Maye voted Lowndes County Athlete of the Week
Published 11:44 am Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Lowndes County Athletic Director Nickles Rankins (left) awards Jaquis Maye Athlete of the Week on Monday.
Jarquis Maye Senior Football Marquis "Joc" Maye is a Senior at The Calhoun School and a member (OL) of the Tigers football team. Joc is an outstanding young ma. While his mother, Cassandra Washington, has been battling cancer (for the second time), Joc has been amazing. When he found out his mom would have to stop working to get in the "fight", Joc picked up a job of his own. He then went to the head football coach and asked if he could join the Tiger's football team. After joining the team, Joc never missed out on assisting his mom. Taking her to her appointments, picking her up from appointments and doing whatever is needed at home, all while still making it to football practice and competing on Friday nights. Joc has been a pivotal part of Calhoun's run to the playoffs, first time in 24 years, with his leadership by example. Joc is loved by all at Calhoun for his kindness, hug heart and wonderful sense of humor.
Shamirria Rudolph Volleyball/Basketball Shamirria Rudolph plays volleyball and basketball at Central High School in Hayneville where she is a leader on her teams. She plays hard on the court and is a good student in the classroom.
Zack Azar is a very special young man that has a team first attitude about everything. Standing 6-foot-9, he is a tackle and defensive end for the Lowndes Academy Rebels. He is a tough matchup for most people on Friday night and possesses the eagerness and generosity to volunteer his time to the school when needed. Zack has had a great week of practice and had two sacks and two tackles in the Rebels’ game against Hooper Academy.
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Jarquis “Joc” Maye was voted as Lowndes County’s Athlete of the Week. He is a Senior at The Calhoun School and a member (OL) of the Tigers football team. Maye is an outstanding young man. While his mother, Cassandra Washington, has been battling cancer (for the second time), Joc has been amazing. When he found out his mom would have to stop working to get in the “fight, “Maye picked up a job of his own. He then went to the head football coach and asked if he could join the Tiger’s football team.
After joining the team, Maye never missed out on assisting his mom, taking her to her appointments, picking her up from appointments and doing whatever is needed at home, all while still making it to football practice and competing on Friday nights. Maye has been a pivotal part of Calhoun’s run to the playoffs, first time in 24 years, with his leadership by example.
Maye is loved by all at Calhoun for his kindness, hug heart and wonderful sense of humor. He won this week’s award by receiving 54%, 315 out of 582, of the votes.
Shamirria Rudolph from Central High School in Hayneville and Zach Azar from Lowndes Academy were also nominated for their athleticism and setting the standard for excellence on and off the field. Congratulations to Maye and all athletes nominated this week.
Athlete of the Week is made possible by the joint efforts of The Lowndes Signal and Lowndes County Public Schools Athletic Director Nickles Rankins, and through the cooperation of the coaches and administration of Central High School, Lowndes Academy, and The Calhoun School.
Check out our website, www.lowndessignal.com on Saturday evening for the next player of the week contest.
