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15 Days Until the State Football Announcement
Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - Oklahoma

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BOYS SOCCER

Federico Palacios

Forward
NORTHWEST CLASSEN HS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

20

Goals

18

Assists
“His finishing from everywhere (in the offensive third) is almost unstoppable. He hit highlight reel shots all the time. His movement off the shoulder of defenders is awesome. He’s also very good at finding the ball in tight spaces and getting his shot away quickly.”
Kit Stephenson
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6, 140-pound senior forward led the Knights to a 13-5 record and a berth in the 6A state semifinals this past season. Palacios scored 20 goals and passed for 18 assists to average more than two points per game. He was named the Oklahoma Boys Soccer Jim Thorpe High School Player of the Year and the All-City Conference Player of the Year.

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Academic Achievement

Palacios has maintained a 3.4 GPA in the classroom. He will attend Mid-America Christian University, where he will play soccer beginning this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A National Honor Society member and Student Council Representative, Palacios has volunteered locally with Latinos Without Borders, which engages Latino high school students in Oklahoma and seeks to  empower them to pursue a higher education and become leaders in their community. He has also donated his time on behalf of multiple community service initiatives through his church.