With an abrupt end to the regular archery season for the Harlan County Public Schools Middle School Archery League, the school system still wanted to recognize teams and individuals for their accomplishments. Highest competition score for teams and averages from the season’s competitions for individuals took the place of the cancelled championship competition outcome. Nine schools participated in the league this year.

The team score was based on the team’s best performance this season at any of the competitions that hosted three or more teams. JACES took first place with a score of 2,598. Green Hills was runner up falling behind JACES by just 19 points. Rosspoint rounded out the top three with a high team score of 2493.

First Place: James A. Cawood ————- 2,598

Second Place: Green Hills——————— 2,579

Third Place: Rosspoint ————————- 2,493

4th Place: Cawood ———————————- 2,373

5th Place: Evarts————————————— 2,360

6th Place: Cumberland ————————- 2,322

7th Place: Black Mountain——————- 2,285

8th Place: Wallins ———————————- 2,209

9th Place: Harlan County Christian— 2,198

Individual recognition is also a staple of archery. The league wanted to recognize the best of the best this season by figuring up the average scores of the best shooters to determine the top three male and female recipients, along with the shooter of the year.

Evarts brought home the bulk of the female division with Haley Huff averaging 271 for a first-place finish. Huff also outshined competitors with that score and earned the shooter of the year award. Alexis Freeman, also from Evarts, pulled in second place with an average score of 263.2. Shyenne Cantrell, from Green Hills, had an average score of 262.6 and third place finish.

Rosspoint, James A. Cawood, and Cumberland managed to average out in the male division and earn first, second, and third place finishes respectively. Dallas Sergent, from Rosspoint, averaged 270.5 for a first-place finish. Ethan Rhymer, from JACES, averaged 264 for second place. Gaberiel Bolen, from Cumberland, topped out the male division with an average of 262.6 for third place.

Top 3 Female Shooters:

1st Place: Haley Huff ————— (271) ———Evarts

2nd Place: Alexis Freeman —-(263.2) ——Evarts

3rd Place: Shyenne Cantrell – (262.6) ——Green Hills

Top 3 Male Shooters:

1st Place: Dallas Sergent ——- (270.5) ——Rosspoint

2nd Place: Ethan Rhymer ——-(264) ———-JACES

3rd Place: Gaberiel Bolin —— (262.6) ——Cumberland

Shooter of the Year: Haley Huff (271) ——Evarts

Academic Archers by School:

James A. Cawood:

Landon Brock

Brayden Clay

Amelia Colinger

Mitchell Johnson

Caley Meadows

Tucker Mills

Hezekiah Smith

Logan Smith

Dalton Burgan

Miranda Burgan

Tyler Coots

David Farley

Dustin Jones

Wyatt Miles

Dalton Neff

Ethan Rhymer

Jared Rhymer

Landon Smith

Evarts:

Haley Huff

Jocie Wynn

Alexis Freeman

Courtney Hall

Lucas Parker

Hunter Napier

Anna Noe

Olivia Freeman

Jamison Wilkinson

Cruz Galloway

Macy Jones

Kaitlyn Brewer

Alex Napier

Caleb Payne

Destiny Farley

Braelyn Smith

Brady Freeman

Tessa Collins

Dylan Collins

Ben Coleman

Green Hills:

Xavier Hale

Ethan Huff

Skylar Middleton

Krissa Bennett

Coby Bray

Addy Caldwell

Lexie Caldwell

Braxton Crain

Destiny Farler

Ali Hensley

Shyenne Cantrell

Brayden Brock

Grace Howard

Alisha Middleton

Rosspoint:

Landon McCreary

Chloe McCreary

Dallas Sergent

Barbara Jenkins

Launa Monroe

Brylee Harmon

Jacob Shoemaker

Serissa Cox

Sienna Cox

Jeremy Goldsberry

Harlan Co. Christian School:

Noah Hall

Gavin Hills

Isaac Noe

Riley Yates

Elijah Creech

Taylor Wilson

Cassandra Faulkner

Addy Fields

Lexi Foutch

Daria Lee

Memphis Hudack

Isaiah Baker

Rylin Hoover

Caylee Baker

Jackson Bird

Braidyn Hoover

Timera Vanover

Haley Guthrie

Aubrey Baker

Lily Meredith

Olivia Kelly

Hayley Collins

Wallins:

Halle Hensley

Ben Pitman

Callie Griffith

Caden Craig

Alex Greene

Samantha Henson

Cawood:

Alexa Ward

Autumn Rowe

Alyssa Collins

Addison Hickson

Adam Grubbs

Jason Fultz

Charity Couch

Randi Lynn Saylor

Mikey Smith

Dedrick Short

Jacob Meade

Brayden Osborne

Matt Daniel

Jacey Collins

Black Mountain:

Bradyn Madden

Blake Short

Braxton Miller

Emily Witt

Ethan Lewis

Logan Lewis

Calan Neely

Jacob Clark

Jacob Howard

Kenley Stewart

Matt Brock

Drake Roark

T.J. Roark

Cumberland:

Connor Eversole

Adan Eversole

Malaki Dean

(all academic archers for Cumberland were not able to be determined before the printing of this article)