The Maxwell Football Club has announced its 2021 Delaware Mini Max high school award winners, 44 seniors from each of the eligible football-playing schools in the First State.
The players were nominated by their coaches and were evaluated based on criteria that includes football performance, academics and community service.
The Maxwell Football Club will select one player from the group of Mini Max winners as the Delaware Player of the Year, which will be released Jan. 26.
That winner will become a candidate along with the New Jersey and Pennsylvania players of the year to be named the 36th Jim Henry Award player as the outstanding player in the region. The Henry winner will be announced Feb. 2.
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The Maxwell Football Club, based in Philadelphia, has been recognizing greatness on the gridiron since 1935. The Delaware Mini Max award program is sponsored by The Buccini/Polin Group Inc.
Here are the Mini Max winners from each school:
Johnny Beverly-Davis, A.I. du Pont
Ryan vonBrandt, Appoquinimink
Kevin DiGregorio, Archmere
Andre Mottas, Brandywine
Nate Waite, Caesar Rodney
Hank D’Ambrogi, Cape Henlopen
Andre Smith Jr., Caravel
Nick Duncan, Charter of Wilmington
Derick Gbena, Christiana
Carmine Lupi, Concord
Jacob Dotson, Conrad
Jordan Green, Delaware Military Academy
Isaih Desameau, Delcastle
Aiden Marly, Delmar
Alex Brown, Dickinson
Byron Evans, Dover
Jason McNatt, First State Military Academy
Daniel Zavala-Rosiles, Glasgow
Jared Bryant, Hodgson
Isaiah Pearson, Howard
Clifton Toomey, Indian River
Jalen Morris, Lake Forest
Javier White, Laurel
Naheem Morgan, McKean
Kody Harris-Miller, Middletown
Aaron Sivels, Milford
Mason Heath-Alford, Mount Pleasant
Jahsir Williams-Boyd, Newark
Connor Bartlett, Polytech
Delmas Conquest, Red Lion Christian
Sam Dumas, Salesianum
Dalton Hignutt, Seaford
Wayne Knight, Smyrna
Brandon Graves, St. Andrew’s
Andre Green, St. Elizabeth
Michael Santos, St. Georges
Jack Burns, Saint Mark’s
Gunner Abbott, Sussex Central
Jayce Harmon, Sussex Tech
Patrick Obal, Tatnall
Brendan Hickey, Tower Hill
David Dunston, William Penn
Osi Chukwuocha, Wilmington Friends
Noah Matthews, Woodbridge
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