2012

ECCC presents Spring Numerous student– athletes received honors at the 2012 Spring Sports Awards Banquet held May 1 on t he De– catm· campus. Awards were pre– Fast-Pitch Softball – Kelsi Watson

Defensive Player; Ha– keem Wesley of Newton County, Most Valuable Offensive Player; LaVa– dius Lyles of Forest, Scholar Athlete; T.J. Leatherwood of North– ridge High School, Tuscaloosa, Ala., Hustle Award; and Jimmie Broomfield ofScott Cen– b.·al, Warrior Award; Lady Warrior Basket– ball - Kelcia Bufkin of Scott Central, Hustle Award; Jakela Jones of West Jones, Most Im– proved; Inessa Adams of Horn Lake, Scholar Ath– lete; Alii Kirby of Edin– burg, Wanior Award; Ja'Monica Horton of Walter E. Stebbins High School in Dayton, Ohio, Most Valuable Offensive Player and.two-time re– cipient of All-Region 23 and first team MACJC All-State honors; and Xzandra Dowd of Neville High School in Monroe, La., Most Valu– able Defensive Player;

Most Valuable Pitcher; Brittany Pounders of Southeast Lauderdale, Top Slugger; and Haylee Roberts of Enterprise, Team Captain Award; Lady Warrior Tennis - Lauren Lurk, Co-Cap– tain Award and Most Improved Player, Kelsey Tadlock,Warrior Award and Cassie Munn, Most Valuable Player, Co– Captain and Scholar Athlete awards, all of Newton County High School; Warrior Tennis - An– drew Hanna of Newton

of Smithville, Most Valu– able Defensive Player and Scholar Athlete; Haelie Allen of Leake Academy, Lady Warrior Award; Lajoya Griffin of Philadelphia, Base Run– ner Award; A.J . Peeler of Neshoba Cent ral, Most Valuable Offensive Player ; Mary Sanders of Adams Chlistian Acad– emy in Natchez, Most Improved; Tenna Pat– terson of Lexington (Ala .) High School, Most Valuable Player and

sented by ECCC Presi– dent Dr. Phil A. Sutphin and head coaches Neal Holliman (baseball), Mamice Bowie (men's basket ball), Bill Smith (women's basketball), Chris Clark (golf), Scott Hill (softball) , Dianne O'Neill (men's and women's tennis) and Huellen Watson (cheer– leading). Award-winners and their respective sports included the following: Baseball Evan Hwnphries of Louisville, Scholar Ath– lete; Warrior Basketball - Bobby Wrench of Columbus, Most Im– proved; Keivondre Wat– ford of Tuscaloosa (Ala) Central, Most Valuable

Sports Awards County Academy, War– rior Award; ChJ.is Maj-s Wanior Award; Madi– son Nowell of Winston Academy, Academic of Louisville, Most Im-

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proved Player; French of Union, Most Levi

Award; Hailey Duna– vant of Newton County, Captain Award; Lane Evans of Nanih Waiya, Mascot Award; Whitney Stokes of Neshoba Cen– tral, Coach's Award; and Jacob Johnson of Nanih Waiya, Captain Award.

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NEWTON COUNTY APPEAL

Valuable Player; Blake ---- ---Cochran of Newton County, Captain Award; -------- and Hunter Stovall of Philadelphia, Academic Award; and Cheerleading - Ashli Bell of Scott Central,

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