The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame recently honored several athletes from the San Fernando, Antelope and Santa Clarita valleys with Scholar-Athlete awards during a dinner March 6 at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City.
Every year, the foundation and hall of fame pay tribute to a select football players for exhibiting superior qualities of scholarship, citizenship and leadership. Additionally, the foundation recognizes individuals who demonstrate outstanding support for it and its mission of promoting the game of amateur football.
Among the area athletes honored, two received $1,000 scholarships. They were
Derek Ju from Calabasas High School and
Hayworth Hicks from Palmdale High School. Hicks also received the Most Improved Grade-Point Average Award. Ju's coach is
Wayne Quigley. Hicks' coach is
Jeff Williams.
Other students honored as scholar-athletes were:
Will Strong from College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita. His coach is
Chuck Lyon.
John Fonua from L.A. Valley College in Valley Glen. His coach is
James Simms.
Scott Beth from Agoura High School in Agoura Hills. His coach is
Charlie Wegher.
Trevor Kilroy from Alemany High School in Mission Hills. His coach is
Dean Herrington.
Darnell Williams from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster. His coach is
John Fleming.
Victor Yazdi from Bellarmine-Jefferson High School in Burbank. His coach is
Rolando Aguirre.
Harry Kazandjian from Birmingham High School in Van Nuys. His coach is
Ed Croson.
Robert Linda from Burbank High School in Burbank. His coach is
Greg Sobiech.
Kevin Sanchez of Burroughs High School in Burbank. His coach is
Keith Knoop.
Alex Ertaud from Campbell Hall High School of North Hollywood. His coach is
Russell Gordon.
Kyle Boas from Canoga Park High School in Canoga Park. His coaches are
Rudy Lugo and
Ivan Moreno.
Blake McMartin from Canyon High School in Canyon Country. His coach is
Harry Welch.
Gianni D'ovidio from Chaminade Preparatory School in West Hills. His coach is
Ben McEnroe.
Wesley D. Spire from Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth. His coach is
Ted Corcoran.
Khalil Paden from Cleveland High School in Reseda. His coach is
Derrick Hill.
Michael Moll from Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino. His coach is
Jeremiah Ross.
Peter Matthews from El Camino High School in Woodland Hills. His coach is
Sean Pollard.
Jack Rudolph from Faith Baptist High School in Canoga Park. His coach is
John Rasmussen.
Jeremy Choo from Granada Hills High School in Granada Hills. His coach is
Straun Joseph.
Alex Pettee from Hart High School in Newhall. His coach is
Mike Herrington.
Jonathan Sebastian from Harvard-Westlake High School in Studio City. His coach is
Vic Eumont.
Deshawn Shead from Highland High School in Palmdale. His coach is
Jim Root.
Cameron Cullen from Hillcrest Christian High School in Granada Hills. His coach is
Gene Uebelhardt.
Daryl Hill from Kennedy High School in Granada Hills. His coach is
Dion Lambert.
Scott Johnson from Lancaster High School in Lancaster. His coach is
Jeff Cortez.
Terrance Stewart from Littlerock High School in Littlerock. His coach is
James Vondra.
Zac Perkins from L.A. Baptist High School in North Hills. His coach is
Jeremy Perkins.
Aaron Thomas from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks. His coach is
Kevin Rooney.
Davon House from Palmdale High School in Palmdale. His coach is
Jeff Williams.
Kenny Brown from Paraclete High School in Lancaster. His coach is
Norm Dahlia.
Frank Hallak from Quartz Hill High School in Quartz Hill. His coach is
Pat Degnan.
Thor Thomas from Reseda High School in Reseda. His coach is
Alonzo Arreola.
Andre Garcia from San Fernando High School in San Fernando. His coach is
Tom Hernandez.
Ramsen Golpashin from Saugus Hish Chool in Saugus. His coach is
Jason Bornn.
Joshua Reyes from Sylmar High School. His coach is
London Woodfin.
Malcolm Smith from Taft High School in Woodland Hills. His coach is
Troy Starr.
Joseph Perez of Vasquez High School in Acton. His coach is
Tim Jorgenson.
Adam Reiffen from Viewpoint High School in Calabasas. His coach is
Patrick Marquez.
Charles Deaver from Valley Christian High School in Sun Valley. His coach is
Marty Martin.