BOYS SOCCER: PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Player of the Year Jesus Zizumbo SCHOOL Springdale Har-Ber CLASS Junior HEIGHT 5-10 POSITION Center-Mid THE SCOOP Zizumbo led the Wildcats to their first conference championship since 2013 behind his 12-goal season. … Scored scored the match-winning goal against Rogers Heritage during conference play with just 18 seconds remaining in regulation. … His play helped Har-Ber reach a No. 5 in MaxPreps’ national soccer rankings, 18 wins and the school’s second-ever state championship match appearance. … After missing the Wildcats’ quarterfinals match vs. Conway, Zizumbo returned to score the first goal of the state semifinal match against rival Springdale High and again in the state finals vs. Rogers High to give Har-Ber a 3-1 first-half lead. DID YOU KNOW Zizumbo made a name for himself on the soccer field as a junior after scoring just five goals his sophomore year. As Har-Ber’s placekicker on the football team, he connected on all 42 PATs as a junior and was 6-of-8 on field goals with a long of 51 yards against Springdale High. Thirty-seven of his 66 kickoffs last season were touchbacks. QUOTABLE “We just needed one more win, but we’ll take the momentum from this year into next year,” Zizumbo said. “We were playing strong (in the first half) and making less mistakes than Rogers, and were playing better. I guess we slowed down and didn’t realize 3-1 wasn’t a good enough lead. I can’t wait for senior year, I’ll tell you that. I can’t wait.”

BOYS SOCCER: PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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