The Coastal Empire High School Sports Awards program, Presented by Georgia Ports, is proud to announce player of the year nominees for the fall sports season.
The winners will be announced during the live show May 27 at Johnny Mercer Theatre at the Savannah Civic Center. We’ll announce our celebrity guest soon. The show is produced with the support of Chatham Orthopaedics.
During the live show, these nominees will be honored, along with player of the year nominees and winners from the winter and spring sports seasons.
The show will also announce the winners of our premier awards, which includes boys athlete of the year, girls athlete of the year, boys team of the year, girls team of the year, coach of the year and our Courage Award recipient.
Nominated athletes who RSVP for the event will receive a free ticket thanks to our sponsors. Details on how additional tickets can be obtained will be available soon.
The Coastal Empire High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards.
Here are the fall nominees …
Cross Country
- Noah Bowman, Richmond Hill High School — JR
- Theron Claridge, Effingham County High School — JR
- Harry Cleland, The Habersham School — JR
- Carter Dieterich, Richmond Hill High School — JR
- John Dodson, Benedictine Military School — SR
- Joseph Esco, Effingham County High School — SR
- Ben Fluegel, South Effingham High School — JR
- Benjamin Hall, Richmond Hill High School — SR
- Asher Herrin, Benedictine Military School — JR
- Eddie Howell, Richmond Hill High School — SO
- Cole Minnich, Benedictine Military School — SO
- Leo “Hart” Tedder, H V Jenkins High School — SR
Girls Cross Country
- Chloe Adkins, Effingham County High School — SO
- Adeline Althen, Richmond Hill High School — JR
- Lydia Amick, Savannah Christian Preparatory School — SO
- Julia Anastasio, Richmond Hill High School — SO
- Laura Bennett, Savannah Arts Academy — FR
- Grace Cunigan, Savannah Christian Preparatory School — FR
- Gabriella Francis, Richmond Hill High School — SO
- Elle Harward-Grant, Savannah Arts Academy — SR
- Sadie McGarity, The Habersham School — FR
- Chloe Miller, Richmond Hill High School — FR
- Leah Nyce, Savannah Arts Academy — SR
- Frances Tedder, Savannah Arts Academy — SO
Flag Football
- Gianna Brown, New Hampstead High School — SR
- A’Niyah Browner, H V Jenkins High School — JR
- Taliyah Headman, New Hampstead High School — SR
- Scarlett Jackson, Calvary Day School — SR
- I’Yarna Lee, H V Jenkins High School — SO
- Sierra Lowery, Calvary Day School — SR
- Natalie Sanders, Calvary Day School — SR
- Malaya Signal, South Effingham High School — SR
- Arden Thompson, South Effingham High School — JR
- Victoria Wallace, Richmond Hill High School — SO
- Abby Walsh, Calvary Day School — SR
- Avery Washington, Richmond Hill High School — SR
Football Defense
- Assir Best, Bethesda Academy — SR
- Logan Brooking, Savannah Christian Preparatory School — SR
- Kam Cody, Benedictine Military School — JR
- Reico Collins, H V Jenkins High School — SR
- Caleb Easterling, Richmond Hill High School — SR
- Elijah Griffin, Savannah Christian Preparatory School — SR
- La’Damion Guyton, Savannah Christian Preparatory School — SO
- Lee Johnson, Richmond Hill High School — SR
- Brooks Kleinpeter, Savannah Country Day School — SR
- Emerson Lewis, Calvary Day School — SO
- Walter “Buddy” Mathis Jr., Calvary Day School — SR
- Jaden Miles, Savannah Christian Preparatory School — SR
- Cutter Powell, Calvary Day School — SR
- Tyler Scott, Savannah Country Day School — SR
- Herbert “Third” Scroggins, Benedictine Military School — SR
- Isaac Smith, H V Jenkins High School — SR
- Kenry Wall, Savannah Christian Preparatory School — SR
- Micah Williams, Benedictine Military School — JR
Football Offense
- Thomas Blackshear, Calvary Day School — SR
- Doopah Coleman, Calvary Day School — SR
- Jordan Dillon, Savannah Christian Preparatory School — SO
- J’Mere Doe-Davis, Effingham County High School — SO
- Connor Ferguson, Benedictine Military School — SR
- Chris “Bubba” Frazier, Benedictine Military School — JR
- Kamari Maxwell, New Hampstead High School — SR
- Anddreas McKinny, Bryan County High School — JR
- James Mobley IV, Calvary Day School — SO
- Andrew Nicholson, Savannah Country Day School — SR
- Tucker Perkins, Effingham County High School — JR
- Trenton Rhodes, H V Jenkins High School — SR
- Zo Smalls, Savannah Christian Preparatory School — SR
- Cam’Ron Thompson, H V Jenkins High School — JR
- Ra’Shawn Truell, New Hampstead High School — SR
- Joshua Ulrich-Troupe, Richmond Hill High School — SR
- Jacobe Ward, Benedictine Military School — SR
- Thomas Zimbalatti, Richmond Hill High School — SR
Softball
- Jillian Austin, Savannah Christian Preparatory School — JR
- Megan Coleman, Effingham County High School — SR
- Ansleigh Giordano, Effingham County High School — JR
- Gracie LaFleur, Effingham County High School — JR
- Payton Livingston, Savannah Christian Preparatory School — SR
- Danni Lynn, South Effingham High School — SO
- Alyssa Martin, South Effingham High School — SO
- Olivia Morgan, Effingham County High School — SR
- Aubrey Ragins, Richmond Hill High School — SR
- Izzy Wilkins, South Effingham High School — SR
- Adriana Williams, Richmond Hill High School — SR
- Ava Wingate, Effingham County High School — SR
Volleyball
- Sophie Chu, Saint Vincent’s Academy — JR
- Lillie Coffey, Savannah Arts Academy — SR
- Kaylyn Gill, Saint Vincent’s Academy — JR
- Torrin Higginbotham, Savannah Arts Academy — SR
- Talia Johnson, Richmond Hill High School — JR
- Samantha Johnson, Richmond Hill High School — SR
- Maggie Kyriakides, Savannah Christian Preparatory School — SR
- Kinsey Prado, Calvary Day School — JR
- Maya Swenson, Islands High School — SR
- Bella Teston, Effingham County High School — SR
- Reese Theriot, Savannah Christian Preparatory School — SR
- Clara Vorel, South Effingham High School — JR