IRVING, Texas- Eight Juniata football players were named to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society.

The National Football Foundation announced the members of the 2018 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers. An all-time high 1,251 players from a record-tying 302 schools qualified for membership in the society's 12th year. 

Kyle Bargo (Reedsville, Pa. / Mifflin County HS), Anthony Bernick (White Oak, Pa. / Serra Catholic HS), Matt Gaynor (Jacobus, Pa. / Dallastown HS), Ben Gemballa (Apollo, Pa. / Apollo Ridge HS), Nick Gray (West Decatur, Pa. / Phillipsburg-Osceola HS), Aldo Legge (Aliquippa, Pa. / Central Valley HS), John Maclay (Belleville, Pa. / Mifflin County HS), and Mitchell Shober (Stevens, Pa. / Cocalico Sr. HS) were all named to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society.