The Orange County Chapter of the National Football Foundation had its annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner on Monday at Anaheim Convention Center.
To be eligible to be honored at the dinner, Orange County highs chool, community college and Chapman University football players must be all-league or all-conference first team while maintaining a minimum grade-point average of 3.5.
It was the chapter’s 44th Scholar-Athletes Awards Dinner. The organization has awarded tens of thousands of dollars in scholarship monies at the event.
For more information on the chapter including how to become a supporting member, click here.
This year’s honorees:
Aaron Aguilar, Orange; Chase Alibrando, University; Robert Avalos, Foothill; Adam Barrett, Crean Lutheran; Will Blum, San Juan Hills; John Paul Bonsol, Sonora; Markus Boyer, Edison; Addison Damasco, Northwood; Corey Elsasser, Canyon; Casey Eugenio, JSerra; Robby Forkey, Foothill; Jeremy Greer, Villa Park; Charles Griffin, Corona del Mar; Jacob Harbin, Dana Hills; Jake Hines, St. Margaret’s; Nick Howard, Pacifica; James Hubbard, Fullerton; Andrew Iemsisanith, Aliso Niguel; Ryan Kean, El Modena; Hunter Kelley, Edison; Christian Kellinger, Saddleback Valley Christian; Ryan Kilander, Santa Margarita; Justin LaLonde, Chapman University; Luke Langdon, Orange Lutheran; Curren Lapes, San Juan Hills; Daniel Lawrence, Costa Mesa; Nicholas Leduc, Trabuco Hills; Pedro Leon, Godinez; Scott Lloyd, Fullerton; Benjamin Lopez, Segerstrom; Richard Paul Main, Brea Olinda; William Martin, Brethren Christian; Daniel Marx, Mission Viejo; Michael Mathewes, Mission Viejo; Matthew Mucerino, San Juan Hills; Bobby Okereke, Foothill; Brett Olson, Corona del Mar; Dylan Osborne, Villa Park; Justin Owens, Fullerton College; Cameron Perales, Laguna Hills; Noah Phillips, El Modena; Chris Prescott, Canyon; Justin Scott, Dana Hills; Sam Smith, Trabuco Hills; Garrett Sweetser, Esperanza; Aisea Tongilava, Orange Lutheran; Mac Vail, Dana Hills; Louis Vecchio, Villa Park; Michael Vogeler, Dana Hills; Tristan Walters, St. Margaret’s. Paul Schwegler Award – Louis Vecchio. Paul Cleary Scholarship Award – Cameron Perales.
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