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team wh<>t"' ;he earned the best ~..;;~.e pia,er a·.\'at'd. Burt has p socter C\Oo'O :•ears ~;r the L.ady Rocket>. and is a re-·tptent of the Heart of a Champion Award. G13...o:1brone has played soccer lor H ~:m. Honors she has t'eCI'ived __ ~ mo..;t valuable dcfcnsi\-e ~r and <>:ennd t~m >.U-St.ate ill.amscn ts a two-;e;u soccer plav~r. and received th~ most lmpro\'ed play~r award. :-he ECCC Lady Soc' ~r Warriors tJ;;>;.:: -:<:lm~ttuon in the f;Ul 2005 semoeste~ Here ~:>a rundown of the players >lg!led:

• Newton County's Maggie McDill first

• :VIaggie :VIcDill· Newton Coun– ty· Maggie is a 5-foot-4 mtdfield playerfrom 1\ewwn CoumJ( She is the daughter of Randy l\lcDill and Ellen Upton of Decatur. l\laggiP ho.s played soccer for sL'< years at :-.1ewton County. Dw-mg thts time she has won surh awat'ds as the District Oefen– stve MVP. COUf:l3l' Award. :tnd Team Defensive l\rYP This year Maggie has scored one goal and gi\'en three assist thus far in the season. :\laggie also plays tennis, runs cross countr;; and ts a cheer-

Stin> on. a :;.- ; r ward. C-1.,...:~ Bun. a 5·~ m dfielder Samantha Giambrone. a ;,.g keeper ar.d J~r:ea Wilham, n a fr- :'>kDi.U has pla;ed soccer at :'\ewtOn

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A ~ewron County Hlgh School standout and fourtop player~ f:1:.m

Neshoba Central Ht6h S.'hMI 81"" ._l-----'---' micl11dder the first members oi th~ ne..,, In Counry tor sb: years Honors shP. Decatur. soccer coach Kenneth has rei:ei'o'ed include O!Srnct Thompson announced. Def,.n, ,;-e :\I\~ CoU)lar A~ard and Joining the Lady Warrtor soccer Team Defenstve :\1\'P Sun.on IS a fow-·y~ar member 01 McDill, a 5-4 mtdfielder. and Lady the !\P>hllba C~nll'lll >tuis soccer women's soccer team at East c~n- rral Community Colleg~ program are Lady Cougar :\Iaggte

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country and is a cheerlead– er at Neshoba CentraL She has a 4.0 average and plans to major in Occupational Therapy. • Samantha Giambrone– Neshoba Central: Saman– tha is a 5-foot-9 keeper from Neshoba Central. She is the daughter of Russell and Sheila Giambrone of Philadelphia. She has played soccer for fourteen years. As a junior she was awarded theMost Defensive Player Award and was a 2nd team All-State selection. Samantha also plays soft– ball for the Lady Rockets. Jerica Williamson– Neshoba Central: Jerica is a 5-foot-5 midfield player from Neshoba Central. She is the daughter of James Williamson of Philadelphia. Jerica has played soccer for two years at Neshoba Cen– tral where she earned the most improved award. Jeri– ca also participates in cross country and track. She has a 3.5 average and plans to major m Pre-Med.

leader at Ne\\1:on County. She has a 4.0 average and plans to major in biology. •Briana Stinson- Neshoba Central: Briana is a 5-foot-7 forward from Neshoba Cen– tral. She is the daughter of Mike and Leah Stinson of Philadelphia. Briana has played soccer for four years at Neshoba Central where she earned the Best Offen– sive Player Award in 2002-03 season. Briana play$ tennis and is a cheerleader at Neshoba Central. She has a 3.9 average and plans to major in nursing. • Celeste Burt- Neshoba Central: Celeste is a 5-foot-2 midfield player from Nesho– ba Central. She is the daughter of Jeff and Dedra Burt of Philadelphia. Celeste has played soccer for two years at Neshoba Central where she has won the Heart of a Champion Award. Celeste runs cross

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