High school football: Here are the scholar-athletes who made the Golden Dozen cut
The Westchester Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame on Monday announced its 50th annual Golden Dozen picks, an honor reserved for 12 of the region's top high school football scholar-athletes from the 2022 season.
Another 13 standouts made the honorable-mention list.
The composite player earned all-state recognition, is a two-sport captain, maintains a 3.95 grade point index and plays a leadership role in the school and community. The Westchester Chapter of the NFF has honored more than 600 members of the Golden Dozen since 1974 and awarded more than $600,000 in scholarship grants named in honor of Chris Mello, Anthony Sabella, Bill Draddy along with fellowships honoring former longtime board member Michael Perry.
An upcoming banquet will celebrate the recipients.
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2022-23 Golden Dozen
John Benke, Tuckahoe
Michael Clarke, Westlake
Jason Cox, Mamaroneck
Jack Donahoe, Archbishop Stepinac
Matt Fitzsimons, Somers
Garvin Javorsky, Byram Hills
Teddy Johnson III, Pelham
Cooper Kittsley, Pleasantville
Colin O'Garro, Iona Prep
Christian Shapiro, John Jay-Cross River
Sean Siegel, Byram Hills
Jack Ramsay, Mamaroneck
Honorable mention
Arturo Almengo, Riverside; Ethan Acevedo, Iona Prep; Henry Cohn, Rye Country Day; Brian Dann, Dobbs Ferry; Craig Galea, John Jay-Cross River; Luke Green, Pelham; Dylan Haines, Harrison; Luke Kennedy, Somers; J.T. Krivinskas, Stepinac; Michael McGhee, Rye Country Day; Nicholas Reed, Harrison; Jorge Ruiz, Iona Prep; Lou-Fei Sung, Bronxville.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Westchester National Football Foundation's 2022-23 Golden Dozen
