ELIZABETHTOWN – Seniors Lefrederick Wooten and Katie Evans have been named the 2020-2021 East Bladen Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
Wooten (pictured, above) was named Defensive Player of the Year on both the Eagles conference champion baseball team and boys’ soccer team and was a key contributor on the East Bladen basketball team.
Evans (pictured, above) won the Most Valuable Player award for East Bladen’s conference champion girls’ soccer team and for the Lady Eagle volleyball team. She was the Defensive Player of the Year for girls’ basketball.
Other major awards and the winners included:
Joe Bostic Award – Malcolm Bolden
Wade Taylor Award – Jacob Priest
Lacy West Award – Britt Sasser
Scoop Campbell Award – AnnaGrey Heustess
Russell Priest Award – Evan Pait
Janice Martin Award – Garria Smith
Awards for each sport follow:
Golf
Most Valuable Player – Chase Knight
Most Improved – Bailey Williams
Coaches Award – Jason Baxter
Football
Most Valuable Player – Rasean McKoy
Offensive Award – Zach Meares
Offensive Award – Nick Norris
Defensive Award – Josh Hayes
Defensive Award – Javant McDowell
Coaches Award – Zylique Lewis
Cross Country
Boys’ Most Valuable Player – A. J. Smith
Girls’ Most Valuable Player – Cate DeVane
Volleyball
Most Valuable Player – Katie Evans
Sportsmanship Award – Alexus Mitchell
Most Improved – Emma Turbeville
Boys’ Basketball
Most Valuable Player – Javant McDowell
Coaches Award – Charles Brown
Most Improved – Malcolm Bolden
Girls’ Basketball
Most Valuable Player – Maya McDonald
Offensive Player of the Year – Alexus Mitchell
Most Improved – Maegan Burney
Defensive Player of the Year – Katie Evans
Coaches Award – Lily Lin
Cheerleading
Most Valuable Player – Hannah Wheeless
Most Spirited – Amari Coaxum
Coaches Award – Abigail Collins
Softball
Most Valuable Player – Kayleigh Raynor
Coaches Award – Alyssa Futrell
Track and Field
Boys’ Most Valuable Player – A. J. Smith
Girls’ Most Valuable Player – Cate DeVane
Boys’ Tennis
Most Valuable Player – Jackson Bostic
Coaches Award – Will Hester
Doubles Award – Colin Hill
Doubles Award – Hoytt Register
Girls’ Tennis
Most Valuable Player Doubles – Lily Lin/Alyssa Futrell
Most Valuable Player Doubles – Carlie West/Heather Hardin
Most Valuable Player Singles – Jayden Willington
Most Improved – Hannah Wheeless
Baseball
Most Valuable Player – Zach Meares
Defensive Player of the Year – Lefrederick Wooten
Offensive Player of the Year – Jacob Priest
Most Improved – Drew Sholar
Coaches Award – Brady Hollingsworth
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