Player Awarded $5K Scholarship By South County High Association

LORTON, VA — A senior on South County High School’s football team was awarded a $5,000 post-secondary scholarship by the South County Football Alumni Association and a local State Farm agent. This is the second year the association has awarded a scholarship to a South County High player.

Senior Keshawn Toran, who received the $5,000 scholarship on June 9, will be attending Shenandoah University in the fall where he plans on studying sports management and will continue his football career.

“This scholarship means a lot to me. It is a good step in the right direction in getting set up for success,” Toran, a running back on the team, said in a statement.

This year, Lorton's South County High School played in the 6A State Football Championship, losing to Oscar Smith High School from Chesapeake.

“We want to help players reach their full potential both on and off the field,” SCFAA President Marlon Dubuisson said in a statement. “There will be a time when players play their last snap of football. We want to make sure they are set up to be educated, employable, and come back with the drive to give back to the South County community and join the next class of successful South County football alumni.”

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For this scholarship, SCFAA teamed up again with local State Farm Agent Casey Whitmarsh.

“South County football is a community that continues to support players even when their high school career is done. This is bigger than football, it’s about setting up a culture that will continue around the Lorton community area,” SCFAA Chairman Jeremey Haynes said in a statement.

The nonprofit South County Football Alumni Association aims to support the South County High School football program and enhance the athletic and educational potential of its players.

Along with awarding scholarships, the association has set up a snack pantry to make sure players are fed before and after practice, hosted a free camp for the youth in the region, donated equipment to the team and organized mentorship programs.