The Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the National Football Foundation's 57th Annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet honors athletes from Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, including recipients of the Kentucky “That's My Boy” Award and the Cincinnati “That's Our Boy” Award continued the tradition.
Anderson High School athlete Brody Berg received Southwest Ohio's “That's Our Boy” award, named after former sportswriter Joe Quinn, during an awards ceremony Thursday, Feb. 29.
“Brody is an incredible competitor. He improved our program in many ways. His standards for excellence motivated his colleagues to improve every day. , strived to be one of the best student-athletes to ever enroll at Anderson High School. Our staff loved Brody Berg's coaching and mentoring. He was recognized for his elite work ethic, academic performance, and OHSAA honors. With his record, he left a mark on Anderson High School for years to come,” Anderson head football coach Even Dryer said of Berg.
Berg was first-team All-Ohio, All-District, All-City, All-Conference and was the Eastern Cincinnati Conference Player of the Year.
“Over the years, he has helped me grow as a person by teaching me discipline, responsibility, preparation and teamwork,” Berg said of his career as a soccer player. “My teammates and coaches have given me a second family as we strive for success together, and the game itself has brought me great joy and great reward. .I love playing soccer.”
Other finalists for the “That’s Our Boy” award include Parker Corbin of Cincinnati Country Day, Nolan Darnell of Bethel Tate, Taron Fisher of Fairfield and Graham County Day of Summit Country Day. They included Hodge, Moeller's Jordan Marshall, Badin's Nate Ostendorf and Badin's Brent Thompson. Gamble Montessori, Lawson Wade of Mariemont, and Deuce Wiley of Wyoming.
Northern Kentucky's “That's My Boy” award is named after former recipient Brian P. Williams, a Covington Catholic alumnus who died in the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center. .
Evan Pitzer of Covington Catholic Church received the award.
“One of the best experiences as a coach is watching your players grow into everything you've always seen them be,” said Covington Catholic head coach Eddie Eviston. accomplished just that during his time with the Covcas. As a senior, Evan grew into our team leader, carrying the team on his shoulders and taking us to the state championship game. He was a central figure on our team. His toughness, resiliency and versatility were on display each week as he led our offense and team to 14 straight wins.
“But perhaps his greatest impact on our program, which will be greatly missed, was the countless times he showed up for others off the field, whether it was in our football program or not. , whether it was raising money for a player's sick family, organizing a community service project, or just being active, “Evan was always there, showing up at funerals to support his teammates and their families.'' He led the way. I can't tell you how proud I am of the young man he's become. I'm so happy to be his coach.”
Pitzer was an All-State player, All-NKFCA first team and NKFCA 4A Player of the Year.
“Football has allowed me to push myself beyond what I thought was possible. My coaches and teammates have allowed me to do that, and I've made friendships that will last a lifetime.” said Pitzer.
Other candidates from Northern Kentucky included Brody Behnke of Highlands, Jack Lonaker of Cooper and Beni Mwamba of Dixie Heights.
The chapter also presented Edgewood's Luke Halsey with the Tom Potter Memorial Courage Award and coach Kelly Coombs with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Four university honorees who have “demonstrated excellence on the playing field in their respective fields of study and in the campus community” were also recognized. The winners were Isaac Abdon of Thomas More University, Luke Bolden of the University of Miami, Corey Kiner of the University of Cincinnati, and Joey Newton of Mount Saint Joseph University.
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