On Sunday April 7 at The McCarthy Auto Group Olathe dealership the Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association will honor its scholar athletes for the 2023 football season.
This is the 28th Annual ceremony and again this year 23 athletes will be recognized and given a $1,000 scholarship to the school of their choice courtesy of The McCarthy Auto Group.
There are 11 winners from Kansas and 11 winners from Missouri along with the 12th Man Award that honors a person who has had a special influence on an area football program.
This year’s Kansas winners are:
Kole Manley, Eudora
Noah Anderton, Spring Hill
Hadley Holmes, Blue Valley West
Tristan Baker, Mill Valley
Colin Matile, Blue Valley Northwest
Spencer Dohm, St. James Academy
David Garcia, Bishop Miege
Gianni Rizzi, St. Thomas Aquinas
Arasto Sadeghi, Bishop Miege
Trey Thomas, Blue Valley Southwest
Sam Ables, Olathe West
This year’s Missouri winners are:
Patrick Martin, Raymore-Peculiar
Cameron Emmons, Kearney
Bo Faubion, Staley
Luke Arndorfer, Grain Valley
Trent Logsdon, Richmond
Will Jennings, Oak Grove
Caysen Stevenson, Blue Springs South
Jake Shaffer, Smithville
Grant Thomas, Lee's Summit
Theo Gibson, Liberty North
Isaiah Woodyard, North Kansas City
This year’s 12th Man Award will be given to Gage Hardesty of Shawnee Mission West
