Eleven Central Alabama Student-Athletes earn Awards at the 39th annual Bryant-Jordan Scholarship Banquet - WAKA

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At the 39th annual Bryant-Jordan Scholarship Banquet eleven Central Alabama student-athletes earned awards. The scholarship program is named in honor of Alabama’s Paul “Bear” Bryant and Auburn’s Ralph “Shug” Jordan. Each year the scholarship program recognizes 52 regional scholar-athlete winners selected for their excellence in athletics and academics and 52 achievement winners chosen for their ability to overcome major obstacles during their high school careers. Eight students in each category were selected as regional winners in Classes 1A through 6A. Four regional winners in each category were selected from school nominations in Class 7A. Each of the 104 regional winners received a $3,000 scholarship. the 14 Class winners received an additional $3,500; and for each overall state winner, the stipend received was $4,000.
Below are the winners from Central Alabama:
Larry Striplin Jr. Scholar-Athlete Award Recipient:
Class 7A Winner: Amelia Cantwell, Prattville High School
Ken and Betty Joy Blankenship Student Achievement Recipient:
Class 6A Winner: Julius Williams, Wetumpka High School
United Methodist Children’s Home ‘Embrace Alabama Kids’ Scholarship:
Julius Williams, Wetumpka High School
2024 Bryant-Jordan Scholarship Program Scholar-Athlete Regional Recipients:
Class 1A:
Region 2: Parker Townsend (Sweet Water High School)
Region 3: Makasiah Burns (Autaugaville High School)
Class 3A:
Region 3: Wilson Albrecht (Trinity Presbyterian School)
Class 4A:
Region 3: Avery Rogers (Prattville Christian Academy)
Class 5A:
Region 3: Kevin Honer (Brewbaker Tech Magnet High School)
Class 6A:
Region 2: Samantha Wilson (Stanhope Elmore High School)
Class 7A:
Region 2: Amelia Cantwell (Prattville High School)
Student Achievement Regional Recipients
Class 1A:
Region 3: Rachel Ray (Calhoun High School)
Region 4: Javaris Livingston (Billingsley High School)
Class 5A:
Region 3: Charlie Graced Card (Demopolis High School)
Class 6A:
Region 2: Julius Williams (Wetumpka High School)
(Information from the AHSAA)