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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - Texas

Gatorade Player of the year

Mason Kutch

Midfielder
WALNUT GROVE HS
PROSPER, TEXAS
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

53

Goals

17

Assists

154

Career Goals

60

Career Assists
“Mason was an unbelievable player (this season). From the opening whistle, everyone watching could immediately tell he was different. He stood out like a sore thumb—in the best way possible.”
Justin Lowry
Head Coach - Melissa High

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 155-pound senior midfielder led the Wildcats to a 31-0 record, including 59 consecutive wins and a second straight Conference 5A, Division 1 state championship this past season. The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, Kutch scored 53 goals and passed for 17 assists, including one of each in Walnut Grove’s 2-0 win over College Station High in the state final, earning game MVP honors in the process. Also a two-time Dallas Morning News Player of the Year, he was a 2025-26 United Soccer Coaches Winter-Spring High School All-American and concluded his prep career with 154 goals and 60 assists.

Academic Achievement

Kutch has maintained a weighted 4.29 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play soccer at DePaul University this fall.

Exemplary Character

Kutch has volunteered locally with Powered to Move, an organization that helps people with intellectual and physical challenges stay active. He has also donated his time as a youth soccer coach and on behalf of Chefs to Shelters, which provides food for people in need.