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Zachary was a talented athlete, wonderful son, loving brother, doting uncle, and aspiring college student.
![Zach as a Patriot](https://zachsdefensiveline.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_0447.png)
More than anything, Zach wanted to play football and go to college.
He also had cancer.
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Zach’s Defensive Line scholarship was created to honor Zachary’s giving nature.
This scholarship is for kids who share the qualities that made Zach a fighter.
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This winner’s plaque hangs in the Career Center at Independence High School in Glendale Arizona where Zach went to school and played football.