2021 ALL ISAC GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER AWARDS
2021 Team Champions- ISAC GIRLS SOCCER
Team Sportsmanship Award- Merritt Academy
1st Team All Conference
Lillian Hayter
Mackenzie Kowalske
Kaylee Schram
2nd Team All Conference
Savannah Stankowski
Annika Grass
Honorable Mention All Conference
Angelina Landis
Angel Suell
Ashley Roemer
WINTER 2021 Awards
Boys Varsity Basketball ISAC League Team Champions
Girls Varsity Basketball ISAC Team Sportsmanship Award
GIRLS ALL CONFERENCE BASKETBALL (ISAC)
1st Team- Lilly Hayter
2nd Team- Aliyanna Johnson
2nd Team- Savannah Stankowski
Hon Mention- Madason Machleit
BOYS ALL CONFERENCE BASKETBALL (ISAC)
League MVP- Hunter Lentine
1st Team- Hunter Lentine
1st Team- Trevor Hood
1st Team- Ryan Morgan
2nd Team- Nathaniel Garvan
2nd Team- Jaeden Lee
Hon Mention- Elliott Isbister
Hon Mention- Ethan Shwary
Hon Mention- Zach Miller
Girls Varsity Bowling- MHSAA State Finals Qualifier- Tara Jones (1st female qualifier in school history!)
FALL 2020 Awards
ALL CONFERENCE FOOTBALL (NCTL)
First Team- Jacob Sutter (Off Line)
Second Team- Jacob Sutter (Def Line)
Second Team- Nathaniel Garvan (Def Back)
Hon Mention- Deshawn Terhune (RB), Ryan Morgan (Rec)
Hon Mention- Ryan Morgan (LB)
ALL COUNTY FOOTBALL
First Team- Jacob Sutter (Off Line)
Second Team- Jacob Sutter (Def Line)
All Conference Volleyball (ISAC)
1st Team- Angelina Landis
1st Team- Annika Grass
2nd Team- Savannah Stankowski
WINTER 2019-2020
2019 ISAC Girls Basketball Champions
2019 ISAC Boys Basketball Champions
ALL CONFERENCE BASKETBALL (ISAC)
Girls League MVP- Teraja Williams
Boys League MVP- Samuel Ward
1st Team Girls- Teraja Williams, Jessica Walkowski
2nd Team Girls- Paige Niemann, Lillian Hayter
Hon Mention Girls- Bre'ya Smith, Joey Broyles
1st Team Boys- Samuel Ward, Mason Richards, Cody Kilcoyne
2nd Team Boys- Drew Oswald, Brendan Milligan
Hon. Mention Boys- Hunter Lentine, Devin Madaus, Shane Froh
FALL 2019
2019 ISAC VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
2019 NCTL WHITE FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Willow Hollingsworth- All Star Rider & High Point Rider (Equestrian)
All Conference Volleyball (ISAC)
League MVP- Ariauna Pilgrim
1st Team- Ariauna Pilgrim, Jessica Walkowski, Teraja Williams
2nd Team- Mya Landis, Olivia Brown
Hon Mention- Paige Niemann
All Macomb County Football
1st Team- Brendan Milligan (LB), Kyler Simcox (DL), Aaron White (K), Deshawn Terhune (RB)
Hon Mention- Jacob Sutter (OL)
All Conference Football (NCTL)
1st Team Defense- Kyler Simcox, Brendan Milligan, Josh Biske, Sam Ward, Jacob Sutter
1st Team Offense- Kyler Simcox, Brendan Milligan, Deshawn Terhune, Justin Collins, Aaron White, Trevor Hood
2nd Team Defense- Deshawn Terhune, Hayden Williams
2nd Team Offense- Sam Ward, Jacob Sutter
Hon Mention Defense- Elliott Isbister
Hon Mention Offense- Nathaniel Garvan
ALL STATE FOOTBALL
MLive (Media) Honorable Mention All State OL/DL: Kyler Simcox
Sam Ward & David Melanshek- 1st Team All Academic All State!
Spring 2019
TRG Battle of the Bats- Baseball Champions
ALL ISAC GIRLS SOCCER Spring 2019
1st Team- Greta Grass
1st Team- Jessica Walkowski
2nd Team- MacKenzie Kowalske
2nd Team- Jeideliz Elicea-Moreno
Hon Mention- Jaylah Gosha
Hon Mention- Mkynzei Clayton
Winter 2018-2019 ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS:
Varsity Boys Basketball- ISAC League Champions
VARSITY BOWLING
Regional Champion & State Qualifier- Cameron O'Connor
State Qualifier- Brandon Varney
ALL MACOMB COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL
2nd Team- Teraja Williams
3rd Team- Jessica Walkowski
ALL ISAC GIRLS BASKETBALL
1st Team- Teraja Williams
2nd Team- Jessica Walkowski
ALL ISAC BOYS BASKETBALL
1st Team- Davon Desahzo, Sam Ward
2nd Team- Cody Kilcoyne, Brandon Mason
Honorable Mention- Anthony Rubio
MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS 7-8 BASKETBALL= 10-0 regular season record!
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FALL 2018 ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS:
Varsity Football- NCTL White Division Champions (League Champs)
Varsity Volleyball- ISAC Sportsmanship Award
Varsity Equestrian- Class D District Champions
Willow Hollingsworth- All Star Rider & High Point Rider (Equestrian)
ALL MACOMB COUNTY FOOTBALL- ALL COUNTY ALL CLASS ALL STAR TEAM:
Davon Deshazo- 2nd team all county all class Def Back
ALL MACOMB COUNTY FOOTBALL
1st Team- Davon Deshazo (2nd year in a row!)
Honorable Mention- Manny McBride
Honorable Mention- Connor Wilson
ALL NCTL FOOTBALL
1st Team Offense- Davon Deshazo, Trevor Wilson, Aiden Smith
1st Team Defense- Davon Deshazo, Trevor Wilson, Aiden Smith, Connor Wilson, Manny McBride
2nd Team Offense- Manny McBride, Connor Wilson, Malik Draper
2nd Team Defense- Sam Ward, Brendan Milligan
Hon Mention Offense- Jacob Sutter, Brendan Milligan, Sam Ward
Hon Mention Defense- Kyler Simcox, Brandon Mason
ALL ISAC VOLLEYBALL
1st Team- Jessica Walkowski & Ariauna Pilgrim
2nd Team- Teraja Williams & Mya Landis
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SPRING 2018 HIGHLIGHTS:
Baseball TEAM League Champions!
Baseball All-District
Connor Wilson, 1st Team All-District
Baseball All-League
1st Team- Brendan Milligan
1st Team- James Turk
1st Team- Connor Wilson
2nd Team- Josh Biske
2nd Team- Trevor Wilson
Honorable Mention- Brandon Mason
Honorable Mention- Jeff Gala
Honorable Mention- Carter Schluckbier
Soccer All-League
1st Team- Sierra Gordon
2nd Team- Greta Grass
2nd Team- Jessica Walkowski
Honorable Mention- Jennifer Mason
Honorable Mention- Teraja Williams
GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER- ISAC TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD! Congrats ladies for being amazing representatives of Merritt Athletics!
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WINTER 2018 HIGHLIGHTS:
Girls 7-8 Basketball 10-1 overall record!
Boys Basketball All-League
1st Team- Davon Deshazo
Hon Mention- Christian Posner, Brandon Mason
Girls Basketball All-League
1st Team- Teraja Williams
2nd Team- Jennifer Mason
Hon Mention- Sierra Gordon, Amber Rubio
BOWLING: Brandon Varney individual qualifier for MHSAA State FInals! 2nd place in regional tournament!
FALL 2017 HIGHLIGHTS.......
CLASS D DISTRICT EQUESTRIAN CHAMPION- Willow Hollingsworth
FALL 2017 ALL CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL (ISAC)
1st Team- Sierra Gordon
2nd Team- Mya Landis
Hon Mention- Jessica Walkowski
FALL 2017 ALL CONFERENCE FOOTBALL (NCTL)
1st Team Defense- Davon Deshazo (DB)
1st Team Defense- Manny McBride (LB)
1st Team Defense- Aiden Smith (DL)
2nd Team Offense- Davon Deshazo (Rec)
2nd Team Offense- Manny McBride (RB)
2nd Team Offense- Aiden Smith (OL)
ALL MACOMB COUNTY FOOTBALL
1st Team- Davon Deshazo (DB)
2nd Team- Manny McBride (LB)
Hon Mention- Manny McBride (RB)
Hon Mention- Aiden Smith (Line)
All County All Classes- Davon Deshazo & Manny McBride (HON MENTION)
SPRING 2017 HIGHLIGHTS:
2017 All District Baseball Teams:
All District 1st team- James Turk
All District Academic Team- Matthew Shather
2017 ALL CONFERENCE (ISAC) BASEBALL TEAMS:
1st Team- Brendan Milligan
1st Team- James Turk
2nd Team- Matt Shather
Hon Mention- John Basile
2017 ALL CONFERENCE (ISAC) SOCCER TEAMS:
1st Team- Megan Kemp
2nd Team- Morgen Nelson
Hon Mention- Greta Grass
WINTER 2016-2017 HIGHLIGHTS
*Congrats to Aubrei Stewart for being named 4th team Tier 2 All-Macomb County in Basketball. Aubrei is the first female from Merritt to be named to the All-County Team! Congrats to Amber Rubio for being named Honorable Mention All-County!
*Congrats to the following Boys & Girls Basketball Players who were selected by the league coaches as ALL-CONFERENCE.
*Congrats to BOTH the boys and girls varsity BB teams on finishing 2nd place in the ISAC league.
1st Team- John Basile & Aubrei Stewart
2nd Team- Matt Shather, Sierra Gordon, Amber Rubio
Hon Mention-
Davon Deshazo, Joe Posner, Jessica Walkowski, Teraja Williams, Emily Kemp
FALL 2016 HIGHLIGHTS:
A huge congrats to QB John Basile for being named Honorable Mention All-State for Football 2016 by the associated press. CONGRATS JOHN! MERRITT ACADEMY IS VERY PROUD OF YOU!
VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM: 10-1 record, 9-0 regular season, LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP (1st in school history), WON a playoff game, hosted a playoff game.
VARSITY FOOTBALL ALL MACOMB COUNTY (TIER 2 under 1500 students)
1st Team QB- John Basile
2nd Team OL- Nate McBride
2nd Team WR- Matthew Shather
2nd Team DL- Tim Shamblin
VARSITY FOOTBALL ALL CONFERENCE
Dream Team Offense- John Basile, Nate McBride, Matthew Shather
1st Team Offense- Aiden Smith
2nd Team Offense- Tim Shamblin, Aden Pomeroy
Hon Mention Offense- Austin Oswald
Dream Team Defense- Tim Shamblin, John Basile, Matthew Shather, Davon Deshazo
1st Team Defense- Manny McBride
2nd Team Defense- Austin Oswald
Hon Mention Defense- Nate McBride
Dream Team Special Teams- Austin Oswald
VARSITY VOLLEYBALL
1st Team All Conference- Aubrei Stewart
2nd Team All Conference- Megan Kemp
2nd Team All Conference- Sierra Gordon
Hon Mention All Conference- Kamryn Kelly
SPRING 2016- THE GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM WENT 8-0-2 IN LEAGUE PLAY AND WON THE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT TO BECOME LEAGUE CHAMPIONS! The team defeated Walton 3-0 in the semifinals and defeated Prevail 1-0 in the Finals. AMAZING SEASON LADIES!!!!
WINTER 2015-2016 ALL MACOMB COUNTY TIER 2 BASKETBALL
-Honorable Mention= Cody Lawrence
2015-2016 ALL ISAC BASKETBALL
1st Team Boys- Cody Lawrence
1st Team Girls- Sierra Gordon
2nd Team Boys- Julian Floyd
2nd Team Girls- Megan Kemp
Honorable Mention Boys- Zach Berry
Honorable Mention Girls- Aubrei Stewart & Jennifer Mason
-Winter 2016: the Girls Varsity Basketball team advanced to the District Championship game by winning their first two games of the tournament against New Life & Landmark. These are the first district wins by a Merritt Girls Basketball team!
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE MERRITT FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK
2015- A HUGE CONGRATS to Senior Joshua Braden on being selected ALL-STATE in Football! Josh is the first Merritt Athlete to be named ALL-STATE in any sport! Congrats Josh!
2015 HIGHLIGHTS:
1) Varsity Football went 7-2 in the regular season and qualified for the MHSAA Playoffs for the 2nd year in a row. That is a huge accomplishment for our program which is only in its 4th year of existence.
2) ALL-MACOMB COUNTY FOOTBALL:
Second Team: Josh Braden (RB)
Honorable Mention: Zach Berry (WR), Josh Braden (LB), Jack Waters (Line)
3) ALL ISAC VOLLEYBALL
2nd Team- Sierra Gordon
Honorable Mention- Aubrei Stewart
4) ALL-MM8MFL Football
1st Team
Josh Braden (RB)
Josh Braden (LB)
Zach Berry (WR)
Zach Berry (DB)
Zach Berry (Special Teams)
Nate McBride (OL)
Nate McBride (DL)
Jack Waters (OL)
John Basile (QB)
2nd Team
Tim Shamblin (LB)
John Basile (DB)
Honorable Mention
Sam Bennett (OL)
Tim Shamblin (WR)
Jack Waters (DL)
MERRITT JR EQUESTRIAN CLASS D CHAMPS AGAIN!!!!!
Willow Hollingsworth placed 1st in saddle seat fitting. She also took two 3rds and 5th. David Schlabach placed 3rd in English walk/trot and 3rd in western walk/trot. Williow and David did great, they brought home the division D Champion. We are now three years running division D Champions.
ALL MACOMB COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL 2015:
Honorable Mention Tier 2: Josh Hood & Matt Osterman
ALL-CONFERENCE BOYS BASKETBALL 2015:
1st Team: Julian Floyd
2nd Team: Matt Osterman
Honorable Mention: Josh Hood
ALL-CONFERENCE GIRLS BASKETBALL 2015:
Honorable Mention: Jennifer Mason & Nicole Raulston
ALL-CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL (ISAC):
HONORABLE MENTION= Olivia Boscaglia, Bella Boscaglia, Olivia Smith
ALL-CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAMS SELECTED!
On Tuesday 11/4 the MM8MFL coaches gathered at MSD to select the All-Conference honors. To be selected you must be nominated by another league coach (not your own) and be voted to the appropriate team by the other coaches. 7 Mustangs received some great honors!
JOSH HOOD- First Team Offense (RB) & First Team Defense (DE)
ZACH BERRY- First Team Offense (WR) & First Team Defense (CB)
JOSH BRADEN- First Team Defense (LB) & Second Team Offense (RB)
NATE MCBRIDE- First Team Offense (OL) & Honorable Mention Defense (DL)
JOHN BASILE- Second Team Offense (QB) & Honorable Mention Defense (LB)
TARAJ LIVESAY- Second Team Offense (OL)
TIM SHAMBLIN- Second Team Defense (CB)
THE 2014 VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM went 6-3 and earned a playoff birth in 8 man football! This is a huge accomplishment for a program only in its third year of existence!
The Varsity Volleyball team raised $300 for the Turning Point Shelter in Mt Clemens by "Spiking Down on Domestic Violence". This was the girl's 2nd annual charity event!
MIDDLE SCHOOL WINS AGAIN!!! The Merritt Academy Middle School Equestrian Team captured the Class D Division Championship again! Riders were Willow Hollingsworth & Trey Bowen. GREAT JOB TEAM!
MERRITT ACADEMY'S MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL BAND PLAYED THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER AT THE TIGERS GAME ON MAY 8th! IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND A GREAT DAY FOR MERRITT ACADEMY!
The Mustangs Julian Floyd was selected as one of the top 20 three point shooters in the State of Michigan by the basketball coaches association. Julian participated in the competition at the Breslin Center in East Lansing today. CONGRATS JULIAN & TEAM!
The
ISAC basketball coaches selected their all-conference teams on March
11th, 2014. The following Merritt Mustangs were honored with selections.
Great seasons Mustang players and coaches!
GIRLS: Kylee Cielecki (2nd Team)
BOYS: Julian Floyd (1st Team)
Cody Lawrence & Stephen Hood (2nd Team)
Matt Osterman (Honorable Mention)
*Boys Varsity Basketball won the first district championship in school history by defeating Cardinal Mooney 68-63 on March 7th, 2014. The team finished the regular season 15-5, 2nd place in the ISAC Conference. The team finished the year 17-6 overall! Great season men!
NEW WEIGHT ROOM READY FOR USE!
The Merritt Athletic Department has made a large investment in the fitness level of our athletes. The new weight room will be open after Jan 5th 2014. The new equipment will be part of a training program for our athletes free of charge. Dates and times will be posted soon! The lifting program will be run by Mr Girvin and Mr Jag who both have years of experience in teaching proper technique and safety. This new program is open to all Merritt Academy students, stay tuned for details!!!
The Merritt Athletic Department has made a large investment in the fitness level of our athletes. The new weight room will be open after Jan 5th 2014. The new equipment will be part of a training program for our athletes free of charge. Dates and times will be posted soon! The lifting program will be run by Mr Girvin and Mr Jag who both have years of experience in teaching proper technique and safety. This new program is open to all Merritt Academy students, stay tuned for details!!!
On Saturday Dec 7th, the Merritt Academy 7th and 8th grade girls basketball team was awarded the SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD at the Chatfield Tournament. Great job ladies!!!
On Saturday Dec 7th, Sierra Gordon was selected to the All-Tournament team at the Chatfield Tournament for Girls 7th-8th grade basketball. Great Job Sierra!!
On 11-12-13 the ISAC Volleyball coaches selected the All-ISAC Volleyball Teams. Merritt Academy was honored with 3 All-ISAC selections!!!
2nd Team: Siera Morgan, Olivia Smith, Olivia Boscaglia
CONGRATS ON A GREAT SEASON LADIES!!!
2nd Team: Siera Morgan, Olivia Smith, Olivia Boscaglia
CONGRATS ON A GREAT SEASON LADIES!!!
On 11-7-13 the league football coaches selected the all-league football teams.
1st Team All- League: Zach Berry (WR), Josh Hood (DB), Josh Braden (LB)
2nd Team All-League: Josh Hood (WR), Taraj Livesay (OL), Cody Malcolm (DL), Jeremy Timms (DB)
Honorable Mention All-League: Josh Braden (RB), John Basile (QB)
1st Team All- League: Zach Berry (WR), Josh Hood (DB), Josh Braden (LB)
2nd Team All-League: Josh Hood (WR), Taraj Livesay (OL), Cody Malcolm (DL), Jeremy Timms (DB)
Honorable Mention All-League: Josh Braden (RB), John Basile (QB)
The Girls Varsity Volleyball team finished the season with a 14-6 record, including a 3rd place finish in the ISAC and winning a district game. Great season ladies!!!
On October 28th, the Volleyball program had a charity volleyball game for Pegasus Packages which raised over $550 for charity! Great job giving back everyone!
Congrats to Sierra Gordon on being selected to the All-Tournament Team at the Chatfield Tournament on October 19th. Great job!
Congrats to the Girl's 5th & 6th grade volleyball team for being awarded the Sportsmanship Trophy at the Cedar Crest Tournament on Sept 28th. Great job Mustangs!
