Wardlaw Academy Honors Scholar Athletes
By: Gerald Doolittle
Contributing Writer
Johnston, S.C. - Wardlaw Academy closed the 2024-25 athletic year with an all- sports banquet to honor all the athletes that played in their sport.
Coach Amber Weaghington presented the Cross-Country awards. The Perseverance Award was presented to Collin Holsonback. The Patriot Award was presented to Camden Bracco.
The Varsity Cheer Coaches Award was presented to Hailey Holmes and Liz Parks. The Middle School Cheer Coaches Award was presented to Sarah Kate Covar. Nathalie Dorn received the Most Improved Award and Cate Rodgers received the Patriot Award.
Coach Ben Bussey and Benji Brown presented the Middle School Football awards. The Most Improved Award was presented to Cole Faircloth. The MVP Award was presented to Jacob Bussey and the Patriot Award was presented to Chandler Bartley.
Coaches Mark Rodgers presented the Varsity Football awards. Brody Johnson received the Comeback Player of the Year award. He also made All-Region. Colt Bailey received the Offensive Player of the Year Award. He also made All-Region was also a SCISA ALL-STAR.
Aiden Rodgers received the Defensive Player of the Year Award. He also made All-Region and was a SCISA All-Star. Jackson Smoak received the Patriot Award. He also made All-Region and SCISA All-Star.
Coaches Lexi Quarles and Katie Yonce presented the Middle School Volleyball awards. Mary Blanche Stark received the Foundation Award. Natalie Fields received the Most Improved Award and Dorothy Kate Kemp received the Coaches Award. Charlotte Grace Culver made All-Tournament.
Coach Lauren Givens presented the Varsity Volleyball awards. Layne Kelley received the Most Improved award. Taylor Hill received the Defensive Player of the Year award. McKenna Quarles received the Offensive Player of the Year award. Rese Pruett received the Player of the Year award.
Coach Kristina Graves presented the Girls Middle School and Varsity Basketball awards. The Middle School Coaches Award was presented to Savannah McNeill. The Middle School Offensive Player of the Year award was presented to Mary Blanche Stark. The Middle School Patriot Award was presented to Brooklyn Proctor.
Katherine Trotter received the varsity Most Outstanding Rebounder Award. Maddie Deloach received the Defensive Player of the Year Award. The Most Outstanding Player of the Year Award was presented to Taylor Hill. Hailey Holmes received the Patriot Award.
Katherine Trotter, Maddie Deloach and Taylor Hill made All-Region and All-Tournament and SCISA All-Star. Hill was All-Region and All-Tournament Most Valuable Player.
Coach Austin Spurlock presented both Middle School and Varsity Boys Basketball awards. Wyatt Jackson received the Middle School Most Improved Award. Camden Bracco received the Middle School MVP and Landon Henerson received the Middle School Patriot Award.
Cooper Davis received the Varsity Patriot Comeback Award. Josh Bussey received the Varsity Defensive Player of the Year Award. Noah Harper received the Offensive Player of the Year Award. Colt Bailey received the Varsity MVP Award.
Coach Morgan Burgess presented both Middle School and Varsity Baseball awards. Braelyn Lewis received the Middle School Most Improved Award. Chandler Bartley received the Middle School Defensive MVP Award. Wyatt Jackson received the Offensive MVP Award.
Avon Webb received the Varsity Most Improved Award. Sam Coughenour received the Varsity Patriot Award. Brody Johnson received the Varsity Offensive MVP Award. Jackson Smoak received the Varsity Defensive MVP Award.
Jackson Smoak, Brody Johnson and Jake Winn were named All-Region. Coach Burgess was named Region Coach of the Year.
