Four Football Seniors Named All-State Scholar-Athletes

This past week, four BB&N senior football players were named to the National Football Foundation All-State Scholar-Athlete football team. They are Mike DiChiara (#12, heading to Cornell), Steve Grassa (#20, heading to Columbia), Xander Frantz (#79, heading to Columbia) and Phillippe Panico (#5, heading to Yale).

The National High School Scholar-Athlete Awards, arguably the most competitive high school academic-football honor in the country, are presented by The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame to the top student-athletes from around the country who have exemplified the term "scholar-athlete" by succeeding in academics, football, and citizenship during their high school careers.

"The National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award is the most prestigious award a senior football player in Massachusetts can win," said Head Coach John Papas. "For BB&N to have four out of 22 players to be chosen for this award is truly a great honor. It is a credit to the players, their parents, the BB&N teachers and their teammates as well. As their head football coach, I am beaming with pride."