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HS athletic highlights winter 2021

High School Athletic Highlights

Editorial Staff
How have our High School teams done this year so far?

Football

The Ensworth Tigers battled through a tough Division 2-AAA schedule and persevered through a season of unknowns. The Tiger defense was strong this season, led by the team leader in tackles, Toleo Malone ‘21 (62 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks), Bryce Edmondson ‘21, Tyrone Ford ’22, Jai Morris ’21, Phillip Gray III ’22, Bralynn Morris ’23, Dylan Hudson ’23, Andre Turrentine ’21, Roland McGhee ’22, and Charles Ingram ’22. The Tigers’ offensive passing attack was led by QB Levi Moore ‘23 with 1422 yards passing, 8 TD, and leading receivers Jacob Page ‘23, Andre Turrentine ’21 and Toby Wilt ’22. Leading rusher Mark Smith ’23 set the tone with 614 yards, 5 TD, followed up by Levi Moore ’23 and Charles Ingram ’22. Driving the front for the Tigers were Zach Bell ’21, Bralynn Morris ’23, Axton Hunt ’22, Phillip Gray III ’22, and Christian Grimes ’23. Special Teams’ key leaders were punter/kicker Hayden Horn ‘21 and long snapper Hudson Powell ‘22.  
Division II-AAA East All Region: Tyrone Ford ’22, Axton Hunt ’22, Toleo Malone ’21, Andre Turrentine ’21, and Specialist Hayden Horn ’21.

Division II-AAA East All Region (Honorable Mention): Bryce Edmondson ’21, Roland McGhee ’22, Jacob Page ’23, and Mark Smith ’23. Division II-AAA Tennessee Sports Writer Association All-State Team and Tennessee Football Coaches Association Division II-AAA All-State: Toleo Malone ’21 and Andre Turrentine ’21.

Girls’ Cross Country

The Girls’ Cross Country Team had a solid 2020 season, led by seniors Lucy Butler, Sara Daugherty, Chloe Edwards, Lainey Garside, Maddie Hand, Nell Harris, Lindsey Hollomon, Allyson Smith, Sachi Srivastava, and Lillie Waddell. Every runner improved as the season progressed, with Helen Thompson ’23 and Tatum Saunders ’24 setting records by each taking three minutes off of their 5K time. Sophomore Remi Schimmel placed 15th at the State Championship, earning a medal, and seniors Allyson Smith and Chloe Edwards had personal best races, helping the Tigers to a 12th-place finish. Ensworth’s JV team had a great showing at the Metro City Meet, taking 2nd place, led by sophomore Kate Rosen’s 2nd-place finish.

Boys’ Cross Country

All runners accomplished personal records with an average improvement time of 1 minute and 25 seconds. The team placed 11th in the State Championship, 6th place in the City Championship, 8th place in the Coleman Midgett Invitational, and 6th place in the Clarksville Invitational.

Golf

The Boys’ Golf Team finished their season as the Team Regional Champions and 4th in the state. Senior Clark Akers ‘21 was named to the Division II-AA Tennessee Sports Writer Association All-State Team, and Virgil Herring was recognized as the 2020 TSSAA Boys’ Coach of the Year. The Girls’ Golf Team wrapped up their season as the Team Regional Runner-Up and were ranked 3rd in the state.

Volleyball

The 2020 Ensworth Volleyball season was special for many reasons. We had two students highlighted and recognized by the regional coaches as All-Region Team members; Erina Shin ’21 and Katie Barrier ’23 along with Hannah Scott ’23 as honorable mention. Unfortunately, we did not get to play more than four regional matches, but the girls showed great resilience and promise throughout the short season. 

Girls’ Soccer

The Ensworth Girls’ Soccer team started and ended the season on the exact same note, both with big wins! To start the season, the girls’ soccer team played a regional game and had a convincing 8-0 victory. The next match the team would play with all rostered players would be the last match of the season, where they had another convincing win against a regional opponent, 7-0. Genevieve Schaefer ’22 and Gianna Bullock ’21 led the team with four goals each. Mary Haley ’23 led the team in assists with four total. Genevieve Schaefer led the team in points with nine followed by Aliyah Batten ’23 with eight. Claire McGehee ’22 and Genevieve Schaefer were selected to the 2020 All-Region Team. 

Mountain Biking

The Mountain Biking program would like to thank our two seniors, William Vreeland ’21 and Sara Daugherty ’21, for their leadership and dedication to the program. William Vreeland was instrumental in helping create the Mountain Biking team and has served as the only captain the team has ever known. William earned points for the Tigers in every TN-NICA race that Ensworth entered. Sara Daugherty helped create a coed Mountain Biking team when she was the first female to join and compete with the team her sophomore year. Sara went from recreational cyclist to a top finisher in her division and her team’s point leader in her first year of competition. 

Collegiate Signings

Congratulations to the following students who have signed letters of athletic intent at the collegiate level: :
  • Dax Braemer
    Washington University
     in St. Louis (Baseball)
  • Gianna Bullock
    University of Oregon 
    (Track & Field)
  • Bryce Edmondson
    University of Memphis 
    (Football)
  • Patrick France
    Washington & Lee 
    (Swimming) 
  • Rob McCall
    Southern Methodist University (Swimming)
  • Devin Obee
    Duke University 
    (Baseball)
  • Evan Petty
    University of California, Berkley (Swimming)
  • Andre Turrentine
    The Ohio State University 
    (Football)
  • Andrew Yu
    Duke University 
    (Baseball)
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