The Gibby scholarship winners were Max Berry and Tyffany Brisbane.

The Gibby award winners were:
U16 Boys Jonathan Mitchell
U 14 Boys Sumer Maini
U14 Girls Julia Collum
U12 Boys Connor Gilfillan

 

A few words from Tyffany:

Hello, my name is Tyffany Brisbane and my new years resolution for 2016 was to change lives with my words. I have always loved writing and motivation; so I started putting the two together. I have been playing with Morris Rugby for three years now and was seen as one of the “quiet girls”. Until this year. I was tired of being quiet and watching attitude make our team bitter on and off the field. So as a solution, I wrote. My first motivational message was like any other, short and to the point. Simply my theme for the season was, “lets play our game and have fun doing it.” I did this for almost every game this season and loved the positive feedback. Our team has gotten closer than it ever has while I’ve been here and it continues to grow everyday. This has been the best group of people that I have ever worked with and every single person has inspired me to keep going. Ill be continuing my rugby career at Wheeling Jesuit University in the fall. Thank you to all of the coaches that helped along the way, my teammates for being more than teammates, and my parents for allowing me to prosper in the sport I love.

 

A little about Max:

Where were you born

Saint Claire’s Memorial Hospital, Denville, NJ

Where have you lived

Rockaway, NJ

High School graduated and year

Morris Knolls High School class of 2016

Years playing for the Lions, year of graduation from Lions

7 Years graduated 2016

What are you doing currently

Currently I am training to play rugby at the University of Wyoming.

What are your interests

Rugby, Skiing, Hiking

What’s your best rugby experience to date

The greatest Rugby experience that I have had was our Charlotte tour when we won the tournament

What are your plans for after graduation

I plan on attending The University of Wyoming studying International Affairs and Political Science. I also plan on playing D1 rugby for the Cowboys