LHS honors top athletes | Sports

Lincolnton High School recently held their annual Sports Banquet for the 2022-2023 school year. Individual award winners were for: Von Ray Harris Male Athlete of the Year: Chandler Sneed; Von Ray Harris Female Athlete of the Year: Katherine Hopkins. Richard Smith Award Male (Athlete & Academic Standing) – Will Blackburn; Richard Smith Award Female (Athlete & Academic Standing) – Samantha Whitaker. Jonathan Brookins Award: Andrew Secrest. Coach of the Year: Trent Teague. Women’s Tennis: MVP-Kendria Bynum; Kojack Spirit Award-Evie Bradley. Volleyball: Offensive MVP-Camellia Holland; Defensive MVP-La’Leya Thomas; Kojack Spirit Award-Madi Burgin. JV Volleyball: MVP-Emily Lawson; Kojack Spirit Award-Crystal Nguyen. Women’s Cross Country: MVP-Katherine Hopkins; Kojack Spirit Award-Ryan Bartone. Men’s Cross Country: MVP-Chandler Sneed; Kojack Spirit Award-Rylee Wesson. JV Men’s Soccer: MVP-Irwin Ventura Cruz; Kojack Spirit Award-Danny Anglin. Varsity Men’s Soccer: MVP-Aaron Lail; Kojack Spirit Award-Lucas Barnes. JV Football: Kojack Spirit Award-Karson Cloninger; MVP-Treylen Bost. Varsity Football: Offensive MVP-Andre Bost; Defensive MVP-Easton Dellinger; Best Offensive Back-Khamoni Heath; Offensive Lineman-Camden Wray; Best Defensive Back-Andrew Phelps; Defensive Lineman-Teaghan Strutt; Most Improved-Caden Smith; Kojack Spirit Award-Keondre Smith. JV Cheer: MVP-Jadyn Guinn; Kojack Spirit Award-Zeriah Stowers. Varsity Cheer: MVP-Paige Pack; Kojack Spirit Award-Jaida Thomas. Varsity Men’s Basketball: MVP-Will Blackburn; Kojack Spirit Award-Dynae Diaz; Coaches Award-Andrew Phelps; Jonathan Gidney Award-Eian Stancil. JV Men’s Basketball: Kojack Spirit Award-Dom Sanchez; MVP-Gaige Ikard. Varsity Women’s Basketball: Kojack Spirit Award-Caroline Carpenter; MVP-Mackenzie Sand-Odum. JV Women’s Basketball: MVP-Chelsea De Los Santos; Kojack Spirit Award-Nevaeh Farley. Wrestling: Kojack Spirit Award-Keondre Smith; Co-MVP-Josh White and Caleb Deaton; Coaches Award-Rylee Wesson. Swimming: Girls MVP-Ryan Bartone; Kojack Spirit Award-Jennifer Vasquez; Boys MVP-John Mauney; Kojack Spirit Award-Garett Hedgepeth. Baseball: MVP-Garett Hedgepeth; Kojack Spirit Award-Karson Cloninger; Coaches Award-Andrew Secrest; Golden Glove-Caden Smith. Softball: Kojack Spirit Award-Camellia Holland; Co-Offensive Player of the Year-Karlie Williams and Brooklynn Johnson; Defensive Player of the Year-Tanlee Eley. Men’s Track: MVP-Nehemiah Lynch; Kojack Spirit Award-Kahari Phelps; Distance Runner of the Year-Chandler Sneed. Women’s Track: MVP-Katherine Hopkins; Kojack Spirit Award-Jaida Thomas; Distance Runner of the Year-Katherine Hopkins; Sprinter of the Year-Zeriah Stowers. Women’s Soccer: MVP-Samantha Whitaker; MVP-Jaylin Vallejo; Kojack Spirit Award-Emily Morris. JV Women’s Soccer: MVP-Jalee Littlejohn; Kojack Spirit Award-Amy Gonzalez. Men’s Tennis: MVP- Piero Rovalino; Kojack Spirit Award-Gavin Hendricks. Men’s Golf: MVP-Chandler Setzer; Kojack Spirit Award-Evan Reed.

(Published May 29, 2023)