Roosevelt football State finalist for National Academic Excellence award

From Staff Reports

The Roosevelt Eagles football team have had an impressive run in 2021 year.

They were the first State Semifinalist team for the school.

A player, Alex Trevino, was named Lone Star Varsity Athlete of the Year.

Now they have a chance at a National Academic Honor.

The Texas High School Coaches Association announced the official list of State finalists of Texas for the 2021-22 National Football Foundation National High School Academic Excellence Award.

The award is the first nationwide recognition honoring individual high school football teams for excellence in the classroom with a 3.0 or above grade point average.

A total of 30 State high school associations are currently participating across the country.

THSCA honored 84 different high schools in the State of Texas as State finalists for the NFF National High School Academic Excellence Award.

For more information, please read the Thursday edition of The Slatonite.