CODY ANGELINI, CALVERT HALL

After scoring nine goals and adding two assists for the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference champs last season, the Loyola Maryland University commit returns to bolster the Cardinals’ stacked midfield. A First Team All-State selection in 2021, Angelini’s verve and skill make him dangerous. “Cody always wants the ball,” Calvert Hall coach Rich Zinkand said. “He’s very good at breaking down the opposition’s defending lines.”

TREVOR GRODSKY, MCDONOGH

The center back’s instinctive play and deft touch make him a mainstay for the Eagles, who reached the MIAA A Conference title game last fall. One of the First Team All-State selection’s five goals last season came on a highlight-reel scissors-kick that knotted the score in an eventual 2-1 overtime victory over the Cardinals.

TYLER FLYNN, CALVERT HALL

One of two Cardinals headed to play for Penn State, Flynn is yet another potent weapon in the middle for Calvert Hall coach Rich Zinkand’s squad, which is listed third nationally in the PrepSoccer.com FAB 50 rankings. “Tyler is always looking to attack — that’s what I love about the kid,” Zinkand said. “He’s very good with both feet and just has that desire.”

NOAH GREGORY, CATONSVILLE

A four-year starter and two-time captain, Gregory controls the flow of the game for the Comets from his center-midfield position. “He’s a natural leader who has the most intangibles of any player I’ve ever coached,” Catonsville coach Brendan Kennedy said. Gregory (5 goals, 8 assists last season) notched a goal and greatly impacted two other scores when the Comets topped Perry Hall in last year’s regional final. “He had our team in the right mindset to play that game,” Kennedy said.

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BRADY GEHO, ARCHBISHOP CURLEY

The go-to Geho rippled the net 20 times last season for the Friars, who advanced to the MIAA A Conference semifinal round last season after the senior striker’s overtime winner knocked Loyola Blakefield out of the playoffs. His 20 tallies were second best in the conference. Geho is committed to St. John’s University.

RYAN SKANDALIS, JOHN CARROLL

Among his team-best 14 goals and 10 assists last season, Skandalis notched the lone goal in a 1-0 triumph over Gilman and produced a pair of assists in a 3-0 triumph over Concordia Prep to reach the semifinal round of the MIAA A Conference playoffs.

NATE JONES, CALVERT HALL

The lanky 6-foot-3 senior keeper, who recently committed to Loyola Maryland, posted 12 shutouts last fall and was a big reason why the MIAA A Conference champs allowed just 15 goals in 25 games. “Nate uses size to command the box. and is good with his feet, too,” Calvert Hall coach Rich Zinkand said. “He also distributes the ball well.”

RYAN CALHEIRA, CONCORDIA PREP

Despite missing the final five games of the season after breaking his leg against Calvert Hall, the multi-talented Calheira still managed to score a dozen goals and add three assists for the Saints last fall. “Ryan is very fast, strong and can play with his back to the goal,” Concordia Prep coach Adauto Neto said. “He’s good on the wings and helps out defensively, too.”

BEN MADORE, CALVERT HALL

The other half of the Cardinals’ Penn State-bound tandem (Tyler Flynn is the other future Nittany Lion) who help patrol the midfield, Madore will be a major cog in making sure that the reigning MIAA A Conference champs’ numbers-forward tactics run surely and smoothly this fall. “Ben plays the 10 (facing the goal) for us,” Calvert Hall coach Rich Zinkand said. “He’s very good with the ball at his feet and has good (field) vision.”

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DAVIS CAWLFIELD, SEVERN

The senior midfielder’s robust production — 12 goals and eight assists — only tells part of the story of his worth to the MIAA B Division champs, who went undefeated in league play last fall. “Davis is a complete player in that he runs both ends of the field,” Severn coach Mike McCarthy said. “He’s a very technical player with a high soccer IQ and never takes a play off. He’s a very quiet leader on and off the field.” When it comes to putting the ball in the net, Cawlfield shines. “He’s a finisher — a goal-scorer,” McCarthy said.