8AA 2016-2017

[UTRok]

I understand yours received a couple of awards today.  Congratulations, very well deserved!

Thank you.

[wateryturnip]

Is there a news article or can someone state the winners of the awards?

[VictoryFormation]

Is there a news article or can someone state the winners of the awards?

 

Only ones I've seen are on the "Upperman Basketball" FB page, but this doesn't have everyone from other teams.  It's intermingled with other posts, so you have to scroll through a little bit.

[MDLTNHPZ]

Like VF said I was able to find some of the district awards on the Macon county FB and Upperman twitter pages. I didn't see the Macon girls information.

 

Macon county

Michael Ashburn 1st team and all Defensive team

Seth Carlisle 1st team

Heston King 3rd team

Riley Phillips 3rd team

Dalton Marsh Freshman of the year

 

Upperman

Josh Endicott POY and Defensive POY     Akira Levy POY

Austyn McWilliams 1st team                       Gracie Maynord 1st team

Jake Drongebarger 2nd team                Abbie Greenwood 1st team &

                                                                        Defensive POY        

Tanner Dillon Honorable Mention               Riley Hurst 2nd team 

Dillon Cushing Honorable Mention             Lexie Strickland Honorable Mention

                                                                    Dana McWilliams CO coach of the year

Edited February 12, 2017 by MDLTNHPZ

[MaconVol]

Coach Welch- Boy's Coach of the Year.

 

Here is the information from the MCHS FB page about the girls selections.

 

"All District Girls Team were selected today. MCHS was well represented!

 

All District 1st Team: Keeley Carter

3rd Team: Jenna Russell

All Defensive Team: Jenna Russell

Freshman MVP: Keeley Carter

All Freshman Team: Jamie Ashburn

Coach of the Year: tie of Upperman's Dana McWilliams & our Coach Larry White!"

[PrinceOfHillsdale633]

Soft District MVP pick, should have been Ashburn IMO.

[captnoname]

No I do not have a kid that plays for him or ever has. Mine plays against him.  Strictly a personal issue. Make no mistake I'm not saying he is not a good coach but I have limited experience with him. I did agree he was a contender for coach of the year. Just hard to beat coach Welch at Macon going undefeated in the district.

Well since you don't know him and never had a kid play for him then what you are really saying is the personal issue is....you. You just don't like him for no reason. 

I agree hard to go against Welch since they went undefeated 14-0 in district. 

[UTRok]

Well since you don't know him and never had a kid play for him then what you are really saying is the personal issue is....you. You just don't like him for no reason.

I agree hard to go against Welch since they went undefeated 14-0 in district.

Coach did a good job with his team this year and I said as much that he should be considered for coach of the year.

Edited February 12, 2017 by UTRok

[illinibballfan]

Not only has the central coach improved the team from absolute gutter to tie for 3rd in 3 years, but the team average gpa is 3.5. That is freshman through varsity team. Every kid has moved on into a 4 year university from basketball program.

Name another high school program with that kind of success

[illinibballfan]

Not only has the central coach improved the team from absolute gutter to tie for 3rd in 3 years, but the team average gpa is 3.5. That is freshman through varsity team. Every kid has moved on into a 4 year university from basketball program.

Name another high school program with that kind of success

[UTRok]

Not only has the central coach improved the team from absolute gutter to tie for 3rd in 3 years, but the team average gpa is 3.5. That is freshman through varsity team. Every kid has moved on into a 4 year university from basketball program.

Name another high school program with that kind of success.

The academic accomplishment is not as surprising. It is a Magnet school and by it's very definition is able to draw students from across the area. I would think parents looking for higher academic standards in a school would choose a Magnet school. Still a fine accomplishment. 

[illinibballfan]

The academic standards are higher at central. The classes are much harder and more advanced than regular high school. So a 3.5 team gpa is still an amazing accomplishment. It all weighs out in the end.