13th Region Media honors districts’ top players and coaches 

CORBIN — North Laurel’s Brooke Nichelson and Reece Davidson joined South Laurel’s Jordan Mabe, Corbin’s Kylie Clem, Knox Central’s Halle Collins, Pineville’s Sawyer Thompson, Harlan County’s Maddox Huff, and Middlesboro’s Keevie Betts as the 13th Region Media Players of the Year for their respective boys’ and girls’ districts.

Listed below is complete list of each respective district’s winners: 

Boys

49th District Player of the Year

Reece Davidson, North Laurel

49th District Coach of the Year

Michael Jones, Clay County

49th District Newcomer of the Year

Dennis Esemuede, Oneida Baptist

1st Team

Reece Davidson, North Laurel 

Adon Grubb, Clay County 

Jacob Rogers, Oneida Baptist 

Aiden Wagers, Clay County 

Keagan Ward, Jackson County 

Boys

50th District Player of the Year

Jordan Mabe, South Laurel

50th District Coach of the Year

Eric Swords, Whitley County

50th District Newcomer of the Year

Riley Fuson, Whitley County

1st Team

Ryder Akins, Corbin 

Jordan Mabe, South Laurel 

Bryson Mahan, Whitley County 

Connor Middleton, Corbin 

Andrew Smith, Williamsburg 

Boys

51st District Player of the Year

Sawyer Thompson, Pineville

51st District Coach of the Year

Mitchell Madden, Knox Central

51st District Newcomer of the Year

Evan Hubbard, Knox Central

1st Team

Jeremiah Beck, Pineville 

Grayson Burton, Knox Central 

Hayden Melton, Knox Central 

Ashton Moser, Pineville 

Sawyer Thompson, Pineville 

Boys

52nd District Player of the Year

Maddox Huff, Harlan County

52nd District Coach of the Year

Brad Sizemore, Bell County

52nd District Newcomer of the Year

Izack Saylor, Harlan County

1st Team

Ethan Buell, Bell County 

Blake Burnett, Bell County 

Jaycee Carter, Harlan County 

Cameron Hall, Bell County 

Maddox Huff, Harlan County 

Girls

49th District Player of the Year

Brooke Nichelson, North Laurel

49th District Coach of the Year

Eddie Mahan, North Laurel

49th District Newcomer of the Year

Maci White, Clay County

1st Team

Mariella Claybrook, North Laurel 

Abby Gilbert, Jackson County 

Brooke Nichelson, North Laurel 

Bella Sizemore, North Laurel 

Maci White, Clay County 

Girls

50th District Player of the Year

Kylie Clem, South Laurel

50th District Coach of the Year

Tod Windlan, South Laurel

50th District Newcomer of the Year

Khylea Ray Collier, Whitley County

1st Team

Jamie Buenaventura, South Laurel 

Kylie Clem, Corbin 

Aubree Clemens, Whitley County 

Maddy Hopkins, Whitley County 

Skeeter Mabe, South Laurel 

Girls

51st District Player of the Year

Halle Collins, Knox Central

51st District Coach of the Year

Steve Warren, Knox Central

51st District Newcomer of the Year

Jayden Petrey, Lynn Camp

1st Team

Ava Arnett, Pineville 

Halle Collins, Knox Central 

Rachel Howard, Pineville 

Shelbie Mills, Knox Central 

Lauren Partin, Lynn Camp 

Girls

52nd District Player of the Year

Keevie Betts, Middlesboro

52nd District Coach of the Year

Sallie Adams, Middlesboro 

52nd District Newcomer of the Year

Kylee Runions, Harlan County

1st Team

Keevie Betts, Middlesboro 

Kairi Lamb, Bell County 

Lauren McGeorge, Bell County 

Kylie Noe, Harlan 

Aymanni Wynn, Harlan