It’s that time of year when the fall sports season is winding down, and with that comes end-of-year awards.
Many Habersham fall sports athletes are up for the BLITZ Player of the Year awards. Here are the list of candidates that are finalists for the awards. The nominee and honorable mentions are narrowed down to the finalist group, which a voting panel for BLITZ votes on based on statistics, team success, etc to determine a player of the year. There is no date established for announcing the winners, but follow BLITZ (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Website, YouTube) to stay tuned!
BLITZ FOOTBALL Player of the Year FINALISTS
Bailey Fisher – Rabun JR QB
2,019 pass yds, 23 TD (120/174; 69%) | 669 rush yds, 15 TD (7.4 ypc)
Jake Jones – Habersham Central SR WR/LB
15 rec, 376 yds, 6 TD (25.1 ypc); 78 tkl, 15 TFL, 2 sacks, 3 INT, 7 PD, 2 FF, FR, 140 K/P RET yds
Luke Martin – Dawson SR LB
140 tkl (16 TFL), sack, 2 INT (TD), 4 rec, 40 yds, TD
Zach Matthews – Lumpkin SR FB
1,352 rush yds, 14 TD (5.8 ypc) | 4 rec, 36 yds | 7 tkl (2 TFL), sack
Coey Watson – Dawson JR QB
1,494 pass yds, 14 TD (98/169; 58%) | 607 rush yds, 14 TD (5.1 ypc)
Cole Wright – Union JR QB
1,653 pass yds, 14 TD (130/200; 65%) | 1,370 rush yds, 19 TD (11.7 ypc)
Raiders Other Nominees & Honorable Mentions: Cole Wilbanks (SR QB) & Michael Babers (SR RB)
BLITZ SOFTBALL Player of the Year FINALISTS
Laken Chambers – Union SR P/1B
.362 avg (43 hits), 2 HR, 19 RBI, 9 2B, 10 R | 15-7 (1.45 ERA) 130 K
Paige Cook – Habersham SO SS
.476 avg (39 hits), 6 HR, 25 RBI, 9 2B, 3B, 23 R, 11 SB [.533 OBP; .829 SLG] {.904 FLD}
Trista Houston – Rabun SR OF/P
.421 avg (32 hits), 4 HR, 32 RBI, 6 2B, 3B, 16 R [.436 OBP; .684 SLG] | 8-2 (2.03 ERA) 48 K
Jessica Morgan – White JR C
.465 avg (40 hits), 10 HR, 31 RBI, 39 R, 5 2B, 2 3B, 9 SB, 13 BB
Emma Whitfield – Stephens SO P/1B
.241 avg (21 hits), 2 HR, 17 RBI, 4 2B, 8 R, 4 SB | 24-5 (0.92 ERA) 232 K
Raiders Other Nominees & Honorable Mentions: Janie Beth Webb (SR 3B) & Ansleigh Holland (JR P/1B)
BLITZ VOLLEYBALL Player of the Year FINALISTS
Holly Foster – Lumpkin JR RS/S
.333 hitting %, 81.2 Serve %
Lainey Gosnell – Habersham SR MH
342 kills, 112 solo blocks, 244 digs, 31 aces, 89% serve receive
Eliza Harris – White SR OH
159 earned pts, 61 aces, 88 kills, 129 digs
BLITZ CROSS COUNTRY Runner of the Year FINALISTS
BOYS
Samuel Davidson – Banks SR
Region 8-AA Runner-Up; 2A State 4th 17:55
Guy Gober – Rabun SO
Region 8-AA Champion; 2A State 6th 18:02
Jacob Poston – Dawson SR
Region 7-AAA Champion; 3A State Runner-Up (16:43)
Lance Underwood – Union JR
Region 7-AAA 5th ; 3A State 21st (17:37)
GIRLS
Jaelen Alexander – White SO
Region 8-AAAA 6th ; 4A State 7th (20:02)
Kate Massey – Commerce JR
Area 4 Champion; 1A State Runner-Up (22:04)
Frankie Muldoon – Dawson SO
Region 7-AAA Champion; 3A State 6th (19:46)
Georgia Stockton – Rabun SO
Region 8-AA Champion; 2A State 5th 22:38
Hannah Whitehead – Towns JR
Area 4 Runner-Up; 1A State 8th (23:13)
Raiders Other Nominees: Will Hatchett (SR) & Kate Holbrook (SR)
