Lilia Calvert connects for her second goal as the Lady Comets hosted Valley View.
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Lilia Calvert gets the ball around a Delaware Valley defender en route to a Lady Comets goal.
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Fancy footwork by Abington’s Lilia Calvert during the Comets’ game against Wilkes-Barre.
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Abington Heights Lilia Calvert takes a shot on goal.
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Isaac Ryon weaves through the Tri-Valley defense en route to his second touchdown of the night for the Lackawanna Trail Lions.
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Isaac Ryon runs to the endzone for Lackawanna Trail during their game at Riverside.
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Trail quarterback Tyler Jervis (8) hands the ball off to Isaac Ryon (10) during their game against Dunmore.
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Isaac Ryon scored for Trail during their game against Tunkhannock on August 22, 2025.
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Abington Heights girls soccer standout Lilia Calvert and Lackawanna Trail football player Isaac Ryon each received state Player of the Year awards, highlighting a series of recent honors for fall sports athletes.
Both enjoyed record-setting careers individually while helping their teams to multiple championships.
Calvert was selected as the Girls Player of the Year by the Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association. The Rutgers commit also earned a spot on the United Soccer Coaches All-America team.
Capping a career that produced more than 150 goals and Abington Heights’ only trip to the state championship game, Calvert scored 68 goals as a senior. That was the highest total in the country among teams that report their statistics through maxpreps.com.
Ryon was named Class A Player of the Year by the Pennsylvania Sports Writers. He was also a first-team Class A all-state selection on the PAFootballNews.com Coaches Select Team. He received the Fiore Cesare Award for academic excellence, community involvement, character and impact on the Lackawanna Football Conference.
Ryon led District 2 in scoring each of the past two seasons, producing more than 300 points as a senior. He also led the district in rushing this season with 2,856 yards and 49 touchdowns.
Calvert was not the only Abington Heights soccer player honored on the state level and beyond.
Nico Bustos, a member of the state Class 3A championship team, was named to the boys’ all-state team by the PSCA and was one of 10 Pennsylvania players selected as Regional All-Americans by USC.
Abington Heights wide receiver Gavin Anders was a Class 5A all-state selection by sports writers and was a second-team choice on the Coaches Select team.
Ryon was joined by Lackawanna Trail teammates in receiving all-state recognition following the team’s LFC Division 3 and District 2-11 Class A Subregional title repeats.
Offensive lineman Lucas Evans was a choice by sports writers and was a Class A second-team pick on the Coaches Select squad.
Linebacker Tyler Jervis and offensive lineman Anthony Paolucci joined Ryon on the Class A Coaches Select first team.
Three Scranton Prep players made the Class 3A Coaches Select team.
Braedon McPartland was a first-team linebacker, while Will McPartland and Anthony De Los Santos made the second team as an offensive athlete and defensive tackle.
Greta Krimmel from Lackawanna Trail was a first-team Class A selection on the Pennsylvania High School Field Hockey Coaches Association all-state team.
Lady Lions teammate Megan Fahey was a second-team choice and Lyla Ryon received honorable mention.
