2004 High School Student Athletes of the Year

Sheron Taylor is the female athlete from Jackson-Central Merry High School, playing basketball , soccer, and track. She was the JV Best Defensive player, the 10th grade Most Improved Player, 11th grade Captain and Best Free Throw Percentage as well as All District Tournament team and All Academic Tournament Team. In soccer, Sheron was the 9th grade Most Improved Player, 10th grade All District 2nd team, 11th grade Captain's Award, Player of the Week, All District Team, All District Tournament Team. In track, she took 2nd in the 4 x 200 in the 11th grade, 2nd place in the 4 x 800 at the Best of the West competition and 2nd place in the 4 x 100 in the 12th grade.	Daniel Baker is the male athlete from Jackson-Central Merry High School, playing football and baseball. In football, he received the Coaches' Award all four years, an All Region Honorable Mention and the Senior Leadership Award. In baseball, Daniel made the All District Team and the All Defensive Team in the 10th grade and the All District Tournament Team in teh 11th grade.
Sarah Pipkin is the female athlete from South Side High School, playing volleyball, softball and basketball. In volleyball, she was The Jackson Sun Player of the Year, All District for 2003-2004, All District Player of the Year for 2004, District Tournament MVP for 2004, and Regional Tournament MVP for 2004. She was selected to play in the East-West Volleyball Match. Sarah averaged 14 kills per match and a .956 serving percentage. In softball, Sarah was All District in 2002-2003 and led her team in fielding percentage. She has a .320 average and was All West Tennessee in 2003. In Basketball, Sarah was All District for 2002-2003 and led her team in points per game, field goal percentage, 3 point percentage, free throw percentage, block and rebounds.	Jason Towater is the male athlete from South Side High School, playing football and baseball. In football, he was All Region in 2002 and 2003, All Region Offensive MVP in 2003 and All West Tennessee. In Baseball, Jason received the HAWK Award for leadership and Best Base Runner Award for the most stolen bases. He was also Best District.
Andrew Simmons is the male athlete from Trinity Christian Academy, playing football, basketball and baseball. In football, he had 50 completions on 163 attempts for 1,233 yards, 14 touchdowns and six interceptions. He rushed for 356 yards on 84 carries with five touchdowns. In basketball, Andrew averages 8.2 points per game, three assists, and 6.3 rebounds. In baseball, he has a .316 average and 14 RBIs with a .960 average field percentage.	Elizabeth Diffee is the female athlete from Trinity Christian Academy, playing basketball, track and cross-country. In basketball, she averaged 8.8 points per game, 4.2 assists, 31.2 three point percentage and 4.7 steals. In cross-country, Elizabeth medaled in every local contest with the best time of 22.57. Her team was undefeated in local competition, placed 1st in Best of the West, 1st in Regional and 7th in State. In track, she was the 300m hurdles Regional Champion and was part of the 4 x 8 Regional Championship Team.
Casey Carpenter is the male athlete from Jackson Christian School, playing football and basketball. In football, he was All Region his sophomore, junior and senior years, Kicker of the Year his junior and senior years, All State honorable Mention his junior year, All Madison County his junior and senior years, and Captain of his team his senior year. He has lettered three years and has a 26-10 career record. In basketball, Casey was All District his junior and senior year, All District Tournament Team his junior and senior years, All Region MVP his senior year, and Captain of his team his junior and senior years. He has lettered all four years and has 936 career points and a 94-31 career record.	Lauren McLaughlin is the female athlete from Jackson Christian School, participating in track, discuss and soccer. She holds the school discuss record and has received the Coaches' Award, Academic Award for soccer, the Lady Flyer Award and numerous academic awards including the highest GPA in her class.
Quentin Hurd is the male athlete from North Side High School, playing football, basketball, and track. In football, he was All Madison County 2002, 2nd Team All Regional 7AAA, 1st Team All West Tennessee Sportswriter Association AAAA All State. In 202, on defense he had five interceptions, returned for 1003 yards, and had 36 tackles. On offense, he had 23 receptions for 368 yards and 16 yards average/catch. In basketball, Quentin in the 6th man on the team and plays small forward. He averages four rebounds and four points per game. He has lettered in all three sports.	Rachel Watson is the female athlete from North Side high School, playing soccer, basketball and softball. In soccer, she has served as the varsity goalie for four years. She was selected All District Team for three years and received the 2003 MVP Award for District 13AAA. In Basketball, Rachel lettered three of four years and has served as team captain this season. In softball, she is a four-year letter recipient and starting player first base. She was All District in 2001-2002 and in 2002 received the Best of the West Female Athlete of the Year Award for District 13AAA.
Shaina Brown is the female athlete from the University School of Jackson, participating in cross-country, track & field. In cross-country, she was Best of the West and went to the regional meet all four years, finishing second her senior year. She earned a top three finish in every Region 7 meet her senior year and is a five-time recipient of the USJ Bruin Award for dedication and team spirit. Shaina serves as team captain; her best cross-country time is 19:57. In track&Field, she was Best of the West and region 7A-AA Meet MVP and one and two mile champion. Her best one-mile time is 5:41 and best two mile time is 12:26.	Joseph Dowsley is the male athlete from the University School of Jackson, playing football. He was a Wendy's High School Heisman State Finalist, All State Linebacker, All Region 7A, Defensive Player of the Year for Region 7A, The Jackson Sun All West Tennessee Team, and an AP All Tennessee Honorable Mention. As a linebacker, Joseph had 158 tackles including 16 tackles for loss and one sack. He made three fumble recoveries and one interception. As a fullback, he had 81 attempts and 672 yards for an 8.3 average with 6 touchdowns and one two-point conversion.
Brittney Holmes is the female athlete from Liberty Technology Magnet High School, playing basketball. She was All Division in 2003, Most Improved n 2003, and Best defense in 2003. In 2003, she averaged seven points and seven rebounds per game. In 2004, she averaged seven points and seven rebounds per game. In 2004, she averaged six points a game and eight rebounds per game.	Preston Moore is the male athlete from Liberty Technology Magnet High School, playing football and baseball. In football, he was the school MVP and was selected to the West Tennessee Football All Region Second Team. He has served as the team captain and was nominated for Wendy's High School Heisman and Scholar Athlete for the Week. In baseball, Preston has played pitcher, first base, third base, and catcher. He has two wins and no losses, 17-2/3 innings pitched, 13 hits allowed, 3.17 ERA, eight walks allowed, 18 strikeouts and .200 batting average.
Gwen Holtzclaw is the female athlete from Madison Academic Magnet High School, playing volleyball, cross-country, basketball and track. She has maintained a 4.0 GPA and was named MVP of the volleyball, cross-country and track teams. She was also selected to the All District Volleyball Team.	Andrew Hicks is the male athlete from Madison Academic Magnet High School, playing basketball, cross-country, bowling and baseball. He received the honor of All District Team in basketball. He was also the MVP in basketball and cross-country while maintaining a 3.7 GPA.