The Somerset Hills Soccer Club (SHSC) announces this year’s recipients of the SHSC/Jack Kimzey Memorial Scholarship
The scholarship is awarded annually to a male and female graduating senior pursuing college or trade school after high school. The Somerset Hills Soccer Club/Jack Kimzey Memorial Scholarship is given in memory of Jack Kimzey, a Basking Ridge youth, who died in 2006. Jack was an avid soccer player and a member of the Club for several years.
SHSC received numerous applications this year. The two high school seniors selected are scholars, athletes and have served as excellent leaders and role models in their high schools and communities. They have been involved within SHSC for many years participating on Junior Kickers, Intramurals and Travel teams. The 2010 recipients are Alexis Sutton of Bedminster who attended Bernards High School and Brendan Farley of Basking Ridge who attended Ridge High School. Both recipients balanced throughout their high school careers their academics, athletics, various high school activities and community service. Alexis Sutton was an accomplished student-athlete participating all four years in soccer, and lead the team her senior year as a captain to the Group II State Sectional Championship. In addition to soccer, Alexis played lacrosse, swam, was the stats manager for the Bernards High basketball team, was involved in student g overnment and received the Golden Community Service Award as a result of achieving 200 hours of community service. She also worked for the Maine Workcamp Mission Project which assists in fixing and rebuilding homes of the unprivileged. Equally as impressive is Brendan Farley’s high school academic and extracurricular accomplishments. He is a member of the National Honor Society and an AP Scholar with Distinction. While at Ridge Brendan played soccer for four years culminating in being selected his senior year as Captain, Athlete of the Month and co-MVP in addition to many all conference and county first team selections and awards. He has been a member for the Liberty Corner Fire Department, and coached a youth basketball team during his senior year. Brendan is a member of the Dream Team which is a local organization that helps raise cancer awareness and fundraises for cancer research.
This fall both recipients will be furthering their education as well as playing soccer at the collegiate level. Alexis will be attending Millersville University in Pennsylvania while Brendan Farley will be heading to Virginia to Washington and Lee University.
SHSC congratulates both Alexis and Brendan on their accomplishments as well as thanks them for their contributions to the community, and wishes them well in their new endeavors
