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Whitehouse athletes honored at spring banquet
Athletic director Randy McFarlin gave the welcome and told the audience they had a lot to celebrate. "It's been a really big year at Whitehouse. We've had a lot of playoff games, a lot of district championships," said McFarlin, who helped start the year on the right note as head coach of the Wildcat football team. "Overall, this may be the best in a long time." Following his remarks and the invocation by Jordan Jackson, McFarlin yielded the floor to Steve Emmons of the Whitehouse Athletic Booster Club. Emmons noted the club's success in increasing scholarship monies and number of recipients. In 2005, the booster club gave eight scholarships totaling $6,000. The numbers increased to 10 and $8,000 in '06, and 14 scholarships totaling $10,000 for this year's recipients.
As the respective coaches took the stage, common themes were gratitude to spouses and families for patience and understanding about the demands of the job and appreciation of athletic department secretary Mary Martin. There were also visible displays of emotion, prompting McFarlin to express appreciation for his group of coaches and to remind parents to do the same. "We've seen tonight how much they love these kids. They love them like their own," he said. "The medals and honors will fade away, but the relationships with coaches and teammates are forever." Boys basketball coach Wally Dawkins acknowledged his team's on-the-court success -- 111 wins in four years -- and praised their off-the-court character, especially his group of nine seniors. Dawkins received a plaque from his team, commemorating his 500th win.
Baseball coach Daniel Robey told the crowd to keep an eye on his team; despite the sub-par record, eight of the team's district losses were by one run. "We are fixing to turn the corner, and join the group of winners," said Robey. There were light moments, too, as girls basketball coach Willie Hill recalled coming home during the second week of practice and telling his wife, "We're not going to win a game all year." A week later, he allowed the team might win one. Despite the slow start, the girls swept the last half of district to make the playoffs.
BASEBALL Brady Attaway, Evan Beaton, Ryan Bell, Banks Brandon, Grant Brandon, Cody Brown, Seth Cashion, Heath Mayo, Ryan Miner, Blake Shockley, Tyler Spitzmiller, Caleb Toole and Chase West. Season record: 11-17; district record: 3-11. BOYS TRACK Josh Benton, Julian Broaddus, Nathan Brown, Chad Emmons, Alex Fleming, Gavin Green, Josh Holland, Jimmy Kennedy, Vonterian Phillips, Matt Ponce, Will Quinn, Cameron Rogers, Jordan Scott, Taylor Sulser, Oscar Vela and Holton Walker. Senior Will Quinn qualified for regional in both the 1600 and 3200 meter runs. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lauren Clarida, Alicia Cordova, Jordan Knight, Kayla Mason, Caroline Perrier, Ericka Taylor, Brittani Toole and Shelly Williams. Jessica Turner, manager. Season record: 22-12; district: 10-4. BOYS BASKETBALL Matt Bergman, Cade Clark, Chad Emmons, Tanner Fedell, Tyler Fisher, Kyle Ford, Kye Heck, Spencer Hutchins, Mitch Marquis, Britt Martin, Kody Molloy, Brady Parker, Luke Shivers and Layne Tidwell. Lee Caldwell, Reid Gulley and Spenser Penka, managers. Season record: 31-3; district: 14-0.
SWIMMING Catherine Drott, Casi Eyerly, Natalie Holcomb, Brittney Wilkens and Brittany Wink. BOYS SWIMMING Kyle Cafourek, Dylan Davis, Andrew Drott, Nathan Fulps, Will Post, Jeremy Priest, Timothy Priest and Phillip Shafer. BOYS SOCCER Chris Carter, Troy Coffee, Cameron Cooper, Kerry Darnell, Drew Dollahite, Robby Downs, Ace Estrella, Caleb Jacque, Jed McNeill, Paul Metzner, Mitchell Muller, Eric O'Neil, Justin Parker, Howard Rodriquez, Justin Seal, Payne Stinchfield and Kevin Wilkens. Season record: 18-5-2; district: 12-2. GIRLS SOFTBALL Haylee Aldrege, Jesse Allen, Chelsey Boulware, Megan Brady, Emily Costlow, Stephany Crawford, Aubrie Ellis, Haley Foster, Erica Fuller, Brittany Jordan, Jordan Knight, Katie Licht, Brittany Newsome, Cecily Petree and Taylor Russell. Season record: 22-9; district: 11-3.
Jasmine Azghani, Giselle Bryce- Coats, Melissa Camp, Candace Campsey, Elise Dollahite, Kristina Heinrich, Kellie Hill, Jordan Jackson, Heather Lofties, Kayla Mason, Brittany Millican, Elissa Parker, Jamee Peace, Megan Perry, Lindsay Pritchard, Julie Woolverton and Kayla Zambrano. Season record: 22-3; district: 14-0. GIRLS TRACK Stephanie Alexander, Jesse Allen, Veronica Arana, Betsy Asbill, Amber Brown, Holly Brown, Shan Butler, Kamie Cook, Abigail Crawford, Sarah Evans, Rebecca Hanna, Mollie Jamison, Ce'Aria Jeffery, Brittany Jordan, Destiny Jordan, Christina Kennemer, Je'Nae Lacey, Amber Mackey, Jalexia Moore, Dakota Nelson, Chelsea Primo, Kaycee Renn, Sarah Stanley, Brittany Tate, Lydia Uribe and Brittney Wilkens. TENNIS
Blake Carroll, Richard Corbyn, Peter Galbraith, Allison Gilchrist, Kayla Heinrich, Maurice Laperriere, Kammy Locascio, Mayela Madulid, Petra Matsi, Connor McKown, Clayton Nutt, Fallon Pierce, Joseph Recchia, Christopher Sexton, Rachel Spaulding and Natalie Townsend. Season highlight: the boys team finished as co-district champions.
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