Powerade State Games High School Soccer Coaches Announced:Girls South – Danny Villa (High Point Central)

Powerade State Games High School Soccer Coaches Announced
Registration is open and tryouts have begun

DURHAM, North Carolina, – The Powerade State Games High School Soccer Showcase will take place June 24-26 at the stadium at WRAL Soccer Park in Raleigh, NC. Some of the best boys and girls soccer players in the state will tryout to represent their region at the High School Soccer Showcase. The Showcase features six boys teams and four girls teams comprised of rising Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors (classes of 2017, 2018 & 2019).

The head coach for each regional team has been selected and are listed below with their high school in parentheses:
Girls West – Angelo Palozzi (Newton Conover)
Girls South – Danny Villa (High Point Central)
Girls North – Colin McDavid (Hoke County)
Girls East – Josh King (Dixon)
Boys West – Terry Hughes (Asheville Christian Academy)
Boys South – Lee Ennis (Sun Valley)
Boys Midwest –Will Hurley (Mount Airy)
Boys Central – Jose Cornejo (St. David’s)
Boys Southeast – Jonathan Jacobs (Hobbton)
Boys Northeast – Tyler Hendricks (Faith Christian)

To register, view regional maps, view tryout dates & locations, or for other general information on the High School Soccer Showcase, please visit www.poweradestategames.org.

The Powerade State Games of North Carolina is gearing up for an exciting year of competition in the Triangle. The 30th annual Powerade State Games begin on June 4th and conclude on June 26th, hosting competitions in Raleigh, Cary and Durham. Registration is now open for all sports. Athletes can visit www.poweradestategames.org to register for each event.

The 2016 Opening Ceremonies will be held June 17th at WRAL Soccer Complex in Raleigh. The Opening Ceremonies feature a commemorative gift for participating athletes, inflatables, games, music, a parade of athletes and a lighting of the cauldron to announce the official start to the 2016 Powerade State Games of North Carolina.

The 2016 Powerade State Games of North Carolina corporate partners include: Powerade, BB&T, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Lowes Foods, Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance, Visit Raleigh, Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau, Visit NC, Capitol Broadcasting Company, Jimmy John’s Sandwiches, Dicks’s Sporting Goods, Sheetz, Orthopaedic Specialists of NC, Fairway Outdoor Advertising, Homewood Suites RDU, Bojangle’s, Systel Office Automation, PDQ and York Properties. It is not too late to be part of this year’s Powerade State Games; to become a sponsor contact North Carolina Amateur Sports at 919-361-1133 ext. 233.

North Carolina Amateur Sports (NCAS) is the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that annually hosts the Powerade State Games of North Carolina and Cycle North Carolina. NCAS is dedicated to the promotion of health, physical fitness and the Olympic Movement in North Carolina. For more information on NCAS and its events, please visit www.ncsports.org.