Published July 28. 2020 12:41PM
The Schuylkill Chapter No. 25 of the National Football Foundation could not hold its 59th annual Schuylkill County Scholar Athlete Banquet due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the organization did honor each of the 14 Schuylkill County Scholar Athletes with the presentation of a certificate, as well as a blue blazer with an NFF insignia patch. Mahanoy Area Scholar Athlete Daniel Lawrence was selected the overall winner for 2020. Lawrence is attending the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he plans to major in electrical engineering and wrestle for the Black Knights. The three local scholar athletes are Marian’s Lucca Stroia, Panther Valley’s Blake Morgans and Tamaqua’s Nate Boyle.
Marian football scholar athlete Lucca Stroia is pictured with Colt head football coach Stan Dakosty and his mother Mary Pat Stroia. Stroia will continue his academic and athletic career at Kutztown University where he was recruited by the football team as a place-kicker. He plans to major in premedicine. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Panther Valley football scholar athlete Blake Morgans is pictured with, from left, Panther Valley Athletic Director Kristin Black; his father Rick Morgans, his mother Jacqui Morgans, and Panther head football coach Rick Jones. Morgans will continue his academic career at Lincoln Technical Institute where he will be a computer networking system technician major. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Tamaqua football scholar athlete Nate Boyle is pictured with, from left, Tamaqua head football coach Sam Bonner, Tamaqua Principal Thomas McCabe, Blue Raider Athletic Director Mike Hromyak, and his mother, Heather Boyle. Boyle will continue his academic and athletic career at Moravian College where he plans to major in mechanical engineering. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO