Four Earn All-State Soccer Honors

Aiden Barrett (JTV Sports)

By Jeff Steers
JTV Sports

(November 9, 2023 4:22 PM ET) Four Jackson County soccer players earned all-state honors as voted on by members of the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association. 

Three were from Western High School and one from Jackson Christian High School.

WHS sophomore Roarke Watterson earned third-team honors for the Panther in Division 2.

Also earning honorable-mention honors for WHS were goalie Aiden Barrett and forward Christian. Both are seniors and helped lead the Panthers to the Division 2 district final in October.

The Panthers finished the season with a 13-6-1 record.

Jackson Christian freshman Drew Barney earned third-team honors in Division 4. The JCHS midfielder set a school record for assists in a season scoring 28 for the Royals. 

Jackson Christian earned a share of the Independent Soccer League for its first league title since 2015.