With the Nebraska boys soccer season nearing the regular season finish line, we have decided to take a look at the top individual performances by points scored in this week's Top 10 – and it was rather crowded at the top.
Four athletes tied for the top spot after scoring 12 points in at least one contest to date this spring. Lexington's Junior Casillas accomplished the feat with four goals, while Kaedon Anderson of Blair scored the 12 points on the strength of five goals. Columbus' Ivan Lopez and Dylan Letourneau of North Platte each scored a double hat trick in their accomplished outing of the 2018-19 season.
Video: Lexington soccer highlights See the Minutemen in action against North Platte
Norris' Keegan Johnson was the only athlete to double dip this week. The Cornhusker State's leader in points as of Wednesday evening tied for fifth with a 10-point outing against Seward and shared the No. 9 spot with Anthony Bolanos of Crete following his nine-point performance against Beatrice.
Besides Johnson and Bolanos, who is five points behind the Norris senior with 39 points, Casillas, Lopez and Eric Yanovich of Omaha Gross Catholic are also in this week's Top 10 leaders in points scored in our statistics database.
As you browse through this week's Top 10, we introduce the athletes on the first line and list their stats as of Wednesday evening on line two. Of course, the third line and beyond, is reserved for each soccer players' top performance(s) of the season.
Nebraska's Top 10 individual boys soccer performances1. (tie) Junior Casillas, Lexington, So.37 points | 12 goals | 13 assistsCasillas chalked up a season-high 12 points after scoring four goals and dishing out four assists during a 10-0 win over Kearney Catholic on April 16.
1. (tie) Ivan Lopez, Columbus, Jr., F35 points | 17 goals | 1 assistLopez was credited with 12 points after scoring six goals during a 7-0 win over Hastings on April 6.
1. (tie) Kaedon Anderson, Blair, 5-11 Fr.27 points | 10 goals | 7 assistsAnderson chalked up a season-high 12 points after scoring five goals and dishing out a couple of assists during a 7-0 win over Platteview on April 11.
1. (tie) Dylan Letourneau, North Platte, 5-9, Jr. MF/F20 points | 9 goals | 2 assistsLetourneau was credited with 12 points after scoring six goals during a 10-0 win over Gering on April 6.
5. (tie) Keegan Johnson, Norris (Firth), 5-10, Sr., F/MF44 points | 17 goals | 10 assistsJohnson chalked up a season-high 10 points after scoring four goals and dishing out a pair of assists during a 7-0 win over Seward on March 16.
5. (tie) Eric Yanovich, Gross Catholic (Omaha), Jr., MF31 points | 13 goals | 5 assistsYanovich was credited with 10 points after scoring five goals during a 10-0 win over Omaha Concordia on April 12.
5. (tie) Jeremy Dreher, Lutheran/Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk), Jr., F27 points | 11 goals | 5 assistsDreher chalked up a season-high 10 points after scoring four goals and dishing out a couple of assists during a 10-0 win over Columbus Lakeview on April 1.
5. (tie) Ehlaw Thay, Madison, So., MF12 points | 6 goals | 0 assistsThay was credited with 10 points after scoring five goals during an 8-0 win over Nebraska Lutheran on March 21.
9. (tie) Keegan Johnson, Norris, 5-10, Sr., F/MF44 points | 17 goals | 10 assistsJohnson chalked up nine points after scoring four goals and dishing out an assist during a 6-0 win over Beatrice on March 23.
9. (tie) Anthony Bolaños, Crete, 5-9, Sr.39 points | 16 goals | 7 assistsBolanos was credited with nine points after scoring four goals and dishing out an assist during an 8-0 win over Grand Island Central Catholic on April 8.
