New awards ceremony sees last of scholarship

Blue Devil senior Caleb Hale (center) reacts as he accepts the 2019 L.C. Piccirillo Scholarship and Football Award during the Elbert County Athletic Department’s Fall Sports Awards Program Monday night Dec. 9 in the Elbert County Middle School Auditorium. Pictured with Hale (L-R) are Ciro Piccirillo, Ed Fendley, Nannette Piccirillo and Lenny Piccirillo. (Photo by Cary Best)
Blue Devil senior Caleb Hale (center) reacts as he accepts the 2019 L.C. Piccirillo Scholarship and Football Award during the Elbert County Athletic Department’s Fall Sports Awards Program Monday night Dec. 9 in the Elbert County Middle School Auditorium. Pictured with Hale (L-R) are Ciro Piccirillo, Ed Fendley, Nannette Piccirillo and Lenny Piccirillo. (Photo by Cary Best)

Two traditions fell during the 2019 fall sports awards program – no more Salisbury steak and Piccirillos. The ceremony marked the beginning and end of an era.

For the first time in nearly a decade, the…