Outlook

Homer Skidmore is one of a handful of players who could make a real impact on the pitch this season ... Started the year at central midfield but moved to a starting right back after eight games and embraced it … Will move to defender in 2023 ... Good one-vs.-one … Has the ability to create scoring opportunities for himself and teammates … Good leader.

Sophomore Year 2023

Earned All-Region 6 Division II and All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division II second team … Played in and started all 19 matches … Was a key defensive midfielder for the Cavaliers in 2023, helping the defense post a 1.47 GAA and post four shutouts … The team’s 1.47 GAA was second-best in the conference and 33^rd in the NJCAA … He also helped on the offensive end with two assists … Earned his first assist on JCCC’s third goal in a 4-3 victory over Central (9-1-23) … Provided the assist on the Cavaliers’ second score in a 3-nil victory over Hesston (9-13-23).

Freshman Year 2022

Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference second-team ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic first-team with a GPA of 4.0 ... Played in 21 matches, 14 as a starter … Finished fourth on the team in points with 10 and tied for fourth in goals scored with four … Fired 12 shots, seven on goal, for a shots-on-goal percentage of .583 … Beat the defender one-on-one to net the game winning goal in a 4-3 win at Indian Hills in the season opener (8-19-22) … A day later scored JCCC’ first goal in a 3-1 win over Crowder (8-20-22) … Produced a goal and an assist in a 4-0 win over Central (9-7-22) … Earned the assist on the Cavaliers first goal in a 3-1 win over Neosho County (9-21-22) … Helped cap a 4-0 win with a goal in the 84^th minute against Southeast (10-3-22) … Was part of JCCC’s defensive unit that posted a goals against average of 1.06 which ranked second in the conference and ninth in the NJCAA … Also produced seven shutouts which were the most in the conference and tied for eighth-most in the NJCAA.

High School

Was a three-year starter for coaches Jon Grice and Todd Findley at Blue Spring South High School, Blue Springs, Mo. … Graduated 2022 … Was a three-time All-Greater Kansas City Suburban Gold Conference selection … Earned second-team as a sophomore and first-team his junior and senior seasons … Tallied six goals and eight assists as a junior, and five goals and five assists his senior year, helping Jaguars to a 12-8-0 mark … Played five seasons of club soccer for Sporting Blue Valley coached by Rafa Martinez and Will Mallot … Helped the team to state championships in 2019 and 2021.

Personal

Born Homer Even Skidmore on July 6, 2004, in Overland Park, Kan. … Son of Mike and Maria Skidmore … Has two brothers, and one sister … Majoring is business … Favorite foods are pizza and Mongolian barbecue … Favorite fast food restaurants are Subway and McDonald’s …. Favorite restaurant is BD’s Mongolian Barbecue … Favorite TV shows are Friends and Stanger Things … Favorite movie is Hacksaw Ridge … Favorite sports movie is Pele … Favorite actor is Leonardo DiCaprio … Favorite music entertainer is Khalid … Favorite cartoon character is Bugs Bunny … Favorite athlete is Lionel Messi … Favorite sports team is Sporting Kansas City … His greatest sports moments were winning state and scoring the winning goal in an elimination state game … The best player he has played against is Jayvin Van Deventer wo plays midfielder for MLS Next Pro club Sporting Kansas City II … A notable alumnus from his school is season seven American Idol winner David Cook.