RCHS Fall Sports Awards

The 2019 Fall Sports Awards Ceremony was held this past week at Rappahannock County High School in front of a packed auditorium filled with student-athletes, parents, and community members.

With so many teams making an appearance in postseason events this year, each coach shared all of the great accomplishments their team experienced over the fall season. From state appearances (Cross Country, Competition Cheer, Varsity Volleyball), undefeated seasons (JP Volleyball and JV Volleyball), regional

competitions (Cross Country, Competition Cheer, Varsity Volleyball, and Varsity Football), District

Champions (JV Volleyball), and

Regional Champions (Competition Cheer and Rachel Weghorst for Cross Country), there was a great deal to celebrate in the athletic department.

The following athletes received special recognition during the awards program:

GOLF — Alec Petty (MVP) and Blake Keyser (Most Improved)

VARSITY FOOTBALL — Matthew Pullen (Panther Pride) and Matthew Sisk (Panther Pride)

JP FOOTBALL — Dylan Hensler (Coach’s Award) and Jeremiah Phillips (Coach’s Award)

JP CHEER — Hayden Watson (Coach’s Award) and Adriana Jackson (Coach’s Award)

SIDELINE CHEER — Natalya White (Coach’s Award) and Samantha Luthi (Coach’s Award)

COMPETITION CHEER — Allie Phillips (MVP) and Alex Settle (Most Improved)

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL — Hannah East (MVP) and Olivia Atkins (Coach’s Award)

JV VOLLEYBALL — Annie Perdieu (MVP) and Kamryn Brown (Coach’s Award)

JP VOLLEYBALL — Brooke Atkins (MVP) and Beth Barron (Coach’s Award)

VARSITY BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

— Luke Ellis (Coach’s Award) and Daniel Dalle Lucca (Coach’s Award)

VARSITY GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY — Rachel Weghorst (Coach’s Award) and Jordan Welch (Coach’s Award)

JP BOYS CROSS COUNTRY — Sam Perdieu (MVP) and Tucker Atkins (Coach’s Award)

JP GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY — Brianna Covarrubias (MVP) and McKenna Torosian (Coach’s Award)

New to the sports awards ceremony this season was the SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD category. Created by Athletic Director Courtney Atkins, the Sportsmanship Award recognized athletes that embody this important character trait. This season’s recipients included Mariah Richardson (Competition Cheer), Logan Woodward (Sideline Cheer), Summer Shackelford (JP Volleyball), Abigail Atkins (JV Volleyball), Kayla Compton (Varsity Volleyball), Sam

Perdieu (JP Cross Country), Alexis

Gainer (JP Cross Country), Gage

Whitt (JP Football), Bryce Fryant

(Varsity Football), and Faith Beck (JP

Cheer).