Ousseni Bouda, right (Mike Gridley/New England Soccer Journal)
Local prep stars Jacob Shaffelburg (Berkshire School), Michael Suski (Loomis Chaffee/Avon, Conn.) and Michael Tahiru (Hebron Academy) earned a place among the six New England players revealed as Gatorade state Player of the Year winners on June 6.
High school products in Patrick O’Hara (South Burlington High/South Burlington, Vt.), Jon Sherman (South Kingstown High, Wakefield, R.I.) and Taylor Silverstein (Concord High/Concord, N.H.) joined Shaffelburg and Suski as the New England-based winners.
Ousseni Bouda, a Stanford commit who plays striker at NEPSAC school Millbrook, was named the Gatorade state Player of the Year for New York. He was also named the national player of the year.
