AHS ALL-SPORTS BANQUET: Final curtain call

By Benny Rogers

Fri, May 16 2008

— The curtain came down on another successful year for the Athens High School athletic program Monday night at the annual all-sports banquet at Cain Center.
A capacity crowd was on hand for the Athens Hornet Athletic Booster Club-sponsored event, which recognized all AHS athletes and coaches. Special awards were presented to the top athletes in each sport.
Seniors Staci Hankins and Kerry Gamble, both multi-sport performers, were multi-award winners, including the coveted Female and Male Athlete of the Year.
Hankins and Gamble weren’t the only seniors to receive special awards to cap the banquet, which was conducted at an organized and good pace. Holly Eckert received the Miss Lady Hornet Award and Kenzi Morton and Kathryn Schoonover were recipients of the Lady Hornet Heart Award.
Among the many highlights noted for the school’s athletic program during the 2007-08 school year were the football team making the playoffs for the first time since 1996 and sharing the District 14-AAA title, Odette Rivero claiming a state championship in powerlifting, Cody Robson taking fourth at the state swim meet and the freshman boys basketball team winning the district title with a perfect 10-0 record.
Here are the superlative award winners for each sport:
CHEERLEADERS
Varsity Leadership Award — Kenzi Morton
JV Leadership Award — Shelbie Johnson
CROSS COUNTRY
Outstanding Performer — Staci Hankins
VOLLEYBALL
Offensive Player of Year — Kathryn Schoonover
Defensive Player of Year — Holly Eckert
Most Valuable Player — Allison Sanders
TENNIS
Newcomer of Year — Jace Pursley
Most Improved Player — Kaleb Webb
Hornet Award — Kaitlin Andress, Alex Brittingham, Laura Moore, Blake Rogers
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Defensive Player of Year — Staci Hankins
Offensive Player of Year — Alex Furr
Most Valuable Player — Staci Hankins
BOYS BASKETBALL
Defensive Player of Year — Deliance Moore
Offensive Player of Year — Nick Monmouth, Courtney Whitehead
Mr. Hornet — Matt Hambrick
Most Valuable Player — Kerry Gamble
POWERLIFTING
Outstanding Male Lifter — Keylan Hunter
Outstanding Female Lifter — Odette Rivero
GIRLS TRACK
Thrower of Year — Asha Wilson
Runner of Year — Staci Hankins
BOYS TRACK
Thrower of Year — Nick Richardson
Jumper of Year — Randall Gamble
Newcomer of Year — Trey Neal
Tough Award — Tacameo Barker
Most Valuable Player — Taylor Jackson
SWIMMING
Female Diver of Year — Bryanna Bogowitz
Male Diver of Year — Jeremy Norsworth
Coaches Excellence Award — Mark Davis, Stephanie Sims
Heart Award — Emily Endres, Cade McCown
Most Valuable Player — Cody Robson, Tess Haynie
GIRLS SOCCER
Heart Award — Samantha Harris, Cynthia Carrillo
Defensive Player of Year — Karla Uribe
Offensive Player of Year — Celeste Martinez
Most Valuable Player — Carina Garcia
BOYS SOCCER
Defensive Player of Year — Moises Maldonado
Offensive Player of Year — Jesus Rodriguez
Newcomer of Year — Jesus Rodriguez
Most Valuable Player — Eduardo Gonzalez
GOLF
Female Most Valuable Player — Shaun Julian
Male Most Valuable Player — Lance Boyce
SOFTBALL
Defensive Player of Year — Kenzi Morton
Offensive Player of Year — Kalli Porter
Most Improved Player — Alicia McDowell
Most Valuable Player — Holly Eckert
BASEBALL
Hornet Award — Rex Laird, Jack Barkley
Defensive Player of Year — Hunter Choate
Offensive Player of Year — Luke Solomon
Most Valuable Player — Kyle Jones
FOOTBALL
Defensive Player of Year — Kerry Gamble
Defensive Lineman of Year — Michael Johnson
Offensive Player of Year — Negale Miller
Offensive Lineman of Year — Brennan Johnson
Special Teams Player of Year — Nick Gates
Kevin Loden Fighting Hornet Award — Cedric Kiser
Seth Howard Most Valuable Player — Kerry Gamble

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