
• Ross Richesin

West Boys

• Rob Brown, El Dorado
• Richard Burke, Hot Springs Lakeside
• David Cortes, Clarksville
• Kyle Hendren, Little Rock Christian
• Adolfo Rodriquez, Morrilton

2012 All Tournament Teams

7A - BOYS & GIRLS   TBA

6A - BOYS

6A - GIRLS

7A Girls:  Bentonville 1  -  Conway 0

• Brittanie Ashcraft
• Kara Blackwell
• Rachel Caldwell
• Caitlyn Carroll
• Alex Carter
• Marin Carter
• Madison Dayer
• Alex Fahr
• Ashley Johnson
• Kyndall Leffert
• Kayleigh Little
• Sydney Meyer
• Julia Pettit
• Avery Taylor

Mountain Home:

• AJ Smith

Nike 95 teammantes Wesley Prewett and Mason McNeill proudly hold the 6A Championship trophy following Russellville High Schools win over Mountain Home this year. They both are Juniors at RHS.

• Trent Daiber
• Jose Duarte
• Will Hanna
• Mason McNeill
• Miguel Nava
• Wesley Prewett

6A Girls:   Russellville 3  -  Searcy 0

• Micah Tipton

5A Girls:  LR Christian 0 - Central AR Christian 1

4A Boys:  DeQueen 3  -  Clarksville 1 

Nike 95 teammates Walker Jones (7A Catholic High) and Will Easley (5A Siloam Springs) enjoy a moment after competitng with their respective high schools at the Preseason Tournament of Champions.

5A Boys:  Siloam Springs 2  -  Lakeside HS 0

Siloam Springs:

• Will Easley

Lakeside Hot Springs:

• Richard Burke
• Sean Street

4A Girls: Pulaski Academy 3 - Episcopal Collegiate 2   

• Katie McCain
• Madison Moody
• Anne Thomas Rystrom
• Anna Wilbourn

ECS is coached by AR Rush staff coach Andrea Richmond