Four conference championships – the haul that Garner had during the fall Greater Neuse River 4A Conference season of athletic competition – brought home even more recognition for the Trojans with the announcement of the league’s all-conference awards.

After winning league titles in girls golf, volleyball, boys soccer and football, Garner athletes were named players of the year in all four sports. Three Trojan coaches were also named the best in their respective sports.

Garner swept the boys soccer individual awards after earning the conference championship. Marco Perez, who paced the Trojans with 31 points on eight goals and 15 assists, was the league offensive player of the year.

Garner goalkeeper Kenneth Perkinson was the defensive player of the year and John Sherwin was the coach of the year. The Trojans allowed just 0.8 goals per match.

Quarterback Vincent Jeffries of Garner was the league’s football player of the year. Jeffries led the Trojans to a 14-1 record, throwing for 2,280 yards on the season and 27 touchdowns.

Clayton defensive end Demage Bailey was the league’s defensive player of the year.

Retiring football coaches Nelson Smith of Garner and Gary Fowler of Clayton shared the Marquavious Johnson of Knightdale picked up offensive player of the year honors.

West Johnston swept cross country honors with Becky Meshaw and Jake Betancourt picking up the respective runner of the year awards, while Patrick Shaw was coach of the year in both boys and girls cross country after leading West to another repeat as conference champions.

Smithfield-Selma’s Elizabeth Carter and Allison Powers of West Johnston, who only lost to each other in GNRC singles play this season, were the girls tennis players of the year.

Linwood Stephenson of Smithfield-Selma was named coach of the year.

Garner’s Kristen Powell was the volleyball player of the year. She totaled 401 kills on the season and led the Trojans to another conference championship.

West Johnston coach Jerry Hogan, whose team finished second in the league, was the top coach.

The Trojans of Garner had both the girls golf player of the year in Nicole Ceyrolles and the coach of the year in Connie Barnes.

The league also handed out individual sportsmanship awards in each sport. Those winners are listed below, along with the all-conference teams.

Football

Player of the Year: Vincent Jeffries (Garner)

Defensive Player of the Year: Demage Bailey (Clayton)

Offensive Player of the Year: Marquavious Johnson (Knightdale)

Special Teams Player of the Year: Sandy Chapman (Southeast Raleigh)

Coaches of the Year: Nelson Smith (Garner) and Gary Fowler (Clayton)

All-Conference: Sam Anumihe (Southeast Raleigh), Connor Barbour (Clayton), Tam Barbour (Clayton), Demage Bailey (Clayton), Jeremie Bolobiongo (Garner), Justin Carroll (West Johnston), Sandy Chapman (Southeast Raleigh), Alex Cowan (East Wake), Tre Cronin (East Wake), Blair Doak (Garner), Anthony Galavotti (Garner), Anthony Gaskins (Clayton), Terry Gilman (Garner), Cedric Harris (Clayton), Nathaniel Harvey (Knightdale), Vincent Jeffries (Garner), Marcell Johnson (Knightdale), Marquavious Johnson (Knightdale), Donte’ Jones (Southeast Raleigh), Armani Lanier (Garner), Gavin Leach (East Wake), Gabe Lewis (Clayton), Chris Malone (Knightdale), Rashaad McKey (Clayton), Drew Mustgrave (Smithfield-Selma), Bernard Owen (Garner), Damontay Rhem (East Wake), Tre Rogers (Harnett Central), Phillip Shuler (Southeast Raleigh), Tyler Starowicz (Garner), Jonathan Stevens (West Johnston), Tyler Thomas (Knightdale), Tim Thorb (Garner), Mike Vahue (Harnett Central), Isaiah Walters (Southeast Raleigh), Hisaun Yates (Smithfield-Selma)

Sportsmanship Awards: Walter Dunn (West Johnston), Blake Guy (Smithfield-Selma), Deshaun Malloy (Harnett Central), Sam Marsh (East Wake), Jamie Pearson (Clayton), Trey Perry (Garner), Mike Richardson (Knightdale), Justus Townsend (Southeast Raleigh)

Boys Soccer

Offensive Player of the Year: Marco Perez (Garner)

Defensive Player of the Year: Kenneth Perkinson (Garner)

Coach of the Year: John Sherwin (Garner)

All-Conference: Fernando Aguilar (Knightdale), Daniel Andolson (Clayton), Jonathan Atherholt (West Johnston), Jose Arevalo (Smithfield-Selma), Robin Barksdale (Smithfield-Selma), Taylor Betts (Knightdale), Tom Dinka (Garner), Mark Fuentes (Harnett Central), Zach Hancock (Garner), Caleb Hill (West Johnston), Harrison Howell (Smithfield-Selma), Holden Howell (Harnett Central), Chase Jones (Clayton), Salvadore Joya (Garner), Kody Kamphuis (Garner), Jackson Keener (Clayton), Hector Martinez (Garner), Nate Pace (Harnett Central), Marco Perez (Garner), Kenneth Perkinson (Garner), Ben Powell (Harnett Central), Rodrigo Sanchez (Smithfield-Selma), Andy Shiver (East Wake), Cody Sherron (East Wake), Patrick Snow (Southeast Raleigh), Sammy Stancil (Garner), Taylor Stephens (Garner), Whitley Stevens (Smithfield-Selma), Frankie Tavera (Harnett Central), Dakota Taylor (West Johnston), Raphael Torres (Clayton), Patterson Towles (West Johnston), Grant Walker (West Johnston)

Sportsmanship Awards: Chris Clifford (Knightdale), Joe Groux (Garner), Mark Hanley (Southeast Raleigh), Tyler Lindsay (Harnett Central), Tyler McClymonds (West Johnston), Dylan Reyes (East Wake), Eduardo Santacruz (Clayton), Oscar Villanueva (Smithfield-Selma)

Boys Cross Country

Runner of the Year: Jake Betancourt (West Johnston)

Coach of the Year: Patrick Shaw (West Johnston)

All-Conference: Evan Anderson (Clayton), Jake Betancourt (West Johnston), Justin Burkey (Garner), Seth Byrd (West Johnston), Kyle Christ (West Johnston), Michael Doty (West Johnston), Daniel Finch (Harnett Central), John Hess (East Wake), Wick Hite (West Johnston), Daniel Killette (East Wake), Josh Loesch (Knightdale), Demetri Lyons (Southeast Raleigh), Christian Ray (Knightdale), Jose Rosas (Garner), Jordan Sanders (Garner), Jalen Smith (Clayton), Twain Thomas (Southeast Raleigh), Jaden Turner (West Johnston)

Sportsmanship Awards: Ryan Ackley (East Wake), Drew Bain (Harnett Central), Kyle Christ (West Johnston), John Hess (Smithfield-Selma), Justin Kraum (Southeast Raleigh), Charles Morgan (Clayton), Jordan Sanders (Garner), Matt Weddle (Knightdale)

Girls Cross Country

Runner of the Year: Becky Meshaw (West Johnston)

Coach of the Year: Patrick Shaw (West Johnston)

All-Conference: Kaelin Amaya (Clayton), Claudia Chaves (Harnett Central), Sujey Gamez-Perez (Knightdale), Itzel Gonzalez (Harnett Central), Lauren Herane (West Johnston), Nayeli Hernandez (Knightdale), Jamie Judd (West Johnston), Charity Lackey (Southeast Raleigh), Becky Meshaw (West Johnston), Tametris Morrison (Southeast Raleigh), Kaitlin Moss (East Wake), Claire Orsega (Clayton), Patricia Patterson (West Johnston), Norma Rodriguez (Smithfield-Selma), Katie Rutherford (West Johnston), Carmen Tormey (Clayton), Ginny Tormey (Clayton), Ellie White (Clayton), Taylor Wilkins (West Johnston), Claudia Woznichak (Clayton)

Sportsmanship Awards: Miriam Bautista (Knightdale), Alexis Gary (Southeast Raleigh), Itzel Gonzalez (Harnett Central), Coleen Grady (Garner), Kara Harrison (Smithfield-Selma), Jamie Judd (West Johnston), Nicole Nowell (East Wake), Ginny Tormey (Clayton)

Volleyball

Player of the Year: Kristen Powell (Garner)

Coach of the Year: Jerry Hogan (West Johnston)

All-Conference: Shannon Bolyard (West Johnston), Nicole Bond (Clayton), Kelsey Brown (Garner), Megan Gibbons (West Johnston), Jenna Harris (Clayton), Ka’asha Jeffries (Garner), Tianna Knuckles (East Wake), Katie Lebo (Clayton), Alayah Lee (Knightdale), Elena Mast (Garner), Logan McCullen (Smithfield-Selma), Shakerya Morrison (East Wake), Taylor O’Quinn (Harnett Central), Kristen Powell (Garner), Eboni Robinson (West Johnston), Brianna Tyson (Southeast Raleigh), Courtney Weathersbee (Garner)

Sportsmanship Awards: Morgan Boyles (West Johnston), Sydney Jordan (East Wake), Joy Lackey (Southeast Raleigh), Molly Sparks (Smithfield-Selma), Maddy Stewart (Garner), Natalie Stewart (Harnett Central), Delaney Vandergrift (Knightdale), Paige Wells (Clayton)

Girls Tennis

Players of the Year: Elizabeth Carter (Smithfield-Selma) and Allison Powers (West Johnston)

Coach of the Year: Linwood Stephenson (Smithfield-Selma)

All-Conference: Sierra Blackley (East Wake), Logan Boykin (Clayton), Elizabeth Carter (Smithfield-Selma), Jasmine Cooper (Knightdale), Kayla Fish (Harnett Central), Anna Grubbs (Smithfield-Selma), Joy Guha (Clayton), Maya Guha (Clayton), Hannah Hamlin (Garner), Sarah Hamlin (Garner), Dyneshia Hicks (Southeast Raleigh), Christina Lee (Smithfield-Selma), Alexis Montague (East Wake), Laura Oldham (Smithfield-Selma), Allison Powers (West Johnston), Ashleigh Robb (Garner), Nicole Root (Garner), Elezcia Singletary (Clayton), Yarelis Vanga-Rivera (West Johnston), Caitlin Wood (Clayton)

Sportsmanship Awards: Jennifer Littlejohn (Smithfield-Selma), Bethany McGlynn (East Wake), Autumn Owen (Southeast Raleigh), Elizabeth Pittman (Garner), Catherine Riley (Clayton), H-Yong Rocham (Knightdale), Haley Shigas (West Johnston), Lindsay Smith (Harnett Central)

Girls Golf

Player of the Year: Nicole Ceyrolles (Garner)

Coach of the Year: Connie Barnes (Garner)

All-Conference: Mary Anna Byrd (Clayton), Arianna Ceyrolles (Garner), Lauren Ceyrolles (Garner), Nicole Ceyrolles (Garner), Kate Fleming (Smithfield-Selma), Olivia Hall (Clayton), Preslee Honeycutt (West Johnston), Jordan Hunt (West Johnston), Megan Johnson (Knightdale), Blair Koonce (West Johnston), Emily O’Neill (Garner), Parker Watson (Smithfield-Selma)

Sportsmanship Awards: Arianna Coles (Southeast Raleigh), Shawn Cornett (Knightdale), Alexis Eaddy (Garner), Sarah Massey (East Wake), Anna Monroe (Clayton), Haley Talton (Smithfield-Selma)

From Staff reports