Pali Football Players Honored at Banquet
Palisades High football players Mitchell Schwartz and Robert Gillett received the Joe Spector Award as the team?s co-most valuable players at a banquet last Saturday in Mercer Hall. It marked the first time in the 20 years that Spector has presented the trophy that there were two recipients. Both Schwartz and Gillett are also outstanding students?Schwartz maintaining a 4.3 grade point average and Gillett a 4.1. Spector is a longtime PaliHi supporter whose son Todd played offensive tackle for the Dolphins, graduating in 1988. Schwartz, who has committed to California, was voted lineman of the year in the City 3A Division and the Western League. Also making the All-City 3A team were offensive lineman Marsden Burton, defensive back Raymond Elie and kicker/punter Joe Berman. Making second-team All-City were running back Dajuan Cofield and Gillette at linebacker. Schwartz, Burton, Cofield, Elie, Gillett, Berman and Anthony Yarborough were all first-team All-League selections while tight end Deonte Baker, wide receiver Sudsy Dyke, linemen Lazzarian Rankin and Josh Berookhim and linebacker Arthur Dulin made the second team.
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