Jackson Academy’s fall athletes played exciting and rewarding seasons this fall, and celebrated the end of their season with awards events. Players and fans alike overcame the challenges of playing and supporting sports during the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to recognize our students’ accomplishments. This week, we recognize the junior high football teams, the cross country teams, and the volleyball teams. Congratulations to each student athlete on their accomplishments! We look forward to recognizing our remaining fall athletes next week.
Junior High Football Awards
Seventh Grade
Raider Award – Baird Kennedy
Best Back – Carter Mathison
Best Lineman – Luke New
Eighth Grade
Raider Award – Jacob Scarbrough
Best Back – Bedan Walker
Best Lineman – Parker Halford
Ninth Grade
Raider Award – Fagan Daniel
Best Back – Brister Robertson
Best Lineman – Nicholas Harris
Most Improved – Bo Barbour
Special Teams – CJ Banks
Cross Country Awards
Varsity Girls
Third place at State Meet
Ray Higgins Award – Abbi Mims
Most Improved – Macy Garrard
Raider Award – Ella Logan
Top 7 with Top Performer First
- Caroline Wier
- Anderson Ueltschey
- Elena Roberts
- Macy Garrard
- Emma Roberts
- Harper Griffin
- Ella Logan
Varsity Boys
Third place at State Meet
Ray Higgins Award – Emery Thigpen / Rett Stanley
Most Improved- John Travelstead
Raider Award – Samuel Long
Top 7 with Top Performer First
- Clayton Mahaffey
- Emery Thigpen
- Rett Stanley
- John Travelstead
- Samuel Long
- James Chapman
- Law Stanley
JV Girls
Eighth place at State Meet
Most Improved – McHarg Daniel
Raider Award – Sadie Sandifer
Top 7 with Top Performer First
- Olivia Salvo
- Kara Mims
- Mary Madison New
- Sadie Sandifer
- Rose Mary Adams
- Audrey Chapman
- Avery Pickering
JV Boys
Eighth place at State Meet
Most Improved – Ian Hosch
Raider Award – Jack Satcher
Top 7 with Top Performer First
- Sam Chustz
- McNeil Haraway
- Alex Giddens
- Carter Wier
- Cooper Griffin
- Breck Hines
- Henry Hadden
Volleyball Awards
JV Awards
JV Offensive Award – Mary Grace Foster
JV Defensive Award – Mary Grace Seago
JV Most Improved – Gracie Drew Pratt
Varsity Awards
Varsity Kill Leader – Parker Bracken
Varsity Assist Leader – Natalie DeRusso
Varsity Dig Leader – Parker Bracken
Varsity Block Leader – Anna Claire Sheffield
Varsity Ace Leader – Parker Bracken
Raider Award – Pryor Mehrle, Madeleine Pettus
Lady Raider Academic Award – Gracie Coe
Varsity Hustle Award – Remy Jones
Varsity Most Improved – Gracie Coe
Varsity Most Valuable Player – Parker Bracken: 473 kills, 330 digs, 107 aces, 33 Blocks, 2.57 Passing Average
All-Time Assist Leader for Mississippi – Natalie DeRusso: 4,073 kills
All-Time Kill Leader for Mississippi – Parker Bracken: 2,494 kills
