Like most meetings and gatherings these days, the Franklin Athletic Awards ceremony went virtual.
FHS athletic director Blair King and assistant AD Ryan Haley recorded the ceremony last week at Backlot Cinemas. To view the video, and to learn more about the following award winners, visit the Franklin Panther Sports Network Facebook page or YouTube channel.
Here are the top awards and scholarship winners from the 2019-20 athletic seasons.
Various awards
Outstanding Male Athlete (team sport): Cris Chavez
Outstanding Female Athlete (team sport): Taylor Carlton
Outstanding Male Athlete (individual sport): Jarrett Evans
Outstanding Female Athlete (individual sport): Alex Torres
Male Scholar Athlete of the Year: Chris Hartbarger
Female Scholar Athlete of the Year: Maitlyn Rewis
FCA Awards: Lexy Gibson and Noah Sitton
Booster Club Above and Beyond Award: Susan Cook
Panther Pride Award: Branden Berger
Panther Pride Award: Ben Walker (FPSN)
Panther Pride Award: Andy Scheidler (The Franklin Press)
Scholarships winners
Brandon Stiwinter: Chloee Lane
Tom Raby: Cris Chavez, Taylor Carlton
Walter Scruggs: Alex Torres, Noah Sitton
Stan Sloan: Trey Woodard
Parker Mathis: Trey Woodard, Gavin Riddle
Walter Wright: Rhiley Bryson, Leighanne Handley
Eric Witherington: Chela Green, Leighanne Handley, Noah Sitton, Caleb Talley, Alison Knop
Booster Club: Cris Chavez, Noah Sitton, Alex Torres, Taylor Carlton
Fall sports
Football – coach Josh Brooks
MVP: Noah Sitton
Panther: Jesus Torres
Volleyball — coach Bekah Brooks
MVP: Rhiley Bryson
Co-Panther: Taylor Carlton, Maitlyn Rewis
Girls tennis – coach Heather Bell
MVP: Mariah Sloan
Co-Panther: Mary-Helen Kolousek, Cassidy Lanning
Cheer – coach Lynn Baker
Panther: Lylian Foutty
Boys soccer – coach Matt Kolodzik
Co-MVPs: Cris Chavez, Jacob Kolodzik
Panther: Juan Gomez
Girls golf – coach Felicia Nidiffer
MVP: Alex Torres
Co-Panther: Shea Jones, Olivia Stahl
Boys cross-country – coach Rita Esterwood
Co-MVPs: Ethan and Nathan Stamey
Panther: Ethan Farrell
Girls cross-country – coach Rita Esterwood
MVP: Dylan Garcia
Panther: Hailey Bryant
Winter
Girls basketball – coach Scott Hartbarger
MVP: Canaan Drake
Panther: Makayla Brewer
Boys basketball – coach Doug Plemmons
MVP: Miles McClure
Panther: Chad Wilson
Girls swimming – coach Dina Picou
MVP: Claire Holland
Co- Panther: Callie Roper, Olivia Stahl
Boys swimming – coach Dina Picou
MVP: Michael Frazier
Co-Panther: Caden Tyler, Clayton Guynn
Cheer – coach Lynn Baker
MVP: Kassidy Mixer
Panther: Michelle Perez
Girls indoor track – coach Zach Tallent
MVP field: Hannah Angel
MVP track: Dylan Garcia
Panther: Mykayla McClure
Boys indoor track – coach Zach Tallent
MVP field: Jarrett Evans
MVP track: Ethan and Nathan Stamey
Panther: Micah Tatt
Wrestling – coach Kyle Barrington
MVP: Branden Berger
Panther: Braden Cody
Spring
(Panther Awards for seniors; no MVPs)
Baseball – coach Tim Hawkins
Co-Panther: Zach Buchanan, Dylan Burt, Jadon Knepp, Trey Woodard, Lexy Gibson, Leighanne Handley
Softball – coach Bobby Bishop
Panther: Taylor Carlton, Haley Freeman
Boys golf – coach Ryan Raby
Panther: Bennett Swafford
Boys tennis – coach Sammy Gunter
Co-Panther: Seth Campbell, Chang Tian, Noah Sitton, Caleb Talley
Boys track and field – coach Jay Brooks
Panther: Jarrett Evans, Nik Payne, Jeffrey Tallent
Girls track and field – coach Jay Brooks
Panther: Chelsea McGuire
Girls soccer – coach Dwight Long
Panther: Chela Green, Chloee Lane, Kaci McMahan
Senior Scholar Athletes (3.5 GPA or higher)
Makayla Brewer
Rhiley Bryson
Seth Campbell
Taylor Carlton
Adrianne Duvall
Chela Green
Leighanne Handley
Chris Hartbarger
Joel Hernandez
Alison Knop
Jacob Kolodzik
Chloee Lane
Maitlyn Rewis
Noah Sitton
Brayden Sroka
Bennett Swafford
Caleb Talley
Chang Tian
Alex Torres
Trey Woodard