Cross country all-state teams announced

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced all-state cross country teams on Thursday for two Division I and two Division II classes for boys and girls. All-State teams are selected based directly on results from the state meet.

GIRLS
Class A-AA
Ava Moody, Anderson County, Jr.
Brynn Balturshot, Station Camp, Jr.
Sydney Tackett, Liberty Creek, Sr.
Arvella Nave, Elizabethton, Fr.
Abigail Wallace, McKenzie, Fr.

Class AAA
Claire Stegall, Nolensville, Sr.
Lorelai Whitten, Summit, Fr.
Sienna Anderson, Summit, Jr.
Laila Hailey, Rockvale, Jr.
Lauren Banovac, Brentwood, Jr.

Division II-A
Abby Faith Cheeseman, Webb School-Bell Buckle, Sr.
Gracie Orton, Columbia Academy, 8th grade
Kiera Pinto, Battle Ground Academy, Sr.
Presley Miller, Columbia Academy, Sr.
Taleigh Scurlock, Donelson Christian, 8th grade

Division II-AA
Calysta Garmer, Knox Webb, Jr.
Jazzlyn Garmer, Knox Webb, Jr.
Carolina Areheart, Knox Webb, Jr.
Addy Cotter, Baylor School, 8th grade
Gilly Shumate, Girls Preparatory School, Sr.

BOYS
Class A-AA
Jaden Hillis, Liberty Creek, Sr.
Jack Mantooth, Westview, Jr.
Trey Bailey, Greeneville, So.
Korben Lewis, Martin Luther King, Sr.
Zacharias Ostrander, Cumberland County, Sr.

Class AAA
Asher Oates, Independence, Jr.
Callahan Fielder, Brentwood, Sr.
Evan Beeler, Farragut, Sr.
Garrett Hawkins, Hardin Valley, Sr.
Kehler Vaughn, Brentwood, Jr.

Division II-A
Eli Wharton, Davidson Academy, So.
Isaac Wharton, Davidson Academy, So.
Yianni Sinis, Tipton-Rosemark, Jr.
Noah Losacker, Lakeway Christian, So.
Toby Van de Ven, St. Andrews-Sewanee, Sr.

Division II-AA
Keegan Smith, Knox Catholic, Sr.
Jack Bowen, McCallie School, Sr.
Jack Wallace, Montgomery Bell Academy, Sr.
Zachary Youngblood, Chattanooga Christian, Sr.
Joe Edwards, Christian Brothers, Sr.

TSWA honors golf all-state teams

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced all-state golf teams on Wednesday for two Division I and two Division II classes for boys and girls. All-State teams are selected based directly on results from the state tournament, which includes the Top 5 in each class plus ties.

BOYS GOLF
Class A
Greyson Koch, White House Heritage, Jr.
Ayden Smith, Stewart County, Sr.
Maddox Butler, Waverly Central, Sr.
Dane Gilbert, Hickman County, So.
Nolan Fawcett, McKenzie, So.

Class AA
Owen Hill, Cookeville, Jr.
Laird Williams, Page, Sr.
Tucker Wick, East Hamilton, Sr.
Cooper Gettler, Mt. Juliet, Sr.
Luke Purifoy, Brentwood, Jr.

Division II-A
Bryson White, Christian Academy of Knoxville, Sr.
Brady Ray, Battle Ground Academy, Jr.
Leo Froio, Battle Ground Academy, Jr.
Houston Brasfield, University School of Jackson, Jr.
Casen Justice, Jackson Christian, So.
Walker Webb, Franklin Road Academy, So.
Jacob Rose, Grace Christian-Knoxville, Sr.

Division II-AA
Carter Graham, Brentwood Academy, Jr.
Andrew Sciortino, Brentwood Academy, Jr.
Billy Boroughs, McCallie School, Sr.
Charles Snider, Memphis University School, So.
Brantley Moore, Memphis University School, So.

GIRLS GOLF
Class A
Maddie Gray, Westview, Sr.
Shelby Smith, Stewart County, Jr.
Tatyana Greene, Cascade, Sr.
Anna Clanton, Cascade, Sr.
Ella Busby, Summertown, Jr.

Class AA
Sophia Gambini, William Blount, Sr.
Poppy Pewitt, Dickson County, Fr.
Addisyn Newman, Hardin Valley, Fr.
Chloe Boyd, DeKalb County, So.
Reese Rexroat, Beech, Sr.

Division II-A
Isabella Johnson, Providence Christian, Sr.
Tori Robinson, Trinity Christian, Jr.
Isabella Coughlin, Christian Academy of Knoxville, Jr.
Claire Todd, Evangelical Christian, Sr.
Alli Troxell, Boyd Buchanan, 8th grade
Jackie Henderson, Battle Ground Academy, Sr.

Division II-AA
Catherine Bowie, Hutchison School, Fr.
Hana Barber, St. Mary’s Episcopal, Sr.
Justine Emond, Baylor School, Sr.
Jada Lin, St. Mary’s Episcopal, 8th grade
Lyra Whitman, Lipscomb Academy, Jr.

College players of the week named by TSWA - Jan. 7

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Union sophomore forward Parker Applegate had a great week against nationally-ranked competition to earn the Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honor from the Tennessee Sports Writers Association on Tuesday.

Applegate, a Murfreesboro native, averaged 22.5 points and 10.5 rebounds as he was efficient from the floor, shooting 8-for-9 from 3-point range – including 5-for-5 against Division II No. 6 Alabama-Huntsville in an 82-81 loss – as well as 9-for-10 from the free-throw line and 14-for-17 from the floor.

Against UAH, Applegate scored 23 points and pulled down 12 boards as he shot 8-for-9 from the floor and 2-for-2 at the charity stripe. He also swatted away a shot. He followed that up against West Alabama as he collected 22 points on 6-for-8 shooting and 3-for-4 from long range with a 7-for-8 effort at the line. He also recorded a block in the contest.

For the season, Applegate is shooting .542 from the field, .550 from long-range and .869 from the line as he averages 12.9 points per game.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Vanderbilt freshman guard Mikayla Blakes was named the TSWA’s Women’s Basketball Player of the Week after two strong performances as the Somerset, N.J., native had an incredible Southeastern Conference debut, setting the program’s 42-year-old freshman scoring record with 36 points in a 108-82 victory over Georgia.

Blakes was 9-for-20 from the field with five 3-pointers – as well as 13-for-14 at the line – in the victory, helping the Commodores set a program record for most points scored in an SEC contest. She also dished out five assists with a block and a steal.

The 36 points are the most scored by a Division I freshman this season and the most scored by an SEC player this week.

Blakes also had 24 points – her 10th game this season with 20 or more points, setting a Vanderbilt freshman record – to go along with three steals and a block in a 96-78 loss to No. 16 Kentucky.

2024-25 TSWA College Players of the Week
Men’s Basketball
11/12 | Jacob Ognacevic (Lipscomb)
11/19 | Doyel Cockrill III (Fisk)
11/26 | Russ Marr (Sewanee)
12/3 | Trey Bonham (Chattanooga)
12/10 | Jack Browder (Carson-Newman)
12/17 | Jonathan Pierre (Belmont)
12/31 | Jacob Ognacevic (Lipscomb)
1/7 | Parker Applegate (Union)

Women’s Basketball
11/12 | Jennifer Sullivan (Carson-Newman)
11/19 | Ni’Kiah Chesterfield (Tusculum)
11/26 | Molly Heard (Lipscomb)
12/3 | Anastasiia Boldyreva (Middle Tennessee)
12/10 | Talaysia Cooper (Tennessee)
12/17 | Khamil Pierre (Vanderbilt)
12/31 | Khamil Pierre (Vanderbilt)
1/7 | Mikayla Blakes (Vanderbilt)

Volleyball all-state teams announced by TSWA

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced all-state volleyball teams for five classes on Tuesday, with 15 players on each team in three classes in Division I and two classes in Division II.

Class A
OH – Enslee Norwood, Sale Creek, Sr.
OH – Katie Pennington, East Robertson, Sr.
OH – Abbie Jo Shaffer, Summertown, Sr.
OH – Meah Thompson, Eagleville, Sr.
MH – Millie Emmerson, Summertown, Jr.
MH – Savanna Moore, CSAS, Jr.
MH – Davanie Tarlton, South Greene, Sr.
MH – Ally Weathers, Loretto, Sr.
S – Becca Heineman, Loretto, Sr.
S – Karma Higgins, Sale Creek, Jr.
S – Hannah Prestininzi, Gibson County, Sr.
S – Izzy Smith, East Robertson, So.
S – Madie Theobald, Union City, Jr.
L – Aubrey Ezell, Loretto, Sr.
L – Allye Pennington, East Robertson, So.

Class AA
OH – Anarela Mejias-Ayala, Valor Prep, So.
OH – Ella Brannan, Gibbs, Sr.
OH – Kendal Bryant, Creek Wood, Sr.
OH – Alyssa Meier, Anderson County, Sr.
OH – Leah Morgan, Soddy-Daisy, So.
OH – Teagan Reed, Dyer County, Sr.
OH – Ava George Wilber, Elizabethton, Sr.
MH – Kerrington Corbin, Valor Prep, So.
MH – Shelby Kelly, Anderson County, Sr.
MH – Rylee Key, Dyer County, Jr.
MH – Becca Rogers, Signal Mountain, Jr.
S – Elle Ramsey, Signal Mountain, Sr.
S – Addison Winton, Gibbs, Sr.
L – Adyson Bennett, Stone Memorial, Sr.
L – Fehnly Sneed, Soddy-Daisy, Sr.

Class AAA
OH – Elia Dinsmore, Independence, Jr.
OH – Georgia Dobson, East Hamilton, Sr.
OH – Lauren Hurst, Cleveland, Sr.
OH – Eliza McKnight, Brentwood, Jr.
OH – Mia Poag, Nolensville, Sr.
OH – Kaira Knox, Nolensville, Sr.
OH – Trinity Rye, Farragut, Sr.
OH – Molly Teague, Blackman, Jr.
OH – Sydni Vice, Germantown Houston, Jr.
OH – Addi Stables, Science Hill, Sr.
MH – Chennille McClellan, Maryville, Sr.
MH – Daisy Oatsvall, Brentwood, Jr.
S – Bella Ekeler, Farragut, Jr.
S – Lauren Duncan, Brentwood, Jr.
S – Sadie Roach, Maryville, Sr.
L – Eden Pietrzak, Nolensville, Sr.

Division II-A
OH – Darby Felts, Lakeway Christian, Jr.
OH – Gwen Forsha, Goodpasture Christian, So.
OH – Sadie Kroeger, Providence Christian, Jr.
OH – Camryn Neal, Silverdale Baptist, Jr.
OH – Anna Ofenheusle, Friendship Christian, Jr.
OH – Anna Clay Shirley, Middle Tennessee Christian, Jr.
OH – Quinn Thurman, Northpoint Christian, Sr.
MH – Kendall Stansbury, Grace Christian Academy-Knoxville, Jr.
MH – Avery Towe, Goodpasture Christian, Jr.
S – Addison Adair, Lakeway Christian, Jr.
S – Mallory Dobbs, Battle Ground Academy, Sr.
S – Caroline Hilton, Silverdale Baptist, Jr.
L – Addison Burks, Middle Tennessee Christian, Jr.
L – Maddy James, Battle Ground Academy, Sr.
L – Hassie Clare Thurman, Northpoint Christian, Sr.

Division II-AA
OH – Breya Dawson, Briarcrest Christian, So.
OH – Mia Kinney, Knox Catholic, So.
OH – Lennox Langham, Knox Webb, Sr.
OH – Gailey Laster, Briarcrest Christian, Sr.
OH – Alex Mendillo, Knox Catholic, Sr.
OH – Emma Mulvaney, Baylor School, Sr.
OH – Ruby Walton, Lipscomb Academy, Sr.
MH – Addilyn Kegerreis, Baylor School, Sr.
MH – Cadence Nichols, Girls Preparatory School, Sr.
S – Bella Burk, Father Ryan, So.
S – Tori Church, Lipscomb Academy, Sr.
S – Sarah O’Connor, Briarcrest Christian, Jr.
S – Sydney Sharpe, Baylor School, Sr.
L – Heidi Green, Father Ryan, So.
L – Mary Catherine Hall, Lipscomb Academy, Sr.

TSWA recognizes all-state football teams in 1A, 2A, 3A

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced all-state football teams for classes in 1A, 2A and 3A on Monday, which includes 17 offensive and 13 defensive players for each team in all three classifications.

Class 1A
OFFENSE
QB – Tate Surber, McKenzie, Sr.*
QB – Nate Adams, Clay County, Sr.*
QB – Brody Whittaker, MASE, Sr.
RB – Grayson Kreis, Harriman, Sr.
RB – JaMychal Buckner, South Pittsburg, Jr.
RB – Marquis Gardner, Chattanooga Prep, Jr.
WR – Cole Brown, McKenzie, So.
WR – Nolan Adams, Clay County, Jr.
WR – Ja'Quan Benton, Oliver Springs, Jr.
OL – Mason Smith, Coalfield, Sr.
OL – Jamarkus Pittman, MASE, Sr.
OL – Kelan Roberson, Union City, Sr.
OL – Noah Young, Cloudland, Sr.
OL – Aydan Blair, Moore County, Sr.
OL – Xavier Reviere, South Pittsburg, Jr.
ATH – Amari Cotton, Jo Byrns, Sr.
K – Skyler Fornera, McKenzie, Sr.

DEFENSE
DL – Caden Jackson, Oliver Springs, Sr.
DL – J.R. Hardrick, South Pittsburg, Jr.
DL – Peyton Martin, Moore County, Sr.
LB – Eli Justice, Coalfield, Sr.
LB – Zac Mahoney, Harriman, Sr.
LB – Stanley Burrow, MASE, Sr.
LB – Akeem Hunt, MASE, So.
DB – Dayon Cooper, South Pittsburg, So.
DB – Bennett McDougal, Whitwell, Sr.*
DB – Devonte Wigfall, Cosby, Sr.
DB – Kaidence Nelson, MASE, So.
P – Khari Escobar, Sale Creek, Sr.

Class 2A
OFFENSE
QB – Andrew Johnson, Fairley, Jr.*
QB – Kason William Young, East Robertson, So.*
QB – Tilton Pickett, Marion County, Sr.
RB – Jaydon Peete, Milan, Jr.*
RB – Cooper White, Westmoreland, Sr.
RB – Dominique Burleson, Hampton, Sr.
WR – Troyce Grimsley, Fairley, Jr.
WR – Corben Reynolds, Loretto, Jr.
WR – Sam Pickett, Marion County, Sr.
OL – Zach Bruggner, Bledsoe County, Sr.
OL – David Lands, Polk County, Sr.
OL – Ben Parr, Milan, Sr.
OL – Bra’Kyrin Cole, Jackson Central-Merry, Sr.
OL – Caleb Woodley, Fairley, Sr.
OL – Hunter Gray, Westmoreland, Sr.
ATH – Gray Eubanks, Huntingdon, Sr.

DEFENSE
DL – Delandis Dandridge, Fairley, Sr.
DL – Kenderrius Robertson, Mitchell, Sr.
DL – Myles Mays, Marion County, Sr.
DL – Zach Groves, East Robertson, Jr.
DL – Caleb Carroll, Wartburg, Sr.
LB – Taylor Scharber, Marion County, Sr.
LB – Evan Plunkett, Mt. Pleasant, Sr.
LB – Ryan Shaffer, Tellico Plains, Sr.
LB – Quint Smith, Summertown, Sr.
DB – Austin Franklin, West Greene, Sr.
DB – Lake Drake, York Institute, Sr.
DB – Levi James, Oneida, Sr.
DB – Braden Reed, Tellico Plains, Sr.
P – Braydon Case, Mt. Pleasant, Jr.

Class 3A
OFFENSE
QB – Graham Simpson, Westview, Fr.*
QB – Eli Graf, Alcoa, Sr.*
QB – Xavier Murray, White House Heritage, So.
RB – Skylan Smith, Covington, Sr.*
RB – Lorenz Wright, Memphis East, Jr.
RB – Hicks Hunter, Sycamore, Jr.
WR – Dontez Joy, Westview, Jr.
WR – Jamir Dean, Alcoa, So.
WR – Radarious Jackson, Sheffield, Sr.
OL – Jayden Jackson, East Nashville, Sr.
OL – Josh Phelps, Sequatchie County, Sr.
OL – Lucas Hughes, Meigs County, Jr. 
OL – Jacob Crow, Alcoa, Jr.
OL – Evan Allen, Gatlinburg-Pittman, Sr.
OL – Marlee Watts, Alcoa, So.
ATH – Ronye Watson, Chattanooga Central, Sr.
K – Kyrin Tyson, Alcoa, Jr.

DEFENSE
DL – Jaeden Isbell, Tyner, Sr.
DL – Jamir Turner, Alcoa, Sr.
DL – Deangelo Franklin, Sheffield, Jr.
DL – Jaxon Cupples, Westview, Jr.
LB – Kason Hicks, Sequatchie County, Jr.
LB – Sam Cretsinger, Johnson County, Sr.
LB – Eli Owens, Alcoa, Sr.
LB – Craig Huskey, Gatlinburg-Pittman, Jr.
DB – Condis Cherry, Alcoa, So.
DB – Dason Springer, White House Heritage, Sr.
DB – Antoni Morton, East Nashville, Sr.
DB – Hunter Minton, Sequatchie County, So.
P – Grant Garner, Liberty Creek, So.

*-Mr. Football finalist