Football Hall of Fame honors local student-athletes

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame held its annual Scholar-Athlete Dinner at the Great Hall in Germantown Monday night.

The occasion celebrates 50 years of recognizing the top high school and college athletes in our area.

Eleven high school student-athletes and two from college, including Rhodes College Safety Connor Mitchell, and University of Memphis Safety Quindell Johnson enjoyed the festivities.

The prep athletes include:

Athlete	School
Jamarious Brooks	Central High School
Blake Counce	Tishomingo County High School
Christian Crew	Houston High School
Wesley Davis	Briarcrest Christian High School
Darrien Lewis	Brighton High School
Tracker Nash	Jackson Christian High School
Ben Pledger	University Schools of Jackson
Al Robinson	Whitehaven High School
Reid Russell	Haywood County High School
William Simonton	Christian Brothers High School
Christopher Yarbro	Memphis University School