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Big Country FCA Reveals 2021 All-Star Rosters

Mar 23, 2021

Congratulations is extended to more than 300 of the area’s top athletes representing 73 high schools who have been selected to participate in the Big Country Chevy Dealers 2021 FCA All-Star Festival.



The 22nd annual All-Star Festival is scheduled for June 3-12 in four different Big Country cities and includes football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, golf, student trainers and cheerleading. 


The area athletes selected to participate in the Big Country Chevy Dealers 2021 FCA All-Star Festival include:


FOOTBALL

Red Team: Brady Miller (Abilene Cooper), Daniel Salazar (Abilene Cooper), Jeshari Houston (Abilene High), Luke Tebow (Abilene High), Ryder Wilkins (Albany), Garrett Dixon (Ballinger), Weston Rollwitz (Ballinger), Tyler Vaughn (Ballinger), Adam Winn (Ballinger), Jonas Arellano (Breckenridge), Jonathan Trejo (Breckenridge), Johnathan Willoughby (Brookesmith), CJ Lewis (Cisco), Stedham Buchanan (Clyde), Kutter McDowell (Clyde), Javian Ray (Dublin), Aaron Copeland (Eastland), Brandon Fielding (Eastland), Hunner Rodgers (Eden), David Barajas (Eldorado), Hunter Lanham (Graham), Javier Leija (Graham), Bo Thompson (Hawley), Pecos Smith (Jayton), Zach Henderson (Jim Ned), Will Castleberry (Junction), Jonathan Davis (Lingleville), Matthew Kerr (Mason), Emmanuel Venegas (Ozona), Landon Burkhart (Richland Springs), Rance Siler (Rochelle), Dylan Jeffrey (Rotan), Malik Haywood (San Angelo Central), Weston Hill (San Angelo Central), Dwayne Huff (San Angelo Central), Cody High (San Angelo Lake View), Jaiden Hollingsworth (Santo), Aiden Salinas (Snyder), Colton Accomazzo (Stephenville), Kevin Bowery (Stephenville), Damian Meza (Stephenville), Trace Morrison (Stephenville), Kason Philips (Stephenville), Gavin Roundtree (Stephenville), Jahzair George (Wylie), Reese Gooding (Wylie), Phillip Taylor (Wylie) 


Blue Team: Noah Bjorlie (Abilene Cooper), Andrew Bradley (Abilene Cooper), Noah Garcia (Abilene Cooper), Hondo Martinez (Abilene Cooper), Wesley Estridge (Albany), Gavin Williams (Anson), Chris Mendez (Aspermont), Ethan Cortez (Bangs), Trey Ivey (Bangs), Ethan Sanches (Bangs), Zach Panzer (Blackwell), Tyler Simpson (Blanket), Cesar Reza (Brady), Jimi Brown (Brownwood), Khyren Deal (Brownwood), Brad Robinson (Brownwood), Royshad Henderson (Brownwood), Brock Bouldin (Coleman), Cameron Allen (Forsan), JJ Lee (Graham), Lucky Vargas (Grape Creek), Ethan Byerly (Hamlin), Jackson Sepeda (Hamlin), Colter Denson (Jim Ned), Austin Martin (Jim Ned), Hunter Wilson (Jim Ned), JJ Ake (Mason), Hayden King (May), Ike Sebastian (Merkel), Brayden Dunlap (Miles), Hector Hernandez (Olney), Ethan Foster (Rising Star), Malachi Brown (San Angelo Central), Monte’vious Dobbins (San Angelo Central), Eddie Corranco (San Angelo TLCA), Risien Shahan (San Saba), Landon Yarbrough (San Saba), Cisco Fuentez (Sanderson), Reese Baird (Sonora), Zhawn Holden (Stamford), Darian Carr (Sweetwater), Jeremy Le (Sweetwater), Kaylon Johnson (Three Way), Wyatt Thorp (Throckmorton), Luke Lipsey (Wall), Brice Cantrell (Wylie) 


VOLLEYBALL

North Team: Sarah Cox (Abilene High), Paighton Lawson (Abilene High), Allison Hill (Albany), Torie Fuentes (Albany), Ashlin Calvio (Big Spring), Jocelyn Gonzales (Big Spring), Haley Hanson (Clyde), Peyton Warren (Clyde), Lexi Shield (Colorado), Kayleigh Tibbets (Eastland), Addison Kimberling (Graham), Morgan Patterson (Graham), Amy Burch (Newcastle), Kamiah Davis (Snyder), Cali Carter (Stephenville), Mia Valdez (Sweetwater), Lesley Butler (Tolar) 


South Team: Mollie Davis (Abilene Cooper), Brianna Garcia (Abilene Cooper), Jennika Willis (Abilene Cooper), Shelby Adair (Brady), Caitlyn Moody (Brownwood), Ashlyn Storm (Brownwood), Berklee Stautzenberger (Coleman), Savannah Holt (Early), Sophie Sanford (Jim Ned), Mya Moore (San Angelo Central), Kait Kirkland (San Angelo TLCA), Mackensie Wilson (Wall), Kalysta Minton-Holland (Water Valley), Brianna Mock (Wylie), Avery Wimberly (Wylie)


WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

North Team: Hannah Underwood (Cisco), Mia Monroe (Colorado), Carter Gomez (Eula), Presley Vernon (Eula), Rylee Evans (Forsan), Taryn Spivey (Forsan), Jordyn Hicks (Lingleville), Taylor Clark (Lipan), Kaylee Little (Lipan), Maggie Peacock (Lipan), Alyssa White (Merkel), Carlie Willison (Munday), Channing Motley (Santo), Cassidy Walker (Santo), Alee McClendon (Stephenville), Jade Wilson (Stephenville)


South Team: Lindsey Larose (Brownwood), Graci Jones (Christoval), Abbi Allen (Coleman), River Bradley (Cross Plains), Taylor Rountree (Goldthwaite), Alexic Espinosa (Jim Ned), McKenzie Cano (Mason), Roberta Robinette (May), Brighton Adams (San Saba), Courtnee Cash (San Saba), Adalee Donham (Santa Anna), Skylar Harris (Sonora), Falyn Guy (Wall), Makinlee Bacon (Wylie), Emma Melton (Wylie), Morgan Travis (Wylie)


MEN’S BASKETBALL

North Team: Jalen McGee (Abilene High), Jackson Stevens (Abilene High), Nathan Watts (Abilene High), Kyler Seymore (Big Spring), Layne Edgar (Cisco), Jacob Roberts (Clyde), Jaxson Phariss (Colorado), Daniel Escobar (Dublin), Dakota Boles (Eula), Mason Hillger (Forsan), Devin Hildebrand (Hermleigh), Tripp Scott (Jayton), Augustus Boeve (Lingleville), Kyle Styron (Stephenville), Grayson Traweek (Stephenville)


South Team: Cameron Jemison (Abilene Cooper), Jonathan Delgado (Ballinger), Ryan Elliot (Ballinger), Kenjrik Manley (Ballinger), Zach Porter (Brownwood), Cody McWilliams (Cross Plains), Tanner Gallimore (Hawley), Kallin Kothmann (Menard), Jevon Everitt (San Angelo TLCA), Logan Glover (San Saba), Cross Knittel (Sterling City), Bobby Dunn (Veribest), Alex Salas (Winters), Luke Powell (Wylie), Colby Tanner (Wylie)


SOFTBALL

North Team: KK Roberson (Abilene High), Kailey Isenhower (Baird), Sarah Wood (Big Spring), Caroline Turner (Breckenridge), Kayra Sauceda (Cisco), Paige Puryear (Clyde), Julia Canales (Coahoma), Isabel Bustamante (Dublin), Alexis Hicks (Eastland), Karli Fostel (Eula), Callie Dobbs (Graham), Marilyn Milton (Graham), Breanna Leathers (Hawley), Dalyce Fulfer (Merkel), Laramie Terrell (Stamford), Katie McIrvin (Stephenville), Jazzy Villa (Sweetwater), Jordyn Zarate (Ranger)


South Team: Angelic Gonzalez (Abilene Cooper), Daniella Luna (Ballinger), Addison Garcia (Brady), Auzzlyn Benedict (Brownwood), Brooklyn Gilbreath (Coleman), Summer Furlong (Comanche), Kenadi McGrath (DeLeon), Kailee Love (Early), Alexa Portilla (Early), Jadyn Martinez (Eldorado), Kylie Gwinn (Jim Ned), Hanna Jones (Jim Ned), Rylee Dehn (San Angelo Central), Samantha Howell (San Angelo Central), Ashton McMillan (San Angelo Central), Abigail Jimenez (San Saba), Taylor Hunt (Wall), Minely Avila (Wylie), Kylie Barnes (Wylie)


BASEBALL

North Team: Jackson Chapman (Albany), Parker Henry (Albany), Cade Neve (Albany), William Webb (Albany), Isaac Brann (Anson), Evan Moore (Breckenridge), Dylan Neuman (Clyde), Seth Brooks (Coahoma), Dylan Wilson (Eastland), Bradlee Saucedo (Forsan), Corey Ballew (Graham), Jackson Myers (Merkel), Cordell Mitchell (Ranger), Leeroy Tavarez (Snyder), Bryson Holt (Stamford), Bryson Dill (Stephenville), Case Dunavant (Stephenville), Krystian Gomez (Sweetwater)


South Team: Ricky Delapaz (Abilene Cooper), Jack Keefer (Abilene Cooper), Aiden Busenlehner (Ballinger),  Cutter Johnson (Brady), Kris Hobbs (Brownwood), Lane Powledge (DeLeon), Landon Tant (Jim Ned), Cody McBee (Mason), Keith Cross (May), Dylan Abbott (San Angelo Central), Ryan Ramon (San Angelo Central), Nick Rivas (San Angelo Central), Bryson Ballard (Wall), Kannon Brooks (Wall), Kye Herbert (Wall), Dash Albus (Wylie), Cooper Cothran (Wylie), Jaxon Hansen (Wylie), Walker Piland (Wylie), Balin Valentine (Wylie)


GOLF

Women: Hannah Graham (Baird), Kari Morton (Baird), Liberty Fox (Cisco), Kaycee Clark (Eastland), Paige Goodman (Eula), Destinee Segura (Eula), Carmen Garcia (Menard), Trinity Rodriguez (Munday), Natalee Finley (Santo), Kylie Roberts (Stephenville), Hailey Abbott (Veribest), Alexi Buff (Wylie), Alexia Calderon (Wylie), Tatum McClellan (Wylie)


Men: Jacob Wright (Abilene High), Eric Toliver (Ballinger), Alex Leuschner (Big Spring), John Monson (Brownwood), Alex Holman (Eastland), Cody Houston (Eula), Jayton Jones (Eula), Trey Carrillo (Irion County), Joran Scheriger (Sidney), Zach Peterson (Sweetwater), Zach Wheat (Winters)


CHEERLEADERS

Abilene Games: Grace Pacatte (Abilene Cooper), Lorelei Shirmer (Abilene Cooper), Allison Panzer (Blackwell), Savanna Hinton (Breckenridge), Preslee Maxfield (Brownwood), Averi Berry (Clyde), Providence Dickson (Coahoma), Jenna VanCleave (Hamlin), Chambray Phemister (Haskell), Chelsea Crow (Hawley), Faith Morgan (Jim Ned), Gracie Howeth (Knox City), Saeja Barlow (Loraine), Emillie Ramirez (Paint Rock), Evie Kisner (Ranger), Chloe Finley (Wylie)


Brownwood Games: Emily West (Ballinger), Carson Alexander (Cisco), Madilynn Shepard (Cross Plains), Bryten Ballenger (Dublin), Janessa Lopez (Early), Sarah Vasquez (Junction), Kaitlin Sutherland (Richland Springs), Katy Dusek (San Angelo TLCA), Makayla Rohmfeld (Wall), Shelby Gothard (Water Valley), Querstin Lara (Winters)


TRAINERS

Cailey Brown (Abilene Cooper), Taylor Dugger (Abilene Cooper), Becca Church (Brownwood), Camberly Davidson (Blackwell), Jenifer Garza (Coleman), Makailey Rosales (Coleman), Laken Green (Winters), Andrea Sosa (Reagan County), Delaney Yanez (Reagan County), Nivea Goodloe (Reagan County)


The Big Country Chevy Dealers 2021 FCA All-Star Festival schedule of events includes:   


Saturday, June 5: the 13th annual All-Star women’s basketball game and the 9th annual All-Star men’s basketball game in Brownwood, both presented by Abilene Bone and Joint


Monday, June 7 and Tuesday, June 8: the 2nd annual Big Country FCA All-Star golf tournament on the Kingdom Course at Solid Rock Camp in Eastland


Friday, June 11: the 8th annual FCA All-Star softball and baseball games in San Angelo, presented by 1st Community Federal Credit Union

                                               

Saturday, June 12: the 9th annual FCA All-Star volleyball game in Abilene, presented by Hendrick Medical Center


Saturday, June 12: the 22st annual Myrle Greathouse All-Star Football Classic in Abilene, presented by the Myrle Greathouse Foundation


FCA extends special thanks to the Big Country Chevy Dealers who support the All-Star Festival:

·       Larry Hall, Lawrence Hall Chevrolet in Abilene

·       Mitch Hall and John Speer, Lawrence Hall Chevrolet in Anson

·       Mark and Hunter Hanner, Hanner Chevrolet in Baird

·       Joseph Tolliver, Toliver Brothers Chevrolet in Ballinger

·       Greg Bruner and Cory Howard, Bruner Auto Group in Brownwood

·       Rob Miller, Blake Fulenwider Chevrolet in Eastland

·       Sam Toliver,  Bailey Toliver in Haskell

·       Mitch Hall, Mitch Hall Chevrolet in Snyder


The Big Country Fellowship of Christian Athletes serves communities spread across a 37-county area including Abilene, the Concho Valley, the Brownwood area and Cross Timbers/Stephenville area.


For more information about Big Country FCA, contact Andy Penney, Big Country FCA Area Director, at (806) 577-2537 or apenney@fca.org.

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She is in the gym working to improve and does not mind spending that time on her own to get better. She played volleyball for the first time ever as a senior and made the all-district team because of this commitment to improve. Coaches, teachers, and administrators do not have any issues with Payton in the classroom or the playing field. She is quick to volunteer to help, is respectful of authority, and a great teammate. She makes the freshman feel valued to the team and builds the confidence of the upper classman. Referees and opposing coaches often compliment her on court demeanor and her friendliness and respect in interactions before and after the game. Payton is an exceptional student who will complete an associates of science degree with 67 college hours from South Plains College two weeks prior to graduating high school. She has above a 100 GPA and strives to make the best grades possible in school. Payton is the president of the AHS Hornet Council and has led in weekly volunteering at the local food bank, a community clean-up, and other student led morale events. Payton is a two-time all-district basketball player, the district MVP for basketball, and all-district in volleyball. Payton has advanced to the regional track meet the past two seasons, and she is also a three-time NCA All American Cheerleader and captain of her basketball and cheerleading squad. Payton is the kind of kid coaches want on their team. She understands what it takes to be successful in competition but also understands the importance of handling herself with dignity, compassion, sportsmanship, and in a Christ-like manner. She is a resilient young lady who has overcome the death of a close family member, a devastating injury, and a change of schools in the last 18 months of her life. She knows that all opportunities she has been given are because of her faith in Christ and the things she has learned from being a competitive athlete. She carries herself with class on and off the court and challenges those around her to do the same. She makes a positive impact in all of those around her while silently pushing them to be better in all ways. She has been a successful athlete on the basketball and volleyball court, on the track, and on the softball field. Most importantly, she has been a successful ambassador for Christ and handle adversity and struggles with a resounding faith in the path that has been laid before her. The Big Country Fellowship of Christian Athletes is honored to recognized Payton Potts as the 2022 Rex Fleming Memorial Female Athlete of the Year. FCA serves communities spread across a 37-county area including Abilene, the Concho Valley, the Brownwood area and Cross Timbers/Stephenville area. 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