WESSON – Brookhaven Academy held its annual athletic banquet atthe Dr.Billy Thames Center on the Copiah-Lincoln Community Collegecampus Monday night. Awards in baseball, slowpitch softball andtennis will be announced at a later date, after the playoffs in allthree sports.

Selected as Most Valuable Players in other sports were JakeSessums, football; Amber Beeson, fastpitch softball; LindsayAltman, girls basketball; Turner Havard, boys basketball, and CraigSmith, golf.

Senior Katie Newman received the new Miss Basketball Award.

Brookhaven Academy Athletic Awards

Football: Carl Craig, Best Offensive Lineman; Matthew Wooten,Best Defensive Lineman; Jason McGuffie, Most Improved; AustinWilliams, Rookie of the Year; Dustin King, Best Offensive Back;Brandon Achord, Best Defensive Back; Adam Smith, Most VersatilePlayer; Jeffrey Waycaster, Best Defensive Player; Ben Davis, BestOffensive Player; Jake Sessums, Most Valuable Player.

Cheerleader: Lindsey Phillips, Katie Newman, Co-HeadCheerleader.

Fast-Pitch Softball: Angie Davis, Best Offensive Player; KaciWilliams, Most Improved Player; Alyson Lofton, Best DefensivePlayer; Amber Beeson. Most Valuable Player.

Girls basketball: Anna K. Gatlin, Lindsey Phillips, Amy Smith,Katie Newman, Lindsay Altman, All-District; Alyson Lofton, Anna L.Gatlin, Coaches Award; Ancy Myers, Most Improved; Anna K. Gatlin,Best Defensive Player; Lindsey Phillips, Best Rebounder; Amy Smith,Best Offensive Player; Katie Newman, Miss Basketball; LindsayAltman, Most Valuable Player.

Boys basketball: Layne Moreton, Ben Davis, Jake Sessums, PaulCoker, Turner Havard, All-District; Layne Moreton, Mr. Basketball;Jake Sessums, Best Defensive Player; Ben Davis, Best OffensivePlayer; Paul Coker, Most Improved; Turner Havard, Most ValuablePlayer.

Golf: Garrett Jackson, Most Improved; Craig Smith, Most ValuablePlayer.

Track & Field: Anna K. Gatlin, Girls Captain; MarissaKavitz, Girls Best Running Event; Amy Smith, Girls Rookie of theYear; Lindsay Altman, Girls Best Field Event; Thomas Goss, BoysMost Improved; Ryan Nix, Boys Best Running Event; JeffreyWaycaster, Boys Best Field Event.