Jacket Backers Athletes of the Month

Each month, the Jacket Backers, Rockwall High School’s Booster Club selects student athletes who are nominated by their coach for Jacket Athlete of the Month.  For the month of November, Zach Henry, Aaron Cory, Elise Samples, Reece Mcllroy, Jordan Mathis, Sean DelMonte and Elizabeth Duvall, were each nominated by their coaches and selected as Jacket Athletes of the Month.

Zach Henry- Zach, a Junior Running Back rushed for 311 yards and scored 6 total touchdowns in three November football games for the Jackets.  Zach's 118 yards rushing is the most allowed by a single player versus Allen in 2018.  The next highest total was 109 yards by EJ Smith of Jesuit - the son of Emmitt Smith.         “Zach Henry was an offensive catalyst for our great month of November, in which our offense averaged 44 points per game” states, Coach Rodney Webb.

Aaron Cory- Aaron with Men’s Gymnastics scored a perfect 10.0 on High Bar and a 9.8 on Vault.  These two scores counted towards the team score to make a team score of 174.6 which ranks 1st place in the state.             Aaron is also one of two team captains as voted on by his peers.  His daily efforts and drive have helped prepare one of the best gymnastics teams we have ever had here at Rockwall High School. “Congratulations to Aaron on his 10.0 high bar routine.  I'm always happy to see hard work and dedication get rewarded in a big way” shares Coach Cameron Sweny.

Elise Samples- Freshman Female Swimmer, had the best times in multiple events for the Lone Start TISCA Invite.  “She is a gentle, great person and teammate.  She's a monster during swim practice. By training hard at every single practice, she's become one of the most versatile swimmers on the girl’s team.  At our district meet she could swim in any event and score for our team” adds Coach David Partenheimer.   

     

Reece McIlroy- a Senior Male Swimmer, had the best times at Lone Star TISCA Meet.  “He's our team captain.  He leads best by example.  Younger swimmers look up to him and see that it takes a lot of work to accomplish you goals.  When I first arrived in Rockwall, he was my only RHS swim team male captain.  That alone says a lot about him” states Partenheimer.

Jordan Mathis- Senior, Female Girls Basketball earned All-tournament Team in Flower Mound Knights of Columbus Tournament. Jordan is the captain of the Lady Jacket basketball team and helped them to a 7-2 start and 5th place finish in the Flower Mound tournament.  She leads the team in points averaging 15.2 ppg and rebounds 9.3ppg.  She has had 5 double-double games.  “Jordan continues to exceed our expectations of her.  As a program, we have relied on her to shut down some of the top offensive threats in the state of Texas, and has met those expectations being named Defensive-MVP of our district for the last 2 years.  She is role model on and off the court exhibiting leadership, character, heart, hard work, and unity everywhere she goes.  She leaves places better than she found it” exclaims Coach Kasie Brewer.

Sean DelMonte- a Senior Wrestler for Men’s wrestling. Sean went 3-0 in capturing the Hawk Invitational title and then followed up going 3-0 in duals against Lake Highlands, Dallas skyline, and Dallas Jesuit. “Sean had a good first week of the season going 6-0. He is continuing to work towards another state title” says Coach Brent Pohorsky.

Elizabeth Duvall- a Freshman Female Wrestler.  Elizabeth finished 4th at the Hawk invitational.   She is a dual sport athlete, she is currently competing on the Varsity Gymnastics squad.       “Elizabeth is a busy person. She competes in both wrestling and gymnastics. She is dedicated and works hard at both” states Pohorsky.

Congratulations to each of these Rockwall High School Athletes!

The Jacket Backer Booster Club is a non-profit association formed to maximize fundraising efforts for Rockwall High School Sports, and other charitable activities that promote the development of good character, high morale, and maximum effort, highest standards of sportsmanship, competitive spirit, pride, and community service.

For more information on how you can support, vote and promote Rockwall High School’s Student Athletes visit the Jacket Backers website at https://www.jacketboosters.com/ and be sure to follow all of our athletes’ accomplishments on Facebook or Twitter @RHSJacketBacker.

It’s a Great Time to be a Jacket Backer!!!