Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - Florida

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BOYS SOCCER

Max May

Forward
VIERA HS
VIERA, FLORIDA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

20

Goals

22

Assists

38

Career Goals

31

Career Assists
“Max was a constant offensive threat. His intensity, his speed and ability made a positive impact on his team. Max has a great combination of skills with high speed. He is very powerful physically and a smart player.”
Clovis Simas
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7, 165-pound junior forward led the Hawks to a 21-0-1 record and the Class 6A state championship this past season. May scored 20 goals and passed for 22 assists, recording one of each in Viera’s 4-2 win over Fort Myers High in the state title game. The state’s Mr. Soccer winner  and the Class 6A State Player of the Year, he concluded his junior year with 38 goals and 31 assists in his prep soccer career.

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Academic Achievement

May has maintained a weighted 3.94 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

May has volunteered locally with Letters to Strangers, a youth organization seeking to destigmatize mental health issues. He has also donated his time packing supplies for shelters serving the unhoused, and as a youth soccer coach.