ANDERSON -- McDonald County High School celebrated its award winners from the winter sports of boys and girls wrestling, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading and dance during a ceremony held Monday, March 13, at the high school.
Here is the list of those athletes who received postseason honors and team awards, as well as the letter winners and four-year seniors:
Boys Wrestling
All-Conference
First Team: Blaine Ortiz, Colter Vick, Samuel Murphy, Jayce Hitt
Second Team: Eberson Perez, Robinson Yoshino, Malosi Sosef
Honorable Mention: Dominic Cervantes
All-District
First Team: Blaine Ortiz
Second Team: Robinson Yoshino, Samuel Murphy, Jayce Hitt, Levi Smith
Honorable Mention: Colter Vick, Malosi Sosef
All-State
State Qualifier: Samuel Murphy (first), Jayce Hitt (first), Blaine Ortiz (third), Colter Vick (sixth)
4-Year Seniors: Blaine Ortiz, Levi Smith, Cross Spencer
Letter Winners: Eberson Perez, Robinson Yoshino, Dominic Cervantes, Blaine Ortiz, Colter Vick, Malosi Sosef, Samuel Murphy, Jayce Hitt, Levi Smith, Cross Spencer
Team Awards
Most Improved: Colter Vick
Coaches Award: Blaine Ortiz
Coaches Award: Levi Smith
Most Outstanding Wrestler: Samuel Murphy
Most Outstanding Wrestler: Jayce Hitt
Girls Wrestling
All-Conference
First Team: Stacy Apolinar-Lopez
Second Team: Rylie Huston
Honorable Mention: Helen Martinez-Mazariegos, Gisel Aragon
Letter Winners: Ellysia Wasson, Jaslyn Benhumea, Rylie Huston, Jazzmyn Brewer, Stacy Apolinar-Lopez, Helen Martinez-Mazariegos, Gisel Aragon, Paden Vance, Ayden Ball, Brady Bogart, Huxley Wardlaw, LeAnne Matthews (manager), Laney Bice (manager)
Team Awards
Most Outstanding Wrestler: Stacy Apolinar-Lopez
Most Improved Wrestler: Helen Martinez-Mazariegos
Coaches Award: Gisel Aragon
Boys Basketball
All-Conference
First Team: Sterling Woods
Second Team: Cross Dowd
All Defense: Sterling Woods
All-District
Cross Dowd
4-year Seniors: Cross Dowd, Sterling Woods, Dalton McClain, Jaxson Harrell, Weston Gordon.
Letter Winners: Cross Dowd, Sterling Woods, Dalton McClain, Jaxson Harrell, Weston Gordon, Toby Moore, Destyn Dowd, Josh Pacheco, Cael Carlin, Anthony D'Amico, Makensie Allen (manager), Kennedy Bird (manager), Katelyn Meador (manager)
Team Awards
MVP: Sterling Woods
Most Improved: Kohl Arnold
Pure Hustle: Weston Gordon
Best Defensive Player: Destyn Dowd
Best Attitude: Jaxson Harrell
Girls Basketball
All-Conference
First Team: Carlie Martin
Honorable Mention: Carlee Cooper, Roslynn Huston
All Defensive: Katelynn Townsend
All-District
Carlie Martin
4-year Seniors: Megan Elwood, Analisa Ramirez
Letter Winners: Megan Elwood, Analisa Ramirez, Corina Holland, Carlee Cooper, Katelynn Townsend, Natalie Gillming, Anna Clarkson, Jacie Frencken, Roslynn Huston, Anissa Ramirez, Rylee Anderson, Carlie Martin, Layla Wallian, Tatym Trudeau, Jamie Washam, Paula Solano (manager), Alexcia Ramirez (manager), Jaylee Brock (manager)
Team Awards
Most Improved: Roslynn Huston
Most Improved: Anna Clarkson
Hustle Award: Carlee Cooper
Hustle Award: Megan Elwood
Defensive Player of the Year: Katelynn Thompson
MVP: Carlie Martin
Mustang Award: Analisa Ramirez
Cheerleading
4-year Seniors: Skylor Taylor
Letter Winners: Abigail Pagel, Emma Huckabey, Kalista Morris, Leia Bryan, Skylor Taylor, Anniston Henighen, Autumn Lutes, Maddie Allison, Jaelyn Stipp, Kaleigha Morris, Kylin Gage
Team Awards
Most Improved: Kaedyn Campbell
Best Motion Technique: Kaleigh Morris
Mustang Award: Autumn Lutes
Most Spirited: Abigail Pagel
Best Teammate: Jaelyn Stipp
Dance
Academic All-State: Kelsie Lilly, Gracie Hollis, Makenzie Horton, Kaylee Banta.
Academic All-State Award of Excellence: Kynnan Hutchinson
4-year Seniors: Mariah Brown, Kynnan Hutchinson, Kylie Kimbrough.
Letter Winners: Kaylee Banta, Mariah Brown, Gracie Hollis, Kynnan Hutchinson, MaKenzie Horton, Dani LaCoe, Kelsie Lilly, Kylie Kimbrough, Diana Sanchez, Scout Watson, Diana Sanchez
Bennett Horne/McDonald County Press MCHS 2022-23 girls basketball plaque recipients.
Bennett Horne/McDonald County Press MCHS 2022-23 boys basketball plaque recipients.
Bennett Horne/McDonald County Press MCHS 2022-23 cheer plaque recipients.
Bennett Horne/McDonald County Press MCHS 2022-23 dance plaque recipients.
Bennett Horne/McDonald County Press MCHS 2022-23 boys wrestling plaque recipients.
Bennett Horne/McDonald County Press MCHS 2022-23 girls wrestling plaque recipients.