All-PAC teams announced for spring sports

The PAC conference awards were revealed last week, and additionally, some players made all-state and/or all-region teams. Here’s a wrapup.

High School Baseball

 Logun Wilkins and Brett Smith of three-time state champion Uwharrie Charter were named to the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association 1-A all-state team. 

— Randleman’s Braxton Walker and Providence Grove’s Andrew Thomas were named to the 2-A all-state team.

The following players were named to the all-Region 5 team: Lincoln Lawson (Randleman), Jake Riddle (Randleman), Lincoln Coble (Trinity), Brody Little (Trinity), Ethan Willard (Trinity), Gage Griffiths (Trinity), Walker Parrish (Trinity), Jose Ramirez (Uwharrie Charter), Jake Hunter (Uwharrie Charter) and Rowan Wagner (Wheatmore).

— Randleman’s Walker was named Player of the Year in the 1-A/2-A Piedmont Athletic Conference and the Tigers’ Jake Smith was named Coach of the Year. Wilkins was named Pitcher of the Year.

The rest of the all-PAC team was Tate Andrews (Randleman), John Kirkpatrick (Randleman), Lincoln Lawson (Randleman), Jake Riddle (Randleman), Jake Hunter (Uwharrie Charter), Jose Ramirez (Uwharrie Charter), Brett Smith (Uwharrie Charter), Lincoln Coble (Trinity), Gage Griffiths (Trinity), Brody Little (Trinity), Ethan Willard (Trinity), Cade McCallum (Eastern Randolph), Will Stalker (Eastern Randolph), Canaan Sheppard (Providence Grove), Andrew Thomas (Providence Grove), Caleb Coggins (Wheatmore), Rowan Wagner (Wheatmore), Brady Armfield (Southwestern Randolph), Carson Coltrane (Southwestern Randolph) and Zack Scruggs (Southwestern Randolph).

 American Legion Baseball

— Zack Scruggs had a two-run single in Randolph County’s 7-6 loss to Davidson County. Post 45 had rallied for five runs in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game before Davidson County won on a walk-off. Ethan Willard had an RBI double and Braxton Walker had an RBI single. Carter Brown doubled in a run. Tate Andrews, the third Randolph County pitcher, took the loss.

— Weston Phillips had a two-run double in Liberty’s 9-4 loss to Garner. Grant Kirk smashed a solo home run and Noah Lester had an RBI single.

— Ben Luck had a sacrifice fly and Walker had two hits in Randolph County’s 10-1 loss to Rowan County.

— Brown doubled twice while Walker had a hit and two RBIs as Post 45 rallied for a 4-3 win over Kannapolis. Brody Little had an RBI single. Sean Jennison pitched a six-hitter over six innings with four strikeouts. Andrews pitched a scoreless seventh inning for the save.

— Willard led off the game with a home run and Brown had a two-run blast as Post 45 beat Liberty 5-2. Cohen Caviness had an RBI single. Walker hurled a three-hitter through six innings to get the win. Elijah Prince struck out the side in the seventh inning to earn a save. 

Eli Holland drove in both Post 81 runs with a solo home run and a double.

Brooks Brannon update

— The former Randleman star was batting .274 with 5 home runs and 25 RBIs through games of June 6 for the Greenville Drive, the High-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Brannon had a 13-game hitting streak through June 6.

 Peyton Williams update

— The former Post 45 pitcher was 0-2 with a 2.34 earned run average and 7 saves as the closer through games of June 6 for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League. Williams, who spent five seasons in the Atlanta Braves organization, has not allowed an earned run in his last 10 appearances.

 Softball

— Randleman’s Addyson Dees and Southwestern Randolph’s Alyssa Harris were named co-Players of the Year in the PAC. Southwestern Randolph’s Macie Crutchfield was Pitcher of the Year and the Cougars’ Toby Strider was Coach of the Year.

The rest of the all-PAC team was Kami Dunn (Southwestern Randolph), Nautica Parrish (Southwestern Randolph), Maddie Strider (Southwestern Randolph), Olivia Ashby (Randleman), Kadie Green (Randleman), Kinzie Ivey (Randleman), Kaylee Phillips (Randleman), Bristol Marine (Uwharrie Charter), Emory Johnson (Uwharrie Charter), Carly Rush (Uwharrie Charter), Katelyn West (Uwharrie Charter), Ziemba Campbell (Providence Grove), Ruby Caudle (Providence Grove), Callie Lambert (Providence Grove), Lara Wiseman (Providence Grove), Savannah Heiney (Wheatmore), Maddie Nichols (Wheatmore), Wynne Bartholow (Eastern Randolph) and Trinity Hardin (Eastern Randolph).

 Golf

— Wheatmore’s Ryan Marshall was Player of the Year and Uwharrie Charter’s Austin Davis was chosen Coach of the Year.

The rest of the all-PAC team was Coen Branson (Uwharrie Charter), Maddox Johnson (Uwharrie Charter), Will Thompson (Uwharrie Charter), Nathan Pope (Wheatmore), Brady Collins (Providence Grove), Cooper Wright (Providence Grove), Emmitt Frye (Eastern Randolph), Tyler Gee (Eastern Randolph) and Bo Earnhardt (Trinity).

 Soccer

— Providence Grove’s Taryn Waugh was named Offensive Player of the Year, Uwharrie Charter’s Abbie Gudino was named Defensive Player of the Year, Uwharrie Charter’s Frankie Aguilar was named Coach of the Year in the PAC and Southwestern Randolph got the Sportsmanship award.

The rest of the all-PAC team was Reese Craven (Uwharrie Charter), Destiny Fisher (Uwharrie Charter), Kendall Jarrell (Uwharrie Charter), Alexis Marion (Uwharrie Charter), Jazmin Palma (Uwharrie Charter), Laken Sexton (Uwharrie Charter), Natalie Bowman (Wheatmore), Alexis Holifield (Wheatmore), Jocelyn McDowell (Wheatmore), Nora Parton (Whetmore), Ashley Swaney (Wheatmore), Kaylan Currin (Providence Grove), Alisa Shaw (Providence Grove), Rylee Stover (Providence Grove), Anna Winstead (Providence Grove), Emily Jaramillo Avila (Randleman), Kendall Fortson (Randleman), Lacey Nelson (Randleman), Kelsey Albert (Trinity), Deanna Cobb (Trinity), Katelyn Hill (Trinity), Ashlynn Harbor (Southwestern Randolph), Kayla Hernandez (Southwestern Randolph) and Cora Sparrow (Eastern Randolph).

— Bowman and Waugh were named to the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association 2-A all-state team while Palma was named to the 1-A all-state team.

The following players made the all-region team: Uwharrie Charter’s Gudino and Jarrell; Providence Grove’s Rylee Stover and Shaw; Wheatmore’s McDowell and Asheboro’s Chloe Chanmaly and Gigi Flores.

 Tennis

— Silas Jessup of Wheatmore was named Player of the Year and Southwestern Randolph’s Stephen Owen was named Coach of the Year in the PAC.

The rest of the all-PAC team was Aiden Allred (Uwharrie Charter), Colton Bryant (Uwharrie Charter), Cadence Butler (Uwharrie Charter), Gavin Charlesworth (Uwharrie Charter), Cole Koenig (Uwharrie Charter), Evan Morrin (Uwharrie Charter), Rodolfo Fiscal (Southwestern Randolph), Jaxon Owen (Southwestern Randolph), Brayden Tyl (Southwestern Randolph), Kwame Mathole (Trinity), Micah Oates (Providence Grove), Caleb Ward (Providence Grove) and Ivan Collazo (Randleman).

 Boys Track & Field

— Randleman’s Ty Moton was named Most Outstanding Field Event Winner, Wheatmore’s Dakota Ludwick was named Most Outstanding Runner, Randleman’s Chase Farlow was named Most Valuable Track Athlete and Randleman’s Marty Collinson was named Coach of the Year in the PAC.

The rest of the all-PAC team consisted of Matthew Bowman (Randleman), Tristan Chriscoe (Randleman), Freddy Mercado (Randleman), Bryson Hall (Randleman), Jay Richards (Randleman), Izaiah Troxler (Randleman), Finley Bryant (Wheatmore), Ayden Fitzgerald (Wheatmore), Seth Hollern (Wheatmore), Daylan Ludwick (Wheatmore), Kase Wilson (Wheatmore), Malachi Combo (Providence Grove), Tucker Layton (Providence Grove), Jackson Rhyne (Providence Grove), Aiden Shelton (Providence Grove), Nick Straughn (Providence Grove), Conner Tozier (Providence Grove), Owen Whelan (Southwestern Randolph), Andrew Cox (Trinity), Riley Foster (Trinity), Giovanni Jaimes (Trinity), Tommy Smithers (Trinity), James Combs (Eastern Randolph), Malachi Dunn (Eastern Randolph), Caden Revelle (Eastern Randolph) and Justin “Kobe” Walker (Eastern Randolph).

Girls Track & Field

— Eastern Randolph’s Miriana Correa was named Most Outstanding Field Event Winner, Providence Grove’s Laurel Bernhardt was named Most Outstanding Runner, Randleman’s Gracie Beane was named Most Valuable Track Athlete and Randleman’s William Poole was Coach of the Year.

The rest of the all-PAC team was Janiya Brooks (Randleman), K’Mya Hickman (Randleman), Ava Jones (Randleman), Jaquline McDaniel (Randleman), Kagan Schrimsher (Randleman), Nadia Sturdivant (Randleman), Alexis Vaughn (Randleman), Lyndsay Browder (Providence Grove), Dakota Cockman (Providence Grove), Abigail Lewis (Providence Grove), Bryauna Wood (Providence Grove), Emma Davidson (Wheatmore), Olivia Hildreth (Wheatmore), Scarlett Hildreth (Wheatmore), Lydia Madison (Wheatmore), Kahmarii McNeil (Wheatmore), Gracie Hodgin (Southwestern Randolph), Kiersten Littell (Southwestern Randolph), Rhylea Maness (Southwestern Randolph), Judith Davis (Trinity), Kayla Franklin (Trinity), Leyla Martinez (Trinity), and Aubrey Yow (Trinity).