Photo by Erin Nelson.
Hewitt-Trussville’s Parker Briggs (10) dribbles the ball as he moves toward the goal in a game against Boaz at Hewitt-Trussville High School on March 22.
Several Hewitt-Trussville High School student-athletes have received accolades and been honored for accomplishments during the 2022-23 school year.
Eight Huskies will be part of the AHSAA All-Star Week in Montgomery in mid-July. Those teams feature some of the top rising seniors in the state.
Brett Moseley (baseball), Aubrey Payne (golf), Gavin Isbell (golf), Nolan Armstrong (tennis), Jordan Hunter (basketball), Reid Stodghill (basketball), Sara Phillips (softball) and Jhovanka Rivas (soccer) will all play in North-South all-star competitions during the week of July 17-21.
A handful of baseball and softball players were recognized by the Alabama Sports Writers Association on the postseason all-state teams. Hannah Dorsett led the way for the state champion Huskies softball team, winning Class 7A Hitter of the Year, making the super all-state team and earning first team infield honors on the all-state squad.
Dorsett is a UAB signee and capped off her career by helping the Huskies win their third state championship in the last five years. For the season, she hit for a .506 average, accumulating 88 hits, hitting five home runs and driving in 34 runs. She also stole 61 bases, getting caught only once.
Phillips was named a first team pitcher after her great junior year. Chaney Peters and Olivia Faggard were each on the 7A second team after stellar seasons, with Zaylen Tucker being named honorable mention as well.
Kurt Kizer of the Hewitt-Trussville baseball team was named to the 7A second team on the baseball all-state team. Kizer is headed to Snead State Community College to continue his baseball career. For his senior campaign, he hit .378 with a .480 on-base percentage. He drove in 34 runs in 32 games for the Huskies.
Several soccer players made the list of all-state and all-metro players. From the boys team, Parker Briggs earned first team all-state honors across all classifications, in addition to making the first team 7A list.
Michael Christopoulos and Asher Tharp were each featured on the 7A second team, while Carson Jackson, Jason Merriweather and Seth Walker were all named honorable mention all-state.
On the all-metro team, Briggs was first team, Christopoulos was second team and Tharp, Jackson, Merriweather and Walker were all honorable mention.
For the girls, Libby Armstrong and Mariella Delfin were each first team all-metro. Ella Allen and Lily Burford made the cut as second team players, with Brecken Phillips earning honorable mention.
