Boys’ soccer: Hopkinton’s Murphy wins D-III Player of the Year, Zipke named Coach of the Year as Hawks lead area All-State selections

Hopkinton’s Fin Murphy (11) controls the ball during the Hawks’ homecoming match against Stevens on Sept. 28. Murphy, a junior midfielder, was named the Division III Player of the Year.

Hopkinton’s Fin Murphy (11) controls the ball during the Hawks’ homecoming match against Stevens on Sept. 28. Murphy, a junior midfielder, was named the Division III Player of the Year. JEFF SULLIVAN / SullivanEventPhotography.com

Hopkinton senior defender Noah Aframe (3) slide tackles St. Thomas junior midfielder Aaron Page (9) during Hopkinton’s Division III semifinal victory on Nov. 6. Aframe was named to the D-III All-State First Team.

Hopkinton senior defender Noah Aframe (3) slide tackles St. Thomas junior midfielder Aaron Page (9) during Hopkinton’s Division III semifinal victory on Nov. 6. Aframe was named to the D-III All-State First Team. Chip Griffin / Photos By Chip

Hopkinton captains Nate Windhurst (left) and Fin Murphy (11) celebrate a goal along with teammate Shane Smith (18) during the second half of a game on Sept. 11. Windhurst and Murphy were both named to the Division III All-State First Team.

Hopkinton captains Nate Windhurst (left) and Fin Murphy (11) celebrate a goal along with teammate Shane Smith (18) during the second half of a game on Sept. 11. Windhurst and Murphy were both named to the Division III All-State First Team. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff

Hopkinton boys’ soccer head coach Scott Zipke (far right) celebrates with his players after winning the Division III championship. Zipke was named the D-III Coach of the Year for the 2024 season.

Hopkinton boys’ soccer head coach Scott Zipke (far right) celebrates with his players after winning the Division III championship. Zipke was named the D-III Coach of the Year for the 2024 season. Chip Griffin / Photos By Chip

By DAN ATTORRI

Monitor staff

Published: 11-21-2024 12:11 AM

You don’t win a championship and have a perfect season without having great personnel behind it. That’s what the Division III champion Hopkinton Hawks had this season. Hopkinton junior midfielder Fin Murphy was named the Division III Player of the Year, Scott Zipke was named Coach of the Year and four more Hawks were named to All-State lists after completing a 19-0-1 season.

The New Hampshire Soccer Coaches Association released All-State lists on Monday.

NHSCA also released the Lions Cup roster for June’s annual all-star match between the top seniors from New Hampshire and Vermont. Zipke was one of five coaches chosen to lead team New Hampshire, which includes Bow’s Luke Hartshorn, Coe-Brown’s Bruce LaPierre and Merrimack Valley’s Joey Olivera. 

Bow and Hopkinton tied for the most overall All-State and Honorable Mention picks among the Capital Area boys’ soccer programs with five selections each. Hopkinton senior defenders Noah Aframe and Nate Windhurst, Bow junior defender Ryan Dolder, and Belmont senior goalkeeper Jaxson Embree joined Murphy as the other local First Team selections.

A complete list of area All-State and Honorable Mention recipients is below. 

Division I

Honorable Mention: Irankunda Mvuyekure, sr., M, Concord.

Division II

First Team: Ryan Dolder, jr., D, Bow. 

Second Team: Steven Phillips, jr., G, Coe-Brown; Luke Hartshorn, sr., F, Bow; Joey Olivera, sr., F, Merrimack Valley; Carsyn Perkins, sr., M, Merrimack Valley; Keenan Hubbard, sr., M, Bow; Amadu Diallo, so., D, Pembroke; Eli Wormald, sr., D, Merrimack Valley.

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Honorable Mention: Ethan Anderson, sr., F, Bow; Cameron Fuchs, sr., M, Bow; Bruce LaPierre, sr., D, Coe-Brown; Rio Calle, sr., D, John Stark.

Division III

First Team: Jaxson Embree, sr., G, Belmont; Fin Murphy, jr., M, Hopkinton; Noah Aframe, sr., D, Hopkinton; Nate Windhurst, sr., D, Hopkinton. 

Second Team: Kristof Cauley, jr., F, Hopkinton; Nolan Linstad, jr., F, Hopkinton; Owen Waldron, sr., F, Belmont; Brady Donovan, sr., M, Kearsarge; Alex Crowe, jr., M, Hillsboro-Deering; Brody Ennis, so., D, Belmont; Kolton Lefebvre, sr., D, Hillsboro-Deering.

Honorable Mention: Graham West, sr., M, Kearsarge; Colby Blackburn, sr., M, Winnisquam; Keegan Martinez, sr., M, Belmont.

Division IV

First Team: Isaac Kirby, sr., D, Concord Christian.

Second Team: Jayden Young, sr., D, Concord Christian.

Honorable Mention: Brayden Pelletier, sr., M, Pittsfield; Owen Clark, so., D, Pittsfield.