By TOM WILLIAMS

A dozen boys have been selected as finalists for the Billy Schoppy Award, presented to the athlete from the Cape-Atlantic League Class of 2024 who had the most outstanding high school sports career.

The awards originated in 2001 with Jason Kaye of The Flagship Resort in Atlantic City sponsoring them. In 2012, Dave Talarico and Schoppy’s, the area’s finest trophy and award creator, became the sponsor. And in 2017 the award was changed to The Billy Schoppy Award as a memorial to the son of William Schoppy, who created the business 1921.

This year’s 12 finalists are from six different CAL schools and were selected based on their four years of high school sports. Previous winners have included single-sport athletes who were dominant and athletes who played two, three or four sports with success. A complete list of previous winners, plus finalists for each previous year, is available HERE.

The 2024 finalists are, in alphabetical order:

MACKY BONNER (Lower Cape May), lacrosse, basketball. Headed to Ursinus.

ISIAH CARR-WING (Lower Cape May), football, wrestling, baseball. Has not announced college destination.

COHEN COOK (Mainland), football, basketball, baseball. Headed to New Hampshire.

PAT GRIMLEY (Ocean City), lacrosse, basketball, football. He will attend Harvard.

JAMES HANEY (Atlantic City), swimming. Headed to Delaware.

NICK LAYTON (Ocean City), football, wrestling. Headed to Kutztown.

JON MOYER (Ocean City), football, lacrosse. He is committed to Lafayette.

STEPHEN ORDILLE (Mainland), football, basketball. Headed to Princeton.

NOAH PLENN (St. Augustine), lacrosse, basketball. Headed to Delaware.

HUNTER RAY (Lower Cape May), baseball, football. Going to Fairleigh Dickinson.

JAMIE TYSON (Mainland), football, basketball. Headed to Villanova.

MIKE ZARFATI (Middle Township), football, basketball. Headed to Rowan.

They are all invited to the Ocean City Music Pier auditorium on June 11 where they will be recognized and the the winner will be announced at Prime Events annual CAL Celebration. The event is sponsored by The City of Ocean City, Gillian’s Wonderland Pier, the Ocean City Free Public Library, Wawa, the Ocean City PBA, Rodio Catering, Sixth Street Pizza & Grill and the Ocean City Firefighters,

The names of the 12 girls finalists were announced yesterday and can be found HERE.