Four West, Southwest Orange soccer players selected to All-Star games

Four of top players from the area's best teams represented West, Southwest Orange County in the FACA All-Star games

By Sam Albuquerque
| 3:00 p.m. March 21, 2024

Sports
High Schools

Four West Orange and Southwest Orange County senior soccer players represented the area in the 2024 Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Games.

On the boys side, three area players were included on the East team.

From the Class 7A state runner-ups, West Orange defender Jacob Bignon and midfielder Finlay Prain were included on the 20-player roster.

From the 7A, Region 2 champions Windermere High, winger Jose Moyetones was the other area representative in the FACA All-Star games.

For the girls, the lone representative from the area was midfielder and defender Aida Bell from the Class 5A, Region 2 champions Horizon High.

Bell, a Centre College signee, led the Hawks in total goal contributions with 17 combined goals and assists.

Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.