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Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - Maine

Gatorade Player of the year

Bilal Hersi

Midfielder/Forward
LEWISTON HS
LEWISTON, MAINE
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

22

Goals

10

Assists
“Bilal Hersi is an outstanding player and also a leader for his team. Even when you keep him from scoring, he has such a big impact on the game because he makes everyone around him better.”
Jack Rioux
Head Coach Head coach at Mt. Ararat High School

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 170-pound junior midfielder and forward scored 22 goals and passed for 10 assists this past season, leading the Blue Devils (16-0-2) to the Class A state championship. A United Soccer Coaches All-American, Hersi was also a First Team All-State selection, the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Player of the Year and the Lewiston Sun Journal Player of the Year.

Academic Achievement

Hersi has maintained a B-plus average in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

Exemplary Character

Hersi has volunteered locally as an Islamic studies teacher and a youth soccer coach.