ESPN RISE

ESPN RISE rolls out its first list of fall boys' soccer players to watch for the 2009 season.

As the fall season nears, a more detailed list will follow, broken down by state.

Friday, we offer this list of 40 players as a starting point. There are sure to be changes as top prospects who spent last year in the U.S. Soccer Residency program are sure to trickle back to high school, and some elite players may opt to skip high school play.

Harrison Petts highlights the starting list of 40 players. The Zionsville (Ind.) senior who has committed to Indiana scored 41 goals, had 26 assists, was named to the ESPN RISE fall boys' soccer first-team All-America squad.

Other notables are Maryland commit Marquez Fernandez from McDonogh School (Owings Mills, Md.) and Joseph Lopez from Brentwood (N.Y.). Both were second-team ESPN RISE All-America selections.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Name, School (City, State), Grade, college commitment (if confirmed)

Forwards

Cristian Alvarez, Merced (Calif.), Sr.
Carson Baldinger, La Cueva (Albuquerque, N.M.), Sr., New Mexico
Zach Bolden, Denver East (Denver, Colo.), Sr.
Cole Chapleski, Broomfield (Colo.), Sr., Denver
Bryan Ciesiulka, Neuqua Valley (Naperville, Ill.), Sr., Marquette
Cody Farrier, Arlington (LaGrangeville, N.Y.), Sr
Josh Gatt, Novi Central Catholic (Novi, Mich.), Sr., Indiana
Johan Hernandez, Scotch Plains (N.J.), Sr.
Reid Hukari, Wheat Ridge (Colo.), Sr., UCLA
Joseph Lopez, Brentwood (N.Y.), Sr.
Will McGinnis, Charlotte Latin (Charlotte, N.C.), Sr., South Carolina
Harrison Petts, Zionsville (Ind.), Sr., Indiana
Soony Saad, Dearborn (Mich.), Sr., Michigan
Ross Tomaselli, New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.), Sr.

Midfielders

Josh Barens, Holt (Mich.), Sr., Michigan State
A.J. Corrado, Zionsville (Ind.), Sr., SMU
Robbie Derschang, Cherry Creek (Englewood, Colo.), Sr., SMU
Sebastian Guenzatti, Francis Lewis (Flushing, N.Y.), Sr.
Olutolani Ibikunle, St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.), Sr., Wake Forest
Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Brentwood (N.Y.), Sr.
Max Lachowecki, Evansville Memorial (Evansville, Ind.), Jr.
Glen Long, Page (Greensboro, N.C.), Sr., North Carolina
Rob Lovejoy, Page (Greensboro, N.C.), Sr., North Carolina
Kansaye Mamadou, McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.), Sr., Maryland
Dylan Mencia, Scranton Prep (Scranton, Pa.), Sr., Michigan
Ryan Metts, Wakefield (N.C.), Sr., Wake Forest
Andrew O'Malley, Salesianum (Wilmington, Del.), Sr.
Chipper Root, Chapel Hill (N.C.), Sr., South Carolina
Lepe Seetane, Trinity (Louisville, Ky.), Sr., Northwestern
Sean Zaher, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.), Sr.

Defenders

Oumar Ballo, Archbishop Curley (Baltimore, Md.), Sr.
Pat Doody, Neuqua Valley (Naperville, Ill.), Jr.
Marquez Fernandez, McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.), Sr., Maryland
Scott Keogh, Pingry School (Martinsville, N.J.), Sr.
Sean Latz, St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.), Sr.
Alex Zorrilla, Martin Luther King (Manhattan, N.Y.), Sr.

Goalkeepers

Bryan Carr, Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wis.), Jr.
Taylor Hafling, Louisville Male (Louisville, Ky.), Sr., New Mexico
Jonathan Kempin, Blue Valley North (Overland Park, Kan.), Jr.
Alex Merrill, Wheat Ridge (Colo.), Sr., Duke