Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - District Of Columbia

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BOYS SOCCER

Nick Laffey

Forward
ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE HS
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

17

Goals

9

Assists

54

Career Goals

30

Career Assists
“Nick Laffey is an absolute menace. You had to pretty much man-mark him.”
Colin Gleason
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The District’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 6-foot, 170-pound senior forward scored 17 goals and passed for nine assists this past season, leading the Cadets (10-7-1) to the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference tournament semifinals. A two-time Washington Post First Team All-Met selection, Laffey participated in the High School All-American Game in December. He concluded his prep soccer career with 54 goals and 30 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Laffey has maintained a weighted 3.65 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer at Virginia Tech this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Laffey has volunteered locally delivering food to families in need through Germantown HELP. He has also donated his time to a program that helps disabled children play soccer.