8th Grade Recognition - Class of 2025

Malley Bradenham has played basketball for two seasons at NFA.  Malley’s favorite memory of NFA basketball is scoring her first point ever in their game against St. Alphonsus.  Malley would like to thank her parents, coaches, and her teammates for having unwavering support and being incredibly encouraging.

Norah has played basketball at NFA for one year. Norah’s favorite memory of NFA basketball is playing her first game at The Mount. She would like to thank her coaches for helping her learn and become better, and her parents for supporting her at her games.

Alexandra Egras has played basketball for two years at NFA. Alexandra’s favorite memory is in 6th grade when NFA was playing Sacred Heart and everybody was able to score a point during that game. Alexandra would like to thank her family for supporting her in every game she played and for driving her to work hard at practice and at home. She would also like to thank her team for being supportive throughout the whole season.

Shelby has played basketball for four years at NFA. Her favorite memory of basketball at NFA was when the 2024-2025 girls' varsity team played at The Mount. Shelby would like to thank her Grand Pop for always coming to her games, her dad for supporting her and driving her everywhere, her brother for always making her laugh, and lastly her Coaches: Coach Dominique, and her mom for always supporting her and making her a better player not just on the court but off the court as well.

Alexa has played basketball for four years at NFA. Her favorite memory of basketball at NFA is when the girls' varsity team won the playoffs last season and had the opportunity to cut down the basketball net. Alexa would like to thank her parents, coaches, and teammates for encouraging her to be hardworking and determined.

Grant Benedum has played basketball for one year at NFA. Grant’s favorite memory of basketball at NFA is making his first basketball team. Grant would like to thank his parents for encouraging him to try hard and preserve.

Jayden Brown has been playing basketball for four years. Jayden's favorite memory was when he scored a game-winner on JV against Gwynedd Mercy Academy. Jayden would like to thank his coaches and family for making him work harder to get better.

Jabril Coleman has been playing basketball for three years. He would like to thank his parents for always encouraging him to try his hardest and keep playing and paying for his equipment. His favorite memory is winning a Snowball Tournament game in the 7th grade because it was his first win of the season against SPN.

Jake has played basketball at NFA for four years. His favorite memory was scoring his first point ever in 5th grade against GMA and the bench going crazy. He would like to thank his mom and dad for always supporting him. He would also like to thank his coaches for pushing him and making him find his love for basketball.

Max has played basketball at NFA for two years. His favorite memory of playing basketball at NFA was playing in the St. Joe’s Prep tournament after Christmas in 2024. Max would like to thank his parents for driving out to all the games and his coaches for always pushing him to do better as an athlete.

Santiago has been playing basketball for four years at NFA. Santi’s favorite memory was winning his first varsity snowball basketball game vs SPN. He would like to thank both of his parents, Coach Cadi, Coach Mel, and Mr. Rock.

Jaylen has been playing basketball for two years. Jaylen’s favorite memory was playing with his friends during the snowball tournament on the Varsity B team. Jaylen would like to thank his coaches for motivating him to play the sport of basketball.

Joshua has been playing NFA basketball for three years. His favorite memory is 7th Grade B team. He was able to improve his skills and spend quality time  with his friends and coaches. He would like to thank his coaches and parents for motivating him to to strive for greatness

Devin has played basketball for three years  at NFA.  Devin's favorite memory of basketball at NFA is making A team all three years. Devin would like to thank his teammates, coaches and the NFA community for supporting him along his way.

Ryan has played basketball for four years at NFA. Ryan's favorite memory of basketball at NFA was making the A team This year. Ryan would like to thank his coaches and family for always pushing him to be his best self and making him run drills until he couldn’t.

James has played basketball at NFA for two years. His favorite memory of NFA basketball was scoring his first point. James would like to thank his parents, coaches, and teammates for always pushing him to be better and more respectful.