Seneca Valley's Madi Barnyk, right, and North Catholic's Simone Sharpless, middle, wave Terrible Towels with Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis and other winners of the Jerome Bettis Leadership Award on the NFL draft stage before the Steelers picked in the first round Thursday in Pittsburgh. Submitted Photo

Seneca Valley’s Madi Barnyk and North Catholic’s Simone Sharpless enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime experience Thursday during the first round of the NFL draft.

The two standout flag football players and winners of this year’s Jerome Bettis Leadership Award posed for photos and took to the stage with the Pittsburgh Steelers legend while waving Terrible Towels before the hometown team selected offensive tackle Max Iheanachor with the 21st overall pick.

The two seniors shared some of those photos from the stage and behind the scenes with the Butler Eagle you can see here.

Seneca Valley's Madi Barnyk, right, and North Catholic's Simone Sharpless, middle, wave Terrible Towels with Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis and other winners of the Jerome Bettis Leadership Award on the NFL draft stage before the Steelers picked in the first round Thursday in Pittsburgh. Submitted Photo

Seneca Valley's Madi Barnyk, right, North Allegheny's Luciana Zagacki, middle, and North Catholic's Simone Sharpless, left, smile behind the stage during Thursday's NFL draft in Pittsburgh. Submitted Photo

North Catholic's Simone Sharpless, right, and Seneca Valley's Madi Barnyk, third from right, pose with Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis and other winners of the Jerome Bettis Leadership Award during Thursday's NFL draft in Pittsburgh. Submitted Photo

North Catholic's Simone Sharpless, left, smiles with Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis behind the NFL draft stage Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Pittsburgh. Submitted Photo

Seneca Valley's Madi Barnyk, left, smiles with Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis behind the NFL draft stage Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Pittsburgh. Submitted Photo

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  Seneca Valley's Madi Barnyk, right, and North Catholic's Simone Sharpless, middle, wave Terrible Towels with Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis and other winners of the Jerome Bettis Leadership Award on the NFL draft stage before the Steelers picked in the first round Thursday in Pittsburgh. Submitted Photo
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  Seneca Valley's Madi Barnyk, right, North Allegheny's Luciana Zagacki, middle, and North Catholic's Simone Sharpless, left, smile behind the stage during Thursday's NFL draft in Pittsburgh. Submitted Photo
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  North Catholic's Simone Sharpless, right, and Seneca Valley's Madi Barnyk, third from right, pose with Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis and other winners of the Jerome Bettis Leadership Award during Thursday's NFL draft in Pittsburgh. Submitted Photo
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  North Catholic's Simone Sharpless, left, smiles with Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis behind the NFL draft stage Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Pittsburgh. Submitted Photo
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  Seneca Valley's Madi Barnyk, left, smiles with Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis behind the NFL draft stage Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Pittsburgh. Submitted Photo

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