The 2025 Ohio high school boys soccer season is in the books , and All-State teams are out .

Cleveland.com contacted boys soccer coaches across the state and asked them to fill out a survey requesting information about their top players.

We started by featuring the top forwards highlighted by coaches in those surveys. Now it’s the best defenders’ turn.

If you are an Ohio high school boys soccer coach who did not receive the survey, email mswanson@advancelocal.com. At the bottom is a list of the All-State defenders in all divisions in 2025.

Xander Boose, Brecksville Broadview Heights, Senior

A first-team All-Conference center back, Boose is the organizer of the Brecksville Broadview Heights back line. “With an incredibly difficult strength of schedule, he has played against the b

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