Asher bestowed Paul Cross Award

With the inability to have a formal postseason awards ceremony due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Shelbyville High School’s athletic department recently announced winter sports award winners via social media.

Now over 100 years old, the Paul Cross Award is the most prestigious honor for a Shelbyville High School athlete. First awarded in 1920 to Morris Hogue, the Paul Cross Award honors a high achieving student-athlete in the boys basketball program.

Shelbyville senior Luke Asher is this year’s recipient. Asher carries a 4.3 grade point average, is involved in National Honor Soc