McGinnis, Williams nominated for award
The annual Lehigh Valley Soccer Scholar Athlete Foundation banquet will be held Sunday, Jan. 29 at the Northampton Community Center.
Over 43 area schools will be represented by both a male and female nominee and a scholarship will be given to the winner in each category.
Reilly McGinnis and Kevin Williams will represent Emmaus at the banquet.
McGinnis was a four-year varsity player, a junior and senior captain, a three-time First Team All Conference selection and earned all-state recognition as a senior. She’s SGA president and a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish NHS who is headed to West Point.
Williams was a two-year varsity starter for the boys team. He is band treasurer, involved in Chorus and Interact. Williams is also an NHS member and an Eagle Scout.
The following is a list of this year’s scholar-athlete award nominees.
Central Catholic - Christina Marinos Chris Alvarez
Bangor - Amalia Abrahamsen, Timothy Ferguson
Bethlehem Catholic - Blake McGill, Kevin Michels
Catasauqua - Sofia Alquinh, Nicholas Hertzog
East Stroudsburg No. - Kassandra Patrick, Joshua Becker
East Stroudsburg So. - Gabrielle Bonnar, Jordan Cortez
Easton - Jayliana Bedoya, Keith Grega
Emmaus - Reilly McGinnis, Kevin Williams
Faith Christian - Nathaniel Peterson
Freedom - Jaiden Coyne, Judson Freidl
Jim Thorpe - Margaret Holloway, Cameron Condly
Lehigh Valley Christian - Jonathan Stamper
Lehighton - Raja Alie Quinones, Tyler Dietz
Liberty - Jessica Becker, Valentin Perevalov
Dieruff - Joey Saba
Moravian Academy - Shabaig Chatha, Griffin Richards
Nativity BVM - Madison Ulsh, Patrick Crane
Northampton - Brandy Moser, Trevor Hanuschak
Northern Lehigh - Karlyna Kemery, Everette Bevans
Northwestern Lehigh - Emily Renner, Dominic Mertz
Notre Dame (East Stroudsburg) - Krista Kissell
Notre Dame (Green Pond) - Catherine Kelly, Cameron Sauers
Palisades - Brianna Johnson, Bobby McClintock
Palmerton - Johanna Matska, Jacob Taylor
Parkland - Olivia Schantz, Mark Stenske
Pen Argyl - Megan McCarty, Mason Hudnall
Phillipsburg - Lauren Brown, Peter Dragun
Pleasant Valley - Natalie Lautz, Ryan Prator
Pocono Mountain East - Taylor Yacuboski, Michael Bone
Pottsville - Megan Dalton, Charles Botto
Quakertown - Victoria Sturgess, Jacob Graham
Salisbury - Kyra Bruns, Ethan Heydt
Saucon Valley - Ashleigh Nagy, Ryan Smith
Schuylkill Haven - Mary Zimmerman, Ryan Kunkle
Southern Lehigh - Allison Borelli, Daniel Qian
Stroudsburg - Becca Meisse, John Burns
Weatherly - Morgan Gower, John Hinkle
Whitehall - Kylee Cunningham, Bailey Luckenbill
Allen - Erika Sinchi, Josen Mana
Wilson - Augusto Sanchez