The Greater Baltimore Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame will be hosting the 60th Annual Scholar Athlete Awards Dinner in-person for the first time since the pandemic. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at Martin’s West in Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland, starting at 6:00 p.m.
The dinner will recognize and celebrate 70 football scholar athletes from the Greater Baltimore area, which includes Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Harford, and Howard counties. Moreover, the dinner will also honor the top area scholastic and college football teams, with five regional scholarship winners receiving $20,000 in scholarship money.
The Ben Eaton Sr. Championship Award, which honors the legacy of the former Dunbar football coach, will be presented by The Greater Baltimore Chapter to the Maryland Class 1A/2A champion Dunbar High School Poets of Baltimore City and the Class 2A champion Milford Mill Academy of Baltimore County. Additionally, the evening’s program will recognize St. Frances Academy with the A. Paul Menton Award for being the top-rated high school program in the Baltimore area and one of the top scholastic programs in the United States. Furthermore, the chapter will present its Herb Armstrong Service To Football Award to Bruce Cunningham, the former Sports Director from Channel 45, who retired last year after a 31-year tenure in broadcasting in the Baltimore area.
The event will be hosted by Scott Garceau, a well-known local TV and radio sports personality who is currently working as a play-by-play announcer for the Baltimore Orioles. This dinner is widely recognized as the largest and most prestigious event of its kind in the country.
Scholar Athlete Honorees:
Brayden Bae, Long Reach Lightning
Basil Bentley, Loch Raven Raiders
Ajuan Blackwell , Lake Clifton Lakers
Rory Blanchard, Oakdale Bears
Jaylin Bolden, Kenwood Bluebirds
Pierre Boliong-Amang, Carver Bears
Ra-Is Booth, Poly Engineers
Kevaun Briscoe, Dundalk Owls
Jack Camarote ,Middletown Knights
Nicholas Carter III, Patterson Clippers
Wyatt Cotton, St. Mary’s Saints
Lance Courson, South River Seahawks
Michael Cox II, Archbishop Curley Friars
Christopher Dancy, Western Tech Wolverines
Luke Dawson, North Harford Hawks
Jakob DeMarino, C. Milton Wright Mustangs
William Dickinson, Severn Admirals
Sam Evans, Liberty Lions
Josh Fedd, Dunbar Poets
Mason Fisher, Westminster Owls
Ethan Genos, Brunswick Railroaders
Brennan Gielner, Edgewood Rams
Allan Gushue, Gilman Greyhounds
William Hartman, Franklin Indians
Lamar Heath, New Town Titans
Travis Heath, Parkville Knights
Hamilton Hudson, Havre de Grace Warriors
Larry Hurst, Chesapeake (AA) Cougars
Nathaniel Jackson, Loyola Blakefield Dons
Alex Jenkins, Patapsco Patriots
Porter Jensen, Arundel Wildcats
Samuel Jordan, Mt. Hebron Vikings
Nick Kelley, Manchester Valley Mavericks
Antonio Lazzaro, Perry Hall Gators
Dominick Lott, Forest Park Foresters
Justin Mangin, John Carroll Patriots
Jacob Matson, Patterson Mill Huskies
Shamar Molock, Towson Generals
Grady Moran, Hereford Bulls
Patrick O’Keefe, Calvert Hall Cardinals
Daniel Ogunmodede, Chesapeake (BC) Bayhawks
Chidiebube Okwukaogu, Overlea Falcons
Oluwademilade Omopariola, Woodlawn Warriors
Colin Perrier, Century Knights
Hunter Petrovia, Sparrows Point Pointers
Paul Poknis, Archbishop Spalding Cavaliers
Jaden Reis, St. Vincent Pallotti Panthers
Mekhi Rice, Dulaney Lions
Jackson Richmond, Winters Mill Falcons
Mason Ritter, Catonsville Comets
Miles Scott, Atholton Raiders
Collin Sewell, Walkersville Lions
Brian Shuba, Eastern Tech Mavericks
Cole Smith, Fallston Cougars
Elijah Sow, Wilde Lake Wildcats
James Tate, Francis Scott Key Eagles
Seth Taylor, Boys’ Latin Lakers
Dorian Tema, St. John’s Catholic Prep Vikings
Sterling Thomas, Mervo Mustangs
Andrew Truong, Pikesville Panthers
Tyler Tunstalle, City Knights
Darren Underwood, Mt. St. Joseph Gaels
Alexander Visconti, Bel Air Bobcats
Jake Wanner, Broadneck Bruins
Carter Watson, Centennial Eagles
Damen Wells, Reginald F. Lewis Falcons
Sean Williams Jr., Milford Mill Millers
Tyler Windsor, River Hill Hawks
Kyle Wood, Old Mill Patriots
Alan Zhao, Marriotts Ridge Mustangs
