Brendan Doheny awarded the 2015 'Michael J. Finnegan' scholarship

CENTRAL VALLEY — Brendan Doheny, a senior from the 2016 Monroe-Woodbury graduating class, received the "Michael J. Finnegan" Scholarship award for 2015.

The $7,500 scholarship was announced back in late November at the annual Monroe-Woodbury Parents' Football Club awards dinner, held at Falkirk Estate & Golf Club in Central Valley.

Brendan ranks in the top 20 percent of his graduating class and has a four-year cumulative grade point average of 93 percent. He also has a cumulative ACT score of 26.

He was a three-year starter as an offensive lineman for the M-W Crusader Football Team and was named to The Times Herald-Record Varsity845 Football First-Team Offensive All-Stars

The scholar-athlete also volunteers his time to Breast Cancer Walk and serves as Safe School Ambassador.

Michael J. Finnegan was a highly successful student athlete at Monroe-Woodbury High School. The scholarship was founded after his death in 1990.

Since then, more than 45 different M-W student athletes have been awarded more than $501,000 in scholarships.

The scholarship is awarded to M-W football players displaying excellence in the classroom, on the field and in their community. Eligible student athletes must attain a minimum score of 1200 on the SAT exams, maintain an overall three year B+ average, display a sense of civic responsibility through volunteer work in their school or community and be a key contributor to the M-W varsity football program.

The MJF Scholarship is considered the largest, privately funded scholarships in New York State. The fund is administered by 16 local businessmen and educators.

• To learn more, visit www.mjfscholarship.com.