NOVEMBER JACKET BACKER ATHLETES OF THE MONTH

 Volleyball – Ava Weigan, Senior

Ava has been a huge part of the team’s success this season. Her stuff block against Cedar Hill in the second-round playoff game was the biggest block of her career and sealed the victory.

Football – Michael Wells, Senior Offensive Lineman

 

Michael has been instrumental in the success of the team’s offense this year.  He paved the way for one of the best offenses in the state of Texas. Michael was a team captain and led well both on and off the field.  Michael did all of this while maintaining a very high academic standard in the classroom.

Men’s Basketball – D’von Turner, Senior

D’von is leading the team with 14 points per game, 3.5 assists per game, and 3.6 rebounds per game.  He has been instrumental in helping the Jackets start the season with a 3-2 record.

Women’s Basketball – Nicole Aguirre, Senior

Nicole is a great leader on and off the court.  She is a senior captain playing point guard and leading our team in points and assists.  She is a dynamic player that is super explosive and leads the team well.  She helped the team to an 8-2 start in the month of November.  She is super humble, excels in the classroom, and is loved by everyone. 

 Men’s Gymnastics – Preston Hunter, Senior

Preston Hunter has been voted on by his peers to lead the team as their captain.  Preston's leadership has helped the team to a fantastic start of the season with a school record setting 178.8 team score.  Preston also had personal best scores on floor and high bar (including his first perfect 10.0 on high bar).  Preston finished in 2nd place on floor (9.9), 1st on high bar (10.0) and 4th in the All Around.

Women’s Gymnastics – Haylee Finley, Junior

Haylee is a third year Varsity gymnast in the RHS program.  She is already one of the strongest competitors in the state on all four events and in the all-around.  She has placed 1st in the all-around at every meet this far as well as scored a perfect 10.0 on vault at the Toys for Tots Invite.  She's an amazing leader both physically and mentally. Keep a lookout for her to do amazing things throughout the entire season.

Men’s Swim – Mason Shirley & Brad Binns

Both guys competed in the Lone Star TISCA meet in Mansfield.  Both guys helped out the 2 relays with great splits.  Brad did a fantastic job finishing 11th in the 100 yard Butterfly with a time of 51.79 seconds.  Mason had the best swim in the 500 yard freestyle finishing with a time of 4:45.62 seconds which was an almost 8 second time drop.

Mason Shirley

Brad Binns

Women’s Swim – Livi Roberts

Livi competed in a really important swim meet in Mansfield called the Lone Star TISCA Invite.  Livi helped out the 200 medley relay and the 200 free relay with great times.  She broke the school record in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:04.64 and almost broke the record for the 200 Individual Medley.  She was off by 1 second behind the one-time NCAA Athlete of the Year from Texas A&M, Raena Eldridge.

Men’s Wrestling – Jake Moon, Senior

Jake Moon, wrestling at 150 pounds, opened up his Senior campaign with a tournament championship at the annual Rumble at the Rock. In dominant fashion, he outscored all opponents a combined 66-13 across his 5 different matches. Jake is currently the #1 ranked wrestler in the state at his weight and in the top-10 pound for pound rankings. 

Women’s Wrestling – Kylie Wood, Senior

Kylie kicked off her senior season at the 2023 Rumble at the Rock. She wasted no time pinning every opponent within the first period of each match. Her performance led her to a first place medal, top 3 team finish, and most outstanding wrestler award (girls-132 and below).