ALL-NWADG Girls Soccer Player of the Year

Audrey Maxwell

SCHOOL Siloam Springs

CLASS Junior

HEIGHT 5-7

THE SCOOP Maxwell set the Siloam Springs girls soccer single-season scoring record with 42 goals in leading the Lady Panthers (24-3) to their fourth straight state championship. ... She scored at least one goal in 24 of team's 27 games. ... She had 13 multiple-goal games, including one four-goal game and four three-goal games. ... Her final hat trick came in the Class 6A state finals in a 6-1 win against Russellville, where she earned MVP honors for the second straight year. ... She also had 18 assists, which ranked second on the team. ... Maxwell, a 6A all-state selection, has verbally committed to Rogers State, an NCAA Division II school in Claremore, Okla.

DID YOU KNOW Maxwell broke the single-season goals school record of her mentor, former Siloam Springs standout Sarah Kidd Viatrov, who scored 27 goals during the 2006 season. Maxwell's 18 assists also tied Viatrov's then single-season record for assists set in 2007, but Maxwell's classmate Megan Hutto had 22 assists this year for the current record.

QUOTABLE "It's been an amazing season," Maxwell said. "I had so much fun this year with all the girls and coaches. We broke barriers together and I'm so thankful to be a part of Siloam soccer. Breaking a scoring record that stood for 10 years was a highlight of the season, being awarded a championship MVP two years in a row was an honor.

"You don't get to control the amount of talent you have, but work ethic and attitude are things you can control. Ecclesiastes 9:10 says "whatever your hands find to do, do it with all your might ..." I strive to live by this verse, I want to be the kindest hardest working kid on the field. What I'm most concerned about is that God gets all the glory for everything myself and the team does."

-- Graham Thomas • @NWAGraham

ALL-NWADG Boys Soccer Newcomer of the Year

Christian Marroquin

SCHOOL Siloam Springs

CLASS Sophomore

HEIGHT 5-9

THE SCOOP Marroquin led the Panthers with 20 goals and 12 assists. ... He scored four goals in the Class 6A state tournament, including a goal and an assist in the Panthers' 4-0 win over Mountain Home in the state finals. ... He scored at least one goal in 17 of the Panthers' 27 games. He had three multiple-goal games. ... He was an all-state selection in Class 6A.

DID YOU KNOW After every game, win or lose and before shaking anyone's hand, Marroquin -- a devout Christian -- falls to his knees in prayer. "I try to use every game as an opportunity to witness," Marroquin said. "When I step on the field, people should know who I represent, who I believe in. I just like to thank God for giving me the opportunity to play such a beautiful sport, regardless of the final score."

QUOTABLE "It mean a lot because no one gave us a chance," Marroquin said of winning the 6A state championship. "No one believed in us because of how many seniors we graduated last year. It was hard taking that huge (scoring) responsibility as a sophomore. My freshman year, I didn't play a second in the final and after that game I promised myself I was going to go back someday to the Razorback Field as a starter and win state, and I did.

"But it's all because of my teammates. They were always there. That's what makes this season so amazing, because of how hard it was to win the championship."

-- Graham Thomas • @NWAGraham