Colin Moroney Of San Ramon Valley HS Wins Pete Villa Award

DANVILLE, CA — San Ramon Valley High School student-athlete Colin Moroney is the winner of the 2019 Pete Villa Award, it was announced this week. The award was handed out Monday during the Rotary Club of Danville's 23rd annual Pete Villa awards luncheon.

The annual award, named after Pete Villa, founder of the Thunderbirds’ youth football program, recognizes the most outstanding high school football players in the San Ramon Valley. Three student-athletes from each of the four San Ramon Valley Unified School District’s high schools are nominated by each school’s principal and head football coach.

This year’s nominees were: Austin Anderson, Hasani Savage, and Dan Desoto from California High School; Jack Varni, Tristan Keyser, and Diego Barragan-Rel from Dougherty Valley High School; Connor Shay, Jack Stewardson, and Nate Rutchena from Monte Vista High School; and Cole Mortensen, Noah Thomas, and Colin Moroney from San Ramon Valley High School.