Finalists Announced for Annual WILLCO Awards

Published June 13, 2023

WCS student-athletes will soon walk the red carpet at the 2023 WILLCO Awards on Tuesday, June 20.

The WILLCO Awards is an annual event celebrating student-athletes and coaches for their achievements throughout the school year. Students are entered in more than 25 categories, including Top Female and Male Athlete, Football Player of the Year and more. The top high school media student and top coaches are recognized as well.

Taking place at The Factory at Franklin, the red carpet show begins at 5 p.m. and is open to the public. The awards ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. All finalists may invite two guests. After 7 p.m., others will be allowed to enter for standing room only. The event will also be livestreamed on the WC-TV YouTube channel.

The finalists in each category are listed below. Several other awards will be announced during the awards ceremony, including Student-Athlete of the Year, the John Maher Builders Sportsmanship Award, Sponsor of the Year, the Courage Award, Male and Female Multi-Sport Athlete of the Year and both divisions of the WCS Sports Conference Directors Cup.

Girls Basketball

Braley Bushman, Page High
Quinn Johnston, Summit High
Ella Ryan, Brentwood High
Leilani Washington, Nolensville

Boys Basketball

Daniel Cochran, Brentwood High
Nathan Dillingham, Fairview High
Tylan Lewis, Independence High
Jett Montgomery, Independence High

Girls Bowling

Samantha Dailey, Brentwood High
Ashley Johnson, Independence High
Annika Midgley, Franklin High
Sydney Osbourn, Nolensville High

Boys Bowling

Brayden Didier, Franklin High
Houston Fulks, Franklin High
Noah Osbourn, Nolensville High
Drew Whalen, Franklin High

Girls Cross-Country

Sophia Boutros, Page High
Rachel Haws, Brentwood High
Larkin Johnson, Centennial High
Claire Stegall, Nolensville High

Boys Cross-Country

Parker Harris, Franklin High
Asher Oates, Independence High
Robert Pautienus, Brentwood High
Kehler Vaughn, Brentwood High

Football, Offense

Colin Hurd, Page High
Taner Lee, Centennial
Chris Parson, Ravenwood High
Coby Walton, Nolensville High

Football, Defense

Adam Fontechia, Brentwood High
Eric Hazzard, Page High
Dominic Reed, Centennial High
Taylor Wein, Nolensville High

Football, Player of the Year

Chance Fitzgerald, Nolensville High
Colin Hurd, Page High
Ronan O'Connell, Page High
Dominic Reed, Centennial High

Girls Golf

Brooke Bennett, Page High
Brooke Brummett, Brentwood High
Sophia DiPaolo, Franklin High
Hannah Ruth Walton, Ravenwood High

Boys Golf

Grant Clark, Page High
Michael Hake, Ravenwood High
Will Pinson, Franklin High
Jacob Purifoy, Brentwood High

Girls Soccer

Avery Brown, Franklin High
Bella Macaso, Ravenwood High
Maddie Padelski, Nolensville High
Abby Thornton, Page High

Volleyball

Kaira Knox, Nolensville High
Reaghan Larkin, Ravenwood High
Bella LePore, Ravenwood High
Dylan Sulcer, Brentwood High

Girls Wrestling

Rylee Bennett, Summit High
Sydney Hueser, Franklin High
Rylee Lent, Independence High
Brooklyn Long, Independence High

Boys Wrestling

Kendrick Curtis, Fairview High
Landon Desselle, Summit High
Jarvis Little, Summit High
Tre McTorry, Nolensville High

Cheer

Emmy Harvey, Franklin High
Addison Meakin, Brentwood High
Luka Ornellas, Summit High
Anna Palmeri, Ravenwood High

Dance

Isabella Allen, Independence High
Hannah Davis, Summit High
Hayden Sloan, Centennial High
Lacy Whitley, Brentwood High

Baseball

Harrison Cowdrey, Independence High
Ethan McElvain, Nolensville High
Connor Paul, Ravenwood High
Ryan Yates, Centennial High

Boys Soccer

Cooper Bailey, Brentwood High
Adrian Byasiima, Nolensville High
Thomas Fields, Brentwood High
Davis Long, Franklin High

Softball

Ryan Brown, Independence High
Lauren Johnson, Centennial High
Ella Polk, Page High
Rylan Smith, Nolensville High

Girls Tennis

Aubrey Carper, Franklin High
Maddie Darud, Page High
Emsley Meier, Brentwood High
Grace Stout, Ravenwood High

Boys Tennis

Jake Dunn, Franklin High
Sam Frank, Fairview High
Evan Ly, Brentwood High
Stephen Smith, Brentwood High

Girls Track

Gabrielle Boulay, Centennial High
Claire Stegall, Nolensville High
Sarah Tang, Independence High
Sophie Yount, Brentwood High

Boys Track

Hudson Allain, Brentwood High
Aiden Carter, Brentwood High
Cole Combs, Page High
Miles Ramer, Ravenwood High

Flag Football

Lyla Gardner, Franklin High
Bella Macaso, Ravenwood High
LilyAnn McElroy, Fairview High
Nicole Rizane, Summit High

Female Athlete of the Year

Gabrielle Boulay, Centennial High
Rylan Smith, Nolensville High
Claire Stegall, Nolensville High
Sophie Yount, Brentwood High

Male Athlete of the Year

Aiden Carter, Brentwood High
Kendrick Curtis, Fairview High
Jett Montgomery, Independence High
Ronan O'Connell, Page High

Female Sports Coach of the Year

Nathan Clapp, Page High Soccer
Joe Fedoris, Brentwood High Track
Luke Patton, Nolensville High Softball
Rob Pautienus, Brentwood High Cross-Country

Male Sports Coach of the Year

Rob Baughman, Centennial High Basketball
Mike Purcell, Brentwood High Soccer
Charles Rathbone, Page High Football
Mark Wilkins, Independence High Basketball

Female Sports Team of the Year

Brentwood High Cross-Country
Brentwood High Track
Nolensville High Softball
Page High Soccer

Male Sports Team of the Year

Brentwood High Soccer
Brentwood High Track
Independence High Basketball
Page High Track

Media Student of the Year

Lincoln Campbell, Page High
John Galeas, Summit High
Anna Raye Jones, Franklin High
Miki Stolle, Summit High