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BOYS SOCCER

Marcus Anderson

Midfielder/Forward
HELLGATE HS
MISSOULA, MONTANA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

13

Goals (Season)

23

Assists (Season)

49

Goals (Career)

79

Assists (Career)
“Marcus was the one opponent we had to make sure didn’t hurt us, which of course he invariably did. Marcus always stands out and he has the singular ability to turn a match.”
Gary Stein
Head Coach - former coach of Sentinel High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8, 165-pound senior midfielder and forward led the Knights to a 16-0-2 record and a third-straight Class AA state championship this past season. Anderson tallied 13 goals and 23 assists, including the lone goal in overtime as Hellgate beat Glacier High, 1-0, in the state title game. The Montana High School Association State Player of the Year, Anderson also had a goal and assist in Hellgate’s 2-1 victory over Billings Senior High in the state quarterfinals and he recorded the assist on the game-winner in his team’s 1-0 win over Billings West High in the semifinals. He concluded his prep soccer career with 49 goals and a state-record 79 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Anderson has maintained a 3.90 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Fort Lewis College in Colorado this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Anderson has volunteered locally as a youth math tutor and has also donated his time as a youth soccer coach and mentor.