Seahawks hold athletic awards ceremony
Published 3:14 pm Monday, May 29, 2023
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Southside High School wrapped up a successful athletics season with its winter and spring awards ceremony Thursday. State playoff appearances in boys and girls basketball, baseball and softball were among the many highlights along with Ka’Nyah O’Neal’s record-setting performance on the basketball court. She graduates as the Seahawks all-time leading scorer and is among only 13 players in state girls basketball history to have over 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds during her career.
Senior Elyjaih Baldwin qualified for the state wrestling tournament, classmate Gabe Matthews competed in the state golf tournament and Ty and Delta Cole represented the school at the state swim meet. The Southside boys and girls track teams also made a strong showing at the state meet in Greensboro. Below are the award winners in each sport.
Baseball
Luke Bullock – Rookie Pitcher of the Year
Jackson Harding – Offensive Player of the Year
Josh Lewis – Coaches Award
Golf
Gabe Matthews – Most Valuable Player
Caleb Dixon – High Flyer
Harrison Phelps – Coaches Award
Softball
Logan Dail – Team MVP
Lily McLean – Offensive MVP
Savannah Silverthorne – Defensive MVP
Reece Cutler – Coaches Award
Men’s Track
Frankie Furlough – Most Valuable Player
Jacob Taylor – Most Valuable Player
Daylan Hardy – Track MVP
Elgin Stilley – Shot and Discus MVP
Tequon Moore – Field MVP
Teddrick Minor – Rookie of the Year
Nolan Dixon- Most Dedicated
Women’s Track
I’Kiriyah Minor – Most Valuable Player
Ka’ Nyah O’Neal – All Around Athlete
Estrella Ramos – Most Improved
De’Najaha Warren -Sportsmanship Award
Madison Carlton – Most Dedicated Field Award
Emma Smith – Distance Award
Jaden Johnson – Track Award
Women’s Soccer
Lilly Davis-Most Valuable Player
Emma Silva-Offensive Player
Yoreyma Vargas- Defensive Player
Ryleigh Hombrig-Most Improved
Vanessa Gonzalez-Coaches Award
JV Basketball
JV Basketball Coaches Award- Jeremiah Satchell
JV Basketball MVP- Joshua Armstrong
JV Basketball Most Improved – Zymere Wiggins
Varsity Basketball
Varsity Basketball Offensive MVP -Manvonte Deloach
Varsity Basketball Defensive MVP -Tequon Moore
Varsity Basketball Coaches Award -Mason Elks
Cheer
Best All-Around- Logan Dail
Coaches Award- Taylor Toler
Rookie of the Year- Janyah Moore
Best Tumbler- Annalyn Silverthorne
All-Conference- Logan Dail
All-Conference- Taylor Toler
Swimming
Delta Cole- Best Female Swimmer
Ty Cole- Best Male Swimmer
Wrestling
Most Valuable Player- Elyjaih Baldwin-
Rookie of the Year- Jonathan Salas
Coaches Award -Latham Dixon
Technical Wrestler Award- Caleb Dixon