Knights, Lady Knights receive awards

By By Jared Florreich / staff writer
June 19, 2003
West Lauderdale High School held its annual athletic banquet on May 20.
Among the honors handed out were the Lady Knight and Richard May Awards, which are given to the school's top male and female athletes.
The Lady Knight award winner was Meridian Community College tennis signee Amy Frazier. Frazier was a standout on West Lauderdale's tennis, softball and basketball teams.
The Lady Knight award is given annually to the Lady Knight who best represents the values of knighthood, courage and dedication.
C. Jay Fountain was the recipient of the Richard May award. He was a member of West Lauderdale's baseball and football teams.
The award is named in honor of Richard May, a former student athlete at West Lauderdale in the 1960s.
May joined the military and was killed in Vietnam, and according to Ethridge, the award is given to the student who represented the values May did. "He is an excellent young man," Ethridge said of Fountain.
Other athletic award winners included:
Baseball
MVP and Leading Hitter Trent Posey
Mr. Hustle Richie McAlister
Best Defensive Player Miles Joyner
Leading Pitcher Jamie Fontan
Most Improved Jay Warren
Football
Most Valuable Back Jeff Marchese
Most Valuable Lineman Richie McAlister
Captains Carlessio Blanks, Brent Boutwell,
Crusader Award Carlessio Blanks
Softball
MVP and Leading Hitter Amy Frazier
Best Offense J.J. Huggins
Best Defense Courtney Godwin
Most Improved Katie Moulds
Ms. Hustle Kristina Gardner
Women's Basketball
Best Offensive J.J. Huggins
Best Defensive Player Cierra Jennings
Leading Rebounder Shannon Lloyd
Leading Assistas Patty Monroe
Best 3-Point Shooter Kristina Gardner
Men's Basketball
Offensive MVP Calvin Moore
Defensive MVP Carlos Moore
Most Improved Chris Seaphus
Best 3-Point Shooter Boo Ramsey
Most Dedicated Chris Hampton
Tennis
MVP Kyle Naylor
Most Improved Dee Hodges
Scholar Britney Wright
MVP Ross McWilliams
Powerlifting
Best Light-Weight Lifter Carlessio Blanks
Best Heavy-Weight Lifter Danny Siefker
Boys Soccer
MVP C. Jay Fountain, Tyler Skelton
Best Offense C. Jay Fountain
Best Defense Ross McWilliams, Josh Sonak
Most Improved Maurice McDonald
Most Saves Scott Truesdale
Girls Soccer
MVP Rachel Reeves, Kylie Rowell
Best Offense Brittany Uhl
Best Defense Vanessa Uhl
Most Improved Brooke Bounds
Most Saves Emmy Joyner
Fast-Pitch Softball
Best Defense Morgan Gullette
Best Offense Holly Herrington
Most Improved Katie Stotts
Leadership Kirby Rutledge
Cheerleading
Spirit Award Brook Bounds
Academic Award Leslie Gaddis
Leadership Courtney Goodwin