BIRMINGHAM – The Bryant-Jordan Foundation has released the list of senior student-athletes selected as recipients of the 2021 Bryant-Jordan Regional Scholar-Athlete and Student Achievement Awards.
A total of 56 seniors in the AHSAA, including Brodie Vinson from Jasper High and Cody Dunagan from Curry High, were selected in each category from nominations submitted by member schools. Eight students, one from each district in each of the AHSAA’s 1A through 6A classifications, and four students in Class 7A will receive $3,000 scholarships for their selection.
The students will also be eligible for additional scholarships. The overall class winner will receive an additional $3,500 scholarship and the overall state winner will receive an additional $4,000 scholarship in each category. The recipients will be honored at the 36th annual banquet set for April 12 at the Birmingham Sheraton Hotel banquet hall beginning at 6 p.m.
The Bryant-Jordan Awards program, named for legendary coaches Paul “Bear” Bryant and Ralph “Shug” Jordan, was created in 1986 by the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in conjunction with the AHSAA. It is supervised by the Bryant-Jordan Foundation’s Board of Directors and has been recognizing senior student-athletes annually since 1986 (Scholar-Athlete) and 1989 (Achievement Award).
Last year’s overall state winners were Ben Williams of Phil Campbell High School, who received the Larry D. Striplin, Jr., Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, Hayden Holton of Elmore County High School and Karmyn Sparks of Pleasant Valley High School, who were named the co-winners of the Ken & Betty Joy Blankenship Achievement Award.
The purpose is to recognize and honor Alabama students who have by ability and effort achieved a level of excellence in the areas of academics and athletics that is commensurate with their potential. It is also hopes to make aware to not only athletes but to all segments of the student population that it is both important and rewarding for them to strive to be the best that they can be. The program motivates and encourages students to achieve this goal. It also hopes to encourage and promote the involvement and commitment of Alabama corporations and individuals in helping improve the academic levels of all students.
The initial scholarship offered by the Bryant-Jordan Program was the scholar-athlete scholarship. In 1989 the Achievement Award was created. This award is designed to reward the student-athlete who achieves beyond his/her ability both academically and athletically or who may have overcome some obstacle or hardship
to achieve success.
A total of 104 scholarships are awarded annually to deserving high school seniors from schools that are members of the Alabama High School Athletic Association. The program has grown from an $8,000 award program annually to the present where more than $800,000 is distributed annually. In addition to the Bryant-Jordan Foundation scholarships, students are also eligible for several additional scholarship awards given to individual students annually, including the Dr. Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholarship; Herman “Bubba” Scott Coach’s Scholarship; United Methodist Children’s Home scholarship (2); Auburn football Letterman’s Club Scholarship, (2); and the Alabama “A” Club Educational & Charitable Foundation Scholarship (2).
The students are also eligible to receive even more scholarship awards from a number of Alabama’s four-year colleges and community colleges.
This year’s regional recipients include:
BRYANT-JORDAN REGION WINNERS – 2021
REGION CLASS SCHOLAR ATHLETE ACHIEVEMENT
1 1A Lydia Walsh Cleveland Gettis
Bayshore Christian School Florala High School
2 1A Mikey Johnson Jakel Lewis
McKenzie High School Sweet Water High School
3 1A Josh Williams Shawndria Calloway
Linden High School Loachapoka High School
4 1A Aubrie Daniels Jackson Abbott
Wadley High School Maplesville High School
5 1A Maggie Miller Shelby Davis
The Donoho School Ragland High School
6 1A Nik Borths Austin Vick
St. Bernard Preparatory School Appalachian High School
7 1A Bailey Oliver Emma Dempsey
Belgreen High School Belgreen High School
8 1A Jessie Green Kinsley Cole
Athens Bible School Cherokee High School
1 2A Whitney Novak Karly Hall
St. Luke’s Episcopal School Abbeville High School
2 2A Jackson Baker Caleb Moore
Ariton High School Leroy High School
3 2A Reid Mitchell Ben Martin
Isabella High School Isabella High School
4 2A Lydia Platt Kera Dunham
Fayetteville High School Central High School-Coosa County
5 2A Molly Reynolds John Corbell
Westminster School at Oak Mountain Sulligent High School
6 2A Hannah Davis ReAnna Watson
Sand Rock High School Gaston High School
7 2A Sydnee Fitzgerald Hayden Moss
Falkville High School Tharptown High School
8 2A Kennedy Barron Benjamin Watkins
Pisgah High School Ider High School
BRYANT-JORDAN REGION WINNERS – 2021
REGION CLASS SCHOLAR ATHLETE ACHIEVEMENT
1 3A Anna Olsen Miriam McCoy
Cottage Hill Christian Academy Bayside Academy
2 3A Taylor Carnley Ally Price
Opp High School Slocomb High School
3 3A Ann Cobern Chapman Jim Portis
The Montgomery Academy Trinity Presbyterian School
4 3A Trent Colburn Ashleigh Windle
Hale County High School Reeltown High School
5 3A Ty Weeks Andrew Stovall
Winfield City High School Winfield City High School
6 3A Collin Mayfield Joanna Hammett
Geraldine High School Geraldine High School
7 3A Jacob Mitchell Logan McCullough
Fyffe High School Sylvania High School
8 3A Gabi Vest Casey McNatt
Danville High School Elkmont High School
1 4A J’Maya Bell Sarah Kate Sligh
Williamson High School St. Michael Catholic High School
2 4A Presley Miles Aaliyah Kennedy
Saint James School Wilcox Central High School
3 4A Mattie Alston Chandler Gaskin
Bibb County High School LAMP
4 4A Greyson Kirkley Cole Kelley
Northside High School American Christian Academy
5 4A Caroline Lloyd Ian McGowan
Cherokee County High School Cleburne County High School
6 4A Ashton McCullar Cody Dunagan
Haleyville High School Curry High School
7 4A Tia Lambert Carter Hammond
Priceville High School Westminster Christian Academy
8 4A Chaney Peters Sheyenne Hankins
Wilson High School Rogers High School
BRYANT-JORDAN REGION WINNERS – 2021
REGION CLASS SCHOLAR ATHLETE ACHIEVEMENT
1 5A Luke Deakins Royce Bryars
Satsuma High School Elberta High School
2 5A Matthew Beasley Omar Cowan
Andalusia High School Andalusia High School
3 5A Sam Barlet Kelley Green
Elmore County High School Elmore County High School
4 5A Peyton Stevenson Amelia Moore
Demopolis High School Central High School of Clay County
5 5A Kate Baecher JeKovan Rhetta
John Carroll Catholic High School Parker High School
6 5A Skyler Trawick Clay Gilley
Corner High School Moody High School
7 5A Alex East Adelyn Ellis
Guntersville High School Sardis High School
8 5A Lily Pounders Cole Turner
Russellville High School Lawrence County High School
1 6A Brady Turner JP Pierre
Saraland High School McGill-Toolen Catholic High School
2 6A Josiah King-Rogers Hunter Adams
G.W. Carver High School Russell County High School
3 6A Morgan Causey Kynnedi Gallahan
Wetumpka High School Calera High School
4 6A Jhana Mosley Brylan Miller
McAdory High School Brookwood High School
5 6A Lindsey Smith T Brodie Vinson
Mountain Brook High School Jasper High School
6 6A Carter Funderburk Tamyiah Bankhead
Mortimer Jordan High School Shades Valley High School
7 6A Beth Ann Tucker Clay McGuire
Springville High School Muscle Shoals High School
8 6A Cooper Atkins Arturo Lopez
Scottsboro High School Fort Payne High School
BRYANT-JORDAN REGION WINNERS – 2021
REGION CLASS SCHOLAR ATHLETE ACHIEVEMENT
1 7A Grace Klezmer Airy Weaver
Mary G. Montgomery High School Mary G. Montgomery High School
2 7A Morgan Jones Maggie Bryan
Auburn High School Enterprise High School
3 7A Jacob Copham Emily Knerr
Hewitt-Trussville High School Hoover High School
4 7A Mary Claire Ridgeway Alex Machado
Florence High School Austin High School
