2024 Scholar Athlete Awards

These scholar-athletes, representing football-playing high schools in the Baltimore metropolitan area, are selected by their respective schools primarily for their ability on the football field and in the classroom. Other factors taken into consideration include extracurricular activities, leadership, and community and church activities.

Every football-playing high school in Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, Howard, Carroll and Frederick Counties is invited to submit a nominee who best fits the aforementioned qualifications. The Chapter’s selection committee, after careful consideration of each athlete’s qualifications, will choose one individual from our five regions, who will each receive $4,000 in scholarship support for his college education.

Winners were announced at the banquet on March 20, 2024.

Region 1

Brady George
Hereford Bulls 6-3 · 255 · OL/DL

Ranked in the top 5% of his class, this starter and team captain is a two-way lineman named first team All-State 2A Defensive Line. He is a member of multiple Honor Societies, an AP Scholar with Distinction, a captain of the basketball team, and will play college football at MIT.

Region 2

Neal Harricharan
Harford Tech Cobras 5-9 · 175 · OL

Ranking second in a class of 241 students, this starter was named first team All-County. He is a member of the National Honor Society as well as the Math, Science, English and Social Studies National Honor Societies. He is an AP Scholar with Distinction and a tutor for chemistry and calculus.

Region 3 (tie)

Wyatt Ferguson
Chesapeake Cougars (Anne Arundel) 6-4 · 285 · OL

This starter and team captain is a two-time first team All-County player. He is ranked in the top 15% of his class and is a member of the National Honor Society. He throws the shot and discus in track and will be attending the Naval Academy.

Daniel Ogordi
Atholton Raiders 6-0 · 185 · DB/WR

This team captain and two-way starter was named first team All County and 3A West All Region. He is in the top 10% of his class, a member of the National Honor Society, wrestles and does track. Daniel will be playing football at Army.

Region 4

Jacob Dell
Francis Scott Key Eagles 6-2 · 215 · OL/DL

With a weighted GPA that ranks first in his class, this team captain and two-way starter was named first team All-County. He is a member of multiple Honor Societies and a National Merit Commended Scholar. Jacob is captain of both the wrestling and track teams and will play football at MIT.

Region 5

Gabriel Berzins
St. Mary’s Saints 6-2 · 265 · OL

Ranked in the top 5% of his class, this starter and team captain was named All-MIAA. He is a member of multiple Honor Societies, is School President and a Parvis Scholar. He wrestles, does track and will play football at Navy.