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Benedictine's Gavin Stewart Grabs the 67th Ashley Dearing Award 

Yesterday, the longest running Savannah, Georgia prep sports award was announced during this COVID19 Pandemic. Benedictine’s senior Gavin Stewart grabbed the 67th Ashley Dearing Award which goes to the most versatile male athlete who played varsity football, varsity basketball, and a varsity spring sport during the 2019-2020 school year.  Local athletic directors and local news media votes on the award to decide the winner. To round out the rest of the top five was, Benedictine’s Trent Broadnax who finished second, New Hampstead’s Sam Brown was third and Calvary Day’s Thomas Carver and AE Beach’s Jaylen Wells tied for fourth.

Gavin played football, basketball, and soccer during his four years at Benedictine. Stewart never left the gridiron as he played safety on defense, wide receiver on offense, and was the place kicker. Gavin hauled in 27 catches from the wide receiver position for 500 yards and scored nine touchdowns. On the defense side of the ball, he had 47 tackles and 9 interceptions. As a kicker, Gavin was perfect whether kicking field goals or extra points. Stewart connected on 9 for 9 field goals with a long of 47 yards and made every one of his 55 attempts on extra-points. He led the Savannah area in most points scored in football this season with 137.   

In basketball Gavin averaged 5 points per game, 4 rebounds per game, and 4.5 steals per game this season. Stewart was the captain this year and prided his game on defense.

In the Coastal Empire, Stewart is one of the best in the sport of high school soccer. Before the state cut the 2020 soccer season short. Gavin had five goals, three assists and 20 shots. For his career Stewart played in 70 games, had 43 assists, assists 43, finished with 91 goals falling nine goals short of the coveted 100 goals scored club in prep soccer. Gavin joins his brother Brad Stewart as the second set of brothers to win the Ashley Dearing Award. Gavin will take his talents as preferred walk-on to play football at Georgia Tech. 

Note: picture Gavin Stewart from twitter

Ashley Dearing Award Winners

Year             Winner                                  School

2019-20       Gavin Stewart**                  Benedictine

2018-19       Winston Wright                    Memorial Day School

2017-18       Javonte Middleton              Jenkins

2016-17       Calvin Turner                       New Hampstead

2015-16       Demetris Robertson            Savannah Christian

2014-15       Brad Stewart****               Benedictine

2013-14       *Brad Stewart                      Benedictine

2012-13       Paris Baker                           Jenkins

2011-12       Jonathon Chamblee            Savannah Christian

2010-11       Dominic DeMasi****        Calvary

2009-10       *Dominic DeMasi               Calvary

2008-09       Jesse Morrell                         Bethesda

2007-08       John Moesch                        Sav. Country Day

2006-07       Scott Reed                            Groves

2005-06       Demarcus Dobbs                 Calvary

2004-05       Kellen Stanley                     Savannah Christian

2003-04       Sage Glasper                         Groves

2002-03       Joey Boaen                           Sav.  Country Day

2001-02       Ben Patrick                           Jenkins

2000-01       *Lamar Owens, Jr. ***      Benedictine

1999-00       **Danny McNamara          Benedictine

1998-99       Rashad Chisholm                Savannah High

1997-98       Kris Edge                              Savannah Christian

1996-97       **Tommy McNamara       Benedictine

1995-96       Terry Bryant                        Johnson

1994-95       Ronnie Rockett                    Jenkins

1993-94       Majid Lanier                         Beach

1992-93       Bill Sparks                            Country Day

1991-92       Barry Kleinpeter                  Calvary

1990-91       Marcel Cooper                     Groves

1989-90       Lloyd Rowland                    Savannah Christian

1988-89       Pee Wee Kelly                      Savannah Christian

1987-88       *Keith Jones                         Savannah High

1986-87       Corey Ladson                      Tompkins

1985-86       Lee Lane                               Calvary

1984-85       Peter Brennan                      Benedictine

1983-84       Earl Mason                           Groves

1982-83       Paul Jurgensen                     Benedictine

1981-82       Robbie White                       Savannah Christian

1980-81       Greg Amick                          Country Day

1979-80       Larry Brobst                         Savannah Christian

1978-79       *Lamar Owens***              Tompkins

1977-78       Randy Lanier                       Benedictine

1976-77       Mark Grainger                      Savannah Christian

1975-76       *Rufus Kelly                         Savannah High

1974-75       Ricky McBride                     Groves

1973-74       Shan Saunders                     Country Day

1972-73       Jo Jo White                           Richard Arnold

1971-72       Gene Dotson                         Benedictine

1970-71       Lawrence Maner                 Benedictine

1969-70       Bobby Reagan                     Country Day

1968-69       David Sasser                         Groves

1967-68       Joby Wright                          Johnson

1966-67       Julian Smiley                        Savannah High

1965-66       Peter Schmidt                       Country Day

1964-65       Roger Grove                         Groves

1963-64       Danny Sims                          Savannah High

1962-63       Dewey Warren                     Jenkins

1961-62       Tommy Brennan                 Benedictine

1960-61       Larry Patterson                    Benedictine

1959-60       Terry Tyler                            Savannah High

1958-59       Ronnie Braddock                Benedictine

1957-58       Jimmy Miller                        Savannah High

1956-57       Tom Brown                          Benedictine

1955-56       Carlos Mobley                     Savannah High

1954-55       Charlie Moore                      Benedictine

1953-54       Elmer Lott                            Savannah High

KEY: * ONLY JUNIORS TO WIN AWARD ** ONLY BROTHERS TO WIN AWARD *** ONLY FATHER  & SON TO WIN AWARD****ONLY ATHLETES TO WIN BACK TO BACK