Early High School honored top athletes at the 2011 Sports Banquet the evening of May 12 at the Brownwood Coliseum.

Tracy Ebarb was the Master of Ceremony and Lemons BBQ catered the event.  All athletes present were presented certificates, top awards were given and various scholarships were awarded.

Top Athlete awards & scholarships of 2010-2011 are as follows:

Chris Dutton Scholarship Award was awarded to Alyssa Fisher (SR) , Brandan Childs (SR), and Shandi Winstead (SR), pictured above with the Chris Dutton Family.

Jimmie Smith Scholarship Award Dustin Worthen (SR) and Shandi Winstead (SR)	Shandi Winstead (SR) Early Booster Club Scholarship Award

Jacob Ryan (SR) Longhorn Sportsmanship Award	Shandi Winstead (SR) Longhorn Sportsmanship Award

Sloan Byerly (SR) Early Booster Club Scholarship Award	Sloan Byerly (SR) and Alyssa Fisher (SR) Fighting Heart Award

Brandan Childs (SR) Basketball MVP	Bubba Reno (FR) and Leeza Hudspeth (JR) Golf MVP

Geron Gowdy (JR) Track MVP	Grant Gowdy (JR) and Chelsea Johnston (SO) Cross Country MVP

Hunter Stamford (SR) Baseball MVP	Katie Isom (JR) Basketball MVP

Morgan Birrell (JR) Track MVP	Nolan Ethridge (JR) and Lyndee Jones (SR) Tennis MVP

Sean Jones (SO) Power Lifting MVP	Shandi Winstead  (SR) Softball MVP

Sloan Byerly (SR) – Defensive MVP and Dustin Worthen (SR) Offensive MVP	Vann Stamford received the “Heart of a Longhorn”  Award.

Stamford was selected as the one adult or person that is always there and supporting the longhorns and lady horns in all that they do.

Not pictured:  Colton Lee (SR), MVP Roper of the year.

Photos contributed.