AHSAA Boys’ Spring Sports Spotlight MONTGOMERY – Tanner High School soccer standout Randy Cortes scored three goals in a 4-1 win over Tharptown on March 14 and became the AHSAA’s all-time career goals leader in the process. That performance gave the senior 172 career goals in his six-year career and put Cortes in this […]
AHSAA Boys’ Spring Sports Spotlight
MONTGOMERY – Tanner High School soccer standout Randy Cortes scored three goals in a 4-1 win over Tharptown on March 14 and became the AHSAA’s all-time career goals leader in the process.
That performance gave the senior 172 career goals in his six-year career and put Cortes in this week’s AHSAA Spring Sports Spotlight.
The Rattlers’ striker moved past the previous state leader Cole Grogan of Sylacauga, who nailed 171 goals in his prep career from 2013-2017. Grogan had 128 goals at Benjamin Russell before moving to Sylacauga as a senior where he posted his final 43 goals.
Cortes now has 24 goals this season and 177 overall, following his record-setting effort with two goals in a 2-2 tie with East Limestone, two goals and two assists in a 6-1 victory over Tharptown and two goals in Tuesday’s 6-0 victory over East Limestone. A starter since the seventh grade, he has played in 119 matches with 33 goals last season, 48 as an eighth grader, 42 as a sophomore, 24 as a freshman and six as a seventh grader for the Rattlers (13-2-1), coached by Matthew Smith and Jacob Cosby. Cortes was a member of the North squad in last summer’s All-Star Sports Week North-South Soccer competition at Montgomery.
Other top performances reported this week include:
BOYS’ SOCCER
NATE SELIG, HOUSTON ACADEMY: Leads the MaxPreps national statistical data base with 44 goals scored and 101 points accumulated this season with 12 assists. He had a season-high six goals and three assists in an early-season 10-1 win over G.W. Long for the Raiders (13-4). He also scored five goals in wins over Andalusia and Ariton and had three goals and three assists in a recent match win over Highland Home. The senior also served as the place-kicker for Houston Academy’s Class 3A state football runner-up team last fall. He booted 39-of-41 PATs, 5-of-6 field goals attempted and kicked 75 of his 106 kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks.
LYNN OTERO, NORTHSIDE: The sophomore has accumulated 77 points this season with 34 goals and nine assists in 12 matches for the Rams (9-2-1). He nailed a season-high seven goals and dished out three assists in a 17-0 win over Tuscaloosa County rival Sipsey Valley and had his team’s lone goal in a 1-1 tie with another county rival Brookwood last week.
JAN SEGURA, COLLINSVILLE: The senior striker led the Panthers (12-1-1) with four goals in a 10-0 win over Whitesburg Christian on April 1. He has scored three or more goals five times this season with 29 on the year.
BOYS’ TENNIS
JAMES GILES, JR., RAMSAY: Became the school’s wins leader in tennis picking up his 54th win in a recent match. That total now stands at 56 singles wins. He has contributed to 71 wins including 15 doubles wins during his prep career.
Giles, who participated in the AHSAA’s North-South All-Star Tennis competition last summer, recently signed with Webster University in St. Louis (MO).
As for setting the school’s all-time wins record, he told Birmingham Times reporter Barnett Wright: “That’s a goal I had set early in my career. That match represented years of dedication, sacrifice, and perseverance, proving to myself that my hard work had paid off. Knowing that I left my mark on the program and inspired future players made the moment even more special.”
Giles has represented his school and city well – on the tennis court and in other leadership endeavors. He was selected to represent George Ward Park at a four-day Leadership Camp at the USTA National Campus in Orlando. He also received a scholarship to train at the National Junior Tennis Championship Center in College Park, Maryland.
Giles has earned numerous accolades and recognition at both the state and national levels. His resume includes playing on the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Team, where he led the 12 and Under (12U) Intermediate Junior State Championship Team playing No. 1 singles and doubles. At age 14, he led the 18U Beginner Runner-up for the Alabama Junior State Championship Team, playing No. 1 boys singles. Giles also played boys’ doubles for the North All-Star tennis squad last summer in the North-South competition.
JOHN ALFORD, MONTGOMERY ACADEMY: Helped the Eagles (10-1) beat Opelika 9-0 by winning the No. 1 singles match and teamed with Jackson Brown to claim the No. 1 doubles in a match played last week.
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