Students from Brownwood, Bangs and Early High Schools have been selected to participate in the 2012 Big Country Chevy Dealers-FCA All-Star Festival including the 14th Annual FCA Greathouse All-Star Classic which will take place this summer.
The 203 total athletes and cheerleaders selected will make up the all-star class for Big Country Chevy Dealers FCA All-Star Festival featuring the 14th Annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes Myrle Greathouse All-Star Classic and the 5th Annual Girls Basketball Game, the 1st Annual Boys Basketball Game, and the 1st Annual Girls Volleyball.
The 2013 Big Country Chevy Dealers FCA All-Star Festival, includes ladies and men’s basketball in Brownwood on June 6th and a volleyball-football doubleheader, which is scheduled for Saturday, June 8 in Abilene. The ladies and men’s basketball games will be at the Brownwood Coliseum and will tip off at 6pm and 8pm respectively. The All-Star Volleyball game will start at noon at Abilene Christian University’s Moody Coliseum followed by the football game at 7 p.m. at Shotwell Stadium. All proceeds benefit the Big Country Chapter of the FCA.
The 14th Annual Myrle Greathouse All-Star Classic Football Game is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 8th at Shotwell Stadium.
On Sunday, 158 players, 45 cheerleaders and the coaching staffs were introduced to the media and then attended orientation meetings with organizers and coaches. All participants will be honored again at the All-Star Festival Induction Banquet on April 21 at the Abilene Civic Center.
Annual Award winners will be honored at the Area FCA and AYSA Awards Banquet on May 18 at ACU’s Teague Center.
Teams, cheerleaders and coaches report for two-a-day practices in Abilene on Wednesday, June 5 and Brownwood on Tuesday, June 4.
Area players selected are as follows:
Bangs High School
Kylie Allen – Basketball Cheer
Matt Carter – South Football
Brownwood High School
Bryant McDaniel – Men’s Basketball
Mabree Moore – Basketball Cheer
Kevin Hobbs – South Football
Early High School
Fidel Olade – South Football
Cameron Denison – South Men’s Basketball
Aubrey Horton – South Ladies’ Basketball
Aimee Lawrence – Basketball Cheer
The All-Star Games will also feature a few area coaches. Coaching the girls’ basketball South team will be Early High School Head Coach, Kristi Sandoval. Brownwood High School Head Volleyball Coach Jackie Lang will be the assistant coach of the South’s volleyball team. Jeffri Foster will lead the Brownwood Cheer Squad.
Information about the Big Country Chapter of the FCA can also be found at www.bigcountryfca.org. Photos contributed.
