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Salisbury Graduates Sign for Athletic Scholarships
Sean Baker and Zach Harper celebrated the signing of their college athletic scholarships with cake and kind words.
Salisbury High School Principal Heather Morningstar, along with coaches, family and friends joined in the school's lobby Tuesday to celebrate the success of recent graduates Sean Baker and Zach Harper.
Each received four-year athletic scholarships and signed letters of intent to play in college.
Baker will play soccer at the University of Richmond and Harper will play baseball at Philadelphia University.
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"These two young men helped contribute to three district team titles," Monica Deeb, director of activities at Salisbury Township School District, told the gathering.
"Harper was the starting pitcher that went to state finals. Our baseball team just wouldn’t lose this year!,” she said.
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Baker and Harper were named Morning Call Area First Team Members.
“Both of these kids are extremely hard working individuals and certainly deserve everything they got. I can honestly say that Sean Baker is probably within the top three hardest working kids that we’ve had within our soccer program, and that’s a might lofty group of individuals to be in,” said Mark Allinson, head varsity soccer coach for boys and girls.
SEAN BAKER HIGHLIGHTS
BOYS SOCCER
72 CAREER GOALS
34 CAREER ASSISTS
No. 2 ALL-TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY
2010-11 33 GOALS, 13 ASSISTS
2010-11 VOTED ALL-STATE BY THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COACHES ASSOCIATION
2010-11 BAKER HELPED LEAD THE FALCONS TO THE DISTRICT XI CLASS 2A TITLE
2010-11 MORNING CALL BOYS SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2010-11 COLONIAL LEAGUE 1ST-TEAM ALL-STAR
2010-11 LIONS CLUB SENIOR ALL-STAR
2009-10 COLONIAL LEAGUE 1ST-TEAM ALL-STAR
2008-09 COLONIAL LEAGUE 2nd-TEAM ALL-STAR
2009-10 TEAM MVP
2010-11 TEAM MVP
2010-11 SALISBURY ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB FALCON AWARD WINNER
BAKER HAS COMMITTED TO RICHMOND AND CONTINUES PLAYING SOCCER.
HE IS PLAYING FOR FC SONIC THIS SUMMER
BOYS BASKETBALL
2010-11 COLONIAL LEAGUE 1ST-TEAM ALL-STAR
2010-11 BAKER HELPED LEAD THE FALCONS TO THE DISTRICT XI CLASS 2A TITLE
2010-11 VIA SENIOR ALL-STAR BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER
2009-10 COLONIAL LEAGUE 1ST-TEAM HONORABLE MENTION IN BOYS BASKETBALL
ZACHARY HARPER HIGHLIGHTS
BASEBALL
2010-11 8-2 PITCHING RECORD. 1.82 ERA WITH SIX COMPLETE GAMES
WALKED 30, STRUCK OUT 75 IN 70 INNINGS
2010-11 BATTED .376 (TEAM’S TOP HITTER) WITH SEVEN DOUBLES, TWO HOME RUNS, 13 RUNS SCORED, 16 RBI
2010-11 HARPER HELPED LEAD THE FALCONS TO THE PIAA CLASS 2A FINAL
2010-11 HARPER HELPED LEAD THE FALCONS TO THE DISTRICT XI CLASS 2A TITLE
2010-11 MEMBER OF THE MORNING CALL ALL-AREA 1ST TEAM
2010-11 COLONIAL LEAGUE 2ST-TEAM ALL-STAR (PITCHER AND OUTFIELD)
2008-09 COLONIAL LEAGUE 1ST-TEAM ALL-STAR (3RD BASE)
2010-11 TEAM CO-MVP
2010-11 SELECTED FOR HOWARD DEPPE CANCER SOCIETY SENIOR ALL-STAR GAME
HARPER HAS COMMITTED TO PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY AND WILL CONTINUE PITCHING.