Middle School Fall and Winters Sports All-Conference Selections Announced

With the fall and winter sports completed, the Toe River Conference has named its middle school All-Conference squads for the school year’s sports thus far.

In football, the Avery Middle School Panthers placed seven student-athletes on the squad: Quarterbacks/wide receivers Chance Watson and Ty Polsgrove, as well as Luke Price, Scott Wiseman, Harley Rash, Hunter Johnson, and Chase Buchanan were named to the team.

Cranberry Middle School named a trio of players to the football All-Conference team, as Stetson Stafford, Harley Foster, and Jonah Tenge were named to the squad.

In girls volleyball, the conference tournament champion Avery Middle School Lady Panthers were well represented on the All-Conference team as Haley Woody, Juanita Guzman, and Shannon Smith were named All-Conference, while Ciara Laws, Breanna Heaton, and Lauren Burleson were selected as All-Tournament.

The Cranberry Lady Wildcats also placed multiple players on the All-Conference and All-Tournament teams. Katie Rigdon and Bethany Burleson were tabbed All-Conference for the Lady Wildcats, while McKenzie Hayes and Dani Carpenter were honored as All-Tournament.

Cranberry and Avery both achieved success on the basketball floor this past season, as noted by the number of players named to the respective post-season teams.

For the Wildcats, Tyler Pittman was named All-Conference in boys basketball, while the girls’ team was represented by Katie Rigdon and Bethany Burleson. Abby Thompson was named to the girls All-Tournament team, while Stetson Stafford was selected for the boys All-Tournament squad.

The Avery Middle School basketball teams also placed a number of players to the teams. Chance Watson and Chase Buchanan were named to the boys All-Conference team, while Buchanan and Ty Polsgrove made the All-Tournament team.

The Toe River Conference regular season and tournament champion Lady Panthers from Avery were well represented with postseason honors. Shannon Smith, Lauren Burleson, and Breanna Heaton got the All-Conference nod, while Haley Woody joined Burleson and Heaton on the ladies All-Tournament team.

Congratulations to the county’s middle school athletics programs on a terrific 2009 fall and winter sports season!