E102: The Player’s Spotlight featuring Jaren Obia of Valley High School

We've been in the thick of the high school soccer season, covering lots of Games of the Week, but we figured it was time to revisit The Player's Spotlight. It was only appropriate to track down high school senior, Jaren Obia, one of the standout players for the second-ranked Valley Tigers. Jaren's 31 goals (at the time of publication) is the most in the state for Class 3A and his 13 assists put him in the Top Five statewide in that category. Needless to say, the well-rounded and well-spoken Obia will be a good addition to Grand View University in the fall of 2021 where he will join up with squad after a strong high school career and club career with West Des Moines Soccer Club and Sporting Iowa. As we creep towards the state tournament, we'll be excited to see if Obia and the Tigers find a way into the latter stages at Cownie in June.