Northport Senior Selected As News 12 Scholar-Athlete

NORTHPORT, NY - From Northport-East Northport Union Free School District: Northport High School senior and varsity football captain Sam Gozelski was recently selected as a News 12 Scholar-Athlete. This award is presented to outstanding high school seniors who excel in athletics, academics, leadership and community service. In addition to receiving a $1,000 scholarship check, students were featured on News 12.

Gozelski is one of only 30 prestigious student-athletes that are selected for this honor. Students chosen for this award were chosen from both public and Catholic schools throughout Long Island.

Gozelski is a gifted student-athlete, who achieved higher than 1500 on his SAT’s, is being heavily recruited by Carnegie Mellon and MIT, and led the varsity football team to a Big IV Championship last fall. Additionally, he has earned All-County honors, along with being selected for Newsday’s second All-Long Island Football Team. Gozelski was also honored as Suffolk’s Top Scholar Athlete at the Suffolk County Football Awards Dinner, receiving the James LaBue Award.

Photo Courtesy of the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District