Reynolds senior Christina Shimshock is the Citizen-Times All-WNC Girls Soccer Player of the Year.
REYNOLDS – Christina Shimshock covered every square inch of the field for Reynolds the past four years.
She was a defender as a freshman and sophomore, only to successfully make the transition to forward.
Shimshock is the Citizen-Times All-WNC Girls Soccer Player of the Year.
The Rockets striker was also the Mountain Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year this spring after scoring 38 goals to go along with 20 assists.
“Christina really became a fearless goal-scorer for us,” Reynolds coach Patrick Gladys said.
“She can finish, but she doesn’t shy away from tackles either. She spent a lot of time on the ground. Christina was exactly what you hope for. She showed a lot of humility and good leadership qualities. She was unconcerned about statistics. When she was on her game, good things happened for us.”
Shimshock was one of only two N.C. Soccer Coaches Association all-state selections for Western North Carolina – the other was Asheville High junior forward Kenzie McDowell.
Shimshock also received all-region honors from the NCSCA and will play in two all-star games this summer.
The East-West All-Star game is July 19 in Greensboro, a week and a half after the Clash of the Carolinas on July 9 in Raleigh.
Shimshock signed to play college soccer for Lenoir-Rhyne in March.
Five of her teammates were part of the ceremony in their own right. Those fellow seniors were Celine Jacobi Barham (Cape Fear), defender Kaley Cross (Lenoir-Rhyne), midfielder Karissa Grooms (Chowan), midfielder Jordan Melvin (Tusculum) and defender Ashlyn Perkins (Mars Hill).
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