One of Bay Area's best and longest-running events took place Thursday night when the Northern California Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame held its annual awards' banquet at the Marriott Hotel in Burlingame.
Former NFL quarterback Bob Lee emceed the event that was highlighted by the presentation of 24 scholarships to top football players and scholars worth $1,000 a piece.
Amador Valley's Dalton Turah (33) is headed for Stanford.
Photo by Dennis Lee
The scholar-athletes were selected by committees of educators, high school sports officials and sportswriters in 12 Northern California counties.
The winners were:
ALAMEDA COUNTY
Devonte Jackson (San Lorenzo) – Back, 5-foot-11, 165 pounds, grade point average 3.96, College: Princeton – Political Science major.
Mike Tobin (Newark Memorial) - Back, 5-7, 155; GPA 3.62, College: UC Riverside – Neuro Science major.
Dalton Turay (Amador Valley, Pleasanton) – Running back/linebacker, 6-0, 210; GPA 3.8, College:Stanford – Business major.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Adam Lee (Clayton Valley, Concord) – Lineman, 6-1, 220; GPA 4.00, College: U.C. Davis – Electrical Engineering major.
Kristoff Williams (Deer Valley, Antioch) – Back, 6-2, 200; GPA 3.78, College: Washington State – Kinesiology major.
LAKE/MENDOCINO COUNTIES
Ryan Cockerton (Kelseyville) – Lineman, 6-2, 245 , GPA 3.83, College: UCLA – Engineering major.
Kyle Harmyk (Middletown) – Back, 6-5, 175 , GPA 3.55, College: UC Davis – Business major.
MARIN COUNTY
Christian Manoli (Terra Linda (San Rafael – Back, 6-4, 185 , GPA 3.53, College: University of Penn/Columbia – Business Major.
Randy Titus (Tomales) – Lineman, 5-9, 150 , GPA 3.03, College: Santa Rosa Community College – Paramedic major.
NAPA COUNTY
Eric Jameson (Justin-Siena, Napa) – Lineman, 5-11, 240 , GPA 3.78. College: MIT – Engineering major.
Tom Keown (Justin-Siena) – Back, 6-2, 195 , GPA 3.95, College: Stanford – Engineering major.
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY
Calvin Graber (Lincoln, San Francisco) – Back, 6-1, 245 , GPA 3.48 College: UC Davis/Cal Poly – Business Management major.
Scott Lamson (St. Ignatius (San Francisco) – Lineman, 6-1, 205 , GPA 4.0, College: Duke University – Economics major.
SAN MATEO COUNTY
Erik Kramer (Mills (Millbrae) – Back, 6-1, 175 ., GPA 3.89, College: UCLA – Biology/International Relations major.
Matthew Los (South San Francisco) – Lineman, 6-4, 230 ., GPA 3.38, College: San Jose State – Mechanical Engineering major.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
Andrew Berg (Los Gatos) – Receiver, 6-0, 190 , GPA 4.0, College: Harvard – Economics major.
Erik Eastland (Los Gatos) – Lineman, 5-11, 223 , GPA 3.84, College: UC Berkeley – Psychology major.
Anthony Pohahau (Wilcox, Santa Clara) – Lineman, 5-11, 235 , GPA 3.6, College: UC Davis – Economics major.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
Zack Powell (Aptos) – Back, 6-2, 185 , GPA 4.0, College: BYU – Mechanical Engineering major.
Jesse Ramirez (Pajaro Valley, Watsonville) – Lineman, 5-6, 215 , GPA 3.97, College: UCLA – Physical Therapy major.
SOLANO COUNTY
Michael Hendrix (Dixon) – Back, 5-11, 190 , GPA 3.61, College: UC Davis – Agricultural Business major.
James McCutcheon (Benicia) – Lineman, 6-2, 240, GPA 3.8, College: Sacramento State University – Business Management major.
SONOMA COUNTY
Austin Shull (Montgomery, Santa Rosa) – Defensive back, 6-0, 195 , GPA 3.06, College: Sacramento State – Kinesiology major.
Shawn Swanson(Petaluma) – Lineman, 6-3, 235 , GPA 3.92, College: Cal Poly/U.C. Davis – Chemistry major.
