Brendan Nosovitch of Allentown Central Catholic announced as the winner of the 27th Jim Henry Award
Maxwell Football Club President, Ron Jaworski, announced that Brendan Nosovitch a senior quarterback from Allentown Central Catholic High School (Allentown, PA) has been selected as the winner of the Club’s 27th Jim Henry Award.
Nosovtich becomes the third player from District 11 to win the Jim Henry award. Austin Scott (Parkland) and Dan Persa (Liberty) are the other two winners from District 11.
Nosovitch, a South Carolina signee, had one of the most prolific careers in Pennsylvania high school football history. He threw for a District 11 single-season record 3,809 yards with 39 touchdowns and 10 interceptions as a senior in helping the Vikings reach the PIAA Class 3A semifinals. He led them to an undefeated 16-0 mark and the PIAA Class 3A title as a junior while being named the state’s 3A player of the year as well as The Allentown Morning Call’s player of the year.
He finished his career with 9,249 passing yards and 106 touchdown passes, both ranking him No. 2 all-time in the state. He also ended up as Central Catholic’s all-time leader with 3,628 rushing yards and wound up with 12,877 yards of total offense.
Nosovitch has accumulated a long list of honors during his career highlighted by the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year in 2010, EasternPAFootball.com Big School Player of the year in 2010 and the Maxwell Football Club’s Pennsylvania Player of the Year in 2011. He was also selected as a Parade All-American in 2011.
Off the football field Nosovitch is an honor roll student who holds a 3.3 grade point average. He is active in the Student Council at Allentown Central Catholic and volunteers his time as a youth sports coach and in church events.
Mark Dianno the winner of the 1st Jim Henry Award and current Maxwell Football Club officer commented, “Being associated with the Maxwell Football Club for the past 27 years, I enjoyed the opportunity to meet Jim Henry and understand the kind of gentleman that he was and why the award is so representative of his many and significant contributions to athletics, scholarship and community service. Over these years, I have also had the good fortune of meeting many exceptional student-athletes. This year’s Jim Henry Award winner, Brendan Nosovitch, is an outstanding and deserving recipient of this prestigious award. His on field prowess is rivaled only by his academic accomplishments and the dedication to his community. It is an honor and a privilege to welcome him to the Maxwell Football Club family of Jim Henry Award winners.”
The 27th Jim Henry Award will be formally presented as part of the 75th Maxwell Football Club National Awards Gala which will be held at the Harrah’s Atlantic City Resort on March 2, 2012. Other awards presented at the event include: The Bert Bell Award – Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers), The Earle “Greasy” Neale Award – Mike McCarthy (Green Bay Packers), The Maxwell Award – Andrew Luck (Stanford University), The Chuck Bednarik Award – Tyrann Mathieu (LSU), The Francis “Reds” Bagnell Award – Archie Manning (National Football Foundation), The Thomas Brookshier Spirit Award – Eddie Delaney (Univ. at Albany), The MFC Collegiate Coach of the Year Award – Brady Hoke (Michigan), The Harrah’s Broadcaster Award – Mike Tirico (ESPN Monday Night Football),The MFC Tri-State Player of the Year Award – Mohamed Sanu (Rutgers University) and the MFC Tri-State Coach of the Year Award – Jim Clements (Delaware Valley College).
The event is open to the public and tickets can be purchased on the Maxwell Football Club website www.maxwellfootballclub.org or by calling 215-643-3833.
Questions regarding any of the Maxwell Football Club’s awards or event information can be directed to Mark Wolpert at mwolpert@maxwellfootballclub.org.
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best high school qb in state history? its a good possiblity lets see how the career plays out. awesome achievement though. the most exciting player ive seen in a long time
fieldgoal…..well said…..and appropriate.
Way to go Brendan, congratulations! This is the icing on the cake! The excellence you’ve demonstrated on and off the field not only speaks volumes about you and your character, but also your upbringing, and the recognition that you continue to enjoy is something that you have clearly earned and richly deserve. You should take a lot of pride in this latest accomplishment as you’ve also made the school, the parents, the community, alumni, and fans alike also very proud. I certainly look forward to following your career at South Carolina, and God willing maybe even beyond!