The 50th annual National Football Foundation Lehigh Valley Chapter Awards Dinner will take place on Sunday, March 7, at 4:30 p.m. at the Northampton Community Center.

Former Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams head coach Dick Vermeil will be the guest speaker. Vermeil, who also coached at the college level at UCLA, won a Super Bowl with the Rams.Below are capsules on the six area nominees and a list of the remaining student-athletes.Corey Raymond CinicolaJim ThorpeA 6-4, 225-pound quarterback, he ranks 8th out of 162 students. He is a member of the National Honor Society, a principal's list high honor roll student all four years, participates in basketball and baseball and is involved in other organizations. He is active in his church and volunteers for several community activities.Timothy Alan SulzerLehightonA 6-2, 200-pound fullback and linebacker, he ranks 1st out of 225 students. He is Treasurer of the National Honor Society, editor of the yearbook, participates in Scholastic Scrimmage and numerous other student organizations. He volunteers at the Miracle League, Head Start, Operation Christmas Child and Red Cross blood drives.Christian FreudenbergerNorthern LehighA 6-0, 215-pound offensive guard and defensive tackle, he ranks 6th out of 188 students. He earned second team all-state as well as all-conference honors, is a member of the National Honor Society, class president, yearbook staff member, participates in class musicals and track as well as numerous other student organizations. He volunteers for both Special Olympics and Lehigh Valley Hospital and is active in his church youth group.Michael OswaldNorthwesternA 6-1, 180-pound fullback and linebacker, he ranks 57th out of 208 students. He earned all-conference honors and is an honor roll student. He is a Lehigh Valley and state trapshoot champion. He is active in his community.Joshua C. GrohotolskiPalmertonA 5-10, 175-pound wide receiver and defensive back, he ranks in the top-half of this class of 133 students. He is a member of student government and participates in both wrestling and baseball. He is a member of both the Environmental and Future Business Leaders clubs.Cale CraigPleasant ValleyA 6-0, 215-pound defensive end and tight end, he ranks 73rd out of 472 students. He earned all-conference honors and is an honor roll student. He is active in his school and community.HIGH SCHOOLEric Sciascia Schwartz, Allentown Central CatholicZachary Robert Neigh, BangorChristopher J. Zinns, Bethlehem CatholicBrandon Cole Lesko, CatasauquaMichael D. Guyer, East Stroudsburg NorthGreg A. Kessel, East Stroudsburg SouthSean Ross MacDougall, EastonTy Souders, EmmausJoe Paul Liberati, FreedomJarrod Joseph West, LibertyJames Kyle Lukow, DieruffDaniel David Wilk, NazarethZachary Thomas Szoke, NorthamptonBrian David Bedoya, Notre DameDanton Alastair Ponzol, PalisadesAndre Rishard Williams, ParklandPhilip M. Racciato, Pen ArgylWolfgang Philip Connell, PhillipsburgJustin S. Mazza, Pius XPhilip John Major, Pocono Mountain EastBrian Victor Martinez, Pocono Mountain WestMatthew Ryan Ehrets, SalisburyNicholas Tyler Oblas, Saucon ValleyEric S. VanArsdale, Southern LehighMatthew Joseph McLynch, StroudsburgPat M. Bet, WhitehallNicholas Scott Rhodes, AllenMatthew Ryan Lippincott, WilsonCOLLEGESam Shuman, East Stroudsburg UniversityDavid Cressman, Kutztown UniversityMark Leggiero, Lafayette CollegeBrien R. Ruyak, Lehigh UniversityMichael Bishop, Moravian CollegeJake Floyd, Muhlenberg College