Matthew Bell, brother of current South Kent student Joshua Bell, graduated from South Kent in 2022. During his time on the Hillside, Bell was the NEPSAC Player of the Year for the 2021-22 NEPSAC Championship team. He then took his talents to Marshall University after first going to Kingston College. At Marshall, Matthew Bell was a member of the First Team All-Sun Belt team and the 2022 Sun Belt Men’s Soccer Freshman of the Year. This past fall, Bell continued to be an elite performer, scoring 10 goals and tallying 12 assists to his name. Because of these gaudy numbers, Matthew Bell won Offensive Player of the Year and Player of the Year in the Sun Belt Conference.
In December of 2023, Matthew Bell was drafted 16th overall in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft.
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