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Coronado’s John Lynam earns Player of the Year honors

Coronado senior John Lynam was named the 2017-18 Gatorade Nevada Boys Soccer Player of the Year, the company announced Wednesday. It is the second year in a row he won the award.

Lynam led the Cougars to their first championship with both goals in a 2-1 victory. He led Southern Nevada with 55 goals and added 17 assists.

Lynam was named to the All-State first team, and was the Southeast League Offensive Player of the Year. He is committed to UNLV.

Lynam finished his career with 109 goals, third-most in Nevada history and second-most in Class 4A history. His 51 career assists are the most in 4A, and third in Nevada history. His 55 goals in 2017 were the third-most in Nevada history, and second in 4A.

He is the first back-to-back winner of the award since Liberty’s Danny Musovski in 2012-13 and 2013-14.

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Contact Justin Emerson at jemerson@reviewjournal.com or (702) 387-2944. Follow @J15Emerson on Twitter.

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