Blue Devils Garner Winter Season Scholar Athlete Honors

Nearly 100 Huntington High School winter season varsity athletes and nine Blue Devil teams have garnered New York State Scholar Athlete Award honors.

Huntington’s boys’ swimming and diving, girls’ basketball, boys’ basketball, girls’ fencing and boys’ fencing, girls’ indoor track and field, boys’ indoor track and field, girls’ wrestling and bowling teams have won state awards based on the grade point averages of respective team members. The boys’ wrestling team missed earning the designation by less than one percentage point. The team’s academic grade average was 89.00058571.

To receive team recognition, the team’s average GPA for 75 percent of the roster must be equal to or greater than 90.00. Teams meeting this criteria are honored with a certificate. Individuals on the team who reach a 90.00 GPA are also honored with a NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete pin.

Any individual with a 90.00 or above GPA whose team did not qualify for the team award are also eligible to receive pins and are considered a Scholar-Athlete. Seventh and eighth graders on varsity teams are not eligible.

Huntington’s 97 NYSPHSAA Scholar Athlete Award recipients include:

Boys’ Basketball: Nicholas Placta, George Mueger, William Donaghy, James Ruthkowski, James Vohs, Tyler Hotine, Shariff Penalo

Girls’ Basketball: Jolie Weinschreider, Leila O’Toole, Lauren Donaghy, Grace Gordon, Ruby Baiber, Elliot Manu, Ruby Hoffman, Jenna Italiano, Madyn Kalb, Sabrina Boyle, Kaylee Smalling, Leighton Evans, Ava McDonald

Boys’ Fencing: Jake Chiclacos, Dylan Wong, Owen Stevens, Nicolas Martinez Eubig, Benjamin Singh, Jeremyah Leiva, Eoin Charles, Thomas Galicia-Martinez

Girls’ Fencing: Olivia Lee, Julia Goodwin, Charlie Cassatto, Marilyn Mendoza Virula, Chelsea Drummings, Celina Flores Lopez, Veda Gross, Danna Garcia Martinez

Boys’ Indoor Track & Field: Colby Curran, Eric Heinz, Christian Guandique, Banny Soc Concua, Dylan Proctor, Adan Ntambwe, Logan Mazure, Zachary Matthews, Wilmer Benitez Flores, Jayden Schneider, Townsel Henry, Michael Grover, Joseph Herman, Anthony Centrone, Chase Anastasia, Jacob Guzik

Girls’ Indoor Track & Field: Amalia Heinz, Hanna Boyle, Nataly Posada Lopez, Amani Huq, Sara Persampire, Rachel Huth, Norah Moskowitz, Dana Saramago, Hennie England, Elizabeth James, Cecilena Monge Moreira, Alexa Mazure, Emma Boyle, Kaylee Mata, Melanie Freeman-Brown, Emma Gutierrez, Anne Tyrrell, Kellee Benitez, Lude Saide-Silaire, Jamyn Husselbeck, Ameera Seydu, Jesley Martinez Canales, Deisy Dominguez Torres, Emylie Saint-Silaire

Boys’ Wrestling: Thomas Smith, Vincent Pupillo, Ethan Naima, Christopher Granito, Joseph Conklin, Walter Kusterbeck, Dante Francis

Girls’ Wrestling: Wynne Franciscovich, Emely Herrera Rivas, Avery Joynt, Shannon Koepele

Boys’ Swimming & Diving: Quinn Rinaldi, Samuel Klaaren, Max Leroy, Gavin Deegan

Bowling: Jessica Lee, Martin Rodriguez Sandoval, Jupiter Brown, James Masler, Madeline Francis

Huntington’s total of 97 winter season state scholar athletes exceeded the 2024 number of 90.