TAMPA, Fla. – USL League One today announced the Team of the Round for Round 6 of the 2024 USL Jägermeister Cup with Central Valley Fuego FC forward Shavon John-Brown named Player of the Round presented by Konami eFootball with his match-winning goal against Spokane.

The 29-year-old Grenada international shined in Central Valley's long-awaited home victory - the first for Central Valley Head Coach Jermaine Jones - against Spokane on Friday, recording the match-winning goal in the 53rd minute. The victory was Central Valley's first across all competitions since defeating UPSL side FC Folsom in the First Round of the 2024 U.S. Open Cup on March 20 - a match in which John-Brown was also responsible for the winning goal.

John-Brown's goal - significant for several reasons - secured Central Valley its first-ever USL Jägermeister Cup victory, its first win across all competitions since March 20, its first home victory since July 15, 2023, its first shutout victory since April 1, 2023 and its first home shutout victory since Sept. 21, 2022. Central Valley's victory against Spokane also confirms Fuego FC has defeated all but one current League One team - Knoxville.

"Coach just told us, all the work we put in, the runs, fighting against each other, going hard all week - it's time we start getting results," said John-Brown. "It was 1-0, but we got the job done, it counts as a win, and we keep moving forward."

John-Brown - who played under then-Assistant Coach Jermaine Jones at NISA's New Amsterdam FC in 2021 - has enjoyed a career resurgence during his first season in Fresno after spending the 2023 campaign with a pair of amateur clubs in the EPSL's New York Pancyprian-Freedoms and the USPL's New York Renegades FC.

"Sometimes it's frustrating that we lose games when you see that you're in the game and you have chances and then you are losing and get punished for it," said Central Valley Head Coach Jermaine Jones. "Today in the back we had [Issa Yaya] who stepped up, we were hard on him in training, you have to pick it up, you have to train. You know the commitment you put into work, his energy lifted everybody. I think in general we deserved to win today."

Following the action of Round 6 of the inaugural USL Jägermeister Cup, nine of 12 teams earned representation on the Team of the Round, and Northern Colorado, Chattanooga and Greenville were the only teams to place multiple starters on the Team of the Round.

COACH - Éamon Zayed, Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC: With his side's shutout victory against Omaha on Friday, Zayed's Northern Colorado maintain significant leads in both points (+3) and goals scored (+6) among all 12 teams. The Hailstorm are the only team yet to concede a loss in USL Jägermeister Cup play and handed the Owls just their third shutout loss across all competitions over the last calendar year.

GK - T.J. Bush, Chattanooga Red Wolves SC: Bush led all goalkeepers with eight saves on the week and added an additional save in his side's penalty kick shootout loss to Knoxville. Bush completed 88% of his passes, tallied 12 recoveries and, according to American Soccer Analysis, conceded 0.43 goals fewer than expected and racked up 0.43 goals added.

D - Jalen Crisler, One Knoxville SC: The 2022 USL League One Defender of the Year runner-up registered eight duels won, three clearances, three recoveries, three fouls won and a week-high four interceptions in addition to completing 92% of his passes. Crisler's 0.36 goals added value led all center-backs in Round 6, according to American Soccer Analysis.

D - Brecc Evans, Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC: The 2019 USL League One champion and Players' Shield winner bagged his first goal of the season in the Haistorm's victory against the Owls. The former United States youth international totaled seven clearances, completed four long passes, totaled three recoveries, and won three duels.

D - Lucky Opara, Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC: Opara assisted Brecc Evans' goal in the 69th minute and helped Northern Colorado to victory against Omaha with an additional eight recoveries, seven duels won, three clearances, two completed dribbles and two fouls won.

D - Mitch Osmond, Forward Madison FC: Madison's 30-year-old Australian captain recorded his first professional assist on Wolfgang Prentice's 77th-minute winner to replace Lexington atop the Central Group standings. Osmond also registered five completed long passes, three total chances created, two clearances, and completed 90% of his passes.

D - Luis Álvarez, Charlotte Independence: The Honduras youth national team prospect scored Charlotte's lone goal against South Georgia and added five duels won, four completed long passes, three recoveries, two tackles won, and completed 86% of his passes.

M - Hayden Anderson, Greenville Triumph SC: The 23-year-old first-year professional has now registered goals across three unique competitions - USL League One, the USL Jägermeister Cup and the U.S. Open Cup. Along with his match-winning goal against Richmond at City Stadium over the weekend, Anderson added eight duels won, four completed dribbles, three recoveries and two tackles won.

M - Pedro Hernández, Chattanooga Red Wolves SC: The 24-year-old midfielder grabbed his first goal of the season in the second minute of stoppage time to rescue a point against Smoky Mountain Smackdown rival Knoxville. Hernández won six duels, reeled in four recoveries, created two chances, completed two dribbles, won a pair of fouls and converted his penalty in the shootout.

M - Billy King, Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC: The former Heart of Midlothian FC and St Patrick's Athletic FC man converted his second goal of the season less than 10 minutes into Northern Colorado's crucial victory against Omaha on Friday. King - whose 0.87 goals added were the most on the week, according to American Soccer Analysis - also contributed with three duels won, two chances created and two shots on target.

M - Lyam MacKinnon, Greenville Triumph SC: With his assist on Hayden Anderson's match-winning goal, Greenville's Swiss superstar recorded his 20th goal contribution of the season across all competitions. In his 21st match of the campaign, MacKinnon added six shots, five duels won, two recoveries and a pair of fouls won.

F - Shavon John-Brown, Central Valley Fuego FC: The 29-year-old Grenada international registered his second goal of the season in Central Valley's victory against Spokane. John-Brown added five duels won, five recoveries, four chances created, three completed dribbles, three completed long passes and completed 81% of his passes.

BENCH: Austin Pack (CLT), Shalom Dutey (CLT), Modesto Méndez (LEX), Nate Shultz (GVL), Haruki Yamazaki (NCO), Carlos Anguiano (GVL), Adrian Billhardt (RIC)