High school girls soccer watch list

PLAYERS TO WATCH F, Amherst: Alexis Alston, Jr.,

15 goals, seven assists last season; D-I second team All-Ohio F, Sam Carrico, Sr., Columbia: 19 goals, four assists; D-III first team Greater Cleveland M, Allison Contenza, Sr., Rocky River: D-II second team All-Ohio last season M, Abby Delprincipe, Sr., Avon: 17 goals, six assists; D-I second team All-Ohio last season M, Grace Frey, Sr., Bay:

D-II first team Greater Cleveland F, Samantha Jablonski, Jr., Westlake: D-I second team Greater Cleveland last season F, Abriana Rondin, Sr., Lutheran West: 29 goals, eight assists; D-III second team All-Ohio last season F, Madyson Rosado, So., Lake Ridge: 49 goals, 12 assists last season; D-III first team Lorain County D, Isabel Solowiej, Sr., Firelands: 2017 D-II Lorain County Player of the Year F, Stephanie Sturgeon,

So., Midview: 13 goals, 12 assists; D-I second team Greater Cleveland

GAMES TO WATCH

Avon Lake at Avon, Aug. 25, 7 p.m: SWC rivals clash in early season showdown. Amherst at Midview, Aug. 29, 7 p.m: Two SWC teams looking to climb further up the pecking order.

Firelands at Vermilion, Sept. 8, 7 p.m: These two rivals play for the Stillman Cup, and Sailors’ Coach O’Brien will get his first taste of the rivalry. Bay at Westlake, Sept. 10, 7 p.m: Two elite programs and two first-year head coaches collide. Avon at Westlake, Sept. 12, 7 p.m: Rematch of last season’s district final. Columbia at Wellington, Oct. 3, 7 p.m: Have met in the playoffs three years in a row.

JEN FORBUS — THE MORNING JOURNAL FILE Bay midfielder Grace Frey (31) tries to outmaneuver Mansfield Madison midfielder Taylor Huff last season.