All-Metro Girls Soccer Team led by player from a state champion and a 40-goal scorer

The Southeastern Louisiana signee was the focal point of a Doves offense that outscored its opponents 75-9 in 23 regular-season matches and 18-1 in the postseason. Connell, a midfielder, scored one of the goals in the Division I championship match against No. 11 C.E. Byrd to help her team to a 2-1 win and the program’s first state crown since 2019. Connell scored the goal in the state final with the swing of her right leg after a Byrd player headed the ball straight into the air. That goal in...