Finalists Announced for 2025 Babe Zaharias High School Jr. Golf Awards
The Babe Zaharias Foundation is pleased to announce the finalists and honorees for the 2024 Babe Zaharias High School Junior Golf Awards. This prestigious annual event recognizes top high school golfers, underclassmen, and coaches from Southeast Texas for the 2024-2025 school year. The awards banquet, headlined by sponsor Wells Fargo Advisors and supported by The Astros Golf Foundation and Trecora, will take place at 6 PM on Tuesday, May 20th, 2025 at 5 Under Golf Center in Beaumont.
2025 Award Finalists:
Boys Player of the Year
Drake Andrepont – Hardin-Jefferson
Lincoln Parks – Orangefield
Julian Mathews – Monsignor Kelly Catholic
Reece Williams – Monsignor Kelly Catholic
Boys Underclassman Player of the Year
Foster Cecka – Port Neches-Groves
Skylyn Fisher – Monsignor Kelly Catholic
Reece Williams – Monsignor Kelly Catholic
Boys Character Award
Robert Barron – Nederland
Julian Mathews – Monsignor Kelly Catholic
Cooper Travis – Hardin-Jefferson
Boys Underclassman Character Award
Foster Cecka – Port Neches-Groves
Lucian Mazzola – Monsignor Kelly Catholic
Girls Player of the Year
Tatum Bean – Port Neches-Groves
Cassie Grizzaffi – LCM
Peyton Hidalgo – Hardin-Jefferson
Girls Underclassman Player of the Year
Peyton Barnes – West Brook
Aubrey Carpenter – Bridge City
Grace Dai – Monsignor Kelly Catholic
Girls Character Award
Ava Borne – Port Neches-Groves
Reece Molina – Bridge City
Jordyn Rucker – Orangefield
Girls Underclassman Character Award
Kinley Jones – LCM
Savannah Murdock – Bridge City
Coaching Awards
Girls Coach of the Year: Ray Weaver
Boys Coach of the Year: Darrell Westfall
The banquet will feature keynote speaker Brad McMakin, Head Men’s Golf Coach at the University of Arkansas
and former Lamar University Head Coach. A Beaumont native and proud alumnus of Monsignor Kelly Catholic
High School, McMakin is celebrated for his achievements in collegiate golf and his dedication to developing
young athletes.
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