Bloomfield, Missouri - Bloomfield Middle School held their annual Athletic Honors Ceremony on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the Bloomfield High School gym along with the high school athletes.
The 7th grade boys basketball team is coached by Brandon Crook and Travis Westbrook.
Playing on the 7th grade team are Gabe Adkins, Aiden Coward, Andrew Francis, Rollings Gigaroa, Dawson Hill, Jeffrey Jarrell, Nathan Lockhart, Ethan McRoberts, Will Robison, Conner Scott, Stevan Sherfield, and Skyler Smith.
They finished their season 12 -3 and earned a 3rd place in the in the Fisk Tournament and the first in the SCAA Conference Tournament.
"This group was a pleasure to coach," commented Crook. "When you put athleticism and knowledge of the game together you have a good recipe for success. this group of kids had both this past year."
Some memorable moments were making 10 3-pointers in a big win over Dexter, including a half-court buzzer beater by Jeffrey Jarrell. The other moment was avenging a mid season loss at Bernie then beating them in the Conference Championship.
"We jumped on them early and would have liked to seen us put it away easily, but still won by double digits," stated Crook.
Awards presented were the Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Valuable Player of the Year and the Wildcat Award.
Jeffrey Jarrell earned the Offensive Player of the Year award and the Most Valuable Player of the Year. The MVP was voted on by his fellow teammates.
Andrew Francis received the Defensive Player of the Year award.
The Wildcat Award went to a player who through a combination of effort, attitude and improvement during the course of the season and that was Dawson Hill. This award was also voted on by fellow teammates.
"Hard work, dedication, and teamwork will be what separates this group of athletes from their competition," Crook said.
Middle School Cross Country, Cheerleading, Girls Basketball, Volleyball, and Baseball awards for middle school will spotlighted in separate articles on the ShowMe Times.
