WCHS senior Sam Allbritten will continue his soccer career at Hope College (Photo provided)

WARSAW – Warsaw senior defensive and midfield soccer standout Sam Allbritten has declared his intention to attend Hope College next year and play for the Flying Dutchmen.

Allbritten, an Indiana Soccer Coaches Association All-State Honorable Mention player this year, was a 3-year starter after sitting out with an injury as a freshman, and the tough and reliable defender/midfielder helped lead Warsaw to the 2012 state championship game as a sophomore.  The Tigers captured sectional titles twice with Albritten on the pitch (2012 and 2013), and a regional and semi-state title in 2012.  This past season Allbritten was also an All Northern Lakes Conference first team  selection, and a first team all ISCA All-District choice.

Not only did Allbritten’s hard work and gritty effort lead to success on the soccer field, the senior has amassed many impressive accolades and accomplishments in school and in the community.  A member of the National Honors Society, Allbritten is involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Special Olympics, volunteers at an elementary school, is a member of the Tiger Student Athletic Board, has served as a Combined Community Services volunteer, and he was recognized as a Warsaw Area Career Center Student of the Month this year with the Optimist Club.

In the classroom, Allbritten has been outstanding, amassing an impressive 11.20 grade point average on a 12-point scale, and he ranks near the top 50 in a class of 509 students.

Sam is the brother of Grant Allbritten, a 2013 graduate and Tiger soccer standout who now plays soccer at Ohio Northern.  While Sam admitted he considered Ohio Northern (also an NCAA D-III program) as a school, he was very impressed with Hope and looked forward to playing for the Flying Dutchmen.  The two brothers are not scheduled to face up against one another in regular season play, however if the teams are successful in their conference tournaments and post-season first round action, they could potentially meet up against one another in the NCAA regionals.

Allbritten plans to major in either engineering or in education and play for coach Steven Smith and the Flying Dutchmen, a member of Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association.