Ive been a sportswriter going on six years now. In that time, Ive been called every name in the book, and a creative few I didnt know existed. Last year, after releasing my River City Sports All-District Football teams, a gentleman took to Twitter and called me the Rain Man of Danville/Pittsylvania County sports because I left a few players off the list he felt shouldve made it. I guess he didnt realize how smart Dustin Hoffmans Raymond Babbitt was and that he helped his brother, Tom Cruises Charles Babbitt, win $86,000 in Las Vegas.

Over the same list, I had another man leave me a message on the RCS Facebook page that featured language that wouldve made a sailor with Tourettes blush and was written in English so jumbled it could only be described as blibberish.

Its happened so much; Ive often thought about featuring a weekly Mean Tweets segment as shown on Jimmy Kimmel Live. However, Im smart enough to realize that like elbows, everybody has an opinion they are entitled to and that Im bound to tick somebody off by not choosing or highlighting little Johnny or Suzies perceived accomplishments.

When I released my inaugural Player of the Week segment last week, I expected my email account to fill up with comments and complaints such as the ones mentioned above. However, thats not what happened as Ive received nothing but great feedback over the column.

In that spirit, please enjoy Round 2 of the Halifax County High School Players of the Week.

Halifax County trekker Cheyenne Cline runs up hill at a meet earlier this year.

Girls cross country player of the week: Cheyenne Cline

Clines stock continued to rise last Wednesday at the Martinsville Piedmont District meet. Cline ran a 23:59.97 to finish ninth at the meet for her second consecutive Top-15 finish and her sixth of the year. Its also the fifth time the freshman has finished in the Top-10 with her highest placing coming at Tunstall where she checked in at seventh. She also finished ninth at the Comets meet at Bassett earlier this season.

With the season winding down, expect to see Cline making a run pun intended at both districts and regionals and maybe the Class 4 state tournament.

Halifax County cross country runner Brennan Hunt finishes a race at Smith River Complex earlier this season.

Boys cross country player of the week: Brennan Hunt

Along with Cline, Hunt continued to impress as he ran a 19:10.22 to finish 13th at Wednesdays Martinsville meet. The freshmans finish comes off the heels of his sixth place finish last week at Magna Vista where he ran a 20:55.15. It was the third consecutive meet where Hunt finished within the Top-15.

Similar to Cline, expect Hunt to make a run at both the district and regional tournaments.

Halifax County senior Kamyria Woody-Giggetts records a dig against Bassett last week.

Volleyball player of the week: Kamyria Woody-Giggetts

This was a tough race as several Halifax player were up for nomination. Junior Peyton Irby paced the Comets with seven kills against Bassett while Irby and junior Makayla Powell led with a pair of service aces. Defensively, Halifax was paced by senior Kamyria Woody-Giggetts eight digs while senior Jadyn Harlow checked in with seven against the Bengals. Junior Emma Payne recorded a team-high 10 assists.

Payne relinquished the top spot in assists against Mecklenburg County to Harlow who led with six while Irby and senior Shamya Hankins finished close behind with four. Junior Erin Satterfield led with a team-high seven kills while Hankins, Irby and Harlow were close behind with four apiece against the Phoenix. Defensively, Woody-Giggetts led with a team-high 10 digs.

Defense wins championships and with Woody-Giggetts leading the way in all three matches, her selection as Player of the Week just felt natural.

Halifax Countys Javeion Gooden makes a tackle in the Comets non-district matchup against Jefferson Forest earlier this season.

Football player of the week: Javeion Gooden

Really, Halifaxs entire defensive line shouldve been given this award as a collective and as I write this right now, Goodens individual selection may change by the time I get done writing this.

Gooden, a senior, was all over the field this past Friday against rival George Washington, making tackles at will. Going through my photos Sunday morning, it seemed all I saw was Gooden, along with fellow seniors Ahmad Moon, Semaj Jeffreys and Jyquez Ferrell, making stops on GW ballcarriers.

The Comets defense forced the Eagles into a pair of turnover on downs in the second half and made a pair of red zone stops to keep GW out of the end zone in the third and fourth quarters in Halifaxs close loss this past Friday.

At the end, after hard thought, Goodens individual selection stands as he serves a solid leadership role for the Comets.

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