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Summerville quarterback Jaden Cummings has been named one of three finalists for the prestigious 2025 Bridge Builder Excellence Award. The South Carolina Football Hall of Fame unveiled the Top 3 Finalists for award, presented by The Spinx Company, last week. This annual honor recognizes a high school football player in South Carolina who exemplifies excellence both on and off the field—demonstrating leadership in the classroom, community, and through athletic performance.
The Top 3 finalists will be formally recognized, and the overall winner announced, during the sold-out 12th Annual Enshrinement Ceremony at Hotel Hartness on April 17, 2025. All 58 statewide nominees will receive a certificate of excellence and be recognized in the May 9, 2025 #BBEA25Day celebration. The winner will receive a scholarship, a certificate of excellence, a commemorative plaque and be invited to speak at the South Carolina College and Career Decision Day at the Statehouse on May 7, 2025.
Cummings, a senior who this Winter signed to play for the Dartmouth College football program, is a team captain for the Green Wave. His football résumé is packed with accolades, including 3x All-Region, 2x All-Lowcountry and 2x SCFCA All-State. As a senior he was selected to play in the 2024 Touchstone Energy Cooperatives North-South Football Game, named Region 8-5A Player of the Year, The Post and Courier Player of the Year, and Live 5 News Player of the Year.
Beyond his achievements on the field, Cummings maintains a 4.85 GPA while taking AP and Honors courses. He also gives back to his community by mentoring young athletes through local youth football programs and reading to elementary school students.
In naming nominees for the award, the association has three criteria with performance on the football field counting for 40 percent, academics counting for 30 percent and character counting for 30 percent. Top 3 Finalists Jaden Cummings, QB, Summerville Connor Gooding, TE, Gilbert Donovan Murph, WR, Irmo.
