The winners of the Frank J. Gaziano Memorial Offensive and Defensive Lineman Awards will be announced Saturday at a noon ceremony at the Augusta Civic Center.
Six finalists, three on each side of the ball, are in the running for the two top awards that represent the top senior high school linemen in Maine and come with a $5,000 scholarship. The other four finalists each receive a $1,000 scholarship.
Class A centers Nick Bartholomew of Thornton Academy, Parker Gammon of Bonny Eagle and Dylan Wike of Portland are the finalists for the offensive lineman award.
The defensive finalists are Brewer end Austin Lufkin, Westbrook end David Redmond and Deering nose guard/end Raffaele Salamone.
The 6-foot-4, 250-pound Salamone recently made a verbal commitment to play football at the University of Maine. High school seniors can sign football national letters of intent Wednesday.
The scholarship program began in 2010 as a way to honor top linemen, and to honor the character, leadership and perseverance of Frank Gaziano, who died in 2010. Gaziano played college football at Holy Cross and one season in the NFL before founding National Distributors in South Portland.
Steve Craig can be reached at 791-6413 or:
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