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 8th grade boys basketball team is coached by Brandon Crook and Travis Westbrook.
Playing for the 8th grade team are Parker Heaton, Lane Bader, Bryant Vaughn, Will Thorn, Colton Hyslop, Gentry Bracken, Gavin Chasteen, and Nick Carter.
They finished their 2016-2017 season with a record of seven wins and seven losses. They claimed third place in the Stoddard County Tournament.
"I have coached most of these young men the last four years and it's truly been an honor," commented Westbrook. "Their biggest downfall was being too nice. Every time they stole the ball from the other team they always felt bad and gave it back. That's not entirely true, but close. they played as hard as any team I have coached at Bloomfield and if they continue to do that and develop their game they have very high potential in the future."
Awards distributed were Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Valuable Player and the Wildcat Award.
Colton Hyslop is the Offensive Player of the Year. He averaged 12.9 points per game to lead the team. "I never would have dreamed that four years ago, but he has learned to use his size, speed, and strength to get to the basket and finish."
Defensive Player of the Year is Nick Carter. "When we needed someone shut down like we did in the 3rd place game of the county tournament Nick wanted that challenged and delivered. I have watched him get to balls I thought he had no chance of getting to just by shear heart and will and that's all defense. It doesn't hurt that he is really fast either."
Most Valuable Player was voted on by the team. Parker Heaton earned the award. "Parker is kind of the glue that held things together for this team. He has a high basketball IQ and is able to play any position we might need him in. He can hit shots outside, go inside and bang around. he is also good at breaking bones and thankfully that didn't happen this year."
Will Thorn is the Wildcat Award winner for this year. "I tried to get Will to play in 5th, 6th, and 7th grade and he finally decided to come play this year. The team and coaches are glad he did."
"Will exemplifies everything the Wildcat Awards stands for. he is great in the classroom. he's great in the community and he is going to give everything he has on the court and support his teammates til the end. He is a team first guy, a "we" guy, not a "me" guy. Will worked as hard as anybody and will only get better the more he plays," stated Westbrook.
Middle School Cross Country, Cheerleading, Girls Basketball, Volleyball, and Baseball awards for middle school will spotlighted in separate articles on the ShowMe Times.
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.
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.
Louis Bell is the Bloomfield Middle School 7th and 8th grade girls basketball coach.
"We saw a lot of improvement as the season went by," commented Bell. "We competed, but had a difficult time scoring. I believe the girls enjoyed the season and were appreciative of the opportunity that was given to them."
"We played Puxico in the very first game and got beat by 24. Three games later we played them again and cut that deficit to just 12 points" continued Bell. "We got our first and only win of the 2016-2017 season against Oak Ridge 19-14."
Awards distributed to the middle school girls basketball athletes were Offensive Player of the Year, Most Rebounds, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Valuable Player, Wildcat Award.
Offensive Player of the Year was awarded to Shylynn Bader.
Most Rebounds Award went to Melanie Phillips.
Defensive Player of the Year Award went to Rosa Hester.
The Most Valuable Player was awarded to Ashton Bell and the Wildcat Award went to Karsyn Phillips.
Middle School Cross Country, Cheerleading, Boys Basketball, Volleyball, and Baseball awards for middle school will spotlighted in separate articles on the ShowMe Times.
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.
Charlotte Phillips is the cheerleading coach.
"This is a very talented group of athletes," commented Phillips. "During our cheer season almost half of our team was also playing their first year of girls' basketball, so they were extra busy. They had double practices and made sure both teams were successful."
Representing the 2016-2017 Bloomfield Middle School Cheerleading Squad are Melanie Phillips, Molly Below, Karsynn Phillips, Zoe Lipe, Abigail Conner, Isabelle Tippen, Rosa Hester, McKenzie Bowen, Emilie Hancock, Ashlynn Sills, Ansley Huffman, Mattie Pennington, Alaina Dockins, and Kylie Wheelis.
Four individual awards were presented: Strongest Base, Best Flyer, Jumps, and Tumble, Most Spirit/Strongest Spotter, and the Wildcat Award.
The Strongest Base Award went to Molly Below. "She made sure every stunt went up and worked hard to protect the flyer if it fell."
The Best Flyer, Jumps and Tumble Award went to Karsynn Phillips. "She was a main flyer and executed several tough stunts with her bases and had clean jumps and strong tumbling skills."
The Most Spirit/Strongest Spotter Award went to Melanie Phillips. "She was a strong spotter which is important in keeping the flyer and bases safe. She worked hard to make sure every stunt went up. She was also full of spirit. She would yell herself hoarse at almost every game!"
Middle School Cross Country, Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Volleyball, and Baseball awards for middle school will spotlighted in separate articles on the ShowMe Times.
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.
Josh Delay is the middle School Cross Country coach along with Assistant Coach Matthew Kohm.
"It has been not only an honor, but a privilege to work with and coach such a dedicated group of runners," commented Delay. "I am so glad to have been a part of hosting the first Stoddard County Middle School Cross Country meet."
"I want to thank all of the parents who were there and helped me through this season," continued Delay. "They were just as excited as I to see what our athletes could accomplish."
Awards presented were Girls MVP, Boys MVP, Girls Wildcat Award and Boys Wildcat Award.
Ansley Huffman earned the Girls Most Valuable Player Award and the Girls Wildcat Award.
Nicolas Carter received the Boys Most Valuable Player Award. Colton Hyslop received the Boys Wildcat Award.
Middle School Cheerleading, Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Volleyball, and Baseball awards for middle school will spotlighted in separate articles on the ShowMe Times.
