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Future UK Quarterback Nik Scalzo Named to Team of Distinction

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A future UK quarterback has been honored as one of the best and brightest high school football player’s in America.

Eighty one high school student-athletes were selected from a pool of 3,500 to be a part of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame’s (NFF) first ever Team of Distinction. The new honor is given to scholar-athletes who have achieved academically, earned athletic accolades and are involved in the community.

Representing the South Region, Nik Scalzo was a Team Captain for Cardinal Gibbons High School. He helped the school win their first ever championship while shattering school records.