All-Western Highlands Conference award recipients were named this past week for the fall sports season. The following is a list of those recognized, with Avery honorees in bold.GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY:
Mary Chestnut-Smith (Avery County); Kristen Stout, Ana Reyes, Anna Fosberg, Lillian Rolfe, Alyssa Chet and Ana Unda (Hendersonville); Cynthia Griffin, Megan Bennett and Aleshia Reece (Madison).
Coach of the Year: Jessica Houston (Hendersonville).
Runner of the Year: Kristen Stout (Hendersonville).
FOOTBALL:
Christian Montgomery (Avery County); Wesley Cook, Robert Mills, Daniel Orr, Corey Cook, Darren Perry, Jon Bowie, Ben Walgenbach and Cedrick Allen (Hendersonville); Logan Jensen, Austin Burleson and Taylor Hall (Mitchell); Kirk Burnette, Jesse Ballew, Zach Howell, Taylor Fender, Dylan McMahon, Casey Randolph, Kyle Barrus, Clint Carlson and Chris Jones (Mountain Heritage); Andy Coleman, Seth Blankenship, Seth Stewart, Josh Leake and Brennan Kirby (Owen); Jordan Ollis, Andre Overholt, Kamron Kerr, Tony Wicklund, Zach Searcy and Tyler Philpott (Polk County).
Coach of the Year: B.J. Laughter (Hendersonville).
Player of the Year: Cedrick Allen (Hendersonville).
Back of the Year: Jesse Ballew (Mountain Heritage).
Lineman of the Year: Zach Howell (Mountain Heritage).
Special Teams Player of the Year: Stephen Roper (Hendersonville)
BOYS SOCCER:
Andrew Ingram and Kyle Griewisch (Avery County); Tyler Combs, Cody Labelle, Brayan Aguirre, Andrew Boyea, Juan Macias and Eddie Hernandez (Hendersonville); Isaac Justice and Petr Bunzayn (Madison); Jacob Martinez (Mitchell); Daniel Godfrey (Mountain Heritage); Stefan Cazzonelli, Jermaine Vernon and Brandon Roland (Owen); Heath Culbreath, Cole Weicker, Chris Abril, Tony Sciuva, Russell McIntyre and Hugo Santos (Polk County).Coach of the Year: Lennox Charles (Polk County).
Player of the Year: Brayan Aguirre (Hendersonville).
Goalkeeper of the Year: Christian Maloney (Madison).
GIRLS TENNIS
Coach of the Year: Rhinanon Manis (Avery County).
Co-Players of the Year: Maddie Fahnley (Polk County) and Morgan Yackey (Avery County) 
VOLLEYBALL
Katie Ellis and Rachel Buchanan (Avery County); Ellen Payne, Sarah Carswell and Brooks Walz (Hendersonville); Laurel Gregg and Heather Jenkins (Madison); Sam Smith (Mitchell); Alli Huskins and Taylor Fox (Mountain Heritage); Stephanie Jones (Owen); Maggie Conner, Denise Edwards, Kaitlyn Franks and Katie Wilson (Polk County).
Coach of the Year: Heather Clausen (Polk County).
Co-Players of the Year: Courtney Huskins (Mountain Heritage) and Avery Griggs (Hendersonville).
Congratulations to all Avery honorees!
