By Official Florida FC

Maddie Young is Florida’s Miss Soccer.

The Florida Dairy Farmers announced Young as the 29th winner of its Miss Soccer award on Wednesday afternooon.

The Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons central defender helped the Chiefs win their first FHSAA state championship earlier this month, leading a defense that conceded nine goals in 15 games. Young finished with 122 points and seven first-place votes. Lecanto forward Ava Rice was second and Venice forward Kiki Slattery was third.

Young is the first defender to be named Miss Soccer since Melbourne’s Kristin Grubka in 2009.

She joins a sorority that includes current U.S. women’s national team goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris, Jamaican international Jody Brown as well as current professionals Carson Pickeett and Tabitha Tindall.

Young will join 2020 Miss Soccer winner Madelaine Rhodes at the University of Florida this fall.

The Florida Dairy Farmers also announced its 2021 Girls Soccer Coach of the Year on Wednesday.

Ponte Vedra’s Dave Silberberg won his first statewide Coach of the Year award after winning his seventh FHSAA state championship this year. Silverberg led the Sharks to a 14-3-5 record. Ponte Vedra held its opponents to one goal in seven district, regional and state playoff matches.

Silverberg, who never played soccer growing up and did not start coaching until his daughters were playing the sport, has won seven state championships in his 20 years coaching varsity soccer in St. Johns County. Silverberg won state championships in 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008 at Nease High School. When Ponte Vedra opened in the fall of 2008, Silverberg led the Sharks to titles in 2009, 2012 and this year.

Since the FHSAA started awarding girls soccer state championships in 1982, no coach has won more state championships at public schools than Silverberg.

Cardinal Gibbons head coach Margo Flack finished second in the Coach of the Year voting. St. Johns Country Day head caoch Mike Pickett, who led the Spartans to their 10th consecutive FHSAA state title, finished third. The 2020 Coach of the Year winner, St. Johns Bartram Trail’s Jen Rodriguez finished fourth.