Greendale Teacher's Son Leads U.S. Soccer Team to Tourney Title

In a few short weeks, Muskego’s Andrija Novakovich will likely be mixing it up with some of the state’s best soccer players when the fall high school season begins.

This summer, the soon-to-be-senior Novakovich was mixing it up with some of the world’s best.

Novakovich, one of the top-ranked high school players in the country, scored a goal in a 2-0 win over the Niigata All Stars, leading the U.S. U17 Men’s National Team to a Niigata Tournament title in Japan over the weekend.

Novakovich, who has committed to Marquette University, scored three goals in the tournament, adding one in the first round, 2-1 win over Japan and another in a 4-2 victory over Croatia, according to TopDrawerSoccer.com.

Novakovich, the son of Zorka Novakovich, a second grade teacher at College Park Elementary School in Greendale, scored 22 goals in 19 games with his club team, the Chicago Magic PSG, prior to the tournament.

The midfielder is ranked 22nd in the country by the IMG Academy 150, but first over overall in the Midwest and fifth at his position, according to TopDrawerSoccer.com.

He was the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year last fall after leading the Muskego Warriors to the sectional final with 41 goals and 13 assists.