Scotties’ Poinsett awarded top Del Val scholarship

BY RICH FISHER

It’s tough to talk about Michael Poinsett without bringing a bag full of superlatives to use as descriptions.

What is Poinsett like on the football field?

“Coaching Mike,” said Bordentown High head man Skip Edwards, “was an awesome experience for all of the coaches.” And in the classroom?

“Michael Poinsett is easily in the top five percent of mathematically gifted students that I have taught in my 22 years of teaching,” BRHS math teacher Beth Bokop said.

It’s no wonder Poinsett was the Scotties honoree at this year’s 61st Annual George Wah ScholarLeader-Athlete Awards Dinner, hosted by the Delaware Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame on March 12 at the Princeton Marriott at Forrestal.

But the distinction did not stop there. Aside from the $1,000

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