Lehigh Valley Chapter of National Football Foundation scholar-athlete award candidates

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FROM EXPRESS TIMES

The Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Banquet will be held 4:30 p.m. March 2 at the Northampton Community Center. The main speaker is Lehigh head coach Andy Coen. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased by contacting Herb Barrall at 484-515-6530 by Feb. 13.

The following is a list of candidates for the scholar-athlete award:

HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS

Allen -- James Davis, DB/WR, ranked 26/609. Honor Roll (HR), National Honor Society (NHS).

Bangor -- Matthew Pysher, C/DT, ranked 23/257. HR, NHS, Track, Student Government (SG).

Bethlehem Catholic -- Marco Blasco, FB/LB, ranked 36/194. HR, NHS, SG. Head Becahi Mini-THON Committee, LVIAC Sportsmanship and Character Council.

Catasauqua -- Rhaine Sziy, C/LB, ranked 16/120. HR, NHS, SG.

Central Catholic -- Nicholas Lynch, OG/NG, ranked 23/172. HR, NHS.

Dieruff -- Victor Bautista, LB/QB, ranked 23/442. HR, NHS, Air Force ROTC.

East Stroudsburg North -- Jaelon Talley, WR/DB, ranked 54/287. HR, SG.

East Stroudsburg South -- Demetrius Lanier, HB/LB, ranked 37/372. HR, All-Conference.

Easton -- Leonard Estephan, TE/DE, ranked 8/614. HR, NHS, AP Scholar with Honors.

Freedom -- Brandon Gubich, FB, ranked 70/474. HR, NHS, All-Conference. Youth sports coach.

Jim Thorpe -- Michael Rodgers, C/DE, ranked 23/152. HR, NHS, fire-house volunteer.

Lehighton -- Max McCandless, OL, ranked 15/171. HR, Science Olympiad team.

Liberty -- Andrew Morgan, DB/RB, ranked 90/655. HR, SG, team captain, LVIAC Student Athletic Character Council.

Nazareth -- Frank Sharo III, OT/LB, ranked 54/378. HR, NHS, SG, class officer.

Northampton -- Nicholas Cook, QB/DB, ranked 45/418. HR, NHS, 1st-team All-Conference.

Northern Lehigh -- Nicholas Buresh, OT/DE, ranked 9/136. HR, NHS, SG, class officer, Scholastic Scrimmage.

Northwestern -- Jacob Nasarian, C/DE, ranked 8/184. HR, NHS, 2nd-team All-Conference, Chairperson of school blood drive.

Notre Dame -- James Federico, RB/LB, ranked 8/127. HR, NHS. ND Mini-Thon.

Palisades -- James Donnelly, FB/LB, ranked 54/162. HR, NHS, editor of school paper.

Palmerton -- Austin Cook, WR/LB, ranked 27/111. HR, Special Olympics volunteer.

Parkland -- Joshua Walmer, OT, top 20% of his class. HR, 1st-team All-Conference, Big 33 selection, boy scouts.

Pen Argyl -- Michael DePaolo, RB/LB/P, ranked 26/116. HR, 2nd-team All-Conference, volunteer youth coach.

Phillipsburg -- Tyler Troxell, QB, ranked 6/434. HR, NHS, SG, 1st-team All-Conference, editor of school paper and yearbook,

Pius X -- Kyle Kokawski, C/DL, ranked 8/42. HR, 1st-team All-Conference, yearbook editor.

Pleasant Valley -- Brandon Leap, QB, 92/444. HR, NHS, 1st-team All-Conference. Volunteers for Angels 34, Special Olympics and Salvation Army.

Pocono Mountain East -- Michael Mazza, FB/DL, ranked 78/348. HR, boy scouts.

Pocono Mountain West -- Amir Blair, RB/LB, ranked 21/453. NHS, Salvation Army volunteer.

Salisbury -- Alex Ververeli, C/DT, ranked 34/147. HR, NHS, Model United Nations.

Saucon Valley -- Thomas Misiak, OG/DE, ranked 37/189.HR, 2nd-team All-Conference. Mini-Thon Leader. Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award Recipient. Volunteers with Special Olympics, Cops for Kids, FBLA.

Southern Lehigh -- Jacob DelPriore, WR/S, ranked 12/280. HR, NHS, 1st-team All-Conference and All-State. National Merit Scholar. Volunteers with Miracle League, Cops for Kids, Food For Friends.

Stroudsburg -- Nicholas Bendixen, G/C, ranked 116/470. HR, Varsity 'S' sports club.

Whitehall -- Nicholas Nejad, TE/DE, ranked 25/349. HR, NHS, team captain, 1st-team All-Conference. Volunteers with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Special Olympics, blood donor.

Wilson -- Thomas Waters, Jr., OG/DL, ranked 81/171. HR, volunteer youth football coach.

COLLEGE PLAYERS

East Stroudsburg -- Robert Bleiler, WR, 3.45 GPA in Mathematics and Secondary Education.

Kutztown -- Matt Connors, LB, 3.43 GPA in Leisure and Sports Studies.

Lafayette -- Brad Bormann, OL, 3.80 GPA manor in Biology, minor in English.

Lehigh -- Cody Haupt, RB, 3.66 GPA major in Supply Chain Management, minor in Entrepreneurship.

Moravian -- Julian DiGiacomo, OT, 3.66 GPA in Accounting.

Muhlenberg -- Christ Litzenberger, WR, 3.76 GPA major in Accounting, minor in Business Administration.