Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - California

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BOYS SOCCER

Simon Vaca-Lorenzi

Forward
DAVIS SENIOR HS
DAVIS, CALIFORNIA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

25

Goals

13

Assists

51

Career Goals

36

Career Assists
“Simon is an extremely instinctive player who understands spacing and angles better than any high school forward I have seen in many years in the Sacramento area. When he finds the ball in the tight pockets, he is clinical in his finishing, rarely wasting a chance. He’s an incredible player.”
Joel Williams
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 165-pound senior forward led the Blue Devils to a 22-0-2 record and the Sac-Joaquin Section Division 1 title. Vaca-Lorenzi scored 25 goals and passed for 13 assists, including the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Clovis North as Davis capped its season by winning the Northern California Division I Regional tournament championship. The Delta League Player of the Year, he concluded his prep soccer career with 51 goals and 36 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Vaca-Lorenzi has maintained a weighted 4.25 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at California State University, Sacramento this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Vaca-Lorenzi has volunteered locally as a peer Spanish language tutor and as a youth soccer coach.