We've whittled our list down to 10, now we need your help to pick a winner. Ten athletes are finalists for the 18 Sports Fall MVP award, but only two can walk away with a title.
One boys' winner and one girls' winner will be selected over the next week and a half. The online poll will account for 1/4 of the final tally, so get your votes in. Steve Vesey, Emerson Lotzia, and Chuck Brame will then rank their favorites - with each carrying 25% of the final tally.
First place will get 5 points, 2nd gets four, 3rd three, 4th two, and 5th place one point. We will compare each of the four lists, and whoever has the highest point total will be our winner.
Each day we will feature a different finalist at 6pm. That schedule is as follows:
Tues. 11/24 - Jordan Frysinger
Wed. 11/25 - Kate Pratt
Thurs. 11/26 - Jordan Thomas
Fri. 11/27 - Brittney Smith
Sat. 11/28 - Travis Chesla
Sun. 11/29 - Alison Wickwire
Mon. 11/30 - Kevin Gorman
Tues. 12/1 - Bri Van Scoter
Wed. 12/2 - Austin Dwyer
Thurs. 12/3 - Courtney Rosing
Here is a brief rundown of our finalists' achievements this fall:
Austin Dwyer (Hornell)
- Section V record 2,667 rushing yards
- 36 total TD
- Led Hornell to first-ever state football title game
Travis Chesla (Towanda)
- Topped 1,500 yards rushing with 21 total TD
- Averaged more than 15 tackles a game
- Led Towanda to 10-0 regular season
Jordan Thomas (U-E)
- 1,168 yards rushing
- 14 rushing TD
- Led U-E to sectional title
Jordan Frysinger (Corning East)
- 1,686 yards rushing, 10.3 yards per carry
- 31 total TD
- Led Corning East to sectional title
Kevin Gorman (Waverly)
- School-record 1,714 yards rushing
- 19 rushing TD
- Broke Waverly's all-time rushing record
Kate Pratt (Troy)
- State-record 206 career goals
- 65 goals this season, 4th best in state history
- Led Troy to perfect 17-0 regular season
Brittney Smith (Arkport)
- 20 goals, 11 assists for 51 points
- Led Arkport to 2nd state title in last 4 years
Bri VanScoter (Arkport)
- 17 goals, 23 assists for 57 points
- Led Arkport to 2nd state title in last 4 years
Courtney Rosing (Edison)
- Guided Edison to first-ever state volleyball title
- 93% Serving Efficiency (355/380)
- 50 aces, 331 assists
Alison Wickwire (Towanda)
- Led Towanda to back-to-back district volleyball titles
