Poss and Brown Win Most Coveted DCHS Basketball Awards, Maynard Named MVC

DCHS Basketball Most Valuable Cheerleader Zoe Maynard, Most Valuable Lady Tiger Lydia Brown, and Most Valuable Tiger Tanner Poss were awarded at the annual team banquet

DCHS Lady Tiger Basketball Award Winners at Team Banquet Friday Night: Seated left to right-Maddison Parsley, Lydia Brown (MVP), and Joni Robinson. Standing left to right- Kadee Ferrell, Kenzie France, Leah Davis, and Mya Ruch

DCHS Tiger Basketball Award Winners at Team Banquet Friday Night: Seated left to right- Noah Martin, Tanner Poss (MVP), and Nathan Atkins. Standing left to right- Brayden Howard, Hayden Thomas, Dallas Cook, Colter Norris, Dakota White, Brayden Antoniak, Isaac Walker, and Aiden Whitman.

DCHS Basketball Cheerleader Award Winners at Team Banquet Friday Night: Seated left to right-Holly Evans, Zoe Maynard (MVC), and Grace King. Standing left to right-Monica Carlton, Presley Agee, MaKayla Cook, and Callie Mulloy

March 15, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Senior Tanner Poss was named the DCHS Tiger basketball Most Valuable Player Friday night at the annual team banquet, while Senior Lydia Brown received the Lady Tiger MVP honor. Senior Zoe Maynard is the Most Valuable Cheerleader. The awards were sponsored by Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. The MVP and MVC awards are named in memory of Allen D. Hooper.

In addition to being named MVP, Tanner Poss received an award as the team’s “Toughest” player and was recognized as having earned “Honorable Mention” in District 8AA. Poss was further honored late in the season for having scored 1,000 points in his high school career. A feat he actually achieved last year. Poss, a two time Tiger MVP winner, was sidelined for much of the year due to an injury. Had the injury not occurred, Tiger Coach John Sanders said Poss would most likely have attained even more awards especially at the district level. Poss first received MVP honors as a sophomore.

Along with having earned the MVP honor, Lydia Brown was recognized for having been named to the 2^nd Team All-District and 1^st Team All-Region.

The DeKalb County Lady Tigers wrapped up an historic season losing to Marshall County in the quarterfinals of the Class AA State Tournament at Murfreesboro last week. They closed out the campaign with a record of 23-12. It was the first State Tournament appearance for a DCHS girls team since 1965.

The season for the Tigers ended with a loss to Upperman in the District 8AA Tournament last month. The Tigers finished with an overall record of 6-23.

Other individual cheerleading awards included:
MVC: Zoe Maynard
Most Spirited: Holly Evans
Best Stunts: MaKayla Cook
Best Jumps: Presley Agee
Best Dancer: Callie Mulloy
Best Cheer: Grace King
Most Improved: Monica Carlton

Other Lady Tiger basketball awards were as follows:
MVP: Lydia Brown
Best Defensive Player and Best Ball Handler: Mya Ruch
Best 6th Man: Joni Robinson
Best Free Throw Shooter, Best Rebounder, and the Hustle Award: Kadee Ferrell
Most Improved and Toughest Player: Kenzie France
Best Passer: Maddison Parsley
Best Attitude: Leah Davis

In addition to Lydia Brown, Emme Colwell, and Kadee Ferrell were named to the 1st Team-All Region. Ferrell also joined Brown on the All-District 2^nd Team and she (Ferrell) made the All-Freshmen Team. Emme Colwell was named to the 3^rd Team All-District and Mya Ruch made the All-Defensive Team.

Lady Tiger Coach Danny Fish received the District 8AA girls coach of the year.

For the Tigers,
MVP and Toughest Player: Tanner Poss
Best Offensive Player: Nathan Atkins
Best Defensive Player and Best Rebounder: Dallas Cook
Most Improved: Noah Martin
Best Free Throw Shooter and Best Passer: Colter Norris
Best Ball Handler and Hustle Award: Dakota White
Best Sixth Man: Hayden Thomas
Best Attitude: Brayden Antoniak

Hardest Worker: Aidan Whitman
Nathan Atkins was named to the 3^rd Team All-District and Dallas Cook and Tanner Poss received Honorable Mention. Cook was also named to the All-Defensive Team.