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

Boys Soccer - Minnesota

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BOYS SOCCER

Joe Highfield

Forward
WAYZATA HS
PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

18

Goals

6

Assists

31

Career Goals

15

Career Assists
“Joe’s size and athleticism presented steep challenges for our defense, particularly on set pieces. Joe is so creative off the ball, if defenders lose track of him he will find spaces to exploit and his teammates will find him. He is special because he is dangerous from everywhere.”
Mike Rogers
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-4, 185-pound senior forward led the Trojans to a 19-1-2 record and the Class AAA state championship this past season. Highfield scored 18 goals and passed for six assists. A two-time Class AAA First Team All-State selection, Highfield was also a United Soccer Coaches All-American honoree. He concluded his prep soccer career with 31 goals and 15 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Highfield has maintained an A-minus average in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at the University of Portland this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Highfield has volunteered locally at leadership seminars through the Minnesota State High School League, and he has donated his time as a youth soccer coach.