SOUTH BEND — Central senior forward Isaias Morales was named Northern Indiana Conference MVP for boys soccer while peers picked Central’s Sherwin Simon as NIC Coach of the Year.

The Blue Blazers went 8-0 in NIC play this fall.

The All-NIC first team also features Central’s Alex Ramirez, Penn’s Riley McIntire and Edson Zamora, and Marian’s John Gruber and Joey Berends.

All-NIC Boys Soccer

MVP: Isaias Morales (Central).

Coach of the Year: Sherwin Simon (Central).

First team: Central — sr. f Isaias Morales, so. f Alex Ramirez. St. Joseph — sr. mf Brendan Fraleigh, sr. f Jonathan Westerhausen, jr. mf Tommy Clark, sr gk Johnathan Brenner. Marian — sr. d John Gruber, sr. mf Joey Berends. Penn — sr. f Riley McIntire, jr. f Edson Zamora. Adams — jr. f Tom Eleff. Riley — sr. mf Tony Juarez.

Second team: Central — sr. mf Elliott Miller, sr. mf Matt Eppers, sr. gk Derek Mills. St. Joseph — jr. f Josh Kachmarik. Marian — so. mf Isaac Torres, so. mf/f Cruz Juarez. Penn — sr. d Tommy Grant, jr. d Pat Ducoff. Adams — sr. d David Giloth. Riley — sr. d Connor Crane, jr. mf/d Scott Warner. Washington — so. mf Alex Yanes.

Area honorable mention: Central — sr. d Jose Jimenez, jr. d Edwin Cisneros. Penn — sr. mf Josh Tadevich, so. f Darnell Oliver. Marian — fr. f Augie Hartnagel.

Final standings: Central 8-0, SB St. Joseph 7-1, Marian 5-3, Penn 5-3, SB Adams 4-4, SB Riley 3-5, SB Washington 2-6, Mishawaka 1-7, SB Clay 0-8.