Casey Burden, a junior at Wissahickon High School, will receive a Mini Max Award on behalf of the Maxwell Football Club at their upcoming regional awards event on February 4 in Drexel Hill.

Mini Max winners were nominated by coaches during the 2023 season and evaluated based on football performance, academics and community service.

Burden, who plays wide receiver and safety for the WHS Girls Flag Football team, will be among the first female players ever recognized by the 87-year-old club. Their names are listed below:

• Kimberly Donnelly. Archbishop Ryan High School
• Stefania DiPalma, Lansdale Catholic High School
• Krista Quinn, Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School
• Maya Johnson, Abington High School
• Natalie Gordon, North Penn High School
• Elaysha Vereen, Mastery High School of Camden
• Casey Burden, Wissahickon High School
• Nilah Thompson, Science Leadership Academy at Beeber
• Ruth Duink, Academy at Palumbo
• Alexis Sears, Cedar Creek High School

For tickets to the event, you can click here.

Photo: Wissahickon School District