Many talented athletes make the All-BIIF First Team list once or twice in their respective sport during their junior or senior years after spending their underclassman seasons on growth, both physically and mentally.
Many talented athletes make the All-BIIF First Team list once or twice in their respective sport during their junior or senior years after spending their underclassman seasons on growth, both physically and mentally.
It takes a very special talent to make the list three times, but to receive an All-BIIF First Team nod all four years is so rare it is nearly unheard of.
For Kealakehe goalkeeper Greyson Moore, achieving the unachievable is exactly what happened this past season when he was named to the first team on the All-BIIF soccer list for the fourth consecutive year.
“It was really an honor,” Moore said. “I could not have done it without my teammates, especially the back line. Being with this group was a very special experience.”
Moore was a key cog in a talented group of Waverider seniors who went undefeated in the BIIF for their careers. The seniors tallied a 55-0-4 record while claiming every league DI title over that same span.
Most recently, girls soccer players Gabbie Ewing and Taiana Tolleson were four-time selections, but Moore is believed to be one — if not the only — four-time selection for boys soccer.
“Greyson came in as a freshman and had the size to take over and fill the shoes of Oscar Delgado, who was graduating,” former Kealakehe head coach Urs Leuenberger said. “He was very instrumental in the defense and as he matured, he showed better decision making and communication skills, as would be expected for someone going from a freshman to a senior.”
Moore, who contributes a lot of his individual growth in soccer to his Kona Crush club team coaches, will head to Oregon to attend Portland State University after graduation.
While Portland State does not have a soccer program, Moore is looking to play for a club team in the area. Moore also had other reasons for attending the state college, which included receiving several scholarships.
“I was born in Oregon and I really love the area,” Moore said. “It also made the most sense financially.”