For Immediate Release

Friday, Dec. 8, 2017

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: john@jgpr.net

Avon Middle High School Celebrates Accomplishments of Fall Sports Student-Athletes

AVON — Superintendent Paul Zinni would like to congratulate and praise the Avon Middle High School varsity fall sports student-athletes and coaches for their accomplishments this season.

An awards ceremony was held in the school’s auditorium on Nov. 30, where the boys and girls soccer teams, football team, girls volleyball team and cross country club were recognized.

“I want to say how extremely proud I am of our student-athletes for their hard work, effort and sportsmanship displayed on the field this year, and the continued work they do in the classroom,” Superintendent Zinni said. “To our seniors, you displayed the leadership and passion that exemplifies to our underclassmen what Panther Pride is all about.”

Playing in District D in the Mayflower League, both the boys and girls soccer teams, along with the football team, were honored with the Mayflower League Sportsmanship Award.

Boys soccer captain Cameron Clark was named the Mayflower League’s Most Valuable Player and was a league all-star.

Other league all-stars were girls soccer captain Sophia Torres, football team most valuable player and captain Jacques Parent, and girls volleyball team MVP Virginia Blackburn.

In addition to the league awards, team awards were also given out at the ceremony. The Panther Award was given to the student-athletes who proved to be the unsung heroes of each team, by displaying unwavering team spirit throughout the course of the season.

Award winners were:

Boys Soccer

• Team award – Mayflower League Sportsmanship Award
• Cameron Clark – Captain, Team MVP, Mayflower League All-Star and League MVP
• Eric Ficarra – Captain, Panther Award
• Harly Beauzile – Defensive Player of the Year
• Marcus Dupuy – Most Improved Player of the Year
• Donovan Potemri – Offensive Player of the Year

Girls Soccer

• Team award – Mayflower League Sportsmanship Award
• Sophia Torres – Captain, Team MVP and Mayflower League All-Star
• Cassidy Brown – Captain, Most Improved Player of the Year
• Meghan Mahoney – Captain
• Emma MacDonald – Offensive Player of the Year
• Kaitlyn von Ehrenkrook – Panther Award
• Mikayla von Ehrenkrok – Defensive Player of the Year

Football

• Team award – Mayflower league Sportsmanship Award
• Jacques Parent – Captain, Team MVP and Mayflower League All-Star
• Aidan Centeno – Offensive Player of the Year
• Tyler Georges – Defensive Player of the Year
• Joey Hilaire – Most Improved Player of the Year
• Alvin Yvon – Panther Award

Girls Volleyball

• Andrea Ficarra – Captain and Panther Award
• Jessica Lind – Captain
• Virginia Blackburn – Team MVP and Mayflower League All-Star
• Noisha Louis-Alexandre – Most Improved Player of the Year
• Christa Merzeus – Offensive Player of the Year
• Taika Seaize – Defensive Player of the Year

Cross Country Club

• Marcus Lefort – Best Time Overall
• Ryan Luddy – Panther Award
• Jacob Sotomayor – Panther Award

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