KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS

Scott Beltz garnered 5 varsity letters, 4 All-State selections, 3 District Titles, 2 League Titles, and the 2012 Jim Gum Award as the Slate Belt’s outstanding football player, alongside his teammates, coaches, community, and family, on the field and mat.

He earned two-way PIAA All-State AA Honors on both defense and offense in the Green and White after the 2012 Green Knights campaign. Known far and wide as the ‘Bambi Deer,’ he captained the Green Knights to a back-to-back District XI AA Title his senior year. After his senior season, Scott told the papers, “This was the tightest group of players I've played with my whole career. It was an amazing run.”

Upon Hurricane Sandy debilitating the United States on October 22, 2012, the Green Knights community was at a loss for its Bangor Game Spirit Week festivities. To remedy the cancelation of the Annual Bonfire, Scott and his family hosted the Pen Argyl Bonfire in their backyard for the seniors, team, students, and community. His mother, Sharon Beltz, mason jarred the bonfire ashes for the senior football players and senior cheerleaders.

“Beltz’s story is one built around unwavering dependability for Pen Argyl,” noted writers, while naming him to the Express Times 2000-2020 Football Team as a Top 5 D- lineman (all classifications). As a four-year letterman in football, Scott started every game of his career with the Green Knights, which included totaling 234 tackles and 29.0 sacks (both school-records), in 37 victories in 50 contests (4-0 against Bangor). The Deer leaped into the backfield for 59 hurries, 48.0 tackles for loss, 11 passes defended, 11 caused fumbles, and 7 fumble recoveries

He added 414 yards receiving, with a 25.9 yard average, and 3 touchdowns on offense while blocking for the school’s all-time leading rusher as a junior, and in his senior season, he continued to block for Pen Argyl’s loaded backfield featuring numerous athletes. To wit, as a multi-year special teams position player, Scott averaged 37.11 yards punting, which included a 54 yarder in the 2012 AA District XI Finals.

On the mat, as a former VEWL Champion and two-time District XI Jr High Place Winner, Scott earned a varsity letter as a starter for the 2009-2010 District XI AA Championship and PIAA AA Championship 3rd Place team. In the District XI AA Team Finals, he won a pivotal bout for arguably the most talented team in Pen Argyl athletics history.

“One thing about him is his motor,” Green Knights Championship Head Coach Paul Reduzzi said. “He doesn't stop.” Legendary Hall of Fame Coach Roy Cortez reflected, “Scott is very dedicated to any thing he does. If he is going to take a job, he is going to put his every effort into it. In the 4 years I coached Scott, his dedication helped him improve to All-State caliber.”

Scott’s career continued at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania where he achieved Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete Honors 5x on the way to two PSAC East Titles (’13, ’14) and an NCAA Elite 8 birth (’14), 4 collegiate letters playing in 43 games in as many years, 3 years starting on the defensive line at every position, and a Senior Captainship, voted in by his teammates.

Upon earning his B.S.B.A and Master’s of Business Administration, Scott founded Nurture Culture® LLC in 2019 to solve problems for companies with Culture-as-Services in the fields of team building and human resources. Additionally, he has explored numerous paths as a blooming entrepreneur, including joining 501c3 nonprofit founder’s circles and expanding community gardening operations nationally.