SBA Athletics Year in Review
Senior Special Awards
Lucy Garry – Daily Memphian Female Bowler of the Year, Commercial Appeal Bowler of the Year, TN Sportwriters All-State Bowling
Thomas Martin – Daily Memphian Male Bowler of the Year; Commercial Appeal Top Five Honoree for Bowler of the Year, TN Sportswriters All-State Bowling
Camilia Esquival – SBA Scholar Athlete of the Year
Ben Faasse – SBA Scholar Athlete of the Year
Catherine McCulley – USA Today State Leadership Award Nominee, Commercial Appeal Leadership Award, Smith Excellence Award, Iron Eagle Three-Sport Award
John Michael McGee – SBA Smith Excellence Award, Iron Eagle Three-Sport Award
Jackson Smith – SBA Athlete of the Year, Memphis Chapter-National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Student/Athlete Scholarship Award
Jolie Taty – SBA Athlete of the Year
Nile Williams – Commercial Appeal I AM SPORT Award
Superior Ranking & Special Awards
Gary Bair – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1) Basketball
Maria Bair – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (3), Honorable Mention All-Region Basketball
Brandon Baker – Hole-in-One (6th Hole Fair Oaks vs Bartlett/FACS), Medalist (35) vs Bartlett/FACS, Daily Memphian Honor Roll Player of the Week (1), Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1) State Qualifier Golf
Adam Barbieri – Daily Memphian Stat Leader of Week (1), Daily Memphian All-Metro, Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (5), Honorable Mention All-Region Basketball; 1st Team All-Region Football; Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (3) Soccer
Will Blatt – 1st Team All-Region, Daily Memphian Stat Leader of Week (1) Football; 4th Place Region, Daily Memphian Al-Metro Wrestling
Aiden Bolling – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week Baseball (8)
Sebastian Bougeois – 4th Place Region, Daily Memphian All-Metro Wrestling
Teon Bryant – Honorable Mention All-Region, Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1) Football
Cooper Byrd – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (3) Baseball
Lauren Carter – All-Region Honorable Mention Volleyball
Kennedi Catron – All-Region Honorable Mention Volleyball
Seamas Carrasco – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1) Football; Commercial Appeal Top Performer of the Week (1) Baseball
Lauren Carter – AVCA Phenom List Volleyball
Kennedi Catron – Daily Memphian Honor Roll Player of the Week (1), Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1) Volleyball
Gigi Claus – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1) Volleyball
Emma Clowney – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1) Soccer
Catherine Cole – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (5) Softball
Mason Coffman – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of the Week (2) Baseball
Kara Crunk – All Region 1st Team, Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (2) Volleyball
Andrew Culley – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1) Soccer
Kaelen Culpepper – Tennessee Sportswriters All-State, Commercial Appeal All-Metro, Top Performer of Week
(6), Commercial Appeal Top 20 Memphis 2021 High School Players, Commercial Appeal Batting Stat Leader, Daily Memphian Prep Sports Weekly Honor Roll (1), Daily Memphian All-Metro Player of the Year Finalist Baseball
Therese Daigre – Daily Memphian Honor Roll Player of the Week (1) Volleyball; Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (3) Softball
Caleb Daugherty – 1st Team All-Region, Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (2), Daily Memphian Honor Roll Player of the Week (1) Football; 1st in Region & 7th in State Long Jump, Daily Memphian All-Metro Track
Carter Deeley – 8th Frank Horton Cross Country
Lucas Dickey – Co-Medalist (41) vs Brighton Golf; Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (3), Daily Memphian Sports Weekly Sports Honor (1) Baseball
Matthew Durden – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (2), Daily Memphian Honor Roll Player of the Week (1), Daily Memphian All-Metro Bowling
Luke Ellis – Tennessee Sportswriters All-State, Daily Memphian Honor Roll Player of the Week (3), Daily Metro All-Metro, Commercial Appeal 2nd Team All-Metro, Top Performer of Week (11), Commercial Appeal Top 20 Memphis 2021 High School Players, Commercial Appeal Male Athlete of the Week Baseball (1), Commercial Appeal Batting State Leader Baseball
Camila Esquivel - Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week Softball (2)
Ava Esteb – 2nd in Region 100 & Region 200, Daily Memphian All-Metro Track
Ben Faasse – 1st Place Frank Horton, 2nd Place Region, Daily Memphian All-Metro Cross Country; 2nd in Region Triple Jump & 3rd in Region 1600, Daily Memphian All-Metro Track
Adam Fillion – Daily Memphian All-Metro
Lucas Ferro – Commercial Appeal All-Metro, Daily Memphian Prep Sports Weekly Honor Roll (1), State Qualifier Swim
Lucy Garry – USA Today State Nominee for Bowler of the Year, Individual State Champion, Daily Memphian All-Metro Female Bowler of the Year, Daily Memphian Prep Sports Weekly Honor Roll (2), Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps Bowler of the Year Finalist & All-Metro, Commercial Appeal Top Performer of the Week (2) Commercial Appeal Female Athlete of the Week (1) Bowling
Chloe Gerard Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (4) Softball
Ginny Gex – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (5), Daily Memphian Honor Roll Player of the Week (1), Daly Memphian All-Metro Softball
Josie Gex – Tennessee Sportswriters All-State, Commercial Appeal Top 20 Memphis 2021 High School Players, Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (7), Commercial Appeal Batting, Run, Home Runs, Doubles & Pitching Stat Leader, Commercial Appeal 2nd Team All-Metro, Daily Memphian Prep Sports Weekly Honor Roll (2), Daily Memphian All-Metro Finalist of the Year Softball
Joseph Gibson – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (5), Daily Memphian All-Metro Baseball
Marcus Gray – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1),
Honorable Mention All-Region Basketball
Lexie Griffin – Commercial Appeal Top 20 Memphis 2021 High School Players, Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (7), Commercial Appeal Batting, Runs, Homeruns, Doubles & RBIs Stat Leader, Commercial Appeal 2nd Team All-Metro, Daily Memphian All-Metro Softball
Maggie Heck – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of the Week (1) Softball
Claire Hollingsworth – 1st Place in Fall US Youth Tournament, 1st Place in US Kids Fall Tournament, State qualifier, 2nd in Region, Medalist (47) vs Brighton, Daily Memphian All-Metro Golf
Kathryn Hosp – Pole Vault State Runner-up, 2nd in Region Pole Vault, Daily Memphian Weekly Sports Honor Roll (1), Daily Memphian All-Metro, Commercial Appeal Finalist Track & Field
Emma Jolly – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of the Week (6) Basketball
Colin Lee – Commercial Appeal All-Metro, State Qualifier Swimming
Daniel Leoni – 3rd Place Frank Horton, 6th Place Region Cross Country
Thomas Riley Martin – USA Today State Nominee for Bowler of the Year, 4th in the State, Daily Memphian All-Metro Male Bowler of the Year, Daily Memphians Prep Sports Weekly Honor Roll (2), Commercial Appeal Top Performer of the Week (5), Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps Bowler of the Year Finalist & All-Metro Bowling
Tanier Massey – 1st Place in Memphis National Junior Club Championship Golf
Weston McAlexander – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of the Week (1) Baseball
John Michael McGee – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of the Week (1) Baseball
Mason McHughes – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of the Week (1) Bowling; Commercial Appeal Top Performer of the Week (1) Baseball
Elijah Mills – Honorable Mention All-Region, Daily Memphian Stat Leader of Week (1), Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1) Football
Tori Moore – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (2), Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps Bowler of the Year Finalist & All-Metro, Daily Memphian Honor Roll Player of the Week (1), Daily Memphian All-Metro Bowling
Myles Morrow – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1) Football
Sadat Muhammad – Daily Memphian Stat Leader of Week (1), Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1) Football
Sean Mullen – Tennessee Sportswriters All-State, USA Today State Nominee for Tennis Player of the Year, Region Champion & State Runner-Up; Commercial Appeal Top 5 All-Metro; Daily Memphian Preps Sports Weekly Honor Roll (1), Daily Memphian Top 3 Finalist Tennis
Jacob Nichols – State Medalist, Commercial Appeal All-Metro Swimming
Walter Nolen – TN Sportswriters Assn. All-State, TN Football Coaches All-State, 1st Team All-Region, Daily Memphian All-Metro, Commercial Appeal All-Metro, Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1), Commercial Appeal 2021 Prep Player to Watch, Daily Memphian Prep Honor Roll Player of the Week (1) Football
Kylie O'Connor – 2nd in Region 400 Track
TJ Pangonas – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1) Basketball
Josh Parker – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1) Bowling
Isabella Polania – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (7), Daily Memphian All-Metro, 2nd Team All-Region Basketball
Jaylen Powell – Daily Memphian All-Metro, 1st Team All-Region, Football
Spencer Rudd – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1) Football
Savannah Scott – 3rd Place Frank Horton, 7th Place Region Cross Country
Geno Siano – Daily Memphian All-Metro Bowling
Charlee Smith Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (4) Softball
Jackson Smith –1st Team All-Region, National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame selection Football; 3rd place in PIN-TN.com Wrestling
Caroline Stiefvater – Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1), Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps Bowler of the Year Finalist & All-Metro, Daily Memphian All-Metro Bowling
Jolie Taty – Daily Memphian Honor Roll Player of the Week (1), Daily Memphian All-Metro Top 3 Finalist, Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1) Volleyball; Region Runner-up, State Tournament; Commercial Appeal Top 5 All-Metro, Daily Memphian Honor Roll Player of the Week (1) Tennis
Carson Taylor – Co-Medalist (41) vs Brighton Golf
Lance Taylor – 1st Team All-Region Football
Neely Taylor – Tennessee Sportswriters All-State, Commercial Appeal Top 20 Memphis 2021 High School Players, Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (7), Commercial Appeal Runs State Leader, Commercial Appeal 2nd Team All-Metro, Daily Memphian Honor Roll Player of the Week (1), Daily Memphian All-Metro Softball
Cedrick Turman – 1st Team All-Region, Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (1) Football
Bianca Von Bergen – 2nd in Region & 4th in State Shot Put Track
Hailey Wakefield – Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps Bowler of the Year Finalist & All-Metro, Top Daily Memphian Prep Sports Weekly Honor Roll (1), Daily Memphian All-Metro Bowling
Bobby Westbrooks – Collierville Jack Jones Classic Player of the Game, Commercial Appeal Top Performer of Week (6) Basketball
Aliyah Williamson – Daily Memphian All-Metro, Commercial Appeal Memphis Preps Athlete of the Week (1), Daily Memphian Honor Roll Player of the Week (1) Soccer
Baseball – State Quarterfinals
Boys Bowling – Region Champions, State Champion, Daily Memphian Weekly Prep Sports Honor Roll
Girls Bowling – Region Champions, State Quarterfinals
Bowling Teams – Top 3 FAN TEAM Commercial Appeal Sports Awards
Boys Cross Country – 1st Frank Horton, 7th League Meet; 3rd Place Region
Girls Cross Country – 3rd Place Frank Horton; 5th Place League Meet, 4th Place Region
Softball – Region Champs & State Final Four (25th consecutive year), Finished 3rd in the State
Boys Swimming – Daily Memphian All-Metro 200 freestyle relay
Boys Track – 3rd in Region 1600 & 3rd overall Region
Coach Deacon Jeff Drzycimski – TSSAA Bowling Coach of the Year; Commercial Appeal Girls and Boys Bowling Coach of the Year
In 2020-21 SBA had ………Scholar Athletes (athletes with a GPA of 3.5 or above)!
Iron Eagles (three sport athletes)
Freshman Iron Eagles
Ava Esteb – Soccer, Basketball, Track
Luke Work – Football, Basketball, Baseball
Sophomore Iron Eagles
Antonio Adams – Football, Wrestling, Track
Janethzie Delgado – Cheer, Cross Country, Track
Sommer Griffis – Cross Country, Bowling, Track
Cheyanne Henry – Basketball, Trap, Softball
Ethan Jones – Football, Wrestling, Track
Anna Leoni – Cross Country, Basketball, Track
Sam Morris – Football, Wrestling, Track
Farrah Rector – Volleyball, Basketball, Tennis
Savannah Scott – Cross Country, Soccer, Track
Junior Iron Eagles
Natalie Antonopulos – Cross Country, Track, Tennis
Brandon Bader – Football, Wrestling, Track
Dayle Bullen – Cross Country, Basketball, Tennis, Track
Seamas Carrasco – Football, Basketball, Baseball
Therese Daigre – Volleyball, Wrestling Mgr., Softball
Joseph DiGaetano – Football, Basketball, Baseball
Hutson Frase – Football, Wrestling, Baseball
Rich Galiata – Cross Country, Wrestling, Baseball
Jenna Houff – Cross Country Tennis, Track
Ella Lamey – Cross Country, Basketball, Track
Daniel Leoni – Cross Country, Swim, Track
Ryan McCulley – Football, Swim, Soccer, Trap
Myles Morrow – Football, Wrestling, Softball Mgr, Lax (?)
Walter Nolen – Football, basketball, Track
Kayleigh Villem – Cross Country, Bowling Mgr, Track
Bianca Von Bergen – Volleyball Mgr, Basketball, Track
Sarah Wiggins, Cross Country, Basketball, Track
Senior Iron Eagles
Adam Barbieri – Football, Basketball, Soccer
Nikki Caron – Soccer, Bowling, LAX
Jacob Garrido – Cross Country, Golf, Soccer
Emma Jolly - Volleyball, Basketball, LAX
Catherine McCulley – Soccer, Swim, Trap,
John Michael McGee – Football, Golf, Baseball
Justin St. John – Football, Trap, LAX
Catey Welch – Soccer, Bowling, LAX
"Jenny Award" presented to Tim and Lee Goodrich
Varsity Team Awards
Basketball:
MVP – Isabella Polania
Defensive POY – Farrah Rector
Offensive POY – Maria Bair
Eagle – Emma Jolly
Bowling:
MVP – Lucy Garry, Thomas Riley Martin
Eagle – Emma Drzycimski, Matthew Durden
Most Improved – Nikki Caron, Adam Fillion
Cheerleading:
Most Dedicated – Logan Ford
Soar Award – Avery Baker
Most Spirited – Madeline Cummins
Most Improved – Janethzie Delgado
Cross Country:
MVP – Savannah Scott, Ben Faasse
Eagle – Cara Pirani, Ben Faasse
Rookie of the Year – Lexie Davis, Brenden Torres
All Heart – Janethzie Delgado, Mark Koch
Most Improved – Mason Zemaitis, Sophia Guinocor
Football:
Offensive MVP – Jaylen Powell
Defensive MVP – Caleb Daugherty, Walter Nolen
Eagle Award – Jackson Smith
All Heart Award – Elijah Mills
Golf:
MVP – Claire Hollingsworth
Rookie of the Year – Carson Taylor
Lacrosse:
Defensive MVP – Michaela Crews, Jack Ross
Offensive MVP – Catey Welch, Wyatt Messmer
Eagle – Nikki Caron, Henry Ballard
Most Improved – Drake Watters
Soccer:
MVP – Andrew Culley
Golden Boot Award – Aliyah Williamson
Offense MVP – Sammy Goodrich, Adam Barieri
Defense MVP – Emmy Brenner, Ryan McCulley
Eagle Award – Lily Demilio, Jacob Garrido
Softball:
MVP – Josie Gex
Offensive MVP – EC Taylor
Defensive MVP – Gabi Ray
Eagle – Alexie Griffin
Rookie of the Year – Jade Howard
Swim:
MVP – Emma Hooper, Jacob Nichols
Eagle – Hanna Jones
Rookie of the Year – Catherine McCulley
Aaron Vasquez Team Spirit Award – Alex Crone
Tennis:
MVP – Sean Mullen, Jolie Taty, Cyrus Rector
Eagle – Mary Hannah Craddock, Sarah Gammill
Rookie of the Year – Farrah Rector, Raphael Jamias
Come-Back Award – Nile Williams
Track and Field:
Field Events MVP – Kathryn Hosp, Caleb Daugherty
Running Events MVP – Savannah Scott, Ben Faasse
Eagle – Kylie O'Connor, Daniel Leoni
Christian Witness – Caroline Dorian, Cara Pirani
Most Dedicated – Anna Leoni, Antonio Adams, Brandon Bader
Most Improved – Jaylon Hawkins, Bianca Von Bergen
Volleyball:
Leadership Award – Emma Jolly
Rookie of the Year – Kara Crunk
Most Improved – Gigi Claus
Perseverance Award – Lauren Carter
Eagle – Jolie Taty, Bianca VonBergen
Wrestling:
Eagle Award – Sebastian Bougeois
Most Improved – Marcus Fors
Outstanding Freshman – Alexander Villem
Outstanding Sophomore – Marcus Fors
Outstanding Junior – Hutson Frase
Outstanding Senior – Jackson Smith