Congratulations to the East Central Athlete of the Month, Dexter Simmons! Dexter is a Senior at East Central high School in Mississippi. He is a multi-sport athlete who has played Varsity Football, Basketball, and Track for 3 years. He wears the jersey numbers 16 and 20. Dexter has a 4.0 GPA and plans to attend college to major in accounting, and minor in mathematics and coaching. He is the son of Stacy and Deidra Simmons.
Keep up the good work, Dexter!
Congratulations to the Hamilton Encore Athlete of the Month, Taten Palmer! Taten is a Junior, multi-sport athlete at Hamilton High School. He plays Basketball and Football for the Bulldogs and wears the jersey numbers 12 and 15. Taten has played varsity sports for 4 years now and has received the 2015 Defensive Player of the Week Award, the 2015 Iron Man Award, and the 2014 All County Basketball Award. He plans to attend Bevill State after graduation and later, transfer to a 4 year college to major in Engineering and Construction. Taten is the son of Jeff and Rolna Palmer.
Keep up the good work Taten!
Congratulations to the Arab Encore Athlete of the Month, Emerald Rush! Emerald is a senior athlete at Brindlee Mountain High School. She has played on the Lady Lions Varsity Basketball team for 3 years now and wears the jersey #22. She has a 3.3 GPA and plans to attend Snead State and major in Physical Therapy. Emerald is the daughter of Yanti Moreland. Good luck during basketball season, Emerald!
Congratulations to the Long Beach Encore Athlete of the Month, Gerald Jones, Jr! Gerald is a multi-sport, sophomore, athlete at Pass Christian High School in Mississippi. He has been a member of the Varsity Pirates Football and Basketball teams for 2 years and wears jersey #1. Gerald’s sports awards consist of the Basketball Defensive Player, Football Most Valuable Offensive Player, and Most Valuable Player. He currently has a 3.6 GPA and plans to attend college to major in Sports Medicine and then go on to play in the NFL. Gerald is the son of Gerald Jones Sr. and Tiffany Spencer.
Good Luck during basketball season, Gerald! Keep up the good work!
Congratulations to the Fayette Encore Athlete of the Month, Sarah Ellison! Sarah is a Freshman athlete at Fayette County High School. She is a member of the Tigers Varsity Volleyball team and wears jersey #22. She currently has a 3.9 GPA and plans to attend the University of West Alabama and pursue a career in Athletic Training. Sara is the daughter of Danny and Tracy Ellison.
Keep up the good work, Sarah!
Congratulations to the Centreville Encore Athlete of the Month, Isseriyon Murphy! Isseriyon is a Freshman athlete at Bibb County High School. He plays on the Choctaw Varsity Football team and wears jersey number 55. After high school, he wants to attend the University of Alabama and major in Sports Medicine. Isseriyon is the son of Isaac Murphy and Tanesha Sanders.
Congratulations to the Vernon Encore Athlete of the Month, Collin Carruth! Collin is a Junior, multi-sport athlete at Sulligent High School. He plays football, baseball, and basketball for the Blue Devils and has been playing on their varsity teams for 4 years now. He wears jersey #70 in football, #14 in baseball, and #21 in basketball. His sports awards consist of Best Offensive Lineman and NMMC Player of the Week for football, and Defensive player of the Year for baseball. He has a 4.0 GPA and hopes to play college football while majoring in accounting. Collin is the son of Brent and Michelle Carruth.
Keep up the good work, Collin!
Congratulations to the Winfield Encore Athlete of the Month, Hannah Birdsong! Hannah is a sophomore athlete at Winfield City High School. She has been a member of the Lady Pirates Volleyball team for a year and wears jersey number 4. Hannah has a 4.0 GPA and plans to attend UNA to major in English. She is the daughter of Lona and Todd Birdsong. Keep up the good work, Hannah!
Congratulations to the Diamondhead Encore Athlete of the Month, Josh Ladner! Josh is a Senior athlete at Hancock High School and has played varsity sports for 4 years now. He is on the Hawks Football team and wore jersey number 65 this past season. He is the son of Debbie Ladner. Keep up the good work Josh, good luck after graduation!
Congratulations to the Tuscan Avenue Encore Athlete of the Month, Caroline Lumpkin! Caroline is an Junior athlete at William Carey University in Hattiesburg, MS. She is a member of the Lady Crusaders Basketball team and you can find her on the court wearing jersey number 23. Their team recently won the 2015 MACJC Undefeated State Championship and we are so proud of them! Caroline is a Education major and currently has a 3.5 GPA. She is the daughter of Adrian and Shannon Lumpkin. Keep up the good work Caroline!
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