Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - Alabama

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BOYS SOCCER

Tony Shaw

Midfielder
VESTAVIA HILLS HS
VESTAVIA HILLS, ALABAMA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

3

2020 goals

5

2020 assists

13

Career goals

28

Career assists
“If I’m buying stock in a student-athlete, it would be in Tony Shaw. He’s big, strong, fast, a leader and a student of the game. Syracuse is getting a great player with lots of upside.”
Leo Harlan
Head Coach - Vestavia Hills coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 165-pound senior midfielder scored three goals and passed for five assists in eight games this spring before the remainder of the season was cancelled. A two-time First Team All-State selection, Shaw concluded his prep career with 13 goals and a school-record 28 assists. Also an All-Metro and All-Region honoree, he is a member of the Region 3 Olympic Development Program and helped the Gwinnett Soccer Academy to the Elite National Premier League 17U national final. Shaw is ranked as the South’s No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2020 by Top Drawer Soccer.

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Academic Achievement

Shaw has maintained a 3.96 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Syracuse University.

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Exemplary Character

Shaw has volunteered locally feeding the homeless and coaching youth soccer players, and has raised money to benefit pediatric cancer research.