Stroudsburg's Jake Jakobsen and Palisades' Tyler Marsh won the $1,000 scholarships as the District 11 Class AAA and Class AA scholar-wrestlers of the year as selected by the District 11 Wrestling Coaches Association.

The awards, announced at Sunday's annual banquet at the Best Western Hotel and Conference Center in Hanover Township, Northampton County, were selected by a panel from senior athletes nominated by their coaches and schools.Lehighton's Tegan Durishin and Bethlehem Catholic's Cole Karam were acknowledged for having the top essays submitted by scholar-wrestlers.Other Class AA scholar-wrestlers honored at the banquet were Keegan Connelly (Central Catholic), Devin Greene (Catasauqua), Tegan Durishin (Lehighton), Dane Tarantelli (North Schuylkill), Cameron Kates (Northern Lehigh), Quentin Bernhard (Northwestern Lehigh), Darren Goida (Panther Valley), Austin Buskirk (Pen Argyl), Alex Nicholas (Salisbury) and Mike Fabian (Wilson).Other Class AAA scholar-wrestlers honored were Wilberto Sicard (Allen), Cole Karam (Bethlehem Catholic), Rafi Birro (Dieruff), Jimmy Saylor (Easton), Mike Passamante (East Stroudsburg North), Pierre Liciaga (East Stroudsburg South), Matt Hamati (Emmaus), Dylan Brown (Freedom), Andrew Gunning (Liberty), Tyson Klump (Nazareth), Mark Schuon (Northampton), Matt Bruno (Pocono Mountain East); Gregory Sheppard (Pocono Mountain West); Kolby Kleckner (Pottsville), Jacob Lizak (Parkland), Wyatt Noone (Southern Lehigh), and Daniel Mittura (Whitehall).