2024 Lions football team lauded during Mother’s Club banquet

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Aaron Edmonds with Heather Edmonds Heart of a Lion winner Julius Lara

 

The 2024 Brownwood Lions football campaign was celebrated Monday night with the annual Mother’s Club Banquet held at the Coggin Avenue Church Connection Center.

Among the evening’s events, the Offensive MVP and Defensive MVP were awarded to Ian Barrera and Noah Gonzalez, respectively, while the Heather Edmonds Heart of Lion Award went to Julius Lara.

Scholarships were awarded to senior Lions as well, as three $2,000 Deborah Ellis Memorial Scholarships were presented to Enrique Vazquez, Braeden Stacks and Weston Wolf; the Leslie Adams Memorial Scholarship went to Keedan Brooks; and the Chris Hart Memorial Scholarship was bestowed upon Elbion Thaqi.

The 2024 Lions, in head coach Sammy Burnett’s seventh season at his alma mater, finished the year with a 6-5 overall record, a third consecutive bi-district championship, 16th straight postseason appearance, 51st trip to the playoffs overall, and 78th postseason victory in program history.

Deborah Ellis Memorial Scholarship winners Braeden Stacks, Enrique Vazquez and Weston Wolf with Steve Ellis
Leslie Adams Memorial Scholarship Winner Keedan Brooks with Draco Miller, Charity Adams and Ilita Adams-McMillion
Chris Hart Memorial Scholarship Winner Elbion Thaqi with assistant head coach Davis Jones and Debra Hart

 

Offensive MVP Ian Barrera with offensive coordinator Dex Dennard

 

Defensive MVP Noah Gonzalez with defensive coordinator Marvin Wilson

 

Head coach Sammy Burnett address the Lions football team and those in attendance