In the eleventh year of the EBBOA College Scholarship Program, we raised $6,300 from official's donations (including donations rolled over from the prior year) to award to another outstanding applicant pool.  The Scholarship Selection Committee chose to grant two $1,000 first-place awards, five $500 second-place awards, and nine $200 third-place awards.

Congratulations to all of our 2009-10 award winners:

• First-place award winners of a $1,000 college scholarship:

1. Deborah Gee, Alameda HS
2. Kai Orans, Piedmont HS

• Second-place award winners of a $500 college scholarship:

1. Alexandria Bridgett, McClymonds HS
2. Connor Freeberg, Albany HS
3. Ashley Heedley, Leadership Prep HS
4. Ryan Staten, Piedmont HS
5. Britney Walker-Ware, Alameda HS

• Third-place award winners of a $200 college scholarship:

1. Tiffany Bennett-Thompson, Skyline HS
2. Rosie Cubias, Salesian HS
3. Aminah Davis, St. Joseph Notre Dame HS
4. Kenneth Farr, Salesian HS
5. Ruby Gorrostieta, Salesian HS
6. Rexx Staten, Piedmont HS
7. Jonathan Tung, Piedmont HS
8. Taylor Vaughan , Salesian HS
9. Cynthia Wong, Chinese Christian HS

Unfortunately, we did not receive any scholarship applications for the 2008-09 season. All donations received in the 2008-09 season were rolled into the pool available for 2009-10 applicants.

In the ninth year of the EBBOA College Scholarship Program, we raised $4,700 from official's donations to award to another outstanding applicant pool.  The Scholarship Selection Committee chose to grant two $750 first-place awards, two $500 second-place awards, and eleven $200 third-place awards.

Congratulations to all of our 2007-08 award winners:

• First-place award winners of a $750 college scholarship:

1. Gabriela Lippi, St. Joseph Notre Dame HS
2. Martin Bryant, El Cerrito HS

• Second-place award winners of a $500 college scholarship:

1. Ciara Robinson, St. Joseph Notre Dame HS
2. Damario Sims, McClymonds HS

• Third-place award winners of a $200 college scholarship:

1. Kyle Bonacum, Piedmont HS
2. Yu-Chun "Genny" Hung, Chinese Christian Schools
3. Kindra Jones, John F. Kennedy HS
4. Carie Kwan, Chinese Christian Schools
5. Chethan Kosaraju, Piedmont HS
6. Crystal McLaughlin Redwood Christian School
7. Viviann Nguyen, St. Joseph Notre Dame HS
8. Tiffany Smith, Alameda HS
9. Scott Stokes, Albany HS
10. Chelsea Wong, Chinese Christian Schools
11. Lihui "Henry" Yu, Chinese Christian Schools

• First-place award winners of a $1,000 college scholarship:

1. Natalya Caraballo, St. Joseph Notre Dame High School
2. Vincent McGhee, EXCEL College Prep High School (McClymonds)
3. Matthew Mizono, Piedmont High School
4. Ashley Vind, San Lorenzo High School
5. Keely Wong, Alameda High School

• Second-place award winners of a $500 college scholarship:

1. Marcus DeFrantz, St. Joseph Notre Dame High School
2. Jahrell Harden, John Swett High School

• First-place award winners of a $1,250 college scholarship:

1. Carrissa Hsieh, Albany High School
2. Christopher Radecke, Alameda High School

• Second-place award winners of a $1,000 college scholarship:

1. Arturo Davis, St. Elizabeth High School
2. Janine Jackson , Oakland Technical High School

• Third-place award winner of a $500 college scholarship:

1. Serena Sinn , Albany High School

• First-place award winners of a $1,000 college scholarship:

1. Jeremy Jennings, Albany High School
2. Idara Udofia, Hayward High School
3. Britney Williams, Holy Names High School

• Second-place award winners of a $400 college scholarship:

1. Vanessa Robles , Castro Valley High School
2. Stephanie Yamamoto, Mt. Eden High School

• Third-place award winners of a $100 college scholarship:

1. Christopher Carlay , Oakland High School
2. Lindsay Fischer, Castro Valley High School
3. Dellena Criner, Mt. Eden High School
4. Ronald Jackson, Oakland High School

• Fourth-place award winners of a $50 college scholarship:

1. Amyrose Grant, Patten Academy
2. Jenae Smith , Hayward High School

• First-place award winner of a $2,000 college scholarship:

Yahya Abdul-Mateen, McClymonds High School

• Second-place award winner of a $1,000 college scholarship:

Marcus Payne, Salesian High School

• Third-place award winner of a $400 college scholarship:

Willie Daniels, Salesian High School

• Three first-place award winners of $1,000 college scholarships:

1. Samuel Laird, Albany High School
2. Angela Socci, Community Christian School
3. Stephanie Wissler, Albany High School

• Four second-place award winners of a $500 college scholarship:

1. Mawuli Ladzekpo, Holy Names High School
2. Kara Shure, Albany High School
3. Sarah Thornton, Redwood Christian High School
4. Esther Yue, Chinese Christian School

• Four third-place award winners of a $100 college scholarship:

1. Suet-Yan Cheung, Albany High School
2. Daniel Dozier, Encinal High School
3. Matthew Hansen, Albany High School
4. Cheri Miller, Pinole Valley High School

In the third year of the EBBOA College Scholarship Program, we raised $4,800 to award academic scholarships to another exceptionally strong applicant pool.  The Scholarship Selection Committee chose to grant three $1,000 first-place awards, two $500 second-place awards, two $250 third-place awards, and three $100 fourth-place awards.

Congratulations to all of our 2001-02 Award Winners:

• Three first-place award winners of $1,000 college scholarships:

1. Yancie Davis, Castlemont High School
2. Angela Luk, Alameda High School
3. Kathleen Tam, Pinole Valley High School

• Two second-place award winners of a $500 college scholarship:

1. John Acuros, Skyline High School
2. Lynne Vind, San Lorenzo High School

• Two third-place award winners of a $250 college scholarship:

1. Renee Riberdy, Moreau Catholic High School
2. Megan Shaw, Castro Valley High School

• Three fourth-place award winners of a $100 college scholarship:

1. Tache Daniels, Castlemont High School
2. Tiana Davis, San Lorenzo High School
3. Desiree Patapanian, Mt. Eden High School

In the second year of the EBBOA College Scholarship Program, $4,500 was available in the fund to award to an exceptionally strong applicant pool.  The Scholarship Selection Committee chose to grant four $1,000 first place awards and one $500 second place award.

Congratulations to all of our 2000-01 Award Winners:

• Four first-place award winners of $1,000 college scholarships:

1. Theresa Archer, Holy Names High School
2. Karl Gusner, Skyline High School
3. David Hernandez, Albany High School
4. Sarah Richardson, Hayward High School

• One second-place award winner of a $500 college scholarship:

1. Wallace Lee Davis III, Castlemont High School

The 1999-2000 basketball season marked the first year of the EBBOA College Scholarship Program.  In our inaugural year, we raised $4,400 solely from officials' donations.   Every dollar raised went directly to student-athletes in the form of college scholarships.  Successful applicants completed an extensive application which included writing two essays and obtaining two recommendations.

One of the 1999-2000 first-place award winners, Leilani Tirona of Alameda High School, is shown here receiving her scholarship at the Annual EBBOA Banquet, accompanied by her mother and coach, Brad Thomas.

Congratulations to all of the 1999-2000 Award Winners:

• Two first-place award winners of $1,000 college scholarships:

1. Andrew Hara, Albany High School
2. Leilani Tirona, Alameda High School

• Four second-place award winners of $400 college scholarships:

1. Kathryn Dickens, Moreau Catholic High School
2. Vineeta Mehta, Arroyo High School
3. Jeffrey Sherratt, Alameda High School
4. Chamnan So, Tennyson High School

• Eight third-place award winners of $100 college scholarships:

1. Richard Castellanos, San Lorenzo High School
2. Tera Greene, Albany High School
3. Maya Jones, Mt. Eden High School
4. Marcel Miller, John F. Kennedy High School of Richmond
5. Eric Souza, Moreau Catholic High School
6. Miranda Vega, Salesian High School
7. Abraham Wilson, Emery High School
8. Shelialanna Hilliard, Bishop O'Dowd High School