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Roanoke Rapids High School Men's Yellow Jackets soccer 2018 seniors were honored Wednesday night at Hoyle field.

2018 Seniors: Emerson Escobar, Gray Draper, Carson Neal, AJ Pearson, Jake Van Dam, Cameron Wilson, Paul MacNichol

Photo credit Lymarie Jackson

Gray Draper- #19- Gray is the son of Rudy and Cindy Draper. This is his third year playing for the yellow jackets.  He has a 3 year total of 2 goals and 5 assists.  His future plans are to attend a 4 year university and study psychology.

Emerson Escobar- #11- Emerson is the son of Juan Medina and Marleni Escobar. This is his third year playing for RRHS. So far, Emerson has a career total of 46 goals and 58 assists. He was voted team MVP in 2016 and received All Conference and 1st team All Region honors in both 2016 and 2017.  Emerson’s future plans are to attend college and continue playing soccer or enlist in the US Army.

Paul MacNichol- #17- Paul is the son of Glenn and Anna MacNichol.  This is Paul’s 4th year playing for the yellow jackets.  He has served as a captain for this season.  Paul’s future plans are to attend the University of Pennsylvania and major in Computer Science and Engineering.

Carson Neal- #6- Carson is the son of Traig and Ashley Neal.  This is Carson’s 4th year playing for RRHS and he serves as a captain this season.  So far, Carson has a career total of 146 goals and 58 assists. He was voted the Best Offensive Player for the team in 2015, 2016, 2017. He also received All Conference and 1st Team All Region honors in 2016 and 2017.  He received the MaxPreps NC Player of the week award in September 2018. He currently is the total points leader for all classes in the state of NC.  Carson’s future plans are to attend NC State and major in Sports Management.

AJ Pearson- GK #0- AJ is the son of Shane and Joann Pearson.  This is AJ’s third year playing for the yellow jackets.  He has a career total so far of 167 saves and 7 shutouts and 1 goal.  AJ’s future plans are to attend East Carolina University and major in Business Management.

Jake Van Dam- #14- Jake is the son of Mark and Amy Van Dam.  This is his 4th year playing for RRHS and he has served as a captain this season.  Jake has a career total of 21 goals and 28 assists so far.  His future plans are to attend Wake Tech and transfer to NC State to study Sports Medicine.

Cameron Wilson- #3- Cameron is the son of Scott Wilson and Alice and Billy Smith.  This is Cameron’s 4th year playing for the yellow jackets.  He has a 4 year career total of 64 goals and 67 assists.  He was voted All Conference and All Region in 2016 and 2017. He is currently 4th in total points for NC 2A soccer. Cameron’s future plans are to attend UNC Wilmington and major in Physical Therapy. 

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