2006 Pendleton County High School Winter Sports Banquet
By Jackie Vaughn, Reporter
Pendleton County High School held their Annual Winter Sports Banquet on Tuesday, April 4.
The annual event honored every student athlete that participated in either basketball or cheerleading.
Students and their families were treated to a nice dinner followed by a presentation of awards from each of the coaches.
Many special awards were given to those who showed outstanding personal qualities and/or excelled in their respective sport.
Each of the athletes received a certificate and their level of achievement for the sport in which they participated. Levels are represented by either the student's letter or bar patch.
The special awards that were given out to deserving players covered areas such as academics, team dedication, spirit, leadership, outstanding play, hustle and personal improvement.
Seventeen senior athletes were also honored at this yearÕs Winter Sports Banquet. They were: Jeff Gibson (4 yrs - basketball), Dustin Bishop (4 yrs - basketball), Tyler Mains (5 yrs - basketball), Terry Davis (4 yrs - basketball), Jon Elrod (4 yrs - basketball), Patrick Elliott (6 yrs - basketball, 2 yrs - Pendleton High School, 4 yrs - Jackson County High School), Sam Nash (2 yrs - boys basketball trainer), Lisa Dougherty (4 yrs - basketball), Laura Layton (4 yrs - basketball), Tiffany Wells (4 yrs - basketball), Amanda Lar-ison (3 yrs - girls basketball statistician), Ashley Hutchison (4 yrs - cheerleading), Whitney Nordheim (4 yrs - cheerleading), Justyne Richardson (3 yrs - cheerleading), Jillian Roberts (4 yrs - cheerleading), Kyle Williams (2 yrs - mascot) and Drew Hamilton (1 yr - announcer, 2 yrs - girls statistician).
Boys Varsity Basketball Award Winners: (l-r) Tyler Mains (Free throw percentage - 80.1%, Most Assists - 147), Terry Davis (Most Improved), Jon Elrod (3-point goal percentage - 41.9%, Larry Price Hustle Award, Mr. Defense, Academic Award - 4.0), Patrick Elliott (Leading scorer - 16.8 ppg, Most blocks - 38, Most steals - 55, Larry Price Hustle Award, Total career points - 1602, Total career rebounds - 1072), Kane Belcher (Field goal percentage - 65.5%). Photo by Jackie Vaughn.
Girls Basketball Award Winners: Back row - (l-r) Lisa Dougherty (Highest 3-point field goal percentage, Highest 2-point field goal percentage), Tiffany Wells (Miss Ladycat), Alison Godman (JV Academic Award - 4.29), Erica Herald (Most Improved, Best Defense Player - JV), Rachael King (Highest Rebound Average), Shannon Lorenz (Highest 2-point field goal percentage - JV). Front row - (l-r) Paige Pelle (Best Defensive Player, Most Improved - JV), Ashley Pugh (Hustle Award), Natalie Kelsch (Free throw percentage - 66%, Academic Award - 4.0, Highest rebounds - JV), Sara Scaggs (Highest 3-point field goal percentage - JV, Free throw percentage - JV), Ashley Johnson. Photo by Jackie Vaughn.
Cheerleader Award Winners: Back row - (l-r) Brittany Bishop (Most Spirited), Chesla Wright (Best Crowd Pleaser), Stephanie Schlueter (CoachÕs Award), Whitney Davidson (Most Improved). Front row - (l-r) Whitney Nordheim (Most Versatile), Jillian Roberts (Best Attitude), Lauren Jones (Academic Award - 4.29). Not pictured - Justyne Richardson (Most Valuable Cheerleader). Photo by Jackie Vaughn.
Boys JV Basketball Award Winner: Abram Crozier (Academic Award - 3.133).
Boys Freshmen Basketball: (l-r) Chris Miller, Austin Koengier (Academic Award - 4.071), Doug Lambert, Trent Moeve (Academic Award - 4.071), Coach Michael Miller. Photo by Jackie Vaughn.
Wildcats Coach Buddy Biggs
