Whether it’s opposing football carriers, school textbooks or community work, Point Loma High School (PLHS) senior Davis Callejon is a hard-hitter. Callejon was recently honored by the San Diego Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame as the top scholar-athlete at PLHS. In the classroom, Callejon carries a 3.7 cumulative grade-point average, reaching 4.0 last semester. He was named to the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic football first team and has been a member of California Scholastic Federation for all four years of his high school career. His academic roots reach back to Ocean Beach Elementary, and Dana and Correia middle schools prior to PLHS. A star on the gridiron, hardwood and diamond, Callejon named football his favorite sport, saying he relished the “mood before a game, the crazy atmosphere — just getting pumped up” before kickoff. While playing wide receiver, defensive back and serving as the Pointers’ primary punt and kickoff returner, Callejon earned First Team All-Western League honors, along with the respect of his coaches and teammates. Already a senior team captain, teammates voted Callejon Most Valuable Offensive Player following a 9-4 season that culminated in Qualcomm Stadium playing for the CIF Championship. “My favorite football memory is catching a 65-yard touchdown pass from (quarterback) Keegan Fitzgerald on the first play of our (CIF playoff) game against Mount Miguel,” said Callejon. During the season, he caught 23 passes for 595 yards, averaging 25.9 yards per reception. “I started playing sports when I was five years old,” Callejon said. “Mostly baseball, basketball and soccer.” But football didn’t enter the picture until he reached PLHS. “My parents didn’t want me playing football because of (the chance of) injuries, but when I got to ninth grade they said it was my choice,” Callejon said. A member of the freshman team as a ninth grader, by his sophomore year, Callejon said his body had grown and he became a two-way starter on the junior varsity team, followed by two years on varsity. Callejon has also left his mark off campus as well. He has worked at Loma Portal Elementary as a reading tutor and jog-a-thon assistant, and helped organize and run a PLHS summer youth basketball camp last year. Since 2007, he has been a member of the Christian Athletes Club and has participated in beach cleanups with I Love A Clean San Diego. Following the devastating 2007 wildfires, Callejon volunteered as part of the disaster relief effort of the Rock Church in Point Loma. As he prepares to graduate June 18, Callejon singled out Pointer coaches Mike Estanol, Dave Aros, Bob Hammas Mike Hastings, and teacher Lisa Graham as influential in his education. Following graduation, Callejon will attend Santa Barbara Community College with a small group of Pointer teammates, all of whom are hoping to continue their football careers. “I have the grades to go other places, but I want to play football,” Callejon said. No matter how his career turns out at the next level, Callejon has set the bar high for Pointer athletes in future classes.