2017 San Diego Scholar-Leader-Athlete Awards Banquet

NFF Video Reel 2017

The Walter J. Zable / San Diego Chapter honors outstanding high school and college athletes at an awards banquet each year.  The Scholar-Leader-Athletes are recognized for their ability as football players, as well as their scholastic excellence and community leadership.

Students are nominated by their schools and coaches.  Minimum requirements for nomination are all-league honors in football, a GPA of 3.0 or better, and outstanding citizenship on and off the campus.

 

2017 Honorees


Yu Kurosu
Torrey Pines
Mykel Bernal
Oceanside
Chance Sears
Cathedral Catholic

Jack Cavellier
Cathedral Catholic		 Graham Valentine
Cathedral Catholic		 Patrick Rutledge
Point Loma
Noah DiNapoli
Saint Augustine		 Nicholas Demos
La Costa Canyon		 Sampson Niu
Madison
Tyrese Reed
Mission Bay		 Vincent Alexander Cruz
Mira Mesa		 Dominic Gudino
Olympian
Keenan McDonald
Imperial		 Quentin Frazier
Mater Dei Catholic		 Eli Shelton
Mater Dei Catholic
Kayvon Brown
Lincoln		 Daniel McColl
La Jolla		 Cole Dimich
La Jolla
Caleb Phillips
Santa Fe Christian		 Dominick Esparza
Hilltop		 Casey Mariucci
La Jolla Country Day
Trent Forster
Santana		 Gabriel Preciado
Mar Vista		 Michael Wilson
Mar Vista
Rodrigo Del Real
Calipatria		 Devyn Bryant
University of San Diego		 Daniel Brunskill
San Diego State University
2017 NFF MVPs
During the 2017 season, our Board of Directors selects 12 Games of the Week that spread across the regions and schools of San Diego County. An MVP is selected from both teams. This year, our MVPs will receive tickets to the prestigious Silver Pigskin Gala aboard the USS Midway Museum on December 12.

2017 MVP’s

 Game Date  Visitor Home
 August 25 Daniel Amon
Eastlake		 Christian Lewis
Rancho Bernardo
 September 1  Tyler Schimke
Valhalla		  David Tyler Gonzalez
Granite Hills
 September 8  Aiden Calvert
Mater Dei		  Damon Wigand
Mission Hills
 September 15  Ethan Cline
San Marcos		  Kyrin Beachem
Oceanside
 September 22  Noah Tumblin
Mira Mesa		  Thomas Fishburne
Steele Canyon
 October 6  Jake Neufeld
La Costa Canyon		  Malachi Russell
El Camino
 October 6  Joshua McNish-Heider
Valhalla		  Jordin Young
West Hills
 October 13  Robert Nico Gutierrez-Mendoza
Olympian		  Jonte “Puka” Stewart
Otay Ranch
 October 20  Kenan C. Christon
Madison		  J.L. Skinner III
Point Loma
 October 21  Jacob Jackson
Bishop’s		  Luke Sanders
Santa Fe Christian
 October 27  Elelyon Noa
Helix		  Jamie Odem
Grossmont
 November 3  Brendan Silvia
St. Augustine		  Colin Myers
Cathedral Catholic

Link to NFFSD 2017 Program