For the first time in the history of the Capital City Conference, all 10 soccer teams earned a berth in the state playoffs.

That made the 2023 season a competitive one and a successful one, with three teams reaching the championship round.

The boys’ all-conference team includes players from four teams that lost in the first round of the playoffs and one that reached the finals.

Montgomery Academy (20-3-1) opened the season with a pair of losses, then didn’t lose again until a 4-3 setback in the Class 6A championship game. The Eagles made their fourth consecutive trip to the state tournament but their first trip to the championship round since losing to Trinity in 2004. The Capital City Conference coaches selected first-year Montgomery Academy coach Matheus Mello as the CCC Coach of the Year.

Selecting a player of the year in a talented conference was a bit more difficult but the coaches settled on Montgomery Academy senior Lucas Rizzo. Rizzo, a UAB signee, was a standout for the Eagles as an eighth grader and freshmen, but spent the next two years at MLS Academy in Columbus, Ohio, before returning to the school this season. As a senior, Rizzo had 53 goals and 15 assists to lead the Eagles to the finals.

2023 ALL-CAPITAL CITY CONFERENCE

BOYS SOCCER TEAM

Forward -- Jackson Champion, Sr., Trinity

Forward -- Lucas Rizzo, Sr., Montgomery Academy

Forward -- Dylan Stokes, Sr., Saint James

Forward -- Braxton Welch, So., Montgomery Academy

Midfielder -- Bobby Eskridge, Sr., Montgomery Academy

Midfielder -- John Allen Lachney, Jr., Montgomery Academy

Midfielder -- Will Owen, Sr., Trinity

Midfielder -- Tommy Sutterfield, Sr., Alabama Christian

Defender -- Harrison Allen, Jr., Saint James

Defender -- Grayden Flowers, Sr., Trinity

Defender -- SJ Han, Sr., Trinity

Defender -- Carson Springer, Sr., Montgomery Academy

Goalkeeper -- Owen Johnson, Sr., Montgomery Academy

PLAYER OF THE YEAR -- Lucas Rizzo, Montgomery Academy

COACH OF THE YEAR -- Matheus Mello, Montgomery Academy

Honorable mention: Greer Armstrong, D, Sr., Montgomery Academy; Will Belsterling, F, Sr., Catholic; Win Berry, F, Jr., Montgomery Academy; Kip Brown, F, Sr., Trinity; Hayden Casto, D, Sr., Alabama Christian; Atticus Clements, M, Fr., Saint James; Viggo Jeppsson, D, 7th, Saint James; Joe Reeves, D, Jr., Catholic; Lawson Roth, M, So., Trinity; Matt Russo, M, So., Catholic; Brewer Welch, M, So., Montgomery Academy; Tyson Summers, F, So., Alabama Christian Academy; Carter Younger, G, Sr., Trinity.