Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - Mississippi

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BOYS SOCCER

Heath Flathau

Midfielder
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL
HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

20

2019 goals

12

2019 assists
“Heath Flathau is probably the most gifted technical player I’ve seen. He has a quickness on the ball that is rare, and can change direction and pace on a dime. He has great field vision as well and distributes the ball with a lot of accuracy.”
Todd Siders
Head Coach Head coach at Sumrall High School
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9, 165-pound senior midfielder scored 20 goals and passed for 12 assists this past season, leading the Crusaders (18-2-3) to the Class 1A/2A/3A state championship. A Clarion-Ledger First Team All-State selection, Flathau was also the District MVP and the Pine Belt Sports Player of the Year.

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Academic Achievement

Flathau has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.

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Exemplary Character

Flathau has volunteered locally on behalf of the U.S. Youth Soccer TOPSoccer program serving young athletes with disabilities.