The gate is just part of Ella Wallaker's complete package for soccer skills

Bangor township, mi – Ella Wallaker can score goals with the best of them.

And for a while she preferred to play her strength.

But the more the outstanding John Glenn played football, the more she became a complete football player. And now one of the best shooters in the region is also one of the best passers -by in the region.

“Her focus, when she was younger, was like many young players,” said Glenn trainer Matt Kraft. “She only wanted to score 40 goals.

“But when she won ripe and understood the game better, she knows that 15 goals and 15 templates are pretty good because it does not drain anything from the table.”

Wallaker was elected athlete of the week of the week as the Mlive Bay City behind her 15 goal start in her senior season. She collected 51.3 percent of the 11,638 ballot papers in the online survey and followed the closest pursuers of Arrow Vanwagoner of the John Glenn Track Team and Jack Falth of the All Saints Baseball team.

Wallaker is a two -time selection of the district of County and has established itself as a performer of the next level. She is signed at the Powerhouse program on the Delta College for the next season.

Wallaker is known as a threat to the hit since she broke the university list as a newcomer, and this spring she will remain the top scorer for the Bobcats. But she has increased her complementary skills on the way.

It takes care of most of the special teams from Glenn, including penalty and corner ships. The latter has proven to be one of their greatest strengths.

“Your placement on the corner is exactly the money,” said Kraft. “It drops exactly where we want to take 10 out of ten times. Even with the wind we had, it is very precise with the angle and the bow.”

Kraft said that Glenn turned around one of two corner into goals, which makes this a strong part of the game plan.

“It's a nice tool,” he said. “It's nice to have the opportunity to score every time we have a corner.”

Wallaker, a midfielder who uses their strong football -iq and field vision with playmakers to move the ball. Where the red performer of the first team All-Tri-Valley conference, which once performed the chance, she now finds the best shot of the team, regardless of who takes it.

“She makes everyone better,” said Kraft. “A good midfielder makes everyone a risk of hit and she has developed into a nice overall player.”

Wallaker has also developed her leadership qualities and is now what the trainer calls the “heart of the team”. When the bobcats were decimated by injuries and illnesses, the senior assumed additional responsibility for their shoulders, both in difficult and in the attitude.

She successfully helped keep the team's spirits high, even though it was a short form and occurred at a level that contributed to winning the bobcats. She played every 240 minutes during a three-game route and scored five goals with five templates.

Wallaker won Glenn to Freeland and Frankenmuth this season, a few state -ranked enemies.

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