Calhoun County, AL Calhoun County, Alabama Calhoun County Quarterback Club also offers a fourth, five-dollar scholarship in 2023. Winners come from Jacksonville, Ohatchee, Saks and Wellborn
by Joe Medley
There was never a crowd in the case of the Calhoun County Quarterback Club handing the $5,000 scholarships and for the four the more.
The club presented recipients from 2023 Chris Ferguson (Ohatchee), Drew Pridgen (Jacksonville) and Grayson Johnson (Wellborn) at the luncheon held on Tuesday. Saks’ Owen Petty did not attend the luncheon held at Anniston Country Club.
The club’s quarterbacks gave away four scholarships only for two times in the history of its club, the former club captain and chairman Danny Shears said.
Additional funds from one donor, plus unutilized portions of previous scholarships which were divided into $2,500 for the first semester and $2,500 for the third semester gave four scholarships this year.
“Sometimes it’s not the case that they return for the second year, which means we’re not spending the full $5,000, and gaining nothing out the money,” Shears said. “So the money stays in the hands of the club.
“Through this, and also through the generosity of the man who was the recipient last year’s second time I’m aware of that we’ve managed to offer four scholarships. We’re thrilled about that.”
For Ferguson who is a three-time state champion in pole vaulting who will be running track for Alabama-Huntsville. He told the media that he was awarded athletic aid as well as merit scholarships that cover approximately half of his cost of tuition.
“This is about half of it, so I’m almost done with my tuition with all the scholarship opportunities,” Ferguson said.
Johnson is who is the junior Wellborn quarterback who signed up to play for the Private NCAA Division III Lyon College, got $25,000 in aid to academics … approximately 10,000 less than the Lyon’s full-time tuition fees for a full year. The additional $5,000 will help bring him closer to getting a full-time education.
“It’s going to benefit tremendously,” he said. “I am very grateful to the team’s quarterbacks for this initiative.”
Pridgen, an outstanding player in baseball and football at Jacksonville was awarded an merit-based scholarship of $2,500 per year. Auburn.
“Something similar to this would be an enormous amount of money of time for the beginning two years,” the player said. “That’ll aid a lot with my other siblings and me struggling to make it to college.” It’s a great way to Read more stories about sports…]
