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By John Varlas
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Whitehaven football head coach Rodney Saulsberry during a press conference held at the Shelby County Schools Teaching and Learning Academy auditorium to recognize Trezevant, East and Whitehaven for their football state championships.

The 2016-17 high school sports season is officially in the books. And it will go down as one of the most successful ever for the Memphis area.

Here's a complete list of Shelby County teams and individuals that reached the summit this season.

Girls golf

Teams: St. Agnes (Division II-AA); St. Mary's (DII-A); Individual: Rachel Heck, St. Agnes (DII-AA)

Boys golf

Teams: MUS (DII-AA); St. George's (DII-A); Individuals: Goodman Rudolph, MUS (DII-AA); Winston Margaritis, St. George's (DII-A)

Girls soccer

Team: ECS (Division II-A)

Volleyball

Team: Briarcrest (Division II-AA)

Football

Teams: Whitehaven (Class 6A); East (Class 4A); Trezevant (Class 2A); Lausanne (DII-A); Individuals: Aubrey Miller, Whitehaven (Class 6A Mr. Football lineman); Trevis Hopper, Central (Class 5A Mr. Football lineman); Cordarrian Richardson, Trezevant (Class 2A Mr. Football back); Dorian Hopkins, MUS (DII-AA Mr. Football lineman); Eric Gray, Lausanne (DII-A Mr. Football back)

Girls bowling

Team: St. Agnes (DII); Individual: Nia Bowley, Harding (DII)

Boys bowling

Team: St. Benedict (DII); Individual: Jimmy Morrow, MUS (DII)

Wrestling

Individual: Trevor Brown, CBHS (DII 138-pound class)

Girls basketball

Team: Northpoint (DII-A); Individuals: Ashtyn Baker, Northpoint (DII-A Miss Basketball)

Boys basketball

Teams: East (Class AAA); Lausanne (DII-A); Individuals: Alex Lomax, East (Class AAA Mr. Basketball); Chase Hayden, St. George's (DII-A Mr. Basketball)

Girls swimming

Individual: Sarah Thompson, St. George's (50-yard freestyle)

Boys swimming

Individual: Joshua Walsh, Collierville (100-yard freestyle)

Hutchison's lacrosse team won its seventh straight TGLA state title Saturday in Nashville.

Girls lacrosse

Team: Hutchison (DI)

Boys lacrosse

Teams: MUS (DI); ECS (DII)

Girls tennis

Doubles: Catherine Owen/Grace Anne Dunavant, Hutchison (DII-AA)

Evangelical Christian School shortstop Riley Watkins grabs infield hit for an out against University School of Jackson during their TSSAA Division II Class A championship baseball game in Murfreesboro, Tenn. ECS took home the champion after defeating UJS 9-1.

Baseball

Team: ECS (DII-A)

Boys soccer

Team: Lausanne (DII-A)

Girls track

Team: Whitehaven (Class AAA); Individuals/relays: Kiara Rhodes, Whitehaven (Class AAA pentathlon, 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles); Erica Fisher, Arlington (Class AAA 3,200); Whitehaven (Class AAA 4x100 relay; 4x200 relay); Antoinette Lewis, Harding (DII shot put); Molly Martin, ECS (DII discus); Savanna Owens, Briarcrest (DII 400); Meghan Underwood, Briarcrest (DII 800)

Boys track

Team: Central (Class AAA); Individuals/relays: Rashad Haynes, Central (Class AAA decathlon); Isaiah Norman, Cordova (Class AAA long jump); Sir Newton Lee, East (Class AAA 400); Courtney Thomas, Central (Class AAA 300 hurdles); Colin Jones, Houston (Class AAA 800); Germantown (Class AAA 4x400 relay); Houston (Class AAA 4x800 relay); Ty Kimberlin, Harding (DII long jump); Deantoine Boyce, Lausanne (DII 110 hurdles); Calvin Austin, Harding (DII 100, 200, 400); Charlie Gilliland, MUS (DII 800); Briarcrest (DII 4x100 relay); Harding (DII 4x200 relay, 4x400 relay); CBHS (DII 4x800 relay) 

Reach John Varlas at john.varlas@commercialappeal.com or on Twitter @johnvarlas.