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Davis High’s Bizzy Arevalo wins Gatorade Player of the Year for girls soccer

Aug 02, 2021 03:41PM ● By Mark Jones

KAYSVILLE – It would be hard to find another athlete that had the kind of impact on their team that Bizzy Arevalo had on the Davis High girls’ soccer program last fall.

In her lone season with Davis, Arevalo scored 19 goals and dished out 23 assists as the Darts finished the season 19-1 en route to winning the 6A state title over American Fork, who had defeated Davis for the state title the previous season. She also found the back of the net four times in postseason action for the Darts.

As a result of her efforts, Arevalo has been recognized as the Utah Gatorade Player of the Year for girls’ soccer.

“She’s a fantastic person and a fantastic player,” Davis coach Soulyanh Phongsavath said. “We were able to generate a lot of offense through her. A quarter of our offense ran through her.”

Arevalo had spent the first three years of high school playing for Logan High. But between her junior and senior seasons, Arevalo decided that she needed a change of scenery.

She had previously played club soccer with a lot of members of the Davis team. She knew them and was comfortable playing with them. So, Arevalo decided to transfer to Davis, and the rest is history.

“I know she plays club soccer down here,” Phongsavath said. “We were fortunate to get here.”

Arevalo turned out to be the missing piece to the puzzle for Davis, who won its first state title since three straight from 2014 to 2016.

“We would have been a little more one dimensional,” the Davis coach said had they not had Arevalo. “She was able to provide us with the depth that we needed.”

Phongsavath says Arevalo is worthy of the award that she earned.

“With the season we had, between her and Grace Nicol,” the Davis coach said. “I can’t think of anyone more deserving. She is a student-athlete first. She is everything that award represents.”

Arevalo finished her high school academic career with a 3.9 grade point average. She will continue her soccer career at Utah State University, beginning this fall. She grew up attending games and camps in Logan. And according to Phongsavath, she has started summer strength and conditioning with the Aggies.

Arevalo is the second player from Davis to win the Gatorade award. Olivia Wade was the first player to win it for the Darts, claiming it after the 2016-17 season.

“We’ve been fortunate to be good,” the Davis coach said.