Fall Sports Banquet: Du Quoin Boosters Honor Athletes

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Marcus Clarry, Eli Epplin and Kelsey Toler were selected Most Valuable Players in their respective sports during Monday's Du Quoin Athletic Boosters Fall Sports Banquet.

The event was held in Hibbs Auditorium following a meal for players, coaches and support personnel in the Crazy Indian Cafeteria. Football, Golf and Volleyball squads were guests of honors. DHS didn't field Cross Country teams this past season, but plans for the sport to return in 2010.

Here's the list of the evening's individual award winners.

VARSITY FOOTBALL

Most Valuable Player-Marcus Clarry

Most Improved Player-Ozzie Britton, Evon Stolhans, Matt Gossett

Most Inspirtational Player-Alex Heape

Leading rusher-David Gaytan

Leading receiver, All-Time DHS record holder-David Rose

Most Tackles-Jerrel Holmes

Best Blocker-Jon Tennyson

Leading scorer-David Gaytan

2010 Quad-Captains-Cory Campanella, Bryce Hamburger, Chaz Bland, Trent Bigham.

All-SIRR-David Gayton, David Rose, Brandon Williams, Jon Tennyson, Alex Heape, Evon Stolhans, Jamor Reed, Bryce Hamburger, Marcus Clarry , Cayle Diggins, Matt Gossett, Aaron Smith, Cory Campanella, Jerrel Holmes and Patrick Jones.

SICA All-South-David Rose, Marcus Clarry, Jon Tennyson, Alex Heape.

IHSFCA Class 3A All-State-David Rose

IHSA Class 3A All-Academic Team-Matt Gossett

VARSITY BOYS GOLF

Most Valuable Player-Eli Epplin

2009 Team Captain Award-Eli Epplin

Most Improved Player-Jake Stanhouse

2010 Team Captain-Jake Stanhouse

Academic Award-Andrew Riley

Frosh of the Year-Jacob Fisher

Sportsmanship Award-Braden Woodside

Most Inspirational Player-Ben Hirsch

VARSITY GIRLS GOLF

2 year-letter-Blair Hester

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL

Best Server-Keawna Anders

Most Improved-Jessica Hirsch

Best Defender-Cassidy Rice

Most Valuable Player-Kelsey Toler