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2023 Simone Finalists

   

 

The Announcement schedule is as follows:

11/27 - Monday - 6PM Sports - Taylor winner announced
11/28 - Tuesday - 6PM Sports - Bell winner announced
11/29 - Wednesday - 6PM Sports - Frank Fontana winner announced
11/30 - Thursday - 6PM Sports – Buck Buchanan winner announced
12/6 – Simone Award Winner announced at the winner’s high school

It has been a great year of high school football, and this is an exciting time for the entire high school football community. Here are the finalists for the 41st Simone Awards.

(All in alphabetical order)

Simone Award
Dylan Dunn, Sr. QB Blue Valley Southwest
Elijah Leonard, Sr. QB Lee’s Summit North
Jayshawn Ross, Sr. DE/WR Liberty North
Ty Williams, Sr. RB Grain Valley

Fontana Award
Hudson Bailey, So. QB St. Pius X
Declan Battle, Sr. QB Louisburg
Cameron Emmons, Sr. RB Kearney
Kobe Westphal, Jr. QB Warrensburg

Buchanan Award
Tommy Coppinger, Sr. LB Rockhurst
Mark Debiak, Sr. LB Gardner-Edgerton
Melvin Laster, Sr. LB Liberty North
Williams Nwaneri, Sr. DE Lee’s Summit North

Bell Award
Brayden Bush, Sr. LB Pleasant Hill
Derek Joiner, Sr. OL/DL Grandview
Ashton Moore, Jr. LB Louisburg
Kian Payne, Sr. DT St. Thomas Aquinas

Taylor Award
Aiden Bruce, Sr. WR/RB Olathe North
Isaiah Mozee, Jr. WR Lee’s Summit North
Alex Parks, Sr. WR Blue Valley Southwest
Keelan Smith, Sr. WR Liberty North