Jossemar Marcos knows his role with the Madison soccer team.
Marcos, a junior with the Mustangs, hasn’t seen a ton of change throughout his high school career. What little change he has seen, though, looks seamless.
This season, Marcos was asked to move around the front line more for the Mustangs to change up their look. It ended up with the Mustangs making their fifth straight TSSAA state tournament, coming to an end in the semifinals against Gatlinburg-Pittman .
Marcos was named The Jackson Sun’s All-West Tennessee Boys Soccer Player of the Year following an incredible season with 31 goals and 12 assists. The 31-goal tally ranks in the top five of the state for goals and the 12 assists ranks in the top 25.
The Mustangs finished 17-4-1 on the season and got some heroics from Marcos at the end of their Class 1A state quarterfinal match against Westview when he punted a ball over the Westview goalkeeper and into the net in the final minutes.
Marcos was also responsible for the Mustangs’ lone goal in the semifinal loss to Gatlinburg-Pittman when he converted a penalty kick to put the Mustangs on the board late in the game.
Here are The Jackson Sun’s 2024 All-West Tennessee soccer teams.
Crockett County
Forward | So.
Why chosen: Cerda finished the season with 24 goals and 17 assists to help the Cavaliers win a regional championship, but fell just short of qualifying for the TSSAA state tournament.
Madison
Forward | Jr.
Why chosen: Marcos led the Mustangs’ offense with 31 goals and added 12 assists and was named the region MVP and The Jackson Sun's All-West Tennessee Player of the Year.
USJ
Forward | Sr.
Why chosen: Melton scored a team-high 24 goals for the Bruins and totaled 12 assists and was named All-District MVP.
Colston Callis
Chester County
Midfielder | Sr.
Why chosen: Callis scored 15 goals with six assists for the Eagles, who fell in the TSSAA Class 2A state quarterfinals to Millington.
Jack Mantooth
Westview
Midfielder | So.
Why chosen: Mantooth helped lead a balanced Charger attack with nine goals and 14 assists to his credit as the Chargers qualified for the TSSAA state tournament for the first time since 2007.
Jack Young
Madison
Midfielder | Sr.
Why chosen: Young ranked in the top five in the state with 25 assists and in the top 25 in the state with 18 goals.
Logan Lewis
Lexington | Defender | Sr.
Why chosen: Lewis, a four-year starter for the Tigers, was named the district defensive player of the year after a strong season.
Solomon Pela
USJ
Defender | Sr.
Why chosen: Pela scored six goals and added six assists for the Bruins and finished the season with six shutouts.
Mekhi Morris
Madison
Defender | Sr.
Why chosen: Morris helped anchor the Mustangs’ defense, which helped guide the team to the TSSAA state semifinals.
Josh Gonzales
Milan
Defender | Jr.
Why chosen: Gonzales helped set the Bulldogs’ defense, which led the team to a 10-win season and four shutouts.
Roy Macias
Madison
Goalkeeper | Jr.
Why chosen: Macias made 105 saves with a 0.85 goals against average, both ranking in the top 15 in the state. Macias backstopped the Mustangs’ run to the TSSAA state semifinals.
Second team
Forward: Anderson Preston, USJ, Sr.
Forward: Ryan Trammell, Chester County, Jr.
Forward: Chris Wilger, Chester County, So.
Midfielder: Case Barber, Adamsville, Jr.
Midfielder: Ryan Hutchison, USJ, Sr.
Midfielder: Steven Lewis, Haywood, Jr.
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Defender: Marcus Harrell, Dyersburg, Sr.
Defender: David Lozano, North Side, Sr.
Defender: Kadin Mowdy, Adamsville, Sr.
Defender: Cameron Norwood, Westview, So.
Goalkeeper: Gabriel Gilliam, Westview, Sr.
Coach of the Year
Bobby Helton
Chester County
Why chosen: Helton guided the Eagles to their first TSSAA soccer state tournament in school history with a dramatic penalty shootout against M.L. King Magnet in the sectional game after knocking off Lexington to win a regional championship. The Eagles fell in the state quarterfinals to Millington, 3-2, in overtime, but ended the season with a 10-3-2 record .
This article originally appeared on Jackson Sun: Meet the 2024 All-West Tennessee soccer teams, player of the year Madison's Jossemar Marcos
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