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Gatorade 2021 - 2022: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Kentucky

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GIRLS SOCCER

Ella Sanchez

Forward/Midfielder
BALLARD HS
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

64

Goals

14

Assists

144

Goals (career)

60

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“Ella makes exceptional forward and diagonal runs to free up space for herself. She can clean up virtually any ball sent her way with a top-class first touch. I’ve been coaching soccer in Region 7 for about eight years now. They don’t get much better than Ella Sanchez.”
Aaron Bridge
Head Coach - head coach of Eastern High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-4 junior midfielder and forward scored 64 goals and passed for 14 assists this past season, leading the Bruins (14-5) to the 7th Region Tournament semifinals. The Kentucky High School Coaches Association West Player of the Year, Sanchez was a 2021 United Soccer Coaches All-American selection. A two-time First Team All-State honoree, she concluded her junior year with 144 goals and 60 assists in her prep soccer career.

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Academic Achievement

Sanchez has maintained a weighted 4.11 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Sanchez has volunteered locally as a youth soccer coach.