With the 2021-22 NCHSAA fall sports season coming to an end, a number of Chatham County athletes have been selected to all-conference teams in cross country, football, women’s golf, men’s soccer, women’s tennis and volleyball.
The Central Tar Heel 1A, Mid-Carolina 1A/2A and Central 3A conferences have announced their respective all-conference teams for the fall, with more than 130 Chatham student-athletes recognized for being the top athletes in their respective conferences. In addition, 13 coaches were named “Coach of the Year” and 14 student-athletes were named “Player of the Year” — or a variation of that — for their accomplishments.
The athletes and coaches earning all-conference honors include:
• Silas Christenbury, Junior, Chatham Charter
• Brandon McKoy, Senior, Chatham Charter
• Caleb Kolb, Senior, Chatham Charter
• Meredith Reese, Sophomore, Chatham Charter
• Wiley Sikes, Sophomore, Woods Charter
• Jesse Sikes, Freshman, Woods Charter
• Nichols Vallant, Senior, Woods Charter
• Dylan De Leon Villaneuva, Freshman, Woods Charter
• Ellie Poitras, Sophomore, Woods Charter
• Maddie Sparrow, Junior, Woods Charter
• Chloe Richard, Junior, Woods Charter
• Anna Peeler, Freshman, Woods Charter
Men’s Runner of the Year: Brandon McKoy, Senior, Chatham Charter
Women’s Coach of the Year: Karen Hawkins, Woods Charter
Men’s Coaches of the Year: LaShawn LaFranque and Tina Rakes, Chatham Charter
• Kailey Green, Junior, Chatham Central
• Kolton Phillips, Sophomore, Chatham Central
• Seth Gilliland, Sophomore, Chatham Central
• Luke Gaines, Freshman, Chatham Central
• Jasmine Basillo, Senior, Jordan-Matthews
• Hania Martinez, Junior, Jordan-Matthews
• Jack Anstrom, Freshman, Seaforth
• Will Cuicchi, Freshman, Seaforth
• Ethan Becker, Sophomore, Seaforth
• Andrew Parker, Sophomore, Seaforth
• Evan Hepburn, Freshman, Seaforth
• Connor Yalch, Freshman, Seaforth
• Harry Mendlovitz, Sophomore, Seaforth
• Henry McFall, Freshman, Seaforth
• Claire Morgan, Freshman, Seaforth
• Lily Cox, Sophomore, Seaforth
• Juana Jimenez, Freshman, Seaforth
• Zuzanna Mikolajec, Freshman, Seaforth
• Ava Belle Cox, Freshman, Seaforth
• Katie Johnson, Freshman, Seaforth
• Carolina Bartee, Sophomore, Seaforth
Men’s Runner of the Year: Jack Anstrom, Freshman, Seaforth
Women’s Runner of the Year: Claire Morgan, Freshman, Seaforth
Men’s Coach of the Year: Duncan Murrell, Seaforth
Women’s Coach of the Year: Tanelle Smith, Seaforth
• Colin Henry, Senior, Northwood
• Christian Glick, Junior, Northwood
• Matthew Sullivan, Junior, Northwood
• Jackson Adams, Junior, Northwood
• Andrew Kimbrel, Senior, Northwood
• Caroline Murrell, Senior, Northwood
• Emma Serrano, Senior, Northwood
• Avery Adams, Freshman, Northwood
• Ella Hennessey, Senior, Northwood
Women’s Runner of the Year: Caroline Murrell, Senior, Northwood
• Jaxon Globuschutz, Junior, Jordan-Matthews
• Calvin Schwartz, Junior, Jordan-Matthews
• Trevor Williams, Freshman, Jordan-Matthews
• Toren Korpela, Junior, Jordan-Matthews
• Rayshawn Alston, Senior, Jordan-Matthews
• Chris Ray, Sophomore, Jordan-Matthews
• Collin Lagenor, Senior, Chatham Central
• Devin Cheek, Senior, Chatham Central
• Trey Clay, Senior, Chatham Central
• Malachi Moore, Senior, Chatham Central
• William Douglass, Junior, Chatham Central
• Nick Jourdan, Senior, Chatham Central
• Matthew Smith, Junior, Chatham Central
Specialist of the Year: Calvin Schwartz, Junior, Jordan-Matthews
Team Sportsmanship Award: Jordan-Matthews
Honorable Mention: Colby Williamson, Chatham Central; Hasten Paige, Chatham Central; Colton McKeithan, Chatham Central; Landon Hackney, Chatham Central; Fabian Thompson, Jordan-Matthews; Conner Redding, Jordan-Matthews; Kelton Fuquay, Jordan-Matthews
• Stephen Lane, Senior, Northwood
• Pierce Cook, Senior, Northwood
• Dashaun Vines-McSwain, Senior, Northwood
• Robbie Delgado, Senior, Northwood
• Max Carr, Senior, Northwood
• Mackenzie Crossman, Sophomore, Chatham Charter
• Sophie Taylor, Senior, Woods Charter
• Elise “Teddy” Taylor, Sophomore, Woods Charter
• Shaye Phillips, Junior, Woods Charter
Player of the Year: Mackenzie Crossman, Sophomore, Chatham Charter
Coaches of the Year: Tim Tally, Chatham Charter; Elizabeth Wall, Woods Charter
• Reagan Mize, Junior, Chatham Central
• Ashton Wilkes, Junior, Chatham Central
• Chloe Fuquay, Senior, Chatham Central
• Reagan Murray, Senior, Chatham Central
• Meredith Peele, Junior, Chatham Central
• Paige Colborne, Senior, Jordan-Matthews
• Avery Fauth, Freshman, Seaforth
• Olivia Dennis, Sophomore, Seaforth
• Jenna Thompson, Sophomore, Seaforth
• Ellie Johnson, Freshman, Seaforth
Player of the Year: Avery Fauth, Freshman, Seaforth
Coach of the Year: Lynda Burke, Chatham Central
• Lily Jordan, Junior, Northwood
• Lindsey Vickers, Senior, Northwood
• Amelia Spell, Senior, Northwood
Player of the Year: Lily Jordan, Junior, Northwood
• Casey Wanless, Senior, Chatham Charter
• Motasem Mamoun, Sophomore, Woods Charter
• Graden O’Connor, Junior, Woods Charter
• Caleb Jackson, Senior, Woods Charter
• Collin Thompson, Junior, Woods Charter
Coach of the Year: Graeme Stewart, Woods Charter
Sportsmanship Award: Chatham Charter
Honorable Mentions: Ryan Jones, Chatham Charter; Cedric Schwartz, Chatham Charter; Khalil Covington, Chatham Charter; Vanner Weakly, Woods Charter
• Irvin Campos, Senior, Jordan-Matthews
• Cristian Cruz, Senior, Jordan-Matthews
• Brian Hernandez, Senior, Jordan-Matthews
• Juan Hernandez Soto, Junior, Jordan-Matthews
• Alexis Ibarra, Senior, Jordan-Matthews
• Zander Ocampo, Junior, Jordan-Matthews
• Ricardo Rocha, Junior, Jordan-Matthews
• Brock Rohaly, Senior, Jordan-Matthews
• Jack Haste, Freshman, Seaforth
• Blake Price, Freshman, Seaforth
• Hunter Blake, Freshman, Seaforth
Offensive Player of the Year: Zander Ocampo, Junior, Jordan-Matthews
Defensive Player of the Year: Cristian Cruz, Jordan-Matthews
Coach of the Year: Paul Cuadros, Jordan-Matthews
Team Sportsmanship Award: Jordan-Matthews
All-Region 8 Selections: Zander Ocampo, Junior, Jordan-Matthews; Brian Hernandez, Senior, Jordan-Matthews; Alexis Ibarra, Senior, Jordan-Matthews
Region 8 Player of the Year: Zander Ocampo, Junior, Jordan-Matthews
All-State Selection: Zander Ocampo, Junior, Jordan-Matthews
All-State Coach of the Year: Paul Cuadros, Jordan-Matthews
Honorable Mention: Ben Dekaney, Jordan-Matthews; Christopher Reyes, Jordan-Matthews; Jonathan Campos, Jordan-Matthews; Paul Lujan, Jordan-Matthews; Anthony Rodriguez, Jordan-Matthews; Armando Rocha, Jordan-Matthews; Andy Mendoza, Jordan-Matthews; Jason Antley, Seaforth; Toni Rodriguez, Seaforth; Logan Sparrow, Seaforth
• Adam Beaulieu, Senior, Northwood
• Ayden Turner, Senior, Northwood
• Walker Johnson, Senior, Northwood
• Bryan Ramirez, Senior, Northwood
• Rebecca Brookshire, Junior, Chatham Charter
• Lorelei Byrd, Senior, Chatham Charter
• Ashlyn Hart, Senior, Chatham Charter
• Emery Eldridge, Senior, Chatham Charter
• Elphie Spillman, Sophomore, Chatham Charter
• Emily Stecher, Senior, Chatham Charter
Sportsmanship Award: Elphie Spillman, Sophomore, Chatham Charter
• Livvy Brooks, Junior, Chatham Central
• Ellie Phillips, Junior, Chatham Central
• Jaylee Williams, Junior, Chatham Central
• Rachel Albright, Sophomore, Chatham Central
• Maggie Thornton, Junior, Jordan-Matthews
• Jocelyn Sanchez, Junior, Jordan-Matthews
• Sarai Ibarra-Rivera, Junior, Jordan-Matthews
• Destinee Ledwell, Senior, Jordan-Matthews
• Evelyn Atkins, Sophomore, Seaforth
• Bailey Shadoan, Freshman, Seaforth
• Lillian McFall, Freshman, Seaforth
Player of the Year: Livvy Brooks, Junior, Chatham Central
Coach of the Year: Chip Millard, Jordan-Matthews
• Evelyn Lippers, Senior, Northwood
• Julia Earnshaw, Senior, Northwood
• Ryan Tinervin, Sophomore, Northwood
Player of the Year: Evelyn Lippers, Senior, Northwood
• Alexis Baldwin, Senior, Chatham Charter
• Emerson Clark, Junior, Chatham Charter
• Alison Perez, Junior, Chatham Charter
• Tamaya Walden, Junior, Chatham Charter
• Molly Wilson, Senior, Chatham Charter
• Lexi Smollen, Sophomore, Woods Charter
• Jana Thompson, Senior, Woods Charter
• Maya Sheridan, Freshman, Woods Charter
• Ada Green, Senior, Woods Charter
Player of the Year: Lexi Smollen, Sophomore, Woods Charter
Coach of the Year: Scott Green, Woods Charter
• Karaleigh Dodson, Freshman, Chatham Central
• Taylor Poe, Senior, Chatham Central
• Sadie Gaines, Senior, Chatham Central
• Reagan Smith, Sophomore, Jordan-Matthews
• Janeyra Guerrero-Jaimes, Sophomore, Jordan-Matthews
• Maris Huneycutt, Freshman, Seaforth
• Mia Kellam, Freshman, Seaforth
Team Sportsmanship: Chatham Central, Seaforth (tied with Graham)
Honorable Mentions: Lindsey Johnson, Chatham Central; Abby Johnson, Chatham Central; Brenley Rivers, Jordan-Matthews; Lia Carter, Jordan-Matthews; Sophia Murchison, Jordan-Matthews; Lilian Dulin, Seaforth
• Hannah Forbes, Senior, Northwood
• Asia Thigpen, Sophomore, Northwood
Player of the Year: Asia Thigpen, Sophomore, Northwood
Reporter Victor Hensley can be reached at vhensley@chathamnr.com or on Twitter at @Frezeal33.