21-22 Year in Review

Conference Champions

Draughn Girls Golf (W Highlands 1A/2A 2021)

Draughn Boys Swimming (W Highlands 1A/2A 21-22)

East Burke Boys Swimming (CVAC 2A 21-22)

Draughn Boys Basketball (W Highlands 1A/2A 21-22 regular season & tournament)

Draughn Baseball (W Highlands 2022)

 

Top 10 Games

Football: Draughn 36, Owen 7 (Nigel Dula two rushing TDs & two 2 pt conversions, Eli Tillery 104 passing yards with seven different receivers catching a pass)

Football: Draughn 42, Avery County 22 (Daylin Pritchard four TDs, Will Price TD INT return) 

Football: East Burke 36, Bandys 32 (lead changed hands four times, Blane Fulbright five touchdown runs)

Girls Basketball: East Burke 59, Newton-Conover 50 (Aubree Grigg 23, Braelyn Stilwell 21 led the Lady Cavaliers on the road to open the new year)

Boys Basketball: East Burke 65, Bandys 59 OT (Logan Coffey 21 pts, ten in the fourth quarter and overtime periods)

Girls Basketball: Draughn 68, Rosman 61 (A come-from-behind home win for the Lady Wildcats, Ella Abernathy 25 and Aubrie Snyder 15 scored in double figures)

JV Boys Basketball: East Burke 44, Maiden 41 (ends season on a seven-game winning streak, Jacob Dellinger 13 pts two 3-pointers in last two minutes)

Baseball: Draughn 6, Madison 2 (Tate Jensen 8 Ks in four pitched innings, win led to W Highlands 1A/2A conference championship on the 26th birthday for head coach Mason Biddix)

Softball: Draughn 8, Madison 7 (Senior night win for the Lady Wildcats, Regan Winkler 4/4 two doubles three RBIs)

2A T&F Regionals (EB boys 2nd place, KJ Byrd 3x regional champion, Spencer Goins 3x state qualifier, Ian Cox/Avery Fraley/Asher Gebhard/Mason Robison/Brady Bostain other state qualifiers) 

Top 5 Viewed Stories

20-plus teams attending Odell E. Williams Inv (358, track & field)

Collegiate Cats/Cavs #7 (229)

Valdese pee wee complete undefeated season (228, football)

Valdese sweeps home opener (202, football)

JV Cavs gain statement win (170, football)

Awards

Athletes of Year

Adam Manns Award (Draughn): Daylin Pritchard, Bailey Bryant

Black & Gold Award (Draughn): Lindsey Hodge, Reed Farrar, Regan Winkler

Tyler Shatley Award (East Burke): Blane Fulbright

Cavalier Pride Award (East Burke): Caleb Johnson-White, Sam Mace

Teams of Year

Draughn Volleyball: 8 (Madison Powell, Bailey Bryant, Mattie Jensen, Addie Hart, Sara Walker, Christon Carswell, Haygen Sigmon, Bella Williams)

Draughn Baseball: 8 (Jacob Mull, John Robert Abernathy, Tate Jensen, Trey Jensen, Kelton Mitchell, Thomas Lambert, Tanner Woody, Emery Clark)

Draughn Softball: 8 (Maddie Crouch, Laney Winebarger, Katie Hamm, Regan Winkler, Katie Cozort, Maddison Powell, Brianna Nations, Aubrie Snyder)

East Burke Softball: 6 (Kaylee Paige, Addy Fortenberry, Love Tallent, Grace Hammack, Kyndal Morrison, Taylor Bostain)

Football

MVP: Nigel Dula

Offensive: Blane Fulbright, Daylin Pritchard, Eli Tillery

Defensive: Will Price, Logan Johnson, Luke Wilson

Special Teams: Justice Cunningham, Sterling Radabaugh

Rising Star: Will Seagle, Ben Mast

Lineman: Luke Rector, Brady Bostain, Garrett Hildebran

12th Man: Hampton Blackwell, Jackson Fleming

Moment of Year: Spencer Goins (75 yd blocked field goal return vs. Patton)

Basketball

Boys Scoring Champion: Daylin Pritchard

Girls Scoring Champion: Aubrie Snyder

Rookie of Year: Braelyn Stilwell

Moment(s) of Year: Logan Coffey (21 pts, 10 in the 4th quarter & OT vs Bandys), Jacob Dellinger (13 pts, two 3-pointers in the last two minutes vs Maiden)