On Sunday night, 95.9 WATD celebrated the conclusion of the 2025 high school football season with its presentation of the fourth annual Bill Wilhelm Award.
Named for the station’s first and longtime Sports Director, the Bill Wilhelm Award was presented as part of a ceremony aired during an episode of The Sports Exchange.
Quinn Kelly, along with his Sports Exchange co-hosts Johnny Rorke and Brendan Connelly, sat down with each of the three award finalists, as well as a series of other guests.
The 2025 Bill Wilhelm Award finalists (L-R) Gus Greene, Jack Luccarelli, and Mekhi White.
Jack Luccarelli, junior quarterback of Norwell High School, took home the award, edging fellow finalists Gus Greene (Cohasset) and Mekhi White (Randolph).
Luccarelli was the leader atop a crop of 20 different South Shore student-athletes who received votes for the Bill Wilhelm Award.
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The Norwell junior captain led the Clippers to a Division 6 Super Bowl berth, where they would fall just short to Fairhaven 28-14. He finished the season with 32 rushing touchdowns and 2,348 yards rushing, while throwing for an additional 837 yards and six touchdowns. At season’s end, Luccarelli won his second consecutive South Shore League Sullivan Division MVP.
A three-year starter at Norwell, Luccarelli became the first non-senior to win the Bill Wilhelm Award.
The Bill Wilhelm Award trophy.
WATD extends a big thank you to Mamma Mia’s of Marshfield, who hosted the event.
Sports Director Quinn Kelly and his team also extend their appreciation to all of the local coaches and athletic directors who made the season possible, to the three finalists and their families and coaches for a wonderful ceremony, and foremost to Bill Wilhelm for the incredible job he did over four decades at the head of the department, laying the groundwork for such an event to take place.
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You can listen to the full Bill Wilhelm Award Ceremony here:
A gallery of photos from the ceremony can also be seen below:
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- Bill Wilhelm Award winner Jack Luccarelli (center with trophy) poses with (L-R) Johnny Rorke, WATD Sports Director Quinn Kelly, and Brendan Connelly.
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- Bill Wilhelm Award winner Jack Luccarelli (center with trophy) poses with (L-R) Johnny Rorke, WATD Sports Director Quinn Kelly, fellow finalists Mekhi White and Gus Greene, and Brendan Connelly.
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- 2025 Bill Wilhelm Award Finalist Gus Greene of Cohasset.
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- 2025 Bill Wilhelm Award Finalist Jack Luccarelli of Norwell.
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- 2025 Bill Wilhelm Award Finalist Mekhi White of Randolph.
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- Jack Luccarelli and WATD Sports Director Quinn Kelly following the presentation of the Bill Wilhelm Award.
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- 2025 Bill Wilhelm Award Finalist Mekhi White of Randolph (left) with Randolph Head Coach Jon Marshall.
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- 2025 Bill Wilhelm Award Winner Jack Luccarelli of Norwell (left) with Norwell Head Coach Jason Pithie.
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- 2025 Bill Wilhelm Award Finalist Gus Greene of Cohasset (left) with Cohasset Head Coach Pete Afanasiw.
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- The 2025 Bill Wilhelm Award finalists (L-R) Gus Greene, Jack Luccarelli, and Mekhi White.
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- The Bill Wilhelm Award trophy.
