BY KYLE LOVERN
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN

NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The fourth TVHS Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Class, the Class of 2024, was inducted Friday at an event held at the school’s cafeteria.

The induction dinner was held prior to the Panther’s homecoming football game with River View.

A large crowd attended the event. A “meet and greet” reception started at 3:45 p.m. while the induction ceremony began at 4:30 p.m.

Jeff Reynolds, executive director of the TVHS Hall of Fame, served as Master of Ceremonies. Principal Doug Ward gave some opening remarks and bragged about the school’s academic achievements, as well as its successful athletic programs.

Reynolds, along with board members Clyde Farley, Tony Clusky and Ward, inducted the five new members of the elite Hall of Fame club.

The 2024 class includes the following:

ART DESKINS: A 1995 TVHS graduate, Art was a four-sport athlete for Tug Valley. He played football, basketball, baseball and track for Tug Valley. Art was a Second All-State Team selection in football and was a member of the first-ever TVHS West Virginia state football playoff team in 1994.

During his senior year, Art scored 21 touchdowns and had 1580 receiving yards for the Panthers. He also was a member of the first TVHS Track team, placing second in several meets to future NFL Hall of Famer Randy Moss. He was a starting guard for the Panthers in basketball with a career average of 14 points per game and a leadoff hitter in baseball with a career batting average of .315.

CALEB MAY: A 2021 TVHS graduate, Caleb was a four-year player in both football and basketball for the Panthers. Caleb was a two-year First Team All-State selection in both football and basketball. Caleb played in two Class A State Tournaments for the Panthers and was named as a member of the 2021 Class A West Virginia State All-Tournament team.

He was a 1000 career point scorer for the Panthers and led the state in scoring in basketball in 2021, with an average of 24 points per game.

Caleb played on three sectional and regional championship basketball teams for Tug Valley. He played in both football and basketball in West Virginia State North-South All-Star games. In football, Caleb was also a member of both the 2018 and 2020 Class A Panther football playoff teams, leading the team in both touchdown receptions and receiving yards and was in the top 10 receivers in the state in both categories.

MAKAYLA MAY: A TVHS Class of 2021 graduate, Makayla was a four-year player in girls basketball and girls volleyball for the Panthers. She was a member of the Lady Panthers 2021 West Virginia Class A Girls Basketball State Championship team. In 2021, she was a First Team West Virginia All-State Team selection and a West Virginia State Tournament All-Tournament Team selection.

Makayla was awarded Class A Girls Basketball All-State Honorable Mention for three consecutive years from 2018-2020. She was a career 1000+ point scorer and rebounder for Tug Valley and is the Tug Valley Lady Panthers All-Time Leader in career rebounds. Makayla also was selected to play in the West Virginia North-South Volleyball game.

DUSTIN MILLS: A TVHS Class of 2016 graduate, Mills was a standout football 4-year football team member for the Panthers. Dustin was a West Virginia Class A First Team All-State Team selection in 2015. He was a 2015 Huff Award Contender (an award given to the state’s most outstanding high school defensive football player). Dustin was a starter on three consecutive Tug Valley Football Playoff teams from 2013-2015.

ETHAN VARNEY: A TVHS Class of 2020 graduate, Varney was a three-sport athlete for the Panthers. He was a four-year letterman in football and baseball and also played basketball for the Panthers. Ethan was a 2019 Class A First Team All-State Offensive Team selection in football. He played on two Tug Valley High West Virginia State Football Playoff Teams (2017, 2019).

Ethan had one of the most successful seasons in TVHS and West Virginia high school football history in his senior year, setting the school’s single records in touchdown passes thrown (30) and passing yardage (2169). He rushed for 841 yards with nine touchdowns rushing. He also played defensively, gaining six interceptions and one defensive touchdown.

During his senior football season, Ethan was the D & D Player of the Week four times, was the Coalfields Breakout Player of the Year and a Coalfields Player of the Year Finalist. He amassed 432 yards (372 passing, 60 rushing) and six touchdowns (5 passing, one rushing) in a single game that season versus Van.

Ethan was also a baseball standout for the Panthers, being named twice to the Second Team All-State Team in baseball.