Themselves
This reflexive pronoun is the best fit because it needs to agree with the antecedent--in this case "scholars". Because scholars is plural, the pronoun also needs to be plural. Themselves is a plural reflexive pronoun, so it will properly complete the sentence.
Answer:
Yes maybe for people in college.
Explanation:
college or summer school is still a thing.
Where is the reading assignment??
I would say A because the first sentence is comparing the two sports while the second sentence is contrasting the two sports. Hope this helps!