Louisville acknowledged the achievements of its student-athletes last Thursday with the inaugural PowerCats Choice Awards ceremony and annual athletics banquet. Wildcat players hit the red carpet ahead of the event for pictures and interviews before settling into the school’s auditorium.
The PowerCats Choice Awards, some of which were voted on by the Louisville community, included a number of categories, including comeback player of the year, girls’ leader of the year and coach of the year.
MHSAA Class 4A football championship game offensive MVP Deonte Yarbrough was named comeback player of the year. Wildcat football player Ashanti Cistrunk collected the boys’ leader of the year award, while Alvius “Markie” Haynes was tabbed boys’ breakthrough athlete of the year.
Elijah Wilkes’ game-clinching, last-second field goal against Noxubee County was selected play of the year.
Players from Louisville’s state championship girls’ basketball team were honored as Iitasha Paty was voted girls’ leader of the year. Ajira Thompkins was named girls’ breakthrough athlete of the year. Kenyon Ross was honored as coach of the year.
Louisville boys basketball player Tequavious Bragg was voted most valuable PowerCat.
PowerCats Choice Awards Great Success
By Mike Robertson
Winston County Journal
This past Thursday night was a time of celebration and a time to honor the many athletes who made the 2018-2019 school year a time to remember for all fans of the Louisville High School Wildcats, as family, friends and athletes gathered in the LHS Auditorium for the PowerCats Choice Awards. The PowerCats Choice Awards gave fans the opportunity to vote for a number of the award winners.
It was a historic year for the LHS Wildcats as they won state championships in Class 4A football, girls basketball, the 4x100 relay and triple jump in girls track. And against great odds the boys basketball team made a run toward a state championship reaching the quarterfinals.
The winners of the PowerCats Choice Awards are:
Most Valuable PowerCat: Tequavious "Katdawg" Bragg
Play of the Year: Elijah Wilkes' game-winning kick vs. Noxubee County
Comeback Player of the Year: Deonte Yarbrough
Coach of the Year: Kenyon Ross
Boys Breakthrough Athlete of the Year: Alvius "Markie" Haynes
Girls Breakthrough Athlete of the Year: Ajira Thompkins
Boys Leader of the Year: Ashanti Cistrunk
Girls Leader of the Year: Iitasha Paty
Other award winners were:
Football:
Best Offensive Lineman-Derrion Dora
Best Defensive Lineman-Charles Moore
Best Defensive Lineman-Antorus Glenn
Best Linebacker- Claretavious Triplett
Best Linebacker-Jehmiah Harden
Best Defensive End- Jy’Keveous Hibbler
Best Defensive Back-Kedarius Shell
Best Wide Receiver-Alvius Haynes
Best Offensive Player- Deonte Yarbrough
Best Offensive Player- Bryandrea Shumaker
Best Defensive Player – Ashanti Cistrunk
Offensive MVP – Kevon Jackson
Defensive MVP – Derius Hopkins
Girls Basketball:
Most Outstanding Player-Areyanna Hunter
Best Offensive Player-Ajira Thompkins
Best Defensive Player-Iitasha Paty
Most Improved Player-Kiersten Ball
Best Rebounder-Lymyia Fifer
Sixth Man Award-Kameron Rogers
Most Coachable-Jalen Ingram
Girls JV Basketball:
Best Offensive Player-Ardrianna Liddell
Best Defensive Player – Z’Kerria Lampkin
Most Improved Player – Hayli Bate
Best Rebounder – Corandreia Pledge
Boys Basketball:
Most Outstanding Player-Tequavious Bragg
Best Offensive Player – Bryandrea Shumaker
Best Defensive Player – Shemar Eiland
Hustle Award – Clayton Maury
Most Improved Player – Jy’Keveous Hibbler
Best Rebounder – Deonte Yarbrough
Sixth Man Award – Vasedrick Culberson
Most Dedicated- Tyrell Thames
Boys JV Basketball:
Best Offensive Player- Cameron Frazier
Best Defensive Player-Tyvoris Cooper
Hustle Award-Trejon Coburn
Most Improved Player-Jeremiah Kirk
Best Rebounder-Jaquavion Ivy
Baseball:
Captains- Deontae Yarbrough, Shemar Eiland, Takobe Johnson
Wildcat Award- Roper Stoots
Most Outstanding Pitcher – Takobe Johnson
Most Outstanding Defensive Player – Bryanadrea Shumaker
Most Outstanding Hitter & MVP – Shemar Eiland
Slow Pitch Softball:
Most Valuable Player- Adria Thames
Best Offensive Player – Kameron Rogers
Best Defensive Player – Jimaia Jackson
Most Improved Player – Azy’riasian Haynes
Lady Wildcat Award – Gabrielle Cistrunk
Fast Pitch Softball:
Most Valuable Player - Jimaia Jackson
Best Offensive Player – Lamyia Eiland
Best Defensive Player – Erica Murry
Most Improved Player – Kierra Long
Lady Wildcat Award –Makaela Stewart
Boys Track:
Best Sprinter – Kevon Jackson
Best Hurdler- Rodquan Jackson
Best Field Events- Marcus Glenn
Rookie of the Year- AJ Hardin
Power Cat Award – Niselbyian Kirk
Best Distance- Deonte Lewis
Girls Track:
Best Distance-Unique Morris
Power Cat Award-Jacilyn Houston
Best Sprinter-Tylisha Miller
Best Hurdler – McKenna Elder
Best Field Events – Ginessa Reed
Rookie of the Year- Ajiya Shell
Boys Cross Country:
Best Runner – Deontae Lewis
Girls Soccer:
Most Valuable Player-Star Latham
Best Offensive-Tylisha Miller
Best Defensive-McKenna Elder
Boys Soccer:
Most Valuable Player- Denton Orr
Best Offensive Player- Roper Stoots
Best Defensive – Claretavious Triplett
Power Lifting:
Best Lifter-Kristian Hopkins
Tennis:
Most Valuable Player – Holland Humphries
Most Improved Player – Reese Fulton
Volleyball:
Most Valuable Player – Nakia Hogan
Most Improved Player – Amaria Pruitt
Girls Archery:
Archer of the Year -Darby Robertson
Most Improved Archer - Kaylee Frazier
Boys Archery:
Archer of the Year –Joshua Lee
Archer of the Year – Seth Reed
Boys Bowling:
Best Bowler – Regionne Lowery
Most Improved Bowler – Trevyn Olsen
Cheer:
Most Improved Award-Jasmine Holmes
Leadership Award – Star Latham
Coach’s Choice –Kaleah Spann
Rookie of the Year –Ty Stallings
Most Dedicated Award- Tierra Bates
Overall Awards:
Wildcat Award - Bryandrea Shumaker
Lady Wildcat Award – Star Latham
Harold Hudson Award (Female)-Lymyia Fifer
Harold Hudson Award (Male) -Deonte Yarbrough
Satterfield Award-(Scholar Athlete-Female)-Star Latham
Satterfield Award-(Scholar Athlete-Male) – Derius Hopkins
Marcus Banks Award – Iitasha Paty
