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The Roanoke Rapids Static part of the Old North League Wood bat baseball team wrapped up three straight night of home games Sunday night at Doyle Field. The Statics team beat Outer Banks Swinging...

The 2018-19 Roanoke Rapids High School Athletic Awards were announced at Tuesday night's Athletic Banquet.

RRHS celebrated award winners in 21 different Varsity Sports as well as winners of Northern Carolina Conference (NCC) awards.  RRHS had a successful year in the NCC.  The NCC has 19 sports in which member schools can compete.  This year RRHS had 6 conference coach of the years, 8 conference player of the years, and 9 conference championship teams.  This success led RRHS to be crowned the 2018-19 NCC Wells Fargo Cup champions, which recognizes the best overall athletic program in the conference. 

Roanoke Rapids Athletic Director Mark Snead stated, "We had a great night celebrating RRHS Athletics.  We had to move the celebration to the gym, but it showed what truly makes RRHS and its athletic teams special.  We faced some adversity, but we regrouped, adapted, and made the night successful.  I am so proud of our athletes, coaches, school,  fans, and community this year.  We have all come together to have a great year in athletics.  To win the 2018-19 conference Wells Fargo Cup is just icing on the cake."

It was a night to recognize the Roanoke Rapids High School Yellow Jackets athletes off the field. First they were fed a catered meal then coaches announced the award winners. This year winners are listed below:

The 2018-19 RRHS Best All-Around Female athlete must have lettered in at least two sports, possess the following traits of sportsmanship, citizenship, attitude, dependability, leadership and teamwork every time that they compete for RRHS and are role models for every athlete who wears the Yellow Jacket jersey and Abbi Carpenter has been chosen as this year’s winner.

The 2018-19 RRHS Best All-Around male athlete must have lettered in at least two sports, possess the following traits of sportsmanship, citizenship, attitude, dependability, leadership and teamwork every time that they compete for RRHS and are role models for every athlete who wears the Yellow Jacket jersey and Carson Neal  has been chosen as this year’s winner.

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The Aimee Erwin Award is given to a senior female athlete possessing the following traits: outstanding leadership, outstanding athletic ability both individually and as a team player and loyalty to the school, administration and Alyssa Synder has been chosen as this year’s winner.

The Micket Gukick Award is given to a senior male athlete possessing the following traits: outstanding leadership, outstanding athletic ability both individually & as a team player & loyalty to the school, administration and Cameron Wilson has been chosen as this year’s winner.

The Cranford Hoyle Award recognizes a senior male & female athlete for achievements which exemplify the traits so valued by Coach Hoyle, long time teacher, coach & Athletic Director at the RRHS. The recipients of this award must have lettered in one or more sports, been loyal to his/her community and to his/her school, taken advantage of his/her educational opportunities, been competitive when the game of life became challenging and has demonstrated that adversity in the life can overcome by dedication to a better way. This year winners are (Female) Anna Vann and (male) Dillon Jenkins.

The Sports Club-Spark Plug award goes to a student whom contributes unselfishly & freely of their time, dependable, takes pride in their job and does not expect or seek recognition for job performed, performs task "behind the scenes" that go unnoticed by the fans and players, and is the coach's "right hand person". This year’s winner is Alexis Carter.

Listed below are each RRHS Sports and the winners:

RRHS Soccer

Women's soccer
NORTHERN CAROLINA CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:: Catherine MacNichol

Team Awards
Best Offensive Player- Catherine MacNichol
Best Defensive Player- Cameron Neal
Most Valuable Player- Morgan Davis
Coach's Award- Elizabeth Strickland

All Conference: Morgan Davis, Taylor Epps, Karri Blackmon, Brittany Milan, Ella King, Hannah Moseley, Cameron Neal

All Region: Region 5
1st Team- Catherine MacNichol, Morgan Davis, Ella King
2nd Team- Brittany Milan, Cameron Neal

 

Men's soccer
NORTHERN CAROLINA CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Carson Neal



All Conference:
1st team: Emerson Escobar (23 goals, 22 assists), Carson Neal (52 goals, 16 assists), Thomas Merritt

2nd team: Camden Parks (1 goal, 6 assists), Cameron Wilson (12 goals, 20 assists)

Honorable Mention: Zach Carter (3 goals) and Chase Johnson (4 goals, 3 assists)

Northern Carolina Conference Defensive Player of the Year-
Thomas Merritt (207 saves, 5 assists, 11 shutouts)

All Region- Region 5
1st team: Carson Neal, Emerson Escobar,  Thomas Merritt
2nd team: Cameron Wilson

Best Offensive Player: Carson Neal
Best Defensive Player: Zach Carter
Most Valuable Player: Thomas Merritt

COACH'S Award: Billy Ricks (2 goals, 1 assist)

 

Softball - 

MVP - Abbi Carpenter 

B OFF - Makayla Pair 

B DEF - Lily Curtis 

Women's Basketball - 

MVP : Michelle Stewart 

MI : Taylor Medlin 

Coach's : Kamryn Little 

Off : Anna Vann 

Def : Abbi Carpenter 

Men's Basketball - 

MVP - T.J. Scott 

Coach's - Kemarcus Kee 

MI - Zach Vincent 

Cheer - 

Fall-

MVC : Jordan Roberts 

MI : Bridgette Parrott 

Coach's : Megan Barrow 

Winter- 

MVC : Olivia Kidd

MI : Amari McDonald 

Coach's : Ajah Hill 

Men Track

MVP : Jacob Bouchard 

Coach's : Billy Ricks III

MI : David Hernandez 

Women Track

MVP : Caitlin Bobbit 

Coach's : Katie Moseley 

MI : Katie Debruhl 

Men Cross Country

MVP - Jacob Bouchard 

Leadership - Hunter Baker 

Coach's - Eric Baird 

Women Cross Country

MVP - Catherine MacNichol 

Leadership - Kate Pleasant 

Coach's - Caitlin Bobbitt 

Varsity Baseball - 

MVP - Aaron Jackson 

Leadership - Cameron Salmon 

Most Improved - Peyton Jackson 

Coach's - Caleb Johnson 

Men Tennis

MVP - Peyton Clapton 

Coach's - Jack Neville 

MI - Kenny Odom 

Women Tennis

MVP - Abby Mederos 

Coach's - Kristen Pampilo 

MIP - Shane Wangit 

Volleyball - 

MVP - Camden Bierbauer 

Best DEF - Kelsey Bierbauer

Best OFF - Ellen Gowen 

Coach's Award - Amy Fromal 

Women Golf

MVP- Maci Beaver 

Coach's - Lindsay Holt 

M IMP- Emily Valliere

Men Golf

MVP - Thomas Merritt 

Coach's - Chase Johnson 

MI - Nathan Wilson 

Wrestling - 

MVP - Antonio Lawerence 

Coach's - Nathan Dixon 

MI - Jeremy Clemmons 

First Respond - Brisia Aparicio 

Swimming:

Women's 

MVP - Amy Fromal

Coach's - Abby Acree

Most Improved - Cailyn Jackson 

Men's 

MVP - A.J. Hoscila

Coach - Hunter Hargrave 

Most Improved - Nick King

Football - 

 Co-MVP : DaRaj Watson , Jack Neville 

                  Coach -  Tyrell Govan 

                      MI -   Kahtrell Tillery 

                 Best Line - Jonathan Harvey

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