Greater Neuse River all-conference teams, 2017-18
The Greater Neuse River Conference has announced its all-conference lists and player and coach of the year awards in all fall and winter sports.
In the fall, Clayton won conference titles in football, boys cross country and girls tennis. Cleveland won the girls cross country and boys soccer championships while West Johnston took home the crown in girls golf. The volleyball title was shared between Cleveland and Clayton, with Cleveland winning the GNRC tournament.
In the winter, Clayton won in boys basketball (regular season and tournament), girls swimming and cheerleading. Cleveland took home titles in wrestling (both regular season and tournament), boys swimming and both boys and girls indoor track. West Johnston took the gymnastics crown and East Wake won the girls basketball regular season championship. Clayton won the girls basketball tournament title.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Player of the Year: Macaleb Robertson, Clayton
Coach of the Year: Denny Medlin, Clayton
Team Sportsmanship: West Johnston
All-Conference:
Clayton: Donnoly Tyrell Jr.; Devin Carter; Tyshon Arnold; Macaleb Robertson. East Wake: James Simon; Evan King. Cleveland: Houston Harrison; Hamilton Harrison. Smithfield-Selma: Kavon Ward. West Johnston: Jakim Graham. South Johnston: C.J. Ray.
Sportsmanship:
Clayton’s Jack Homestead; Cleveland’s Zach Matthews; East Wake’s Brandon Mitchell; Smithfield-Selma’s T.J. Altman; South Johnston’s JaQuain Smith; West Johnston’s Reggie Hicks.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Player of the Year: Asia Todd, Clayton
Coach of the Year: Toni Dupree, East Wake
Team Sportsmanship: West Johnston
All-Conference:
East Wake: Dajha Williams; Kelis Carmon; Gabrielle Buchanan. Clayton: Dalaney Eves; Unique Best; Asia Todd. West Johnston: Kaitlyn Tucker, Cassidy Crist. Smithfield-Selma: Logan Lee, Kiondra Webb. Cleveland: Jaeda Scott. South Johnston: Kelly Dorman.
Sportsmanship:
Clayton’s Jordyn Clement; Cleveland’s Hannah Harrison; East Wake’s Sierra Razor; Smithfield-Selma’s Logan Lee; South Johnston’s Kaylee Creech; West Johnston’s Lexie Lama.
WRESTLING
Wrestler of the Year: Deondre James, Clayton and Zach Lejnar, Cleveland
Coach of the Year: Kenny Watkins, Cleveland
Team Sportsmanship: Smithfield-Selma
All-Conference:
106: Noah Johns, Clayton; Jaydon Desaulniers, Cleveland; 113: Nate Mayfield, West Johnston; Tyler Frady, Cleveland; 120: Gavin McKendrick, West Johnston; Jackson Desaulniers, Cleveland; 126: Nick Garbarino, West Johnston; 132: Ryan Schroer, West Johnston; 138: Deandre Honomichi, Cleveland; 145: Deondre James, Clayton; James Geigel, East Wake; 152: Jaydon Jones, Clayton; 160: Zach Lejnar, Cleveland; 170: Nate Erickson, Cleveland; 182: Kaleb Brown, East Wake; Jon Eyster, West Johnston; 195: Gemel Williams, Clayton; Alex Choma, West Johnston; 220: Titus Anderson, Clayton; Ethan Hildreth, Cleveland; HWT: Ja'Nathan Coward, Cleveland; South Johnston’s Jason Seas; Smithfield-Selma’s Alex Estrada.
Sportsmanship:
Clayton’s Noah Johns; Cleveland’s Adam Morrison; East Wake’s James Geigel; Smithfield-Selma’s Ralph Ruffin; South Johnston’s Kathy Mendez; West Johnston’s Nate Mayfield.
BOYS SWIMMING
Co-Swimmer of the Year: Mitchell Langston, Cleveland and Riley Metzger, Cleveland
Coach of the Year: Cori Walker, South Johnston
Team Sportsmanship: Clayton
All-Conference:
200 medley relay: Christian Davis, Colby Davis, Mitchell Langston, Sam Holder - Cleveland. 200 free: Riley Metzger, Cleveland. 200 IM: Walter Karstens, Clayton. 50 free: Matt Carmillo, Clayton. 100 fly: Mitchell Langston, Cleveland. 100 free: Dalton Batton, Smithfield-Selma. 500 free: Riley Metzger, Cleveland. 200 free: relay Christian Davis, Colby Davis, Alex Embler, Sam Holder - Cleveland. 100 back: Mitchell Langston, Cleveland. 100 breast: Zachary Grady, South Johnston. 400 free relay: Justin Hall, Riley Metzger, Alex Embler, Mitchell Langston - Cleveland. West Johnston’s Blake Markuson. East Wake’s Sloan Sanderson.
Sportsmanship:
Clayton’s Dawson Thompson; Cleveland’s Dakota Herzig; East Wake’s Jace Strickland; Smithfield-Selma’s Hampton Moore; South Johnston’s Dalton Benson; West Johnston’s Aaron Meshew.
GIRLS SWIMMING
Co-Swimmer of the Year: Sophia Torres, Smithfield-Selma and Reagan Martin, Clayton
Coach of the Year: Heather Markuson, West Johnston
Team Sportsmanship: West Johnston
All-Conference:
200 medley relay: Lille Martin, Faith Raynor, Reagan Martin, Willow Stone - Clayton. 200 free: Sophia Torres, Smithfield-Selma. 200 IM: Lille Martin, Clayton. 50 free: Julianna Lee, West Johnston. 100 fly: Faith Raynor, Clayton. 100 free: Sophia Torres, Smithfield-Selma. 500 free: Reagan Martin, Clayton. 200 free relay: Nina Reddick, Breanne Draper, Carolyn Yuziuk, Amber Parrish - Cleveland. 100 back: Reagan Martin, Clayton. 100 breast: Nina Reddick, Cleveland. 400 free relay: Willow Stone, Faith Raynor, Reagan Martin, Lille Martin - Clayton. West Johnston’s Julianna Lee.
Sportsmanship:
Clayton’s Noelle Roberson. Cleveland’s Megan Quinn. East Wake’s Madison Albino. Smithfield-Selma’s Jennifer Garcia. South Johnston’s Lana Radford. West Johnston’s Kamryn Potteiger.
BOYS INDOOR TRACK
Player of the Year: Jon Barnes, Cleveland
Coach of the Year: Joseph Capps, Cleveland
Team Sportsmanship: Smithfield-Selma
All Conference:
300 dash: Jacquez Durham, Cleveland. Shot put: Joshua Faison, Smithfield-Selma. Triple jump: Jamal Hampton, Cleveland. 55 dash: John Warren, South Johnston. Pole vault: Nick Kroggel, Cleveland. 500 dash: Cody Bender, Cleveland. 4-by-800 relay: Esteban Cabascargo, Rigo Bueno, Zachary Clark, Thomas Guadalupe-Johnson - Clevleand. 1,000 run: Fernando Cruz, Smithfield-Selma. 55 hurdles: Jacquez Durham, Cleveland. 1,600 run: Zachary Clark, Cleveland. High jump: Malaki Benton, South Johnston. Long jump: Jamal Hampton, Cleveland. 4-by-400 relay: Fernando Cruz, Daniel Garcia, Aylantus Sanders, Ramon Jimenez - Smithfield-Selma. 3,200 run: Zachary Clark, Cleveland. 4-by-200 relay: Tyson Dew, Tayvon Sutton, Jacquez Durham, Jamal Hampton - Cleveland. Clayton’s Josh Diaz. Cleveland’s Jon Barnes. East Wake’s Dillon Davis. Smithfield-Selma’s Ramon Jimenez. South Johnston’s Reid Barbour. West Johnston’s Julian Clark.
Sportsmanship:
Clayton’s Banks Evans; Cleveland’s Esteban Cabascargo; East Wake’s Cameron Rudder; Smithfield-Selma’s Cristian Rodriguez; South Johnston’s Ethan Johnson; West Johnston’s Hayden Barefield.
GIRLS INDOOR TRACK
Player of the Year: Ciara Robinson, Cleveland
Coach of the Year: Wayne Stewart, Cleveland
Team Sportsmanship: Clayton
All-Conference:
300 dash: Naelee Stone, Cleveland. Shot put: Makelle Bryant, Smithfield-Selma. Triple jump: Ciara Robinson, Clevleand. 55 dash: Naelee Stone, Cleveland. 500 dash: Megan Parrish, Cleveland. 4-by-800 relay: Nikki Parrish, Melanie Ojeda, Jasmine Cullins, Jessica Cullins - Cleveland. 1,000 run: Hayley Whoolery, West Johnston. 55 hurdles: Ciara Robinson, Cleveland. 1,600 run: Hayley Whoolery, West Johnston. High jump: Ciara Robinson, Cleveland. Long jump: Julia Mckissick, Cleveland. 4-by-400 relay: Lanya Quarles, Leilani Joyner, Megan Parrish, Jasmine Cullins - Cleveland. 3,200 run: Hayley Whoolery, West Johnston. 4-by-200 relay: Teanna Bell, Kimberli Boschee, Nicole Quinones, Naelee Stone - Cleveland. Clayton’s Kacey Broadus. Cleveland’s Zacoriia Ingram. East Wake’s Chinvenda Achona. Smithfield-Selma’s Gwyn Reece. South Johnston’s Courtney Garris. West Johnston’s Courtney Christ.
Sportsmanship:
Clayton’s Willow Stone; Cleveland’s Leilauni Joyner; East Wake’s Christina Valentia; Smithfield-Selma’s Naesha Williams; South Johnston’s Elizabeth Hernandez; West Johnston’s Allison Wade.
GYMNASTICS
Gymnast of the Year: Abigayle Harrison, West Johnston
All-Conference:
West Johnston: Abigayle Harrison, Jessica Walker, Carleigh Chapman. Clayton: Mikayla Cron. Cleveland: Eva Carlin
Sportsmanship:
Clayton’s Mikayla Cron; Cleveland’s Taylor Long; West Johnston’s Lelia Brozowski.
CHEERLEADING
Cheerleader of the Year: Olivia Cramer, Cleveland
Coach of the Year: Abbie Tucker, Clayton
Team Sportsmanship: South Johnston
All-Conference:
Clayton: Cece Flores, Kamryn Taylor, Taylor Smith. West Johnston: Lauran Lucas, Kaitlin Pendergraph. Cleveland: Michaela Lewis, Frazier Clark. South Johnston: Eryn Godwin.
Sportsmanship:
Clayton’s Kimberly Blackburn; Cleveland’s Nyia Darden; South Johnston’s Sophia Pastrana; West Johnston’s Logan Gibson.
FOOTBALL
Player of the Year: Tyson Dew, Cleveland
Offensive Player of the Year: Devin Carter, Clayton
Defensive Player of the Year: Savion Jackson, Clayton
Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year: Mitchell Gray, West Johnston; Josh Latta, Clayton; Cameron Witmer, Cleveland
Defensive Linemen of the Year: Arik Harvey, South Johnston
Coach of the Year: Hunter Jenks, Clayton
Sportsmanship: West Johnston
All-conference:
Clayton: Mason Deal, Trevaun Richardson, Jared Cox, Macaleb Robertson, Isaac Duffy, Romeo Stancil, Ethan McCray, Bryce Graves, Andrew Souter. Cleveland: Jon Barnes, Joi Williams, Jamal Hampton, Jaquez Durham, Jaylen Vinson, Jonathan Kizner. South Johnston: Cody Lockamy, Hezekiah Bailey, Jawuan Smith, Harold Robinson, Colin Fite. East Wake: Malik Hankins, Daeveon Vick, Bishop Hill, Anthony Deloatch. West Johnston: Jawan Thorpe, Solomon Mitchell, Garrett Gurney. Smithfield-Selma: Tion Mickens, Yates Hamilton, Kavon Ward.
Sportsmanship: Clayton – Josh Collins. Cleveland – JaNathan Coward. East Wake – Jeremy Etheridge. Smithfield-Selma – Wade Jones. South Johnston – Michael Castro. West Johnston – Alex Choma.
BOYS SOCCER
Offensive Player of the Year: Hunter Lee, Cleveland
Defensive Player of the Year: Dennis Andino, Clayton
Coach of the Year: John Asmussen, Clayton
Sportsmanship: South Johnston
All-conference: Cleveland: Bailey King, Austin Myrick, Marvin Garcia, Dominik Piatek, Jakob Seaman, Hunter Lee. Clayton: Keegan Mangiarcino, Jonathon Gustavo Escobar, Logan Eure, Thomas Ziegler, Dennis Andin. South Johnston: Brayden Kauppi, Kaven Barco, Israel Montoya. West Johnston: Remy Merkousko, Noah Lee, Zach Langness. Smithfield-Selma: Angel Guzman. East Wake: Christian Vega-Aguilar.
Sportsmanship: Clayton – Michael Ellison. Cleveland – Hunter Lee. East Wake – Eduardo Lopez. Smithfield-Selma – Alejandro Fabian. South Johnston – Bryan Martinez. West Johnston – Brody Hall.
VOLLEYBALL
Player of the Year: Taylor Thomas, Cleveland
Coach of the Year: Shelley Johnston, Cleveland
Sportsmanship: Smithfield-Selma
All-conference: Cleveland: Jenna Myer, Shalyn Turbyfill, Ashley Talbot, Taylor Thomas. Clayton: Maya Gray, McKenzie Moore, Riley Kerigan. West Johnston: Tessa Starkweather, Madison Greene. South Johnston: Lee Anna Hines. East Wake: Sequoia Edwards. Smithfield-Selma: Lillie Canaday.
Sportsmanship: Clayton – Maddie Music. Cleveland – Celeste Whiteaker. East Wake – Abbey Denton. Smithfield-Selma – Kathryn Jenkins. South Johnston – Kandis Adams. West Johnston – Lauren Hesse.
CROSS COUNTRY
Boys Runner of the Year: Banks Evans, Clayton
Girls Runner of the Year: Haley Woolery, West Johnston
Boys Coach of the Year: Thomas Coughlin, Clayton
Girls Coach of the Year: Amy Pierce-Reas, Cleveland
Sportsmanship: East Wake (boys); South Johnston (girls)
Boys all-conference: 1. Banks Evans, Clayton; 2. Drew Topoly, Smithfield-Selma; 3. Julian Clark, West Johnston; 4. Blake Boyette, East Wake; 5. Thomas Johnson, Cleveland; 6. Zachary Clark, Cleveland; 7. Logan Salter, Clayton; 8. Izaiak Hernandez, West Johnston; 9. Richard Villafranco, West Johnston; 10. Estaban Cabaschego, Cleveland; Foster Evans, Clayton; Christian Davis, Cleveland; Eduardo Castellanos, East Wake; Christian Rodriquez, Smithfield-Selma; Cole Hill, South Johnston; Aaron Meshaw, West Johnston.
Boys sportsmanship: Clayton – Harrison Ennis. Cleveland – Lane Baldwin. East Wake – Cameron Rudder. Smithfield-Selma – Christopher Williams. South Johnston – Dalton Benson. West Johnston – Hayden Barefoot.
Girls all-conference: 1. Hayley Whoolery, West Johnston; 2. Jessica Cullins, Cleveland; 3. Jasmine Cullins, Cleveland; 4. Gwynn Reece, Smithfield-Selma; 5. Kacy Wiley, Cleveland; 6. Faith Raynor, Clayton; 7. Fabiola Martinez, West Johnston; 8. Willow Stone, Clayton; 9. Erica Burke, Clayton; 10. Grace Amigh, Clayton; Sydney Eure, Clayton; Michelle Cottle, Cleveland; Teresa Saavedra Flores, East Wake; Esther Gonzalez, South Johnston; Courtney Christ, West Johnston.
Girls sportsmanship: Clayton – Grace Amigh. Cleveland – Kacy Wiley. East Wake – Havyn Kurtz. South Johnston – Kyndal Woodard. West Johnston – Rebekah Roberts.
GIRLS TENNIS
Player of the Year: Sarah Rose, Cleveland
Coach of the Year: Emily Parker, Cleveland
Sportsmanship: Smithfield-Selma
All-conference: Clayton: Crystal Amerson, Sydney Rushing, Hannah Riley. Cleveland: Abby Siegert, Sarah Rose, Aesha Ghandi. West Johnston: Jessica Reese, Carrington Mack. East Wake: Ebony Montague. Smithfield-Selma: Ruby Jaen. South Johnston: Emma Jernigan.
Sportsmanship: Clayton – Meredith Wood. Cleveland – Disha Ojha. West Johnston – Sarah Ford. East Wake – Gabby Buchannon. Smithfield-Selma – Olivia Price. South Johnston – Logan Blackmon.
GIRLS GOLF
Player of the Year: Grace Olmstead, West Johnston
Co-Coach of the Year: Jason Morris, Cleveland and Daniel Benson, South Johnston
Sportsmanship: Smithfield-Selma
All-conference: 1. Grace Olmstead, West Johnston; 2. Natalie Hill, Smithfield-Selma; 3. Margaret Ann Andrews East Wake; 4. Darby Reader, Cleveland; 5. Mackenzie Honeycutt, South Johnston; 6. Ainsley Underwood, West Johnston; 7. Janna Stephenson, West Johnston; 8. Taylor Hasick, Cleveland; 9. Ivey Hare, Cleveland.
Sportsmanship: Clayton – Elizabeth Dull. Cleveland – Taylor Hasick. East Wake – Margaret Ann Andrews. Smithfield-Selma – Isabella Lynard. South Johnston – Kendall Weaver. West Johnston – Ainsley Underwood.
This story was originally published April 6, 2018 at 3:33 PM with the headline "Greater Neuse River all-conference teams, 2017-18."