The 2024 Bryant-Jordan Program Regional Scholar-Athlete and Achievement winners announced

High School Sports

The Bryant-Jordan Student-Athlete Program, which is now in its 37th year, has announced its 2024 regional winners.

Each of this year’s regional recipients will receive a $3,000 scholarship. Out of the pool of regional recipients that were named, the Bryant-Jordan Selection Committee will then selected class winners as well as the recipients of the  Larry D. Striplin, Jr., Scholar-Athlete state award and the Ken & Betty Joy Blankenship Achievement state award. The student-athletes that are chosen as class award winners will be given an additional $3,500 scholarship. Two student-athletes will be chose as the the state award recipients will receive  an additional $4,000 in scholarship funds.

The regional winner will also be eligible for other scholarships including; the Dr. Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholarship; the Herman L. “Bubba” Scott Coach’s Scholarship; the W. Edgar Welden Service Award scholarship (two awarded); the United Methodist Children’s Home scholarships (two awarded); the Auburn Football Lettermen’s Scholarships (two awarded);  and the Alabama “A” Club Educational & Charitable Foundation Scholarships (two awarded).

In addition, several in-state colleges and junior colleges will present additional scholarships as well. Among the colleges involved with the Bryant-Jordan Program are: Auburn University, Jacksonville State University; Samford University; Troy University; The University of Alabama; The University of Alabama-Birmingham; the University of Alabama-Huntsville; the University of Montevallo; The University of North Alabama; the University of South Alabama; and the University of West Alabama.

Community colleges offering scholarships include: Beville State; Calhoun; Chattahoochee Valley; Gadsden State; Jefferson State; Northeast Alabama; Northwest-Shoals; Shelton State; Snead State; and Wallace State. Each high school in the AHSAA may nominate one senior student-athlete in each of  the two categories. All students nominated become eligible for the college and community college awards.

2024 Bryant-Jordan Scholarship Program
Scholar-Athlete Regional Recipients

CLASS 1A
REGION 1:    Landon Hanks             Kinston High School
REGION 2:    
Parker Townsend        Sweet Water High School
REGION 3:    Makasiah Burns          Autaugaville High School
REGION 4:    
Daymion Winfrey        Alabama School/Blind
REGION 5:    Haley Hendrix             Victory Christian School
REGION 6:    
Cale Tittle                    Lynn High School
REGION 7:    Amelia Tafazoli           St. Bernard Prep School
REGION 8:    
Caroline Lambert        Waterloo High School

CLASS 2A
REGION 1:    
Brodie Medlen            Wicksburg High School
REGION 2:    
A.J. Dyson                  G.W. Long High School
REGION 3:    Reagan Taylor             Horseshoe Bend High School
REGION 4:    
Alex Montgomery       Westminster-Oak Mountain School
REGION 5:    Eli Moore                    Winston County High School
REGION 6:    
Ciara Calvert               Cold Springs High School
REGION 7:    Emily Driskill              Whitesburg Christian Academy
REGION 8:    
J.D. Martin                  Pisgah High School

CLASS 3A
REGION 1:    
Ryan Cobb                  Straughn High School
REGION 2:    
Maci Caldwell             Houston Academy
REGION 3:    Wilson Albrecht          Trinity Presbyterian School
REGION 4:    
Karli Wood                 Randolph County High School
REGION 5:    Emily Huang               Fayette County High School
REGION 6:    
Luke Rhinehart           Piedmont High School
REGION 7:    Ephan Benjume           Plainview High School
REGION 8:    
Thea Hamlin               Elkmont High School

CLASS 4A
REGION 1:    
Ashland Ross              Satsuma High School
REGION 2:    
Jack Simmons             Geneva High School
REGION 3:    Avery Rogers              Prattville Christian Academy
REGION 4:    
Jackson Burel              Talladega High School
REGION 5:    Noah Morgan              Cleburne County High School
REGION 6:    
Makenna Shirley         Oneonta High School
REGION 7:    Lauren Buchanan        DAR High School
REGION 8:    
T.J. Carter                    Westminster Christian Academy

CLASS 5A
REGION 1:    
Gianna Estrada            St. Paul’s Episcopal School
REGION 2:    
Carter Sanders             Headland High School
REGION 3:    Kevin Honer               Brewbaker Tech Magnet High School
REGION 4:    
Molly Conway            Beauregard High School
REGION 5:    Madison Moore           Jasper High School
REGION 6:    
Avery Prickett             Alexandria High School
REGION 7:    Coy Mier                     Arab High School
REGION 8:    
Avery Watts                 Russellville High School

CLASS 6A
REGION 1:    
Price Beall                   Spanish Fort High School
REGION 2:    
Samantha Wilson        Stanhope Elmore High School
REGION 3:    John Walker                Northridge High School
REGION 4:    
Presley Lively             Helena High School
REGION 5:    Kayla Warren              Homewood High School
REGION 6:    
Austin Ray                  Clay-Chalkville High School
REGION 7:    Maggie Rosencrance   Decatur High School
REGION 8:    
Brady Bolding             Muscle Shoals High School

CLASS 7A
REGION 1:    
Sanders Daniell           Fairhope High School
REGION 2:    
Amelia Cantwell         Prattville High School
REGION 3:    Collin Pate                  Hoover High School
REGION 4:    
Bhavya Chalasani       James Clemens High School

Student Achievement Regional Recipients
CLASS 1A
REGION 1:    
Donovan Hopkins       Fruitdale High School
REGION 2:    
Jayden McMillian        McKenzie High School
REGION 3:    Rachel Ray                 Calhoun High School
REGION 4:    
Javaris Livingston       Billingsley High School
REGION 5:    Charles Neal               South Lamar High School
REGION 6:    
Kylee Dunn                 Hubbertville High School
REGION 7:    Payton Miller               Phillips High School
REGION 8:    
Luke Davis                  Athens Bible School

CLASS 2A
REGION 1:    
Lilly Rice                    Cottonwood High School
REGION 2:
    Nic Danner                  Ariton High School
REGION 3:    Elanna Lewis              Francis Marion High School
REGION 4:    
Kat Holley                   Fayetteville High School
REGION 5:    Isabella Pollard           Ranburne High School
REGION 6:    
Cody McLane             Sand  Rock High School
REGION 7:    Sydney Perkins           Lindsay Lane Christian Academy
REGION 8:    
Fallon Starkey             Pisgah High School

CLASS 3A
REGION 1:    
Morgan Sims               Mobile Christian School
REGION 2:    
Aniya Barkley             New Brockton High School
REGION 3:    Will Thomas               Excel High School
REGION 4:    
Ja’Kayla Tinsley         Dadeville High School
REGION 5:    Mason Scruggs           Carbon Hill High School
REGION 6:    
Railey Colvard            Hokes Bluff High School
REGION 7:    River Walling              Geraldine High School
REGION 8:    
Isaac Hill                     Phil Campbell High School

CLASS 4A
REGION 1:    
Samir Crooker             St. Michael Catholic School
REGION 2:    
Emma Wilson              Slocomb High School
REGION 3:    Kessa Steele                Bibb County High School
REGION 4:    
Matthew Gilliland       Munford High School
REGION 5:    Colton Mayfield          Cleburne County High School
REGION 6:    
Hayden Ramos            Haleyville High School
REGION 7:    Zach Lee                     New Hope High School
REGION 8:    
Bogdan Ryaboshapka Deshler High School

CLASS 5A
REGION 1:    
Cori Towner                B.C. Rain High School
REGION 2:    
Chris Santoyo             Headland High School
REGION 3:    Charlie Graced Card   Demopolis High School
REGION 4:    
Addison Belcher         Central, Clay County High School
REGION 5:    Zay Miller                   Pleasant Grove High School
REGION 6:    
Talan Smith                 Moody High School
REGION 7:    Dylan Chastain            Scottsboro High School
REGION 8:    
Riley Miller                 Brewer High School

CLASS 6A
REGION 1:    
Daelyn Fine                 Baldwin County High School
REGION 2:    
Julius Williams            Wetumpka High School
REGION 3:    Will McClain              Northridge High School
REGION 4:    
Markell Bell                Pelham High School
REGION 5:    Abby Wesson              Pell City High School
REGION 6:    
Cooper Jarvis              Gardendale High School
REGION 7:    Layla Kirby                 Fort Payne High School
REGION 8:    
Rodney Evans             Mae Jemison High School

CLASS 7A
REGION 1:    
Kolton Nero                Foley High School
REGION 2:    
Riley Stewart              Enterprise High School
REGION 3:    Aniyah McCaslin        Oak Mountain High School
REGION 4:    
Daniel Leija                Albertville High School

(Information from the AHSAA)

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