On May 23, Franklin High School athletes, coaches and family members gathered in the FHS Fine Arts Center for the school’s 2023-24 Athletic Awards Ceremony. Those awards are listed as follows:
Team Most Valuable Player and Panther Awards
Football
Panther Award - Jacob Gibson
MVP - Gabe Nickerson
Cheer
Panther Award - McKenzie Holland
MVP - Brianna Quiroz
Volleyball
Panther Award - Ella Brinson, Talley Kinsland
MVP - McCall Sanders
Cross Country
Men’s Panther Award - Barrett Stork
Women’s Panther Award - Amy Mendoza Lopez,
Men’s MVP - Logan Russo
Women’s MVP - Morgan Cress
Men’s Soccer
Panther Award - Aaron Jennings
MVP - Ulises Padron-
Perez
Women’s Tennis
Panther Award - Caroline Deal
MVP - Laura Holland, Lydia Holland
Men’s Basketball
Panther Award - Reed Raby
MVP - Max McClure
Women’s Basketball
Panther Award - McKenna Plemmons
MVP - Avery Moffitt, Cali Queen
Wrestling
Men’s Panther Award - Wyatt Browning
Women’s Panther Award - Lilly Whitesides
Men’s MVP - Branch Browning
Women’s MVP - Malaina Alberry
Swim and Dive
Men’s Panther Award - Gavin Rinker, Jonah Brant
Women’s Panther Award- Logan Guynn, Zoi Walker
Men’s MVP - Jose Gomez
Women’s MVP - Claire Ballard, Rylee Cassada
Indoor Track and Field
Men’s Panther Award - Eli Stewart, Laytham Horner
Women’s Panther Award - Justus Bradford
Men’s MVP - Elijah Cochran
Women’s MVP - Boston Stringer, Laura Covarrubias
Baseball
Panther Award - Josiah Hursey
MVP - Malachi Hayes
Women’s Soccer
Panther Award - Julia Estes
MVP - Lilly Holt
Men’s Golf
Panther Award - Max McClure, Cole Martin
MVP - Tanner Jones
Outdoor Track and Field
Men’s Panther Award - Matheson Post
Women’s Panther Award - Claire Hovis, Talley Kinsland
Men’s MVP - Justin Rodriguez
Women’s MVP - Audrey Pressley, Hope Smith
Softball
Panther Award - Cassidy Parker
MVP - Kendall Rumans, Avery Moffitt
Men’s Tennis
Panther Award - Gavin Rinker
MVP - Eli Adams
Scholarship Awards
Tom Raby Memorial Scholarship- Reed Raby, Avery Moffitt
Walter Scruggs Memorial Scholarship- Elijah Cochran, Laura Holland
Brandon Stiwinter Memorial Scholarship- Aaron Jennings
Parker Mathis Memorial Scholarship- Reed Raby, McCall Sanders
Walter Wright Memorial Scholarship- Ian Knepp
Eric Witherington Athletic Scholarship- Laura Holland, Elijah Cochran, Hope Smith, Gracie Elliott, Malachi Hayes
Booster Club Athletic Scholarship- Braxton Deal, Gracie Elliott
Panther Pride Award- Cindy Harrell
Above and Beyond Award- Meka Woodring, First Bank
Tommy Roten Memorial Award- Mike Gibson
FCA Award- Logan Guynn, Hope Smith, Boston Stringer
Franklin Panther Sports Network Plays of the Year-
McKayla Sanders, McCall Sanders and Kyrah Bowles, for their match-winning point versus West Henderson to secure Panther volleyball a Mountain Seven Conference title
Laura Holland, for her game-winning sixth-inning home run versus Madison for Panther softball
Individual Female Athlete of the Year- Hope Smith
Individual Male Athlete of Year- Elijah Cochran
Team Sport Female Athlete of the Year- Avery Moffitt
Team Sport Male Athlete of the Year- Jacob Gibson
Senior Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Male - Barrett Stork
Female - Gracie Elliott