Five Purple Eagles teams from this past fall season were recognized by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association’s (NYSPHSAA) Scholar-Team Award Program. Additionally, nine Albion student-athletes received individual recognition.
The award, which is in its 30th year, is given to teams that achieve a 90 cumulative grade point average or higher during the season. Those whose teams do not meet the mark can receive individual awards for also having an average of 90 or above. In total, the NYSPHSAA handed out the award for the Fall 2021 season to 3,825 teams and 48,023 individuals across 625 schools. Below are the honorees from Albion:
Boys Soccer - 92.232: Carson Bader, Sawyer Braley, Jeffrey Brown, Rowan Ford, Orion Groth, Kyle Kuehne, Ulises Ledesma, Declan McCue, Vincent Molisani, Corleone Plain, Dylan Roath, Aiden Smith, Presley Smith, Andrew Uderitz and Kyle Van Ameron
Girls Soccer - 92.246: Samantha Basinait, Olivia Bieber, Elisa Bropst, Nicolina Creasey, Kenzi Hapeman, Emily Harling, Alyson Knaak, Olivia Krenning, Camryn London, Charley London, Sydney Mulka, Ryan Olles, Jamie Penna, Jessica Penna, Leah Pritchard, Iris Rosario Reyes and Aurora Serafin
Girls Cross Country - 92.996: Lillian Mathes, Meganne Moore, Mia Olles, Maggie Olles, S’koi Sanders and Gina Sidari
Volleyball - 91.684: Clara Bolton, Liana Flugel, Emily Graham, Madison Hughson, Maya Knaak, Madison LeBaron, Zoe Marat, Samantha Rogers and Paris Smith
Golf - 93.029: Nick Andrews, James Beach, Oliver Beach, Jett Conn, Jacob Foote, Caleb Fox, Drew Pritchard and Chris Sacco
Individual Scholar-Athletes: Jordan Marshall and Reuben Rivers (boys cross country); Amari Jones, Tyler Gibson, Ellwood Hafner, Alex Hafner, Dallas Ecker, Josh Bovenzi and Angel Cruz