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