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Congratulations to the finalists for the 35th Annual Thomas A. Simone Award, given to the metro’s most outstanding player, are: Ronnie Bell of Park Hill, Phillip Brooks of Lee’s Summit West, Graham Mertz of Blue Valley North and John Raybourn of Staley.
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Finalists for the 2019 Thomas A. Simone Award: Arland Bruce, IV
@abruceiv
Jr. RB
@ONeaglesFB
, Luke Grimm
@lukegrimm25
Sr. WR/RB
@RaypecFootball
, Jake Van Dyne
@jvandyne12
Sr. QB
@LNEagleFootball
, and Tank Young
@_Tankster_
Jr. RB
@stasaints_FB
. Congrats!
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Congratulations to the finalists for the 26th Annual Buck Buchanan Award, given to the outstanding lineman/linebacker in the large classes, are: Nick Allen of BV Southwest, Daniel Carson of William Chrisman, Daniel Parker of Blue Springs and Brighton Ramirez of Park Hill.
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We had a wonderful Simone Awards ceremony today at Olathe North, our record-extending 7th time there. Thanks to all who made it happen, esp ON Principal
@JasonHermanON
and
@ADPriceON
! Congrats to
@abruceiv
and welcome to the Simone family!
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The 2022 All Simone Team has been announced. This group will be honored at Tuesday's Simone Awards at the high school of the Simone Award Winner
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Congratulations to our 7th Annual Nathan Stiles Inspiration Award winner Graham McMorrow
@gjm18221
, a junior at Liberty who has overcome tremendous odds to play football for
@JaysFootball
and inspire his teammates and coaches daily.
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Congratulations to the finalists for the 18th Annual Bobby Bell Award, given to the outstanding lineman/linebacker in the small classes, are: Dylan Downing of Bishop Miege, Marshall Kellner of De Soto, Nick Kruse of Harrisonville and Michael Smith of Platte County.
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Congratulations to the finalists for the 10th Annual Otis Taylor Award, given to the metro’s most outstanding wide receiver/tight end, are: Ronnie Bell of Park Hill, Dominic Gicinto of Raytown, Jackson Heath of Blue Valley Northwest and Logan Talley of Mill Valley.
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2019 Buck Buchanan Award Finalists (lg school lineman/LB): Tucker Atwood
@7tuckeratwood
Sr. LB
@gohawklets
; Hayden Gregg
@hayden_Gregg55
Sr. LB
@StaleyFootball
; Ethan Kremer
@ethankremer61
Jr. DL/OL
@MVJaguar
; Johnny Wilson
@king_bravo_
Sr. DL
@PHTrojansFB
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The winner of the 35th Annual Thomas A. Simone Memorial Award, given annually to the most outstanding football player in the Kansas City metro area, is
@RonnieBell24
of
@PHTrojanFB
. Joins
@BigBoehmTheory
as only player to take home 2 trophies from one Simone ceremony.
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Congrats to Andy Sims of Blue Valley North and Phil Lite of Staley, our Spectrum Sports Coaches of the Year!
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The Spectrum Sports Coaches of the Year: Kansas - Eric Driskell, Blue Valley and Missouri - Bryan DeLong, Center
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Congratulations to finalists for the 19th Annual Frank Fontana Award, given to the outstanding player in the small classes, are: Diego Bernard of St. Joe Lafayette, Tanner Clarkson of Platte County, Carter Putz of Bishop Miege and Amaun Ryan of Center.
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The 2015 Thomas A. Simone Award for Outstanding Player any class goes to Skylar Thompson
@Skylar_15
of
@FortOFootball
!
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Funny
@CoachDriskell
retweets all his players accomplishments but not this one. You can retweet you won, too, coach! Congrats again!
The Spectrum Sports Coaches of the Year: Kansas - Eric Driskell, Blue Valley and Missouri - Bryan DeLong, Center
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The winner of the 18th Annual Bobby Bell Award, presented by Great Western Bank and given to the best lineman/linebacker in the small classes (MO 1-4, KS 1A-4A), is Michael Smith
@Msmith2018
of
@_PCPirates
. The Senior DL had 17.5 sacks and 20 QB hurries this year! Congrats!
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2019 Frank Fontana Award Finalists: Howard Brown
@brown9_h
Jr. QB
@LCPA_Football
; Cooper Cunningham
@Cunningham32
Sr. RB
@tongiefootball
;
@BryceKrone
Sr. RB/LB
@Brave_football
; Josey Meierarend
@MeierarendJosey
Sr. QB
@OHS_Activities
Chris Ruhnke
@RuhnkeChris
Jr. QB
@_pcpirates
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The winner of the 11th Annual Otis Taylor Award, presented by C&C Produce and given to the best tight end/wide receiver in the metro area, is
@RonnieBell24
of
@PHTrojanFB
. He caught 89 passes this year for 1,605 yards and 21 touchdowns!
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The 2015 Otis Taylor Award for Outstanding Wide Receiver/Tight End any class goes to Christian Jegen
@C_Jegen10
of Mill Valley!
@MVJaguar
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The winner of the 26th Annual Buck Buchanan Memorial Award, presented by the Kansas City Chiefs Ambassadors and given to the best lineman/linebacker in the large classes (MO 5-6, KS 5A-6A), is Daniel Parker
@LuhhDaniel
of
@BSHSFootball
. The Class 6 DPOY had 16.5 sacks this year!
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This is just outstanding. Thanks
@mellinger
for writing a great piece on one of the ways the Simone Award is unique.
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2019 Otis Taylor Award Finalists (WR/TE): Luke Grimm
@lukegrimm25
Sr. WR/RB
@RaypecFootball
; Daniel Jackson
@25DanielJackson
Sr. WR
@BishopMiege_FB
; D’Vontae Key
@Dvontaekey9
Sr. WR
@RAYTOWNFOOTBALL
; Ty Lindenman
@ty_lindenman
Sr. WR
@SMNWfball
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2019 Bobby Bell Award Finalists (small school lineman/LB): Jermaine Hamilton-Jordan
@JermaineRaven36
Jr. LB
@LCPA_Football
; Max Van Meter
@maximusvanmeter
Sr. LB
@BishopMiege_FB
; Garret Watson
@Watson3Garret
Sr. LB
@_pcpirates
; Colby Wilson
@Cpeyton50
Sr. DL
@OHS_Activities
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Bell finalists: Colin Grunhard, Bishop Miege; Derek Kohler, Platte Co; Ethan Luft, Kearney; John Taylor, Center; TJ Williams, Basehor
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The winner of the 19th Annual Frank Fontana Award, presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of KC and given to the most outstanding small class (MO 1-4, KS 1A-4A) player in the metro, is
@CarterPutz
of
@BishopMiegeFB
. Set KS car records for passing yds/TDs, led Stags to 3 rings!
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You should be very proud of the tremendous young man you have raised! It was so great meeting you...congrats!
Thank you to the Simone Family for blessing us with such a beautiful day yesterday! Our family will never forget this day! Thank you for sharing Tommy's story with us. You have no idea how much that touched my heart!
@abruceiv
@SimoneAwards
#LOVEFRIENDSHIPCOURAGECHAMPIONS
#73
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A great morning
@SHSFalcons
as we honored the 34th Thomas A. Simone Award winner, Julian Ross
@King__Julian23
!
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Simone finalists: Matthew Dercher, Blue Valley; Chester Graves, Park Hill; Julian Ross, Staley; Will Schneider, SM North
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Congrats to the 2019 All-Simone Team! All will be recognized at the Simone Awards ceremony this Thursday, December 12! Honored players should check with their head coach for details to attend.
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The 2014 Nathan Stiles Inspiration Award goes to Olathe East's James McGinnis who survived and is recovering from a serious brain injury.
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The season is almost here and The Simone Awards Website will be bringing you great content all season long. Our first Simone Watch of the season is up. This weekly blog will highlight lots of players for all of the awards
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We are heartbroken to hear that Blue Valley Coach Eric Driskell has passed away. He loved the Simone Awards and we loved him back.
#BVSTRONG
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This year's Lifetime Achievement Award goes to former Blue Springs South coach Greg Oder.
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2014 Time Warner Cable Sports Channel Coaches of the Year: Jon Holmes of Bishop Miege in Kansas and Pat Richard of Oak Grove in Missouri!
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Yes! Congrats to
@3guysinagarage
Jay Binkley of 610 Sports and
@SpecSportsKC
for winning the Gordon Docking Award for excellence in high school football reporting. Been a great promoter of HSFB in our city for many years!
The man
@3guysinagarage
collecting his hardware tonight. Well deserved! Great advocate for HS Football!
#Simone
#Docking
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The winner of the 32nd Annual Thomas A. Simone Memorial Award is Lee's Summit Tigers QB
@DrewLock23
!
@lstigerfootball
@MUTigerFootball
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2014 Simone Award finalists: TJ Green, Rockhurst; Drew Lock, Lee's Summit; Skylar Thompson, Fort Osage; Ryan Willis, Bishop Miege!
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Buchanan finalists: Chester Graves, Park Hill; Michael Maffry, Blue Valley; Daniel Parker, Blue Springs; Anthony Payne, Ray-Pec
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Couple of congrats we couldn't get to in the craziness of the show tonight. First, congratulations to Lawrence's
@DirkWedd
for a great HSFB coaching career and well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award received tonight!
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Congrats to all the finalists!
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Taylor finalists: Jafar Armstrong, Bishop Miege; Jess Davis, Kearney; Nick Snider, Belton; Harrison Van Dyne, Blue Valley
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Our next watchlist is the Bobby Bell Award. Good group to take a look at
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The 2015 Buck Buchanan Award for Outstanding Large Class Lineman/Linebacker goes to
@amani_bledsoe
of Lawrence!
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The 2015 Bobby Bell Award for Outstanding Small Class Lineman/Linebacker goes to
@Cale_Garrett
of Kearney!
@KMOFootball
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Congrats to 2016 Simone Award winner
@King__Julian23
for signing with Ohio today! The Bobcats are getting a great player and teammate!
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Exceptionally well said! Congrats on a great season!
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And finalists for
@Chiefs
/ Eric Driskell Coach of the Year: David Allie
@GVEagleFootball
; Joel Applebee
@MVJaguar
; Bryan DeLong
@CenterSD
Yellowjackets; Williams Lowe
@LCPA_Football
Lincoln Blue Tigers
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.
@DrewLock23
threw for over 270 yards per game and finished his 3-yr career with over 7k yards and 80 TDs!
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It was a tremendous ceremony, one of the best ever, thanks to the great efforts of the
@SHSFalcons
administration!
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By all accounts
@DrewLock23
is also a great young man. Well deserving Simone winner and we look forward to cheering him on at Mizzou!
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The 37th Annual Thomas A. Simone Awards will air live next week on the Simone Awards Facebook page and the
@PrepsKC
YouTube channel . Date and time info will be announced soon!
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@RonnieBell24
is the second Simone Award winner from
@PHTrojanFB
but the first since Jeff Kelso was the inaugural recipient in 1983!
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Football season is right around the corner and we are going to hit the ground running. Here is a brief history of The Simone Awards
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Graham was AWESOME! One of the day's highlights for sure. Glad we were able to share his incredible story!
We are so proud of
@LHSJAYS
Junior Graham McMorrow, who was named the Nathan Stiles Inspiration Award recipients at this morning's
@SimoneAwards
! Graham received one of the largest ovations of the day! What an amazing young man!
@gjm18221
@LHSBlueJays
@JaysFootball
#LPSLeads
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Check out the full list of 2016 semifinalists here! Congrats to all who are nominated and good luck!
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Fontana finalists: Justin Mitchell, Platte Co; Anthony Pritzel, Kearney; Carter Putz, Bishop Miege; Amaun Ryan, Center
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The First Simone Watch is out. Lots of good names
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2014 Bobby Bell Award finalists are Colton Beebe, Piper; Dalton Brinegar, Oak Grove; Cale Garrett, Kearney; and Tanner Owen, Kearney!
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The 2016 Bobby Bell Award for Outstanding Small Class Lineman/Linebacker went to
@Ethan_Luft
of Kearney!
@KearneyBulldog1
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2014 Buck Buchanan Award finalists: Kyle Ball, SM East; Carlos Davis, Blue Springs; AJ Harris, Blue Valley; Luke Ritter, Rockhurst!
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2014 Otis Taylor Award finalists: Jesse McBee, Ft Osage; Zach Mitchell, Lee's Summit; Nick Perez, SM North; Terrance Sanders, Blue Springs!
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Congrats!
So honored to be a finalist for the Simone probably the coolest experience ever! and shout out to
@DannyPresler
! 🙌🏽🏈💪🏼
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With Ronnie Bell being drafted the list of Simone Award winners drafted into the NFL continues to grow. Here is the complete list.
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Congrats to Terrance Sanders of
@bshsfootball
, winner of the 2014 C&C Produce Otis Taylor Award, outstanding wide receiver/tight end in KC!
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Congrats to Carlos Davis
@_KING_LOS__
of
@bshsfootball
, winner of the '14 Chiefs Ambassadors Buck Buchanan Award, best big class lineman/LB!
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.
@staleyprincipal
Clark Mershon, AD Mark Mundell and
@Coach_Lite
, your efforts were tremendous and appreciated! Great event!
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2019 Simone Awards are on live from Olathe North HS! Red Carpet interviews happening now...ceremony starts at 10am! Watch here:
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Thank you, Brad!
Congrats to the 2019
@SimoneAwards
winner for best high school football player of the year in Kansas City - Arland Bruce, IV - from Olathe North. One of the best things the KC sports community does every year.
@abruceiv
@ONeaglesFB
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One of the best parts of the ceremony yesterday was Brock. Special moment for a special young man!
Congratulations to Brock Anderson for being the 2019 recipient of the Nathan Stiles award. A great honor for a young man who has overcome so much. He won his battle with cancer to return to the football field Congrats Brock!
@CoachAndySims
@SimoneAwards
@bvnnews
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New video of interview with 2021 Otis Taylor winner
@mudia_reuben
loaded to the new Simone Awards website presented by
@McCarthy_Auto
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The 2016 Otis Taylor Award for Outstanding Wide Receiver any class went to
@mizzoufootball
commit
@jafararmstrong3
of
@BishopMiegeHS
!
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Lifetime Achievement Award goes to: Royce Boehm, Lee's Summit W; Fred Bouchard, Staley; Jeff Gourley, Olathe S; Scott Wright, Blue Valley W.
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Congrats to
@CBeebe56
Colton Beebe of Piper, now a two-time winner of the Bobby Bell Award for outstanding small class lineman/linebacker!
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2014 Frank Fontana Award finalists: Drew Cortez, SJ Lafayette; Dawson Downing, Bishop Miege; Aaron Graham, Oak Grove; (1 of 2)
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The 2016 Frank Fontana Award for Outstanding Small Class Player went to
@APritzel_2
of Kearney!
@KearneyBulldog1
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The First McCarthy Auto Group Simone Awards Scholarship was awarded to
@Sabres_Football
senior
@rickeyb_II
Here is his story
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Our sincerest condolences to his wife, Kari, his children, Rachel and Laurel, and all those at Blue Valley High. Coach D will be missed.
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37th Annual Thomas A. Simone Awards are underway!
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2017 Simone Awards finalists will be announced tonight at 7pm live from Arrowhead Stadium! You can watch live via
@PrepsKC
YouTube channel...follow this link!
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Congratulations to all the finalists and honorees tonight! Sets up a great Simone Awards ceremony next Tuesday live on Spectrum Sports!
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Catch Dion from
@PrepsKC
in mere minutes as he announces finalists for the 2019 Simone Awards on
@41actionnews
!
#SundaySoundOff
The
@SimoneAwards
finalists will be announced tonight on
@41actionnews
before
#SundaySoundOff
Good day to talk this year's Simone with the 2014 winner
@DrewLock23
getting his first NFL start and win.
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Some pretty salty language from
@mickshaffer
here! But I guess it was an apt description.
@King__Julian23
was pretty good.
#BadAss
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Congrats, Jordan! A worthy person to carry on the Stiles Award tradition!
@James9Recovery
intro was one of the best parts of the day!
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Re-watching last year's ceremony. Great shot of parental emotion when
@C_JEGEN10
won the Taylor Award. Nice reminder what these awards mean!
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New and updated Simone Watch. Fontana Watch coming here in a few minutes.
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Congrats to
@Supergraham32
of Oak Grove, winner of the 2014 Frank Fontana Award for outstanding overall player in the small classes!
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What a great night at Arrowhead! Beautiful night and our biggest crowd ever. Thanks to the
@Chiefs
for hosting us once again!
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Coach Palmer knows what it's like to win one of these! Congrats, Kobe!
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Thanks for delivering a great speech today, Jared! So happy you were able to make the trip!
Special Guest Speaker & former
#Chiefs
Defensive End,
@JaredAllen69
, spoke at the 34th Annual
@SimoneAwards
.
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The 2015 Frank Fontana Award for Outstanding Small Class Player goes to
@KobeHardin22
of Odessa!
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Pleased to recognize KCFD Firefighters Larry Leggio and John Mesh with the 2015 Nathan Stiles Inspiration Award.
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There might have been a few cell phone photos taken at today's Simone Awards.
#CellPhonePaparazzi
📷🏆🏈
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We are excited to announc McCarthy Auto Group as the new Presenting Partner. We also have a new website beginning a new year round focus on the awards and the community it serves.
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Highlight of the ceremony! Wonderful to see James recovering so well. Replay at 7p to catch his speech!
James McGinnis just DOMINATED the mic at the
@SimoneAwards
! Tune into TWC SportsChannel for the rest of the awards!
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The First Fontana Watch List is out. It's going to be a good race to win the award.
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