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Meet Southern Arizona's top high school football players of 2013.

First Team

Offense

• QB: Andrew Cota, Sr., Salpointe Catholic
• RB: Richie Estrada, Sr., Mountain View
• RB: Ty Cruz, Sr. Catalina Foothills
• WR: Cole Sterns, Sr., Sahuaro
• WR: Kaelin Deboskie, Sr., Salpointe Catholic
• WR/RB: J.J. Metz, Sr., Canyon del Oro
• TE: Matt Bushman, Sr. Sabino
• OL: Andrew Mike, Sr., Sabino
• OL: Breeon Auzenne, Sr., Salpointe Catholic
• OL: Kyle Jividen, Sr., Sahuaro
• OL: Austin Weaver, Sr., Salpointe Catholic
• Athlete: Cameron Denson, Sr., Salpointe Catholic
• KR/PR: Elijah Anderson, Sr., Tucson
• K: Grant Hubble, Jr., Catalina Foothill

• Defense

• DL: Brandt Davidson, Sr., Salpointe Catholic
• DL: John Jackson, Sr., Canyon del Oro
• DL: Sidney Malauulu, Sr., Sierra Vista Buena
• DL: Jacob Reed, Sr., Cienega
• LB: Jake Casteel, Sr., Salpointe Catholic
• LB: Taylor Powell, Jr., Salpointe Catholic
• LB: Corbin Gouby, Sr., Mountain View
• LB: Austin Goddard, Jr., Ironwood Ridge
• DB: Cameron Denson, Sr., Salpointe Catholic
• DB: Jay Williams, Sr., Salpointe Catholic
• DB: Zach Joseph, Sr., Sabino
• DB: Terrence Johnson, Jr., Cienega
• DB: Demetrius Flannigan, Jr., Tucson
• All-purpose: Derik Hall, Jr., Sahuaro
• P: Matthew Aragon, Jr., Cienega

Second team

Offense

• QB: Rafael Adames, Sr., Sierra Vista Buena
• RB: Jarratt White, Sr., Desert View
• RB: Sean Fitzsimmons, Sr., Empire
• WR: Ben Sims, Sr., Sierra Vista Buena
• WR: DeQuaven Brooks, Sr., Santa Rita
• WR/RB: Taylor Fitzgerald, Jr., Pusch Ridge Christian
• TE: Jason Luna, Sr., Nogales
• OL: Thomas Gray, Sr., Tucson
• OL: Joseph Jenkins, Sr., Sahuarita
• OL: Gabe Sandoval, Sr., Salpointe Catholic
• OL: Cameron Dwan, Sr., Pusch Ridge Christian
• OL: C.J. McAviney, Sr., Empire
• ATH: Donovan Moore, Sr., Tucson
• RET: Alex Turner, Sr., Sabino
• K: Robin Thomas, Sr., Tucson

Defense

• DL: Justin Holt, So., Salpointe Catholic
• DL: Aubrey Littleton, Sr., Sahuaro
• DL: Talib Bridges, Sr., Tucson
• DL: Marcus Edwards, Jr., Sabino
• LB: Kevin Hamlett, Sr., Salpointe Catholic
• LB: Walker Padilla, Jr., Canyon del Oro
• LB: Austin Baldwin, Sr., Catalina Foothills
• LB: Jesus Barrera, Sr., Amphitheater
• DB: Tommy Ciaccio, Sr., Catalina Foothills
• DB: Santiago Nieto, Sr., Salpointe Catholic
• DB: Omar Lloyd, Jr., Sahuaro
• DB: Marquise Moore, Sr., Catalina
• DB: Anthony Peralta, Jr., Sunnyside
• All-purpose: Izzy Calvillo, Jr., Walden Grove
• P: Cody Rochon, Sr., Mountain View

Third team

Offense

• QB: Jordan Closs-Lopez, Sr., Canyon del Oro
• RB: Dominique Drake, Sr., Sierra Vista Buena
• RB: Dionte Flores, So., Flowing Wells
• WR: Milo Fragoso, Sr., Sahuarita
• WR: Deonte Williams, Jr., Sierra Vista Buena
• WR/RB: Aaron Fanning, Sr., Rio Rico
• TE: Matt Solverson, Jr., Ironwood Ridge
• OL: Jason Linden, Jr., Bisbee
• OL: David Martinez, Jr., Salpointe Catholic
• OL: Ryan Baker-Miller, Sr., Sabino
• OL: Wesley De Giuiseppe, Sr., Nogales
• OL: D.J. Schroder, Sr., Sierra Vista Buena
• ATH: Ben Honea, Sr., Marana
• RET: Christian Poe, Sr., Cienega
• K: Nathan Farmer, Jr., Ironwood Ridge

Defense

• DL: Mike Vasquez, Sr., Salpointe Catholic
• DL: Travis Howard, Jr., Marana
• DL: Mark Ramirez, Sr., Rio Rico
• DL: Austin Burleson, Jr., Walden Grove
• LB: Austin Soszynski, Sr., Marana
• LB: Dayton Lundgren, Sr., Sabino
• LB: Nic Cisney, Sr., Sahuaro
• LB: Chance Hatfield, Sr., Empire
• DB: Reece LaFaye, Sr., Marana
• DB: Kayden Bedolla, Sr., Sahuarita
• DB: Benito Pimienta, Sr., Tanque Verde
• DB: Chris Smith, Sr., Mountain View
• DB: Jared McKemy, So., Ironwood Ridge
• All-purpose: Coy Colgate, So., Nogales
• P: Geovan Neuser, Jr., Sahuarita

Honorable Mention

• Amphitheater: Ray Holbrook, Abraham Pantoja, Dante Anderson, Tony Villa. Benson: Nick Hernandez, Travis Barney, Dallas Dastrup, Clayton Gill. Bisbee: Rey Chavez, Spencer Schuller. Canyon del Oro: Tommy Sawyer, Max Smith, Jared McElmell, Paul Udorvich. Catalina: Jeremiah Wilcoxen, DeMarco Grayson. Catalina Foothills: Elliott Buchanan, Gabe Gerhauser, Luis Escarcega, Kash McDonald, Brandon Kingsley, Conner Kobylinski, Rhett Rodriguez. Cholla: Justin Pledger, Jerome Doss, Carlos Velazquez, David Yslava, Martin Osuna, Steven Nuñez. Cienega: Derek Sommers, Adriell Alvarado, Christian Nash, David Sanchez. Desert View: Thomas Haskins, Dante Austin. Douglas: Blaze Rose, Luis Alvarado. Empire: Seth Powell, Lorenzo Sanchez, Isaiah Martin, Michael Dobiecki, Sean Klasen, Nick Lakosky. Flowing Wells: Satchel Burton, Nick Mason. Ironwood Ridge: Kai Ellingboe, Tyler Berson , Michael Volk, Nephi Otuafi. Marana: Bradley Gonzales, Colby Cecil, Christian Lopez. Mountain View: Sam Ross, Matt Thomas, Justice Summerset, J.P. Ramirez, Enrique Sparkman, Brandon Stoutmeyer, Caleb Barham. Nogales: Max Verdugo. Palo Verde: Joe Lewis, Rozario Martinez. Pueblo: Jorge Romero, Sean Berube, Jeren Gunnels. Pusch Ridge Christian: Mitch Reilly, Tyler Overstreet, Aaron Borane. Rincon/University: Brad Davis, Andrew Cable. Rio Rico: John Brewington, Sean Fanning, Dan Gastellum. Sabino: Emilio Araiza. Sahuarita: Olen Brown, Sal Rodriguez, Zach Radovich, Rocko Vega, Carlos Lopez. Sahuaro: Laramie Brown, Chris Arlig, Adrian Ramos, Jerry Ruiz, Demitri Fontinos, Arturo Bernal. Salpointe Catholic: David Peraza, Robby Wilson, Jake Ksiazek, Jaylyn Juan, Chase Sankey, Alex Flores, Zach Dorame, Andrew Palomares, Jake Berwick. San Manuel: Shane Kelly, Anthony Garcia, Richard Romo. Santa Rita: Peyton Kendrick, Mikey Patrick, Akia Bridges, Matt McAdams. Sierra Vista Buena: Joey Ash, Adarius Blake, Jacob Valdez, Corey Dannels, Gilbert Pinckney. Sunnyside: Gerrardo Fierros, Ruben Figueroa, Daniel Bonn, Steven Saenz. Tanque Verde: Sam Pernu, Jack Christman, Jesse Bartels. Tombstone: Dontae Otey, William Braswell, Tyler Francisco. Tucson: Bryce Coleman, Austin Perkins, Markquise Simmons, William Gambrell, Andres Castro, Joseph Martin. Walden Grove: Austin Elenez, Suh Breiler.

Meet Southern Arizona's top high school football players of 2012.

First-team offense

QB: Tyler Williams, Sr., Ironwood Ridge - Offensive player of the year

The dynamic senior rushed for more than 1,000 yards (1,354) and passed for more than 1,000 (1,143) in helping to lead the Nighthawks to the Division II state championship.

RB: Johnny Peña, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

The four-year varsity player put a stamp on an accomplished career this year by rushing for 1,526 yards and 25 touchdowns for the 12-2 Lancers. He likely will end up playing for an Ivy League school at the next level.

RB: Anthony Braunreiter, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

Braunreiter was solid all season but turned it on even more in the postseason, rushing for 700 yards and 12 touchdowns in four playoff games to help the Nighthawks win a state title.

RB: Dominique Drake, Jr., Sierra Vista Buena

The new kid on the block, Drake was special in his first season in Southern Arizona after transferring from Maryland, rushing for 2,109 yards and 29 touchdowns.

WR: Luke Holley, Sr., Cienega

Holley hauled in 55 catches for 874 yards and and seven touchdowns this season for the Bobcats and was also one of the best punters in the state, averaging 43 yards per kick.

WR: Sunthi Danh, Sr., Sabino

Danh did multiple things well for the Sabercats offense, including rushing for 512 yards and seven scores, but he was mainly used at WR, where he caught 35 passes for 614 yards and seven more touchdowns.

TE: Matt Bushman, Jr., Sabino

Out of the tight end position, Bushman was the only receiver in Southern Arizona to have more than 900 yards, and he added 10 touchdowns on 41 catches. He was also a force on defense.

OL: Andrew Mike, Jr., Sabino

One of the most heavily recruited offensive linemen in the state, the left tackle was a big reason the Sabercats offense rushed for more than 2,700 yards and passed for more than 1,600.

OL: Travis Fister, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

The SMU commit anchored the best offensive line in Southern Arizona. He was a dominant run blocker for RB Johnny Peña and gave QBs Andrew Cota and Cameron Denson plenty of time to throw.

OL: Antonio Rosales, Sr., Tucson

Rosales committed to San Diego State before the season and then had a stellar senior year for the 7-3 Badgers, helping them gain more than 3,000 yards of total offense on the season.

OL: Gordon Longville, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

Longville was a two-way standout on the line for the Nighthawks, and on offense, he was a pivotal piece at guard, showing impressive skills as a run blocker for Tyler Williams and Anthony Braunreiter.

OL: Garrett Kohnke, Sr., Sahuaro

At 6 feet 3 inches and 235 pounds, Kohnke was another big body on an already big Sahuaro O-line. He was the Cougars' most consistent blocker on a team that gained more than 300 yards a game.

ATHLETE: Cameron Denson, Jr., Salpointe Catholic

Maybe the most exciting player in Southern Arizona, Denson racked up more than 2,000 yards of total offense and rushed for 1,026 yards on just 69 carries (14.87 yards per carry) and 18 TDs.

K: Robert Griffith, Sr., Cienega

The senior was a serious weapon for the Bobcats' special teams, converting on eight field goal tries, 51 point-after attempts and registering 41 touchbacks on 73 kickoffs.

First-team defense

DL: Carlos Carroll, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

A true linebacker, Carroll, who will play at SMU with Travis Fister, often played stand-up defensive end and made his presence felt with 94 total tackles on the season along with nine sacks and four forced fumbles.

DL: Robert Coleman, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

Coleman was a two-way starter for the Nighthawks and was as active as any defensive lineman in Southern Arizona, both stuffing the run and getting to the quarterback for 4 1/2 sacks.

DL: Isaiah Stroder, Sr., Sierra Vista Buena

Stroder was a consistent presence on the defensive line for the Colts and at 6-4, 265, he was hard to miss, especially with his 14 tackles for loss, 56 total tackles, 3 1/2 sacks, three forced fumbles and one interception.

DL: Edgar Teran, Sr., Nogales

Teran was the leader of the defensive line for the Apaches and managed to stand out, no matter who was Nogales' opponent, as evidenced by his 43 tackles, four sacks and two interceptions.

LB: Jake Casteel, Jr., Salpointe Catholic

In his first year at Salpointe, Casteel, the son of UA defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel, had 110 tackles, six sacks, five fumble recoveries and three interceptions and was everywhere for a potent Lancers defense.

LB: Taylor Powell, So., Salpointe Catholic

The leading tackler for the Lancers, Powell had a breakout sophomore season in which he had 117 tackles to lead his section and also added three forced fumbles and three sacks.

LB: Scott Simmons, Sr., Ironwood Ridge - Defensive player of the year

Simmons, who rarely came off the field for the Nighthawks, was the most critical piece for a stacked I-Ridge defense. He had nine sacks and an eye-popping six blocked punts on the season.

LB: Corbin Gouby, Jr., Mountain View

The junior led an athletic Mountain Lions defense in tackles with 80, including 12 in a playoff win over Cienega, and was the leader of a unit that improved drastically from 2011.

DB: John Robert Klass, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

Like several of his teammates, Klass saved his best game for the state championship, where he picked up 11 tackles to put the finishing touches on a stellar senior season that included 69 tackles.

DB: Jay Williams, Jr., Salpointe Catholic

A defensive playmaker if there ever was one, Williams may have been the most important piece of the Lancers defense and had four interceptions, returning two for TDs to go along with his 62 tackles.

DB: Matt Brindley, Sr., Sabino

The unquestioned leader of the Sabercats defense, Brindley led the team in tackles and had three defensive touchdowns, including a critical fumble recovery for a score in the opener against Cienega.

DB: Nick Colgate, Sr., Nogales

The senior picked off a Southern Arizona-best 11 passes from his safety spot this season and five times had two picks in a game to go along with his 78 tackles, 15 of which came in a first-round upset of Sabino.

ATHLETE: Jake Matthews, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

At 6-3, 205, Matthews was an imposing figure at linebacker for the Nighthawks and led the state champions in tackles with 94 and also had 7 1/2 sacks.

P: Tanner Fanning, Sr., Sahuarita

He wasn't needed much because the Mustangs had an electric offense, but when he did boot it away, Fanning averaged nearly 40 yards per punt and has an offer to play at Pima Community College.

Coach of the year

Matt Johnson, Ironwood Ridge

The obvious pick, Johnson led the program to its first-ever state championship and has been to at least the semis three straight seasons.

Second-team offense

QB: Adriell Alvarado, So., Cienega

RB: Kevionte Alexander, Sr., Rincon/University

RB: Richie Estrada, Jr., Mountain View

RB: Chris Snodgrass, Sr., Sahuarita

WR/RB: Brian McCarty, Sr., Nogales

WR: J.J. Gretta, Sr., Empire

TE: Zach Ayers, Sr., Mountain View

OL: Alex Rios, Sr., Sahuarita

OL: Vaughan Fontana, Sr., Cienega

OL: Dylan Greenberg, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

OL: Patrick Roemer, Sr., Mountain View

OL: Breeon Auzenne, Jr., Salpointe Catholic

Athlete: Jordan Hughes, Sr., Sabino

K: Luke Bakwell, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

Second-team defense

DL: James Kurtak, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

DL: Jason Fierro, Sr., Sahuaro

DL: Carlos Martinez, Sr., Sahuarita

DL: Alex Arnaud, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

LB: Coy Colgate, Fr., Nogales

LB: David De La Ossa, Sr., Sabino

LB: Austin Soszynski, Jr., Marana

LB: Daniel Neal, Sr., Sahuarita

DB: Cris Thorson, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

DB: Austin Trebilcock, Sr., Mountain View

DB: Cole Sterns, Jr., Sahuaro

DB: David Vega, Sr., Cienega

All-purpose: Thomas Romack, Sr., Sierra Vista Buena

P: Cody Rochon, Jr., Mountain View

Third-team offense

QB: Andrew Cota, Jr., Salpointe Catholic

RB: Alexander Howe, Sr., Sahuaro

RB: Spencer Woody, Sr., Empire

RB: Isaac Chacon, Sr., Canyon del Oro

WR: Ben Sims, Jr., Sierra Vista Buena

WR/RB: Donovan Moore, Jr., Tucson

TE: Mikey Lopez, Sr., Nogales

OL: Nick Horn, Sr., Empire

OL: William Partridge, So., Sierra Vista Buena

OL: Rhett Sutherland, Sr., Canyon del Oro

OL: Cody Gibson, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

OL: Jorge Felix, Sr., Flowing Wells

Athlete: Dominic Martinez, Sr., Sunnyside

K: Robert Gorman, Jr., Nogales

Third-team defense

DL: Eric Miller, Sr., Sahuarita

DL: Quintin Tigges, Sr., Canyon del Oro

DL: Aubrey Littelton, Jr., Sahuaro

DL: Chris Shicker, Sr., Rincon/University

LB: Joseph Zuta, Sr., Cienega

LB: Chance Hatfield, Jr., Empire

LB: Austin Goddard, So., Ironwood Ridge

LB: Nick Welchert, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

DB: Chris Goss, Sr., Sierra Vista Buena

DB: Levi Wallace, Sr., Tucson

DB: Tommy Ciaccio, Jr., Catalina Foothills

DB: Jake Noonan, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

All-purpose: Neil Kimberlin, Sr., Cienega

P: Fernando Rojas, Sr., Douglas

Honorable mention

Amphitheater: Roman Todorovich

Bisbee: Rey Chavez, Mike Edsall

Canyon del Oro: Max Anae, Ray Cruz

Catalina: Will Crandall, Marquise Moore

Catalina Foothills: Austin Baldwin

Cholla: Eliu Hernandez, Martin Osuna, David Sanchez

Cienega: Angel Holmes, Diavanni Johnson, Christian Nash, Jacob Reed, Carlos Ventura

Desert View: Dante Austin, Robert Jack

Douglas: Marcus Toscano, Grant Watkins

Empire: Grayson Weeks

Flowing Wells: Kevin de la Vara, Alfredo Pena, Wesley Pritchett

Ironwood Ridge: Julian Figueroa, Cole Kuglitsch, Devon Olivarez, Ryan Treiber, Joe Vetrano, Drew Yaglowski

Marana: Ben Honea, Travis Howard, Dennis Wilson

Mountain View: Brandon Cruz, Weston Kimmel, James Robinson, Justice Summerset

Nogales: Victor Chiquete, Wesley De Giuiseppe, Alan Garcia, Liviu Hernandez, Luis Lee, Jason Luna, Marcel Renteria, Chris Valencia

Palo Verde: Joseph Lewis, Rozario Martinez

Pueblo: Isaiah Clayton, Vincent Palma

Pusch Ridge Christian: Robert Ferrari, Kif Nichols

Rincon/University: Pete Akerele-Ale, Dominic Badalamenti, Andrew Cable

Rio Rico: Aaron Fanning, Mark Gastellum, Jose Valle

Sabino: Lee Holland, Zack Joseph, Cody Lloyd, Lukas Miller, Stephen Palmer, Adrian Ramos, Chance Stephens, Alex Turner

Safford: Chris Garrobo, Andrew Ornelas

Sahuarita: Armando Acedo, Olen Brown, Bryant Eaves, Aric Howard, Joey Howard, Josh Lee, Elliott McKinney, Sati Santa Cruz, Emilio Torres

Sahuaro: Laramie Brown, Nic Cisney, Derik Hall, Joseph Grono, Anthony Sabatino, Lucas Smith

Salpointe Catholic: Kevin Hamlett, Justin Holt, Brogan Kemmerly, Donovan Olumba, Austin Sene, Austin Weaver

San Manuel: Anthony Garcia, Danny Quijada

Santa Rita: Elijah Anderson, Gary Uselton

Sierra Vista Buena: Rafael Adames, Alex Allen, David Riehle, D.J. Schroder, Cliff Taylor, Jacob Valdez

Sunnyside: Izzy Calvillo, Kevin Hernandez, Aurelio Gonzalez, Christian Oropeza

Tanque Verde: Jonah Coldiron, Connor Drenkhahn

Thatcher: Jacob Drage, Garrett Kartchner

Tombstone: William Braswell

Tucson: Andres Castro, Matt Read, Marcos Romero, Markell Simmons, Cameron Volk

Walden Grove: Johnny Dominiguez, Jesus Gomez, Carlos Martinez, Alan Robles

Willcox: Tanner Hogue, Isaac Samudio

Meet Southern Arizona's top high school football players of 2011.

First-Team Offense

QB: Dallas Brown, Sr., Sabino

The only big-school QB in Southern Arizona to rush for at least 1,000 yards (1,221) and pass for at least 1,000 (1,558), Brown kept his team in every game it played and led the Sabercats to the state semifinals.

RB: Mitch Fischer, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

Fischer was the workhorse for the Nighthawks offense, finishing his senior season with 249 carries for 2,143 yards, saving his best for the postseason, rushing for 782 yards in three playoff games. Co-Player of the Year

RB: Manny Vera, Sr., Cienega

A two-time Daily Star first-team selection, Vera finished with 2,017 rushing yards and 31 touchdowns, averaging more than 8 yards a carry, and added another 208 receiving yards for the 13-1 Bobcats.

WR: Edgar Poe, Sr., Cienega

Cienega's go-to man for a big play, Poe hauled in 12 touchdown catches including the game-winner against Ironwood Ridge in the state semifinals and added 764 yards on 42 catches in 14 games.

WR: Cameron Denson, So., Salpointe

One of the most dynamic athletes in Southern Arizona, Denson had 19 total touchdowns and caught TD passes in nine of 10 regular-season games to finish with 957 yards on 39 catches, averaging 25 yards per catch.

WR: Denzel Jones, Sr., Santa Rita

His team went 3-6, but Jones never took a break from making plays for the Eagles, catching nine passes for 109 yards against the area's best team, Cienega. The 6-3, 185-pound future college player led the team in TDs.

TE: Niko Kittrell, Sr., Sahuaro

The 6-3, 235-pound senior, a San Jose State commit, was a touchdown machine for the Cougars with a knack for making big plays all season long for a team that bounced back with a 7-4 record.

OL: C.J. Healey, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

The 6-2, 265-pound Healey was one of a handful of seniors that led a young Nighthawks team into the semifinals and paved the way for more than 3,700 team rushing yards on the season.

OL: Travis Fister, Jr., Salpointe

Fister, a 6-2, 265-pound tackle and Division I recruit, anchored a line that kept QB Andy Cota clean and opened up holes for RB Johnny Peña, a duo that combined to average 279.8 yards per game.

OL: Austin Andrade, Sr., Amphitheater

A second-team pick as a junior, Andrade was a bright spot for a Panthers team that struggled to a 3-7 record, opening up enough holes for the team to rush for 2,209 yards and 21 TDs on the season.

OL: Jake Laird, Sr., Sabino

The senior used his speed and athleticism to anchor a Sabino offensive line that helped lead the Sabercats to more than 400 yards of offense per game and 79 offensive touchdowns in 13 games.

OL: Tyson Otuafi, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

A transfer from Nevada, Otuafi came in and made an instant impact for Ironwood Ridge, using his big frame (6-1, 240) to start on both sides of the ball, playing linebacker on defense and tackle on the offensive line.

ATHLETE: Tyler Williams, Jr., Ironwood Ridge

A wide receiver as a sophomore, Williams made the move to QB as a junior and passed for 836 yards and rushed for 1,043, while accounting for 24 total TDs and leading his team to the semifinals.

K: Jason Cox, Sr., Cienega

The senior was a sure thing for Nemer Hassey's Bobcats, connecting on 67 extra points and eight field goals (half from 40 or more yards out), including a 49-yarder in a 31-24 win over Sahuaro.

FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE

DL: Davierre Cummins, Sr., Salpointe

The physically intimidating Cummins (6-2, 240) was a presence on the Lancers' defensive front and made plays from his defensive end spot, finishing the year with 36 tackles and 2 1/2 sacks.

DL: Kevin Thompson, Sr., Cienega

With 74 tackles and eight sacks playing defensive end, Thompson made things happen for the Bobcats defense and as importantly was coach Nemer Hassey's go-to guy for leadership on the defensive side.

DL: Garrett Barraza, Sr., Salpointe

The run-stuffer of the Lancers' defensive line, Barraza was coach Dennis Bene's man in the middle. Despite constantly drawing double-teams, he still made plays when needed with 34 tackles.

DL: Liam White, Sr., Sabino

White, a 6-3, 240-pound lineman was a force on the Sabercats' defensive line, picking up a season-high 10 tackles in a win over Palo Verde and helping his team pitch six shutouts on the season.

LB: Cedric Gonzalez, Sr., Sunnyside

The heart and soul of the Blue Devils, Gonzalez did a little bit of everything for first-year coach Glenn Posey, registering 90-plus tackles, blocking a couple punts and kicks and scooping up three fumbles.

LB: Jeremy Timpf, Sr., Sabino

The senior responded well after his junior season was cut short due to injury and was in the middle of a lot of plays for the Sabercats, able to come up and stop the run and also capable of dropping into coverage.

LB: Blake Martinez, Sr., Canyon del Oro

The best defensive player in Southern Arizona, the Stanford commit was a man among boys during his senior season, compiling 118 tackles in 11 games along with 7 1/2 sacks, three forced fumbles and two interceptions. Co-Player of the Year

LB: Daniel Gonzales, Sr., Cienega

A two-way starter for the state runner-up, Gonzales led the way for the Cienega defense with an eye-popping 139 tackles. He also added six sacks for a unit that caused at least one turnover in all but one game.

DB: Jalen Rogers, Sr., Cienega

The dependable senior safety was the picture of consistency for the Bobcats during his final season, starting all 14 contests and having multiple-tackle games in each matchup, finishing with 92 total stops.

DB: Matt Brindley, Jr., Sabino

The leading tackler for perhaps the best defense in Southern Arizona, Brindley had 10 tackles and two interceptions against Cienega in the season opener and also had 13 tackles against Sunnyside.

DB: Jake Matthews, Jr., Ironwood Ridge

Matthews, who is bigger than most defensive backs at 6-3 and 195, was a physical presence for the Nighthawks defense and combined his safety speed with his linebacker size to make plays for a 10-3 I-Ridge team.

DB: D'Andre Williams, Sr., Tucson

The dynamic two-way starter rushed for 888 yards and 12 TDs on offense, but was an even bigger factor in the defensive backfield, compiling 91 tackles and three interceptions in the Badgers' bounce-back season.

ATHLETE: Carlos Carroll, Jr., Salpointe

The Lancers' leading tackler (62 stops), the linebacker was a playmaker adding five sacks and three interceptions on top of his tackle total and was missed when he sat out the team's playoff game with an injury.

P: Gaven DeFilippo, Jr., Amphitheater

The team's starting QB, DeFilippo accounted for 18 total TDs, but was also a standout with his leg, averaging more than 37 yards a punt with a long of 67 yards in the team's season opener against Palo Verde.

Coach of the year

Nemer Hassey, Cienega

The veteran coach led the Bobcats to a 13-1 record and a spot in the state championship game and has posted a 35-5 mark over the past three seasons.

SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE

QB: Michael Archie, Sr., Cienega

RB: Brian McCarty, Jr., Nogales

RB: Johnny Peña, Jr., Salpointe Catholic

WR: Aric Howard, Jr., Sahuarita

WR: Steven Corral, Sr., Sunnyside

WR: Matt Bushman, So., Sabino

TE: Loren Henry, Sr., Empire

OL: Max Anae, So., Canyon del Oro

OL: Tony Rosales, Jr., Tucson

OL: Matt Fontes, Sr., Cienega

OL: Andrew Mike, So., Sabino

OL: Courtland Watters, Sr., Catalina Foothills

All-purpose: Alexander Howe, Jr., Sahuaro

K: Alex Medina, Sr., Nogales

SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE

DL: Jason Ferrio, Jr., Sahuaro

DL: Quincy Wright, Sr., Cholla

DL: Nathan Delfs, Sr., Sabino

DL: Tim Laverty, Sr., Sunnyside

LB: Gilberto Duran, Sr., Nogales

LB: Corbin Gouby, So., Mountain View

LB: Edgar Coronado, Sr., Douglas

LB: Dino Eidson, Sr., Cienega

DB: Levi Wallace, Jr., Tucson

DB: Dionte Simmons-Rogers, Sr., Sahuaro

DB: Jay Williams, So., Salpointe Catholic

DB: Nick Colgate, Jr., Nogales

All-purpose: Andrew Frisby, Sr., Sabino

P: Sabas Cruz-Miranda, Sr., Flowing Wells

THIRD-TEAM OFFENSE

QB: Andy Cota, So., Salpointe Catholic

RB: Noel Federico, Sr., Pueblo

RB: Chris Snodgrass, Jr., Sahuarita

WR: Josh Brown, Sr., Canyon del Oro

WR: Joseph Grono, Jr., Sahuaro

WR: Jared Sires, Jr., Salpointe Catholic

TE: Donavan Vance, Jr., Cienega

OL: Kyle Letarte, Sr., Empire

OL: Jeff Gerlach, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

OL: Garrett Kohnke, Jr., Sahuaro

OL: Alejandro Castillo, Sr., Flowing Wells

OL: Roberto Ceja, Sr., Sahuarita

All-purpose: Samuel Bello, Sr., Douglas

K: Brandon Sluder, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

THIRD-TEAM DEFENSE

DL: Robert Coleman, Jr., Ironwood Ridge

DL: Freddy Aguirre, Sr., Douglas

DL: David Barba, Sr., Nogales

DL: Eric Miller, Jr., Sahuarita

LB: Scott Simmons, Jr., Ironwood Ridge

LB: Maurice Adams, Sr., Palo Verde

LB: Jason Vartanian, Sr., Canyon del Oro

LB: Esteban Escarcega, Sr., Catalina Foothills

DB: Robert Metz, Sr., Canyon del Oro

DB: Quincy Gause, Sr., Palo Verde

DB: Mitch Caraway, Sr., Rincon/University

DB: Brandon Winkles, Sr., Cienega

All-purpose: Devon McPeek, Sr., Mountain View

P: Cody Rochon, So., Mountain View

HONORABLE MENTION

ASDB: Dario Zaldvair

Bisbee: David Contreras, Joseph Escalante, Gabe Valenzuela

Canyon del Oro: Clint Cochrane, Dante Harrison, Cooper Smith

Catalina: DeMarco Grayson, Tre Moore, Tino Salazar

Catalina Foothills: Dylan Christopher, Michael Dehen, Robert Flores, A.J. Muscarello

Cholla: Carlos Gastelum, Javier Perez

Cienega: Vaughn Fontana, Bret Garcia, Luke Holley, Jeremy Kreider, Mike Martinez, David Vega

Desert View: Enrique Romero

Douglas: Adam Rojas, Diego Salazar, Jason Sanez, Grant Watkins

Elfrida Valley Union: Jace Luzania

Empire: Alex Jeffries, Nick Laborin

Flowing Wells: Daniel Butierez, Kevin De La Vara, Gus Flores, Robert Salcido

Ironwood Ridge: Adam Burgess, Julian Figueroa, Gordon Longville, Devon Olivarez

Marana: Ben Honea, Tanner Morse, Michael Susa

Mountain View: Zach Carter, Brandon Konieczny, Jerry Teague

Nogales: Wesley DiGiuseppe, Marcel Renteria, Neffi Torres

Palo Verde: Jorge Cardenas, David Johnson, Chris Ward

Pueblo: Erick Gutierrez, Vincent Palma

Pusch Ridge Christian: Grayson Barghols

Rincon/University: Mich Caraway, Conner McGreal

Rio Rico: Zach Sbragia

Sabino: David De La Ossa, Garrett Ghekas, Ricky Gonzalez, Trevor Harris, Ian Pickrel

Safford: Cole Claridge, Steven Jones, Rashaun Langford, Seth Ward

Sahuarita: Armando Acedo, Tanner Fanning, Josh Lee

Sahuaro: Kasey Ackerley, Damian Aguilar, Floyd Jones, Josh Miller, Cole Sterns

Salpointe Catholic: Anthony Black, Cory Carver, Dylan Greenberg, Brogan Kemmerly, Taylor Powell

San Manuel: Anthony Garcia, Jared Gonzales, Daniel Perez, John Ruiz

Santa Rita: Elijah Anderson, Jordan Hughes, Edin Kovac

Sells Baboquivari: Jeremiah Johnson

Sierra Vista Buena: Alex Allen, L.J. Boutte, Quentin Mendez, Thomas Romack, J.J. Talbot

St. David: Tyler Davis, Dillon Hancock, Braden Murray

Sunnyside: Domonic Martinez, Jose Morales, Robert Natividad, Steven Sainez

Tanque Verde: Ben Kappler, David Novak

Thatcher: Spencer Ferrin, Weston Williams

Tombstone: William Braswell, Jason Drumgoole, Anthony Prestly

Tucson: Jeremy Franco, Rayvean Moore, Mark Morales, Rolando Parro, Orlando Villalobos, Cameron Volk

Willcox: Anthony Gomez, Derrick Hedges

Meet Southern Arizona's top high school football players of 2010.

FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE

QB: Tyler D'Amore, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

The three-year starter and clear team leader led his team to the state semifinals and threw for 2,842 yards and 32 touchdowns to lead Southern Arizona.

RB: Ka'Deem Carey, Sr., Canyon del Oro

The heart and soul of the Dorados, Carey put up eye-popping numbers (1,777 yards and 26 rushing touchdowns) despite missing three games. (Offensive Player of the Year)

RB: Manny Amore, Jr., Sunnyside

The tough runner grabbed Southern Arizona's attention when he ran for 409 yards against Nogales in Week 2. He finished the season with 1,908 yards.

WR: Trevor Wesley, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

D'Amore's favorite target, the two-way starter made play after play for the Nighthawks and ended the year with 72 catches for 1,157 yards and 16 touchdowns.

WR: Joseph Matthews, Sr., Rincon/ University

The New Mexico State commit was a playmaker all year for the Rangers and his physical style allowed him to catch 49 passes for 832 yards and 11 TDs.

WR: Shawn Kobylinski, Sr., Catalina Foothills

Kobylinski, who did a little bit of everything for the Falcons, was also QB Alyn Fletcher's favorite target, grabbing 33 catches for 607 yards.

TE: Ben Sullivan, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

Sullivan led Southern Arizona tight ends with 668 receiving yards and also caught touchdowns in four straight games for the Lancers.

OL: Jacob Arzouman, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

The 6-foot-4-inch, 270-pound right tackle was the leader of the offensive line and will take his game to the UA next season.

OL: Jesse Caldwell, Sr., Canyon del Oro

At 6 feet 4 inches and 262 pounds, the center paved the way for Ka'Deem Carey and Co., the past two years, showing above-average speed.

OL: Wes Clausen, Sr., Sabino

A standout on the offensive and defensive lines, Clausen was a big reason why the Sabercats rushed for 2,917 yards and 50 touchdowns.

OL: Crispin Chavira, Sr., Amphitheater

The Panthers could play their style of game, power football, because of the senior leader Chavira and his linemates up front, paving the way.

OL: Luis Parra, Sr., Catalina Foothills

The biggest Falcon offensive lineman, Parra (6 feet 4 inches, 245 pounds) was a big reason for his team's offensive success and first playoff win in program history.

All-purpose: Willie Willis, Sr., Cienega

The explosive playmaker made good things happen anytime he touched the ball, evidenced by his 25 all-around touchdowns and 1,827 rushing yards.

K: Tilghman Harvey, Sr., Canyon del Oro

It never seemed as if the Dorados were out of scoring distance thanks to the senior, who will definitely get a chance to keep kicking in college.

First Team Defense

DL: David Catalano, Sr., Canyon del Oro

CDO's most physical defensive lineman in the last decade according to coach Dusty Peace, the San Jose State-bound nose guard had 58 tackles and 5 1/2 sacks.

DL: Carson Martin, Sr., Canyon del Oro

Alongside Catalano, Martin had 31 tackles and four sacks for a defensive line that held opposing teams to 8.1 points a game during an undefeated regular season.

DL: Daniel Boice, Sr., Cienega

The athletic defensive end consistently got around the corner to pressure opposing quarterbacks and, for his efforts, tallied 43 tackles and 2 1/2 sacks.

DL: Jake Walker, Sr., Sabino

The aggressive defensive tackle broke through the line time and time again, racking up eight sacks, and was influential in the Sabercats' three shutouts.

LB: Blake Martinez, Jr., Canyon del Oro

Great size and strength only complement Martinez's uncanny knack for finding the guy with ball, evidenced by the junior's staggering 111 tackles and nine sacks. (Defensive Player of the Year)

LB: Rolly Escarcega, Sr., Catalina Foothills

The man in the middle for Foothills, Escarcega was an often impenetrable second line of defense for the Falcons, recording 97 tackles.

LB: Clarence Williams, Sr., Amphitheater

A big part of the Panthers' ability to hold teams to 8.5 points a game during Amphi's 10-game winning streak, Williams racked up 77 tackles and 4 1/2 sacks.

LB: Conner Siegel, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

Teams often struggled to run on the Lancers thanks in part to Siegel, who used excellent field vision and quickness to total 105 tackles and a team-high 10 sacks.

DB: Brandon Perkins, Sr., Desert View

When he wasn't returning kickoffs for touchdowns or otherwise dominating on offense, Perkins made a habit of breaking up pass plays and making picks as a safety.

DB: Mitch Fischer, Jr., Ironwood Ridge

Perhaps the most dynamic DB in town, Fischer, a strong safety, used his speed to break up pass plays and his strength to come up and shut down the run.

DB: Tyler Williams, So., Ironwood Ridge

Only a sophomore, Williams' athleticism at free safety stood out for an Ironwood Ridge team that relied quite heavily on its DBs to make big plays.

DB: Samuel Nunez, Sr., Amphitheater

Besides being a 1,000-yard rusher, he had six interceptions and was a key to Amphi's bend-but-don't-break defense, which gave up very few big plays.

All-purpose: Zach Davis, Sr., Cienega

The stats speak for themselves: Davis recorded 52 tackles and 8 1/2 sacks, forced two fumbles, had three interceptions and scored two defensive touchdowns.

P: Drew Riggleman, Sr., Sahuaro

Riggleman consistently used his strong leg to pin teams deep in their own territory, even booting a punt 87 yards in an October game against Sunnyside.

Coach of the year

Laurence Ruhf, Cholla

Meet Southern Arizona's top high school football players of 2009.

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB: Keith Zuniga, Sr., Nogales

Southern Arizona's leading passer totaled 2,374 yards through the air and threw 28 TDs

RB: Ka'Deem Carey, Jr., CDO

Dorados star averaged nearly 200 yards and 3 TDs per game, running for over 12 yards per carry on the year

RB: Willie Willis, Sr., Cienega

Transfer from Hawaii made instant impact with 1,506 rushing yards and 24 TDs

WR, Chris Howard, Sr., Sunnyside

The coaches' 5A Southern Region's Player of the Year, he led Southern Arizona with 1,096 receiving yards

WR, Trent Simon, Sr., Cienega

The 6-foot-3-inch wideout had an area-best 62 catches for 1,053 yards

TE: Sean Craig, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

Led all area tight ends with 200 receiving yards, and doubled as a blocking force

OL: Ben Cannon, Sr., Tucson

The 6-foot-3-inch, 280-pounder cleared holes for a Badgers offense that averaged over 5 yards per run

OL: Jaquari Kountz, Sr., Santa Rita

At 6-feet, 290-pounds, Kountz was the area's premier tackle. He was also used as a short-yardage back

OL: Jacob Arzouman, Jr.

Salpointe Catholic

The 6-foot-4-inch, 250-pounder was the star of the Lancers offensive line

OL: Jesse Caldwell, Jr., CDO

The 6-foot-4-inch, 246-pound Caldwell helped pave the way for 3,395 Dorados rushing yards

OL: Ryan Fischella, Sr., Palo Verde

Fischella highlighted a line that blocked for two 1,000-yard runners

All-purpose: Keanu Nelson, Sr., Sabino

He,totalled 1,278 yards rushing, 445 yards receiving and 394 yards passing

K: Tilghman Harvey, Jr., CDO

Harvey scored 81 points on 72 extra points and three field goals.

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

DL: Adam Torralba, Sr., Sunnyside

5A Southern Region coaches' defender of the season starred on defense that held 7 opponents to 14 points or fewer

DL: Mike Poindexter, Sr., Sabino

The 6-foot-3-inch, 240-pounder was the main intimidator on the Sabercats D line, finishing with 43 tackles

DL: Deon Clash, Sr., Sahuaro

The 6-foot-2-inch, 255-pounder was the Cougars' standout run-stopper.

LB: DeAndre Little, Sr., SV Buena

The UTEP-bound Little is the prototype of a linebacker, at 6 feet 3 inches and 230 pounds.

LB: Clarence Williams, Sr., Amphi

Williams had 99 tackles on the season, 40 more than the next-closest Panthers defender

LB: David Duron, Sr., Sabino

Totaled a team-high 106 tackles and eight sacks to lead a defense that finished as the 4A-I state runner-up

LB/DB: Ian Garlets, Sr., Santa Rita

The roving safety/linebacker was one of the best defenders in the city while also pulling duty at quarterback

DB: Josh Robbins, Sr., CDO

The 6-foot-2-inch recent UA commit picked off six passes from his safety spot in the area's most-loaded defensive backfield

DB: Jared Tevis, Sr., CDO

He stole 8 interceptions, forced 5 fumbles and led the Dorados with 114 tackles

DB: Chase Gallagher, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

Fierce hitter snared two interceptions, blocked a field goal and racked up 39 tackles

DB: Brandon Perkins, Jr., Desert View

Perkins was a lockdown defender and a deep threat at receiver

All-purpose: Joel Bello, Sr., Douglas

Returned four interceptions for touchdowns for the 4A-II state-playoff-bound Bulldogs

P: Kyle Cady, Jr., Sahuaro

Cady was a crucial factor in the Cougars' battle for field position as Sahuaro made the 4A-I playoffs

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

QB: Greg Schimke, Sr., Pusch Ridge Christian

RB: Ray Morales, Sr., Catalina

RB: Cody Woody, Sr., Empire

RB: Stephen Fraser, Sr., Sabino

WR: Greg Jones, Sr., Santa Rita

OL: Seth Fowler, Sr., Cienega

OL: Mike Martinez, Sr., Sunnyside

OL: David Studer, Sr., Canyon del Oro

OL: Reggie Ewesuedo, Sr., Santa Rita

OL: Ethan Shozda, Sr., Sabino

TE: David Nicasio, Sr., Cienega

All-purpose: Myles Williams, Sr., Mountain View

K: Assani Igulu, Sr., Palo Verde

DEFENSE

DL: Jordan Christenson, Sr., Cienega

DL: Bryce Gallion, Sr., Santa Rita

DL: Josh Sene, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

DL/LB: Tamarin Jones, Sr., Santa Rita

LB: J.J. Gorosave, Sr., Cienega

LB: Hassan Cross, Sr., Palo Verde

DB: Ronnie Burton, Sr., Cienega

DB: Alfred Leon, Sr., Sunnyside

DB: Mitch Fischer, So., Ironwood Ridge

DB: Camaren Gause, Sr., Palo Verde

DB: Glen Meriweather, Sr., Tucson

P: Brandon Porter, Sr., Sierra Vista Buena

HONORABLE MENTION

Amphitheater: Crispin Chavira Alvarez, Gustavo Gastelum, Brandon Kuhn, Will Palmer, Zach Roth. ASDB/SA: Brandon Davis. Baboquivari: Roland Pablo. Benson: Dain Dastrup, Kyle Graf. Bisbee: Anthony Rivera, Sergio Rivera. Canyon del Oro: Joey Banks, Kelton Beattie, David Catalano, Garrett Henderson, Bobby Henkel, Mike Lewis, Ryan Peterson, Eddie Smith, Jerry Theberge, Colby Tigges. Catalina: Jacob Adams, Eddie Hernandez, Darrian McIver, Oliver Sanchez. Catalina Foothills: Nick Chronister, Rolly Escarcega, Alyn Fletcher, Elliot Koester, Adam Larriva, Will Waldrup. Cholla: Alex Cerpa, Adrian Escobar, Alex Lujan. Cienega: Daniel Boice, Lorye Broom, Angel Gago, Michael Karder, Pat Murphy, Jordan Mills, Andrew Palmer, John Russell, Adam Valenzuela. Desert View: Sergio Cano, Tommy Collister, Nick Cruz, Zac Cruz, Tiki McElroy, Chris Meraz, Eric Parra. Douglas: Daniel Ballesteros, Diego Chavez, Abner Cortez, Jorge Fragoso, Spencer Grijalva, Hunter Long, Morgan Ramirez, Oscar Rios, Elfrida Valley Union: Randy Landwerlen. Eloy Santa Cruz: Ricky Cortez, Kadeem Fields. Empire: Brendon Argenziano, Bryant Jeffries, Eutimio "Mito" Mendivil, Noah Smith. Flowing Wells: Tyler Harper, Tomas Jaimez, Dante Pesanti, Xavier Zavala. Ironwood Ridge: Alex Banales, Adrian Brahler, Tyler D'Amore, Tanner Todd, Matt Walter. Marana: Josh Boak, Clay Parsons, Louis Payne, Jake Pretzer, Matt Susa. Morenci: Rey Holguin. Mountain View: Hymann Aires, Kevin Anderson, Del Bogart, Gabe Campa, Robert Kallal, Mark Vera. Nogales: Andy Bachelier, Jason Cota, Gilbert Duran, Jimmy Lopez, Camilo Villegas, Robert Villegas, David Yubeta. Palo Verde: Kyle Blecker, Deshawn Hill, Dylan Leahy, James Moran, Joe Stone, Brad Virgin. Patagonia: Andrew Martinez. Pueblo: Miguel Bracamonte, Daniel Trejo. Pusch Ridge Christian: Ryan Alexander, Brett Overstreet, Ryan Polston, Chad Springetti, Tyler Vance. Rincon/University: Dominic Grigsby, Joseph Matthews, Emilio Pedraza. Rio Rico: Steve Morales, Zackary Sbragia. Sabino: James Brindley, Tyler Cocchi, Collin McBrayer, Matt Rossi, Wes Skillings, Rhett Taylor, Jake Tick. Safford: Luke Alvarado, Samuel Delgado, Zach Garcia, Brandon McEuen. Sahuarita: Chris Brown, Sam Gelardi, Eric Nelson. Sahuaro: Kevin Ackerley, Fernando Aguilar, Phil Baechler, Niko Kittrell, Drew McKeever, Matt San Angelo. Salpointe Catholic: Kameron Abt, Ryan Baker, Nick Palomares, Conner Siegel, Johnny Pena, Dillon Siler. San Manuel: Matt Phelps, Chris Ronquillo, Jacob Ruiz. Santa Rita: Chris Correa, Bryce Dempsey, Daniel Dominguez, Alejandro Escarcega, Cameron Gaddis, Davonttay Jones, Jess Lopez, Blake Martinez, Chris Mayer, Chris Mulford, Chris Olan. Sierra Vista Buena: Avery Allen, Jose Charles, Darius Kelly, Jeremy Reynolds, Eric Valdez. St. David: Ben Allred, Tyler Davis. Sunnyside: Danny Garcia, Cedric Gonzalez, Jesus Miramon, Danny Olivas, Hector Solis, Robert Solorio. Tanque Verde: Hunter Haynes, Michael Mellgren. Thatcher: Dayton Barney, Tyler Bryce. Tombstone: Sam Kriesel, Cruz Mora. Tucson: Adam Basurto, Josh Campas, William Estes, Sean Ochiagha, Shakir Smith, D'Andre Williams. Willcox: Gerald Fleming, Mike Rand, Carson Skaarer, Rudy Verdugo.

Meet Southern Arizona's top high school football players of 2008.

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB: Seth Mejias-Brean, Sr., Cienega

The city's most dangerous multi-threat QB accounted for 17 TDs through the air and 13 on the ground.

RB: Christian Ramirez, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

Rushed for 1,381 yards and 21 touchdowns on Southern Arizona's most dynamic offense.

RB: Allonte Singfield, Sr., Sahuarita

The area's leading rusher (1,622 yards) had two games in which he scored five touchdowns.

WR: J.J. Holliday, Sr., Santa Rita

Led the area in receiving touchdowns as the main offensive target for the 4A-II state runner-up.

WR: Mike Descisciolo, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

He hauled in an area best 60 receptions for 1,209 yards (20.2 per catch) and nine TDs.

TE: Ray Cottman, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

Integral to IR reaching the 5A-II semis with 19 catches, 353 yards, 5 TDs.

OL: Chris Claxton, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

Anchored an offensive line that helped Lancers average 34 points per game.

OL: Josh Carter, Sr., Mountain View

The premier lineman in Southern Arizona, Carter paved the way for MV's 2,281 rushing yards.

OL: Jaquari Kountz, Jr., Santa Rita

Developed into the area's most feared 4A-II tackle as part of SR's playoff run.

All-purpose: Adam Hall, Sr., Palo Verde

The Player of the Year racked up 1,500 yards, 31 offensive TDs and four special teams TDs.

OL: Marcus Klune, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

Talented player on the area's top line cleared the route for over 4,000 yards of total offense.

K: Nick Marshall, Sr., Canyon del Oro

The area'smost consistent kicker converted 48 extra points and made key field goals.

OL: Kyle Walker, Sr., Sabino

He guided an offensive line that generated over 2,300 rushing yards split among 11 rushers.

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

DL: Tyrone Williams, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

Drew many double-teams with his 275-pound frame, creating opportunities for teammates to make tackles.

DL: DeAndre Penn, Sr., Canyon del Oro

A flex backer, Penn blew past linemen with speed and athleticism in totaling 90 tackles and 5 sacks.

DL: Maambo Mumbuluma, Sr., Amphitheater

Among the top tacklers and sack collectors for an Amphi squad that held four teams to single digits.

DL: Leilan Atkins, Sr., Cienega

A run-thwarting force in the middle of Cienega's defensive line.

LB: Ruben Solorio, Sr., Sunnyside

Rangy middle linebacker averaged seven tackles per Friday night.

LB: Jake Fischer, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

Future UA defender racked up 10 tackles per game as Southern Arizona's best linebacker.

LB: Joe Sayre, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

Tenacious leading tackler aided in holding three region opponents to a combined 24 points.

LB: DeAndre Little, Jr., Sierra Vista Buena

A stealth 225 pounds, Little was the 5A-I Southern Region Defensive Player of the Year.

DB: Adam Hall, Sr., Palo Verde

The Player of the Year scored three defensive TDs as the Titans allowed just 15 points per night.

DB: Josh Robbins, Jr., Canyon del Oro

Leader of a defensive backfield that gave up only eight passing TDs the entire season.

DB: Ian Garlets, Jr., Santa Rita

Accounted for 37 TDs at QB then took over as SR's most complete defender, shadowing opposing stars.

P: Jesus Vega, Sr., Sunnyside

Vega doubled as the starting QB and punter, averaging over 35 yards per kick to help field position battles.

DB: Chase Gallagher, Jr., Salpointe Catholic

Fierce hitter showcased abilities with 13 tackles and an INT in upset of Phoenix Brophy.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

ADAM HALL

Just try to stop him. Hall scored 38 touchdowns six ways. That's why Palo Verde football also was known as the Adam Hall Show.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Jeff Scurran

Led Santa Rita to 4A-II title game.

SECOND TEAM

Offense

QB: Trevor Eggleston, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

RB: Manny Aguilar, Sr., Sunnyside

RB: Andy Garcia, Sr., Nogales

WR: Scott Campbell, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

WR: Camilo Villegas, Jr., Nogales

TE: Sean Craig, Jr., Salpointe Catholic

OL: Jorge Mazon, Sr., Sunnyside

OL: Larry Caswell, Sr., Cienega

OL: Robert Madril, Sr., Sahuarita

OL: Marvin Snodgrass, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

OL: Kyle Blecker, Jr., Palo Verde

All-purpose: Griffin Ronstadt, Sr., Canyon del Oro

K: Martin Encinas, Sr., Tucson

Defense

DL: Tamarin Jones, So., Santa Rita

DL: Michael Poindexter, Jr., Sabino

DL: Ronnie Russo, Sr., Catalina Foothills

DL: Josh Sene, Jr., Salpointe Catholic

LB: Justin Kitchen, Sr., Canyon del Oro

LB: Matt Sanchez, Sr., Santa Rita

LB: Dominique Vega Parker, Sr., Cienega

LB: William Mills, So., Tucson

DB: David Abeyta, Sr., Cienega

DB: Keanu Nelson, Jr., Sabino

DB: Nick Carlson, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

DB: Michael Trejo, Sr., Sunnyside

P: Adrian Escobar, Jr., Cholla

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HONORABLE MENTION

Amphi: Sergio Cañez, Chris Johnson, Damian Henry. Canyon del Oro: Brett Finuf, Doug Steele, Ka'Deem Carey. Catalina: Daniel McIver, Ray Morales, Eddie Hernandez. Catalina Foothills: Vince Adams, Ernie Escarcega, Breck Ashdown. Cholla: Scott Laughlin, Jose Rascon, Jon Wingate. Cienega: Jordan Christenson, Trent Simon, Cody York, J.J. Gorosave. Desert View: Brandon Perkins, Tom Collister, Sergio Cano. Douglas: Joel Bello, Hunter Long, Juan Escalante. Empire: Albert Muñoz, Albert Casella, Cody Hall. Flowing Wells: Alex Zavala, Anthony Weeks, Arturo Carrera. Ironwood Ridge: Chad Dietrich, Adrian Brahler, Zach Booker. Marana: Santiago Miranda, Michael Kivi, Josh Van Horn. Mountain View: Myles Williams, C.J. Evenson, Grant Radcliffe. Nogales: Erick Marquez, Max Montt, Keith Zuniga. Palo Verde: Anthony Smith, Travis Anderson, Justin Stallworth. Pueblo: Adrian Apalategui, Gabriel Loya, Daniel Vallejo. Pusch Ridge: Greg Schimke, Matt Baquet, Andy Knox. Rincon: Matt Edwards, Aaron Ravenell, Danny Arneson. Rio Rico: Mario Valdez, Enrique Gonzales, Steve Morales. Sabino: Stuart Tawney, Scott Brown, Eric Dalton, Bryce Harshman, David Duron, Kevin Ross. Sahuarita: Kody Day, Mike Martinez, Andre Howard. Sahuaro: Craig Samoy, Deon Jackson, C.J. Rodriguez. Salpointe: Bryce Rodriguez, Jacob Llamas, Sam Seeger. Santa Rita: Chris Correa, Davonttay Jones, Greg Jones. Sierra Vista Buena: Jeremy Tuttle, Trey Brown, DeChe Milburn. Sunnyside: Malik Parra, Brandon Vaughn, Jorge Verduzco. Tanque Verde: Hunter Haynes, Ryan Pernu, Alan Hernandez.Tucson: Ben Cannon, Peter Borquez, Mike Yslava.

Meet Southern Arizona's top high school football players of 2007.

First team

Offense

QB: Daniel Nicholas, Sr., Canyon del Oro (Player of the Year)

RB: Dan Moore, Sr., Mountain View

RB: Jamal Womble, Sr., Sierra Vista Buena

WR: J.J. Holliday, Jr., Santa Rita

WR: Ray Nettling, Sr., Canyon del Oro

TE: Lucas Reed, Sr., Sabino

OL: Joe Arnason, Sr., Sierra Vista Buena

OL: Hugo Blanco, Sr., Sunnyside

OL: Sterling Nymeyer, Sr., Mountain View

OL: Zach Davila, Sr., Cienega

OL: Lucas Volk, Sr., Sabino

All-purpose: Jovan Stevenson, Sr., Sunnyside

K: Bobby Bird, Sr., Sabino

First team

Defense

DL: Kevin Grenier, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

DL: Jason Nottingham, Sr., Sabino

DL: DeAndre Penn, Jr., Canyon del Oro

DL: Ben Swarts, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

LB: Jake Fischer, Jr., Ironwood Ridge

LB: Brent Lush, Sr., Canyon del Oro

LB: Moses Roberts, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

LB: Greg Taylor, Sr., Cienega

DB: Jake Muasau, Sr., Sierra Vista Buena

DB: Chris Lopez, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

DB: Derek Matlock, Sr., Canyon del Oro

DB: Jon Ohiaeri, Sr., Mountain View

P: Charles Blase, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

Star picks:

* Selections were based on staff observations, with consultation from area coaches.

SECOND TEAM Offense

QB: Seth Mejias-Brean, Jr., Cienega

RB: Andy Garcia, Jr., Nogales

RB: AuBurá Taylor, Sr., Santa Rita

WR: Mark Catterton, Sr., Flowing Wells

WR: Jake Muasau, Sr., Buena

TE: Joe Boitano, Sr., Canyon del Oro

OL: Brent Lush, Sr., Canyon del Oro

OL: Joshua Carter, Sr., Mountain View

OL: Derrell Palmer, Sr., Palo Verde

OL: Nick Ryan, Sr., Rincon/University

OL: Paul Perez, Sr., Santa Rita

All-purpose: Robert Rowe, Sr., Marana

K: Nick Marshall, Jr., Canyon del Oro

SECOND TEAM Defense

DL: Luis Acuña, Sr., Sunnyside

DL: Jesse Backerman, Sr., Marana

DL: Jonathan McCroy, Sr., Palo Verde

DL: Juan Galindo, Sr., Tucson

DL: Carlos Navarro, Sr., Nogales

LB: Danny Alvarez, Sr., Sahuaro

LB: Ray Cottman, Jr., Ironwood Ridge

LB: Aaron Kershaw, Sr., Desert View

LB: Marc Villacana, Sr., Sunnyside

DB: Paul Carrizosa, Sr., Cienega

DB: Ian Garlets, So., Santa Rita

DB: Adam Hall, Jr., Palo Verde

DB: Martin Rodriguez, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

P: Edgar Reyna, Sr., Nogales

Honorable mention

Ajo: Alejandro Flores, Randy Owen

Amphitheater: Ronald Hopper, Christian Tovar, Bobby Vargas, Mario Martinez, Josh Bunch

Benson: Matt Wiley, Kyle Graff, Phil Bullington

Buena: Deandre Little, Deché Milburn, Brandon Porter

Canyon del Oro: Griffin Ronstadt, Josh Parrish, Johnny Bour, Josh Robbins, John Tabor, Ka'Deem Carey

Casa Grande: Harnish Ayora, Matt Youcupicio, Chris Rutledge, Clay Martinez

Catalina: James Eichberger, Kevin Rountree, Hassib Kushkaki, Zoar Morales, DeAndre Fuller, Andrew Grant

Catalina Foothills: Steven Dennis, Vince Adams, Jeremy Rosenthal, Breck Ashdown, Dante Sanchez

Cholla: Mike Anaya, Fernando Nuñez, Nate Lopez, Christian Atondo, Jamal Miqbel

Cienega: Wes Knight, Will Walker, David Abeyta, Justin McMurray, Larry Caswell

Clifton: Eddie Sanchez, Ray Alva

Desert View: A.J. Willis, Leo Ramirez III, Rene Robles, Alandis Jones, Lee Abraham

Douglas: Kyle Cormier, Alexis Aguirre, Ryan Valencia, Diego Suarez, Chawn Acosta

Duncan: Gabe Corona, Sheridan Aden, Levi Hatch

Empire: Albert Casella, Josh Garcia, Albert Muñoz

Flowing Wells: Seth Williams, Jared Neilson, Daniel Reyes, Vinny Pesanti

Fort Thomas: Jermaine Powell, Noel Nosie, Demetrius Dosela

Hayden: Jey Reynolds, Alejandro Estrada, Joseph Lopez

Ironwood Ridge: D'Juan Cherry, Jay Helixon, Chad Dietrich, Wes Hohman, Steve Radler, Marvin Snodgrass, Adrian Ruiz

Marana: Jon Cummings, Will Yourn, Dallin Wengert, Michael-Martin Moreno, Kyle Lundeen, Spencer Elliott

Mountain View: Ben Johnson, Isaac Vasquez, Shaughn Siegman, Kameron Kapferer

Nogales: Eddie Lopez, Abel Sanchez, Miguel Maldonado, Edgar Villegas, Max Montt, Eric Marquez

Palo Verde: Robert Grant, Mike Rodriguez, Marcus Cook, Mathew Smith, Victor Larranaga, Lee Bloxham

Pueblo: Luis Barraza, Aaron Krause, Jacob Fierro, Daniel Vallejo, Gabe Loya, Adrian Apalategui

Pusch Ridge Christian: Alex Boost, Greg Schimke, Andy Knox, Chris Gonzalez

Ray: Jordan Hillan-Huerta

Rincon/ University: Jeremy Reitz, Nick Dominguez, Andrew Martinez, Eric Dang

Rio Rico: Garrison DeWitt, Robert McCarty, Lucas Meza, Travis Roderick

Sabino: Will Naas, Kevin Carpenter, Scott Brown, Kevin Ross, Alan Penn, Stuart Tawney, Keanu Nelson

Safford: Darryl Scroggins, Justin Smith, Tyrell Andrews, Levi Jones

Sahuarita: Johnny Bessett, Colton Smith, Mike Fredrikson, Chance Miles, Keith Bradley, Kenny Luna

Sahuaro: Ricky Solomon, Brett Jividen, Chad Saline, Vito Faraci, Matt Carnaghi, Ruben Aguilar

Salpointe Catholic: Chris Claxton, Trevor Eggleston, Matt Talavera, Alex Muniz, Christian Ramirez, Mike Descisciolo, Lucas Gregor

San Manuel: Mark Tamayo, Matt Lewallen, Mark Webber

Santa Cruz: Pat Cann, Mike Guerrero, Miguel Cazares, Oumar Harris, Edward Brady

Santa Rita: Chris Johnson, Joe Chiusano, Matt Sanchez, Chris Mayer, Mike Snively, Jaquari Kountz

St. David: Cameron Judd, Jordan Jacquez

Sunnyside: Jaime Valdez, Mike Trejo, Hector Solis, Alan Levario, Josh Sicairos

Tanque Verde: Hunter Haynes, Tim Pernu.

Thatcher: Bryant Innes, Chris Aaron, Landon Williams

Tucson: William Griffin, Garrett Edgerson, Marcos Perez, Eric House, Joe Bass, Markes Reed

Valley Union: Luis Martinez, Kenny Brown, Randy Landwerlen, Jordan Landwerlen

Willcox: Irving Quezada, Luis Sanchez, Gerald Fleming

Meet Southern Arizona's top high school football players of 2006.

OFFENSE

FIRST TEAM

QB: Max Fritz, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

RB: Jovan Stevenson, Jr., Sunnyside

RB: Casey McGrew, Sr., Sahuaro

WR: Colin Gilbert, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

WR: Matt Ransom, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

TE: Aaron Tevis, Sr., Canyon del Oro

OL: Kris O'Dowd, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

OL: Kurt Vanderkolk, Sr., Cienega

OL: Chris Ciarvella, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

OL: Isaac Villa, Sr., Sunnyside

OL: Michael Dillon, Sr., Sabino

All-purpose: Chris Lundgren, Sr., Sabino

K: Dean Stock, Sr., Cienega

SECOND TEAM

QB: Justin Randall, Sr., Sabino

RB: Tanner Henry, Sr., Marana

RB: Jesus Short, Sr., Cienega

WR: Bryce Burnett, Sr., Cienega

WR: Rodolfo Salallandia, Sr., Douglas

TE: Sam Sharawara, Sr., Sabino

OL: Ahmad Taleb, Sr., Palo Verde

OL: Ramon Gallegos, Sr., Marana

OL: Justin Eikenberry, Sr., Sahuaro

OL: Matt Simon, Sr., Mountain View

OL: Ben Bachelier, Sr., Nogales

All-purpose: Cody Schaefer, Sr., Rincon/University

K: Charles Blasé, Jr., Salpointe Catholic

DEFENSE

FIRST TEAM

DL: Kurt Vanderkolk, Sr., Cienega

DL: Wes Hohman, Jr., Ironwood Ridge

DL: Jose Herrera, Sr., Sunnyside

DL: Joe Labrie, Sr., Sabino

LB: Aaron Tevis, Sr., Canyon del Oro

LB: Jake Fischer, So., Ironwood Ridge

LB: Zach Holmes, Sr., Sunnyside

LB: Zach Green, Sr., Sabino

DB: Travis Graham, Sr., Sabino

DB: Ronnell Grant, Sr., Palo Verde

DB: Devin Veal, Sr., Sierra Vista Buena

DB: Anthony Aguilar, Sr., Sunnyside

P: Nick Ziegler, Sr., Canyon del Oro

SECOND TEAM

DL: Greg Mauai, Sr., Mountain View

DL: Brent Lush, Jr., Canyon del Oro

DL: Hayden Hall, Sr., Rincon/University

DL: Rocky Samorano, Sr., Sunnyside

LB: A.J. Willis, Jr., Desert View

LB: Ben Hannah, Sr., Sabino

LB: Jared Haymore, Sr., Sierra Vista Buena

LB: Danny Alvarez, Jr., Sahuaro

DB: Michael Assante, Sr., Ironwood Ridge

DB: Manumalo Muasau, Jr., Sierra Vista Buena

DB: Jacob Hauptman, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

DB: Steven Greer, Sr., Catalina Foothills

P: Alex Radovanovich, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

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CLASS 1A-3A All Stars

Ajo: Ken Haynes, Matthew Rossi.

ASDB: C.J. Derila, Daniel Rodriguez.

Topawa Baboquivari: Callum Antone, Frank Tautola, Mike Toro.

Benson: Tony Ammon, Jaymes Bernal, Sam Crawford.

Bisbee: Aaron Farmer, Sterling Schuller, Brian Vertrees.

Clifton: Estevan Mesa, Eddie Sanchez.

Duncan: Gabe Corona, Charles Gamblin, Josh Nichols.

Empire: McKenzie Bauer, Josh Garcia.

Fort Thomas: Demetrius Dosela, Ryan Holyoak.

Winkelman Hayden: Ryan Chiquete, Roberto Gallego, R.J. Guzman.

Morenci: Trevor Cutherston, Tony Vicelli.

Patagonia: Chris Hawkins, Fernando Quiroga.

Pima: Sean Crockett, Taylor Goodman.

Pusch Ridge Christian: Tyler Akin, Jordan Brown, Chris Gonzales.

Kearny Ray: George Mendoza, Pete Ross.

Safford: Justin Gaethje, Justin Smith.

Sahuarita: Chris Brown, Weston Depper, Tim Speer.

St. David: Clinton Goodman, Jordan Jacquez, David Kartchner.

San Carlos: James Phillips.

San Manuel: Charles Valdez, David Viramontez.

Eloy Santa Cruz: Chaz Hampton.

Thatcher: Heath Allred, Patrick Donohue, Jake Johns, Branden Kartchner, George Lucero, Derek Romney.

Tombstone: Steve Hessil, Gary McMurtrie.

Elfrida Valley Union: Cody Cordrey, Luis Martinez.

Willcox: Edward Blair, K.J. Patterson.

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HONORABLE MENTION

CLASS 4A/5A

Amphitheater: John Hall, Tyler Hayden, Michael Maestas.

Sierra Vista Buena: Aaron Krebs, Benjamin Krebs, Kevin Stewart, Jamal Womble.

Canyon del Oro: Andrew Dvorak, Tyler Mohrlock, Daniel Nicholas, Steve Pope-Rolewski, Jacob Roszko.

Catalina: Robert Abalos, James Eichberger, Devin Houston, Cory McCuin.

Catalina Foothills: Vince Alentado, Ernie Escarcega, Brian Riley, Sean Tilton.

Cholla: Mike Anaya, Marquell Denson, Frank Gonzalez, Jose Hernandez.

Cienega: Anthony Abeyta, Joe Arreguin, Chris Atkins, Nick White.

Desert View: Joseph Martinez, Nico Rosthenhausler, Michael Spencer, David Vargas.

Douglas: Jerry Acosta, Francisco Eribes, Jacob Tadeo.

Flowing Wells: Ben Swartz, Carlos Valenzuela, David Zavala.

Ironwood Ridge: D'juan Cherry, Ted Gamble, Ben Hunolt, Bryan Martinez, Mike Stefferson.

Marana: Ramon Gallegos, Robert Rowe, David Samorano, Fabian Zazueta.

Mountain View: Travis Gebelle, Jared Hiller, Dan Moore, Josh Morrow.

Nogales: Andy Garcia, Miguel Maldonado, Fernando Martinez, Daniel Navarro.

Palo Verde: Robert Grant, Adam Hall, Jonathan McCroy, Josh Robinette.

Pueblo: George Corral, Tim Echeverria, Jeremy Hernandez, Bobby Lopez, Michael Molina.

Rincon/University: Matt Brock, Michael Gunarson, Francis Ravenell, Zach Wolf.

Rio Rico: Alberto Dauz, Keith Jacobs, Robert McCarty, Lucas Meza.

Sabino: Isaac Barley, Nick Birgel, Chris Haines, Clint Napier, Lucas Volk.

Sahuaro: Keith Cummings, Carlos Reyes, Ricky Soloman, Kiefer Thornton.

Salpointe Catholic: Blake Birmingham, Pat Concannon, Moses Roberts, Andrew Tredici.

Santa Rita: Bill Miller, Jesse Sarabia, Gary Short.

Sunnyside: Marcus Laverty, Terrell Lennox, Alex Leon, Patrick Medina, Rocky Samorano.

Tucson: Joe Bass, Clint Correll, Marc Damon.

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Coach of the year

Jay Campos, Sabino

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4A-5A PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Kris O'Dowd, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

It's unorthodox for an offensive lineman to be player of he year. It's also uncommon for one to be as dominant as O'Dowd, who pancaked so many would-be tacklers on their backs it was impossible to keep track. He emerged as one of American's best players.

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1A-3A PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Heath Allred, Sr. Thatcher

Thatcher started the year 0-3. then Allred became a megastar. He rushed for 1,973 yards this season — 732 yards came in the four-game 2A state tournament — as the Eagles rebounded to win the state title.

Meet Southern Arizona's top high school football players of 2005.

OFFENSE 

FIRST TEAM

QB Cody House, Sr., Cholla

RB Mike Smith, Sr., Sunnyside

RB Robert Webster, Sr., Palo Verde

WR Frankie Gonzalez, Jr., Cholla

WR Codi Harshman, Sr., Sabino

TE Aaron Tevis, Jr., Canyon del Oro

OL Ricky Gomez, Sr., Palo Verde

OL Alex Solot, Sr., Rincon/University

OL Kris O'Dowd, Jr., Salpointe Catholic

OL Jose Luis Lopez, Sr., Sunnyside

OL Dan Ryan, Sr., Cienega

A-P Peter Romero, Sr., Canyon del Oro

K Sean Evans, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

SECOND TEAM

QB Michael Robertson, Sr., Cienega

RB Jesus Short, Jr., Cienega

RB Nicholas Cole, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

TE Joe Smith, Sr., Amphitheater

WR Matt Ransom, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

WR Bryce Burnett, Jr., Cienega

OL Manny Quiroz, Sr., Sunnyside

OL John Gianninoto, Sr., Catalina Foothills

OL Matt Madrid, Sr., Canyon del Oro

OL John Nez, Sr., Cholla

OL Kurt Vanderkolk, Jr., Cienega

A-P Kyle Knight, Sr., Cienega

K Daniel Vega, Jr., Ironwood Ridge

HONORABLE MENTION 

CLASS 4A-5A: Amphitheater: David Burrows, Martin Huerta, Ben Humphreys, Anthony Rodri- guez. Sierra Vista Buena: Solomon Buckhanan, Jared Haymore, Devin Veal, Jamal Womble. Canyon del Oro: Ryan Lush, Brandon Penick, Mike Weldon. Catalina: Josh Hardin, Devin Houston, Corey McCuin. Catalina Foothills: Joe Arreguin, Matt Coughlin, Chris Elkins, David Kay, Ben Sellers, Parker Young. Cholla: Kevin Dees, Travis House, Brandon Sena. Cienega: Kody Johnson, Eric Meyer, Donte Williams, Sage Wilson. Desert View: Vicente Federico, Carlos Godoy, Rico Silva, T.J. Wilmore. Douglas: Robert Acosta, Luciano Gonzales, Talbott Hudson, Antonio Ortega, Jacob Tadeo. Flowing Wells: Craig Hogan, Carlos Valenzuela, David Zavala. Ironwood Ridge: Bobby Farley, Colin Gilbert, Dakota McQuay, Mike Stefferson. Marana: Tanner Henry, Kelsey Punt, Adrian Rojel, Daniel Silva. Mountain View: Thomas Bogart, Joey Felix, Jared Hiller, Greg Mauai, Dan Moore. Nogales: Aaron Bachelier, Ben Bachelier, Fernando Martinez, Mark Nash. Palo Verde: Stacey Gonzales, Matt Koechle, Marvin Strickland. Pueblo: Dominic Anaya, Benjamin Broughton, Edgar Coronado, Tim Echeverria, Josue Fierro. Rincon/University: Dominik Martinez, Spencer Murray, Francis Ravenell, Cody Schaefer. Rio Rico: Ernesto Dauz, Cooper DeWitt, Octavio Vasquez. Sabino: Evan Barnard, Jacob Goodman, Mike Goodwin, Brandon Hodgeson, Chris Lundgren, Justin Randall, Andy Threlkeld. Sahuaro: Jeremiah Korn, Mike Lachapelle, Casey McGrew, Chance Wright. Salpointe Catholic: Joey Cacciatore, Max Fritz, Ted Graunke, Alex Radovanovich. Santa Rita: Juston Dalbey, Chris Jordan, Robert Kidd, Jon Oakland, Gary Short. Sunnyside: Marques Laverty, Alex Leon, Patrick Medina, Bobby Rodriguez, Jovan Stevenson. Tucson: Esteban Acedo, Paul Felix, A.J. Jackson, Josh Tapia.

CLASS 1A-3A: SMALL-SCHOOLS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: RB Dwayne Thomas, Sr., Tombstone Ajo: Eric Arizquetta, Peter Zamora. Sells Baboquivari: Callum Antone, Jeff Pichotta. Benson: Jaymes Bernal, Zach Bernal, Phil Bullington, Justin Greene. Bisbee: Aaron Farmer, Gerard Moots, Bryce Schuller, Wes Taylor. Clifton: Alex Morales, Brysen Reyes, Julio Rodriguez. Coolidge: Jaime Cassillas, Shavar McKaney, Jovante Waggoner, Jesse Wheeler, T.J. White. Florence: Dishon Abbs, Jon Gooday, Kyrion Nelson. Fort Thomas: Demetrius Dosela, Dexler Juan, Cade Kelliher, Noel Noise. Globe: Barry DeRose, David Navarro, Kyle Wager. Winkelman Hayden: Roberto Gallego, Andrino Garcia, Robert Garcia, Eric Lopez, Mario Lopez. Morenci: Chris Gonzalez. Pima: Nephi Bryant, Sean Crockett, Jake Judd, Jerryd Kieffer, Jonathan Maner, Degen Perry. Pusch Ridge Christian: Tyler Akin, Dallas Howell, Ryan Morgan, David Sharp. Kearny Ray: Anthony Carrillo, Marcos Esquivel, Kyle Johnson, Michael Migliore. Safford: Tyler Cluff, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Gherna, Sirel McRae. Sahuarita: Kyle Day, Seth Hunt, Michael Joos. St. David: Cory Hoyt, Mitch Jacquez, Steven Trejo, Jared Williams. San Manuel: Darin Kelly, Wade Monfred, Michael Sanchez, Charles Valdez. Eloy Santa Cruz: Chazuray Hampton, Donald Harris, Miguel Maldonado. Thatcher: Heath Allred, Gabe Arrellin, Chris McBride, Derek Romney, Taylor Stevens. Tombstone: James Brown, Steve Hessil, Gary McMurtrie. Elfrida Valley Union: Omar Bojorquez, Sam De La Cruz, Ramon Martinez. Willcox: Ed Blair, Thomas Boothe, Travis Hunt, Stephon McCarther, K.J. Patterson, Mike Wear.

Player of the year: Glyndon Bolasky, Sr., Sabino

Coach of the year: Todd Mayfield, Palo Verde

DEFENSE 

FIRST TEAM

DL Brandon Johnson, Sr., Palo Verde

DL Cliff Engelhart, Sr., Mountain View

DL Brooks Reed, Sr., Sabino

DL Tomas Figueroa, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

LB Joe Smith, Sr., Amphitheater

LB Kade Creviston, Sr., Canyon del Oro

LB Tuugalue Muasau, Jr., Sierra Vista Buena

DB Marcus Sherfield, Sr., Palo Verde

DB Nicholas Cole, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

DB Kyle Szyndlar, Jr., Ironwood Ridge

DB Victor Yates, Sr., Palo Verde

P Joe Dawson, Sr., Catalina Foothills

SECOND TEAM

DL Chris Atkins, Jr., Cienega

DL Rocky Samorano, Jr., Sunnyside

DL Zach Holmes, Jr., Sunnyside

DL Bob Burton, Sr., Catalina Foothills

LB J.T. Audifre, Sr., Palo Verde

LB Jakob Stallings, Sr., Sabino

LB Ricky Watson, Sr., Tucson

DB Ronnell Grant, Jr., Palo Verde

DB Memo Duarte, Sr., Rincon/University

DB David Vercel, Sr., Sabino

DB Levess Eafon, Sr., Salpointe Catholic

P Carlos Encinas, Sr., Sunnyside

Meet Southern Arizona's top high school football players of 2004.

First team

Offense

Pos. Name, School Yr. Ht. Wt.

QB Jaime Cota, Sunnyside Sr. 6-1 190

RB Jacob Morell, Santa Rita Sr. 5-10 175

RB Glyndon Bolasky, Sabino Jr. 6-0 180

WR Jack Darlington, Salpointe Catholic Sr. 6-2 190

WR Jacob Morell, Flowing Wells Sr. 6-3 190

WR George Garza, Sunnyside Sr. 5-9 175

OL Daniel Borg, Ironwood Ridge Sr. 6-6 285

OL Ian Brinker, Salpointe Catholic Sr. 6-6 280

OL Vincent House, Tucson Sr. 6-2 300

OL Jesus Acuna, Sunnyside Sr. 5-11 215

OL Marshall Johnson, Sabino Sr. 6-2 220

Defense

DL Jack Wagner, Cienega Sr. 6-1 250

DL John Romero, Salpointe Catholic Jr. 6-5 285

DL Carl Banghart, Mountain View Sr. 5-10 210

DL John Leal, Sunnyside Sr. 6-0 190

LB Brock Knight, Canyon del Oro Sr. 5-10 180

LB Ryan McGinty, Mountain View Sr. 6-0 210

LB Mike Carreon, Sunnyside Sr. 6-2 175

DB Nathan Vega, Sunnyside Sr. 6-0 185

DB Tamarcus Horton, Tucson Sr. 5-11 177

DB Wally Altamirano, Sunnyside Sr. 5-10 165

DB Bronson Lacaillade, Amphitheater Sr. 5-9 180

Special teams

K Sergio Velasco, Cienega Sr. 5-9 180

P Josh Eikenberry, Sahuaro Sr. 6-0 180

Return Tyreece Mays, Pueblo Sr. 6-2 205

Second team

Offense

QB Sean Brevaire, Salpointe Catholic Sr. 6-1 200

RB Xavier Smith, Sunnyside Sr. 6-0 205

RB Collin Murphy, Palo Verde Sr. 5-9 165

WR Jaime Torres, Cholla Sr. 5-7 150 

WR Mike Brownstein, Sahuaro Sr. 5-10 155

TE Cody Jones, Sabino Sr. 6-5 235

OL Ravi DeFilippo, Canyon del Oro Sr. 6-1 210

OL Martin Huerta, Amphitheater Jr. 5-8 230

OL Max Manley, Ironwood Ridge Sr. 6-0 220

OL Bryan Cox, Palo Verde Sr. 5-9 225

OL Matt Torres, Cienega Sr. 5-10 250

Defense

DL Kelly Lara, Mountain View Sr. 6-0 215

DL Ray Lobato, Amphitheater Sr. 6-4 275

DL Dean Showers, Cienega Sr. 6-0 280

DL Zach Peterson, Tucson Sr. 6-2 245

LB Ricky Watson, Tucson Jr. 6-2 185

LB Max Johnson, Mountain View Jr. 6-2 215

LB Matt Berrellez, Sunnyside Sr. 5-10 195

DB Tyreece Mays, Pueblo Sr. 6-2 205

DB Jack Darlington, Salpointe Sr. 6-2 190

DB Brett Yeoman, Sahuaro Sr. 5-10 155

DB Jake Thelen, Mountain View Sr. 5-11 165

Special teams

K Carlos Encinas, Sunnyside Jr. 5-6 175

P Evan LeBlanc, Salpointe Catholic Sr. 6-4 210

Return David FranCoeur, Catalina Sr. 6-2 190 

Honorable mention

Class 5A and 4A

Amphitheater: Sohaib Fellah, Patrick Howard, Mark Jimenez, Efe Okougbo, Joe Smith. Buena: Jared Haymore, Josh Lawson, Josh Rohr, Clayton Tawney. Canyon del Oro: Daniel Finnegan, Ryan Lush, Gene Park, Sean Romero, Mike Weldon, Martin Ybarra. Catalina: Jay Davison, Kevin FranCoeur, Devin Houston, Zach Morales. Catalina Foothills: Brayden Ashdown, Brett Booen, Aaron Dyer, Matt Stone. Cholla: Kevin Dees, Cody House, Danny Lucero, Richie Ochoa. Cienega: Ryan Boyd, Chris Clayton, Phil Martinez, Ryan Mills, John Olague, Eddie Russell. Desert View: James Frazier, David Hainley, Phillip Martinez, Roberto Valenzuela. Douglas: Ricky Elias, Guy Hudson, Jesse Huish. Flowing Wells: Craig Ayer, Miles Collie, Micheal Gillmore, Dustin Hernandez. Ironwood Ridge: Ryan Crawford, Jimmy Cross, Colin Gilbert, Dakotah McQuay, Cameron Wierson. Marana: Michael Bailey, Kelsey Punt, Daniel Silva. Mountain View: Alex Bogart, Cliff Engelhart, Joey Felix, Jason Hubert, Casey Ramsey. Nogales: Brian Parker, David Ramirez, Danny Rincon. Palo Verde: Ernesto Aguirre, J.T. Audifre, Jeremy McCabe. Pueblo: Dallas Bonillas, Raymond Camacho, Cameron Copeland, Tim Echeverria. Rincon/University: Matt Brady, Abelardo Llamas, Dominik Martinez, Aaron Pesqueria. Sabino: Travis Colson, Sergey Pitman, Justin Randall, Brooks Reed, Eric Whitaker. Sahuaro: Travis Fischer, Christian Hannabergh, Mike LaChapelle, Brad Yeoman. Salpointe Catholic: Nicholas Cole, Levess Eafon, Steve Hopkins, Robert McManimon, Kris O’Dowd, Oscar Villa. Santa Rita: Zach Ghidotti, Jeremy Killham, Justin Musgrove, Jon Oakland, Frank Wojtasiak. Sunnyside: Anthony Bonfiglio, Aaron Garcia, Jose Luis Lopez, Adam Montijo, David Morales. Tucson: Eric Coleman, A.J. Jackson, Corday Johnson, Estevan Leyva, Josh Loebe.

Class 3A

Coolidge: Angel Felix, Brandon Jordan, O.J. Palacios, Manuel Valenzuela. Rio Rico: Abraham Garcia, Victor Huerta, Mario Ortega. Safford: Brannon Maldonado, Michael McHugh, Michael Moore, Sonny Seballos. Sahuarita: Kyle Day, Travis Depper, Trevor Miller, Tony Silva. Eloy Santa Cruz: Eric Rodriguez, Fernando Romero, Manuel Romero. Willcox: Dustin Brown. 

Class 2A

Benson: Zack Bernal, Caleb Blaschke, Jason Ware. Bisbee: Aaron Farmer, Victor Flores, Gerard Moots, Brian Vertrees. Winkelman Hayden: Nick Alavardo, Omar Calzadillas, Juan Diego Garcia, R.J. Guzman. Morenci: Michael Alba, Ryan Merrill, Gary Sandoval. Pusch Ridge: Shane Ehrsam, Armando Gonzales, Jared Hicks, Ryan Morgan. Kearny Ray: Marco Esquivel, Joe Montano, Joe Stamey. San Manuel: Joey Ruiz, Michael Sanchez, Chad Vargas.

Class 1A 

Ajo: Jon Clements, Joseph Avillar, Brandon Grissom. ASDB: Kekoa Murashige, Daniel Rodriquez. Clifton: Herb Aguilar, Alex Morales, Julio Rodriguez, Josh Sandoval. Duncan: Jayce Lunt. FOrt Thomas: Darrin Dosela, David Fick, Robbie Titla. Pima: Nephi Bryant, Jessie Gojkovick, Luis Quesada, Logan Rocha, Phil Weech. Elfrida Valley Union: Omar Mancinas, Eric Valentin. 

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Jack Darlington, WR, Salpointe Catholic

No Southern Arizona football player was more complete than Salpointe Catholic’s Jack Darlington.

As a senior, Darlington led Salpointe in receptions (45) and receiving yards (1,079), and scored nine touchdowns as the Lancers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Class 5A state playoffs. 

When he was not posting nearly one-fourth of Salpointe’s total offensive yards, Darlington also played cornerback and returned punts. 

He helped Salpointe clinch its third straight region title by returning four punts for 176 yards, including a 70-yarder for a touchdown, in the Lancers’ Week 11 win over Mountain View. 

Darlington, who also plays basketball and baseball, is planning to play football in college. 

COACH OF THE YEAR

Nemer Hassey, Cienega

New programs are supposed to struggle. They are supposed to lose and take their lumps as the doormats of the region.

But in three years, Cienega coach Nemer Hassey has not only bucked that trend, he has put it into a headlock and turned one of Southern Arizona’s newest programs into a contender.

Despite losing a handful of key seniors from last year’s 8-3 state playoff team, Hassey’s Bobcats improved in 2004.

After losing to Sabino in Week 7, Cienega went on a four-game winning streak to finish the regular season with an 8-2 record, capturing the program’s first 4A Kino Region title.

One week later, the Bobcats won their first playoff game, a 30-7 decision over Ironwood Ridge.

Meet Southern Arizona's top high school football players of 2003.

Player of the Year: Tyler Graunke, Salpointe Catholic

Coach of the Year: Richard Sanchez, Sunnyside

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First team

Offense

Pos. Name, School Yr Ht Wt

QB Eddie Arizmendi, Mountain View Sr. 6-2 175

QB Tyler Graunke, Salpointe Catholic Sr. 6-0 180

RB Brandon Lopez, Cienega Sr. 6-2 210

RB Xavier Smith, Sunnyside Jr. 6-0 190

RB Paul Stewart, Santa Rita Sr. 6-0 175

WR Rocco Bene, Salpointe Catholic Sr. 6-0 190

WR Jack Darlington, Salpointe Catholic Jr. 6-2 190

WR Mike Quiroz, Sunnyside Sr. 5-11 160

TE Chris Cook, Sahuaro Sr. 6-4 230

OL Daniel Borg, Ironwood Ridge Jr. 6-6 275

OL Josh Escobar, Mountain View Sr. 5-11 210

OL John Kadous, Salpointe Catholic Sr. 6-7 310

OL Mike Kendall, Sabino Sr. 6-3 245

OL Alfredo Mesa, Sunnyside Sr. 5-10 230

Defense

DL Trevor Bulzing, Catalina Foothills Sr. 5-10 215

DL Jeff Hanson, Sabino Sr. 6-2 255

DL Ruben Leyva, Sunnyside Sr. 5-10 205

DL Adam Sadowski, Salpointe Catholic Sr. 6-3 250

LB Brandon Lopez, Cienega Sr. 6-2 210

LB Ryan McGinty, Mountain View Jr. 6-0 205

LB Nick Piña, Amphitheater Sr. 5-11 200

LB Zack Samorano, Sunnyside Sr. 6-1 205

DB Erik Avalos, Ironwood Ridge Sr. 6-0 163

DB Kyle Creviston, Canyon del Oro Sr. 5-9 150

DB Richard Escalante, Sabino Sr. 5-8 165

DB Mike Villalobos, Sunnyside Sr. 5-10 175

Special teams

K Wayne Durham, Sierra Vista Buena Sr. 6-4 170

P Brett Sheppard, Rincon/University Sr. 6-0 185

All-purpose Maurice Wells, Cienega Sr. 6-4 215

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Second team

Offense

QB Jaime Cota, Sunnyside Jr. 6-1 180

QB Bryan Tubaugh, Santa Rita Sr. 6-1 175

RB Richard Escalante, Sabino Sr. 5-8 165

RB Ben O'Rourke, Ironwood Ridge Sr. 5-8 170

RB Jerry Roche, Tucson Sr. 6-0 201

WR Andrew Alcon, Santa Rita Sr. 5-10 180

WR Thomas Leon, Tucson Sr. 6-4 197

WR Preston Saunders, Sierra Vista Buena Sr. 6-0 160

TE Nolan Swett, Catalina Foothills Sr. 6-5 190

OL Matt Berrellez, Sunnyside Jr. 5-10 195

OL Tyler Brown, Catalina Foothills Sr. 6-2 275

OL Chris Federico, Tucson Sr. 6-4 272

OL Adam Sadowski, Salpointe Catholic Sr. 6-3 250

OL Andre Warren, Santa Rita Jr. 5-9 200

Defense

DL Tico Glavas, Ironwood Ridge Sr. 5-10 210

DL Cody Griffith, Mountain View Sr. 6-1 230

DL Michael Hunt, Flowing Wells Sr. 6-3 275

DL Cody Jones, Sabino Jr. 6-5 235

LB Roy Burr, Tucson Sr. 5-11 200

LB Greg Horton, Sabino Sr. 5-10 205

LB Nazeer Norwood, Sahuaro Sr. 5-11 195

LB Alex Valencia, Sunnyside Sr. 5-10 190

DB Jacobo Limón, Douglas Sr. 6-0 195

DB Tyreece Mays, Pueblo Jr. 6-1 185

DB Nick Souder, Salpointe Catholic Jr. 6-0 195

DB Nathan Vega, Sunnyside Jr. 5-9 170

Special teams

K Sergio Velasco, Cienega Jr. 5-9 175

P Collin Murphy, Palo Verde Jr. 5-8 150

All-purpose Nathan Vera, Ironwood Ridge Sr. 5-8 155

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Honorable mention

Amphitheater: Sohaib Fellah, Karl Green, David Humphreys, Mark Jimenez, Bronson Lacaillade, Raymond Lobato, Ben Martinez, Efe Okougbo. Buena: David Belfield, Jeremiah Devine, Brad Labanow, Josh Lawson, Andy Miller. Canyon del Oro: Justin Joiner, Brock Knight, L.B. Navarro, Chris Penick, Sean Romero, Josh Stock, Ken Wendtland, C.J. Ziegler. Catalina: David Fancouer, Ben Houser, Daniel Marufo, Mike Morrison, Leslie Scarlett. Catalina Foothills: Steve Lohmeier, Brian McNerney, Joe Sanchez, Scott Schneider, Erik Smith, Jim Wilson. CHOLLA: Mike Gonzales, Cody House, Luke Rabuck, Johnny Reddoch, Chris Taiafi, Kyle Wheelin. Cienega: Dezi Abeyta, Jason Adams, Chris Clayton, Cody McClosky, Jimmy Monaco, Dean Showers, Chris Story, Craig Wilson. Desert View: Sergio Burgos, Don Fuentes Jr., James Paisano, Juan Salcido, Marcos Santa Maria, Sean Sierra, Jose Zavala. Douglas: Joshua Arvayo, Lawrence Castillo, Guy Hudson, Jesse Huish, Artie Martinez. Flowing Wells: Craig Ayer, Miles Collie, Keith Doty, Michael Gilmore, Dustin Hernandez, Jason Johns, Dennis Logsdon, Ben Neufville, James Smith. Ironwood Ridge: Sean Brevaire, Kevin Craig, Ryan Crawford, Rick Naughton, Jeff O'Campo, Victor Olivares. Marana: Michael Bailey, Eddie Bracy, Matt Cox, Kelsey Punt, Al Rivas, Adrian Soto, Bucky Westfall. Mountain View: Daniel Brown, Jamal Brown, Drew Elias, Jason Harris, Jason Hubert, Jared Kibler, Thorin "Boo" Lee, Greg Quigley, Nate Shirley, Mike Vandvegete. Nogales: Alfonso Corella, Wayne Dexter, Oliver Galaz, Dago Medina. Palo Verde: J.T. Audifre, Richard Catlin, Matt Pate, Perry Phininzy, Anthony Rios, Ryan Young. Pueblo: Raymond Camacho, Cameron Copeland, Eric Cranz, Luis Estrada, Jason Fregoso, Andre Mays, Frank Zavala. Rincon/University: Alex Cruz, Darin Dains, Jon Merrifield, Jeff Peters, Mike Powell, Frank Sanchez. Sabino: Rem Bayla, Ryan Boyd, Jon Brooks, Andrew Levine, Jason Mendoza, John Olague, Matt Timpf. Sahuaro: Mike Brownstein, Pat Carlisle, Travis Fischer, Derek Joe, Doug Lawson, Adam McAloney, Josh McGrew, Taylor Sinnard. Salpointe Catholic: Brent Barstow, Ian Brinker, Pat Fleming, Steve Hopkins, Ray Kidder, Nick McKim. Santa Rita: Chris Anderson, Tim Avery, Richard Baca, Ben Bolden, Zack Ghidotti, Micah Olson, Chris Wendt. Sunnyside: Wally Altamirano, Marco Aranda, Richard Jimenez, John Leal, Abel Levario, Jose Luis Lopez, David Morales. Tucson: Eric Coleman, Tamarcus Horton, Will Ornelas, Carlos Rodriguez, Cris Tapia.

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Class 3A

Coolidge: Cameron Bechtael, Angel Felix, Oscar Palacios. Safford: C.J. Gardner, Doug Holmes, Chris Lopez. Sahuarita: Travis Depper, Shaun Nelson, Tony Silva. Eloy Santa Cruz: J.D. Denton, Josh Rivas, Richie Williams. Willcox: Kole Harris, Diego Martinez, Tyler Stamback.

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Class 2A

Sells Baboquivari: Brendon Bayhevsa, Lucas Valenzuela, Travis Zazueta. Benson: Jake Cherry, Sid Colglazier, Joey Taylor. Bisbee: Kyle Allen, Theodore McConnell. Florence: Jake Carrasco, Adrian Manzenado, Gabe Ramirez. Winkelman Hayden: Arman Cruz, Robert Magallanez, Pablo Marscal. Morenci: Michael Alba, Nick Castaneda, Michael Davis. Pusch Ridge: Dennis Conwell, Roland Freeland, Jon Hallinan. Kearny Ray: Eric Arementa, Joe McCroskey, Joe Montano. San Manuel: Brian Kaufmann, Ryan Kelly. Thatcher: Brett Nelson, Jerry Nicholas, J.T. Young. Tombstone: Mike Cline, Aaron Delay, Dwayne Thomas.

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Class 1A

Ajo: Joseph Alvillar, Jon Clements, Eddie Williams. ASDB: Kekoa Murashige, Will Roach, Daniel Rodriquez. Clifton: Alex Morales, Julio Rodriguez, Josh Sandoval. Duncan: Jake McBiles, Eric Rodriguez. Fort Thomas: Marcus Kitcheyan, Austin Sanders, Josh Titla. Pima: Matt Bingham, Wes Conners, Luis Quesada. St. David: Jake Lee, Robbie Riker. Elfrida Valley Union: Randy Mahaney, Aaron Oertel, Kevin Pacheco.

Meet Southern Arizona's top high school football players of 2002.

Player of the Year: Phillip Pickett, Catalina

Coach of the Year: Shawn Wasson, Catalina

First team

OFFENSE

Pos. Name School Class Ht. Wt.

QB Eddie Arizmendi Mountain View Jr. 6-3 165

QB Tanous Farhat Salpointe Catholic Sr. 5-11 175

RB Phillip Pickett Catalina Sr. 6-1 240

RB Andy Rothkopf Sabino Sr. 5-8 170

RB Keegan Toci Salpointe Catholic Sr. 6-1 195

WR Brett Maziarz Salpointe Catholic Sr. 5-11 175

WR Brad Wood Sabino Sr. 6-3 185

WR Ed Zglinicki Santa Rita Sr. 6-2 180

TE Steven Dickert Canyon del Oro Sr. 6-3 220

OL John Kadous Salpointe Catholic Jr. 6-6 315

OL Brian Lubbers Catalina Foothills Sr. 6-0 195

OL Chris Lundin Salpointe Catholic Sr. 6-2 245

OL Jaime Martinez Sunnyside Sr. 6-1 280

OL Tyrone Petty Sabino Sr. 6-0 245

DEFENSE

Pos. Name School Class Ht. Wt.

DL Marcus Carpenter Palo Verde Sr. 5-9 235

DL Scott Mauai Mountain View Sr. 6-3 235

DL Justin Sirnio Sabino Sr. 6-3 225

DL Sam Sotelo Sunnyside Sr. 6-1 225

LB Joey Gibalski Salpointe Sr. 6-2 210

LB Johnny Nunez Sunnyside Sr. 6-0 220

LB Chris Peralta Sunnyside Sr. 5-10 210

LB Chris Simon Mountain View Sr. 6-2 225

DB Taylor Borane Sabino Sr. 6-1 185

DB Chuck Cole Catalina Sr. 5-10 180

DB Mike Villalobos Sunnyside Jr. 5-10 170

DB Joey Warren Sunnyside Sr. 6-0 170

Special teams

Pos. Name School Class Ht. Wt.

K Sergio Velasco Cienega So. 5-10 180

P Jon Heitzinger Catalina Foothills Sr. 5-8 180

All-purpose 

Bryan Tsang Salpointe Catholic Sr. 5-10 180

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Second team

OFFENSE

Pos. Name School Class Ht. Wt.

QB Anthony Ramos Sabino Sr. 6-1 175

QB Joey Longo Sunnyside Sr. 6-3 220

RB Aaron Anderson Tucson Sr. 6-4 215

RB Brandon Lopez Cienega Jr. 6-2 200

RB Kamalei Magnani Palo Verde Sr. 6-0 200

WR Nick DeBaca Sunnyside Sr. 5-8 160

WR Preston Saunders Buena Jr. 5-11 160

WR Joey Warren Sunnyside Sr. 6-0 170

TE Francisco Zavala Pueblo Jr. 6-0 235

OL Eugene Begay Sunnyside Sr. 6-0 225

OL Richard Catlin Palo Verde Jr. 6-4 270

OL Jack Leon Catalina Sr. 5-11 210

OL Chris Simon Mountain View Sr. 6-2 225

OL Gabe Valencia Pueblo Sr. 6-3 240

DEFENSE

Pos. Name School Class Ht. Wt.

DL Tyler Brown Catalina Foothills Sr. 6-0 250

DL Jeff Hanson Sabino Sr. 6-2 265

DL Michael Hunt Flowing Wells Jr. 6-2 250

DL Ruben Leyva Sunnyside Jr. 5-10 195

LB Chris Anderson Santa Rita Jr. 6-2 210

LB Ray Hensley Palo Verde Sr. 5-9 235

LB Nick Kaufmann Sabino Sr. 5-11 200

LB Phillip Pickett Catalina Sr. 6-1 240

DB Robert Frasquillo Rincon/University Sr. 5-10 180

DB Emilio Quihuis Flowing Wells Sr. 5-10 170

DB Karl Smith Palo Verde Sr. 5-10 165

DB Bryan Tsang Salpointe Catholic Sr. 5-10 180

Special teams

Pos. Name School Class Ht. Wt.

K Josh Stock Canyon del Oro Jr. 5-10 160

P Albert Anaya Tucson Sr. 6-0 160

All-purpose 

Michael Cuestas Mountain View Sr. 5-11 170

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HONORABLE MENTION

Ajo: Christian Soto. Amphi: Mike Deller, Nick Dodson, Matt Gilbert, Anthony Lopez, Jesse Manuel, Ben Martinez, Nick Pina, Andy Stofko. Buena: Steve Arnason, David Bellfield, Jeremiah Devine, Wayne Durham, Manny Grant, Matt Henderson, Keith Lax, Tyler Johnston, Andy Miller, Clay Tauney. Canyon del Oro: Alex Abrams, Mark Armstrong, Brian DiPalermo, Kevin Eller, Try Gilpin, Brock Knight, Kurt Minno, C.J. Ziegler, Justin Zwick. Casa Grande: Tyrone James, Angel Santos, Brandon Thompson. Catalina: David Caid, Chris Gartrell, Julian Heron, Alfred Reatiga. Catalina Foothills: Trevor Bulzing, Brad Contento, Robbie Don, Andy Montez, Joe Sanchez, Erik Smith, Nolan Swett, Jim Wilson. Cholla: David Anaya, Kiko Arenas, Darren Jaimez, John McMichael, Charlie Rodriguez, Rafael Sanchez, Chris Taifai, Derek Wise. Cienega: Dezi Abeyta, Jason Adams, Joe Hausmann, Matt Torres. Coolidge: James Jeffries, Devin Rutledge, Elijah White, Craig Wyble. Desert View: Don Fuentes Jr., James Paisano, Albert Pina, Sean Sierra. Douglas: Josh Arvayo, Serge Davila, Jesse Huish, Ryan Huish, Serge Romero, Alexis Samaniego. Florence: Mike Ulloa. Flowing Wells: Keith Doty, Jason Johns, Brad Jones,James Smith, Matt Trujillo. Fort Thomas: Marvin Dona. Globe: Joe Brochu, Ryan Golden, Talmage Hansen, Chet Huelskamp, Sy Tomerlin. Ironwood Ridge: Erik Avalos, Daniel Borg, Sean Crawford, Victor Olivares, Tyler Pelluer, Nathan Vera. Marana: Daniel Ashal, Eddie Bracy, Al Rivas, Dustin Smith, Adrian Soto, Bucky Westfall. Morenci: Waldo Gutierrez. Mountain View: Chance Cooperston, Tony Felix, Cody Griffith, Jason Harris, Ryan McGinty, Jason Nez, Nate Shirley, Ryan Vest. Nogales: Joey Alcantara, Anthony Dexter, Keith Hernandez, Ralph Martinez, Duane Rivera. Palo Verde: Doug DeMadeira, Paul Gaffer, Gary Hogue, Eric Jones, Tommy Martins, Collin Murphy, Perry Phininzy, Damon Turner, Roger Wells. Pima: Raymond Luzania. Pueblo: Mike Apalategui, Martin Cebreros, Cameron Copeland, Gilbert Cota, Eric Cranz, Andre Mays, Tyreece Mays, Tony Osuna. Pusch Ridge Christian: Roland Freeland. Rincon/University: Nate Blecker, Devon Brown, Alex Cruz, Aaron Jackson, Jeff Peters, Brett Sheppard, Cris Simon. Sabino: Mike Kendall, Justin Sewell. Sahuarita: Travis Depper, Sean Nelson. Sahuaro: Tim Ashcraft, Jeff Botkin, Chris Blair, Chris Cook, Tony Figueroa, Kyle Gagnier, Seth Goertz, Matt Kidd, Doug Lawson, Nazeer Norwood, Zach Ortiz, Terrance Scott, Justin Tarpley, Kyle Taylor. St. David: Phillip LeSueur, Anthony Tilden. Salpointe Catholic: Rocco Bene, Theo Bystry, Ryan Davis, Ray Kidder, Kyle McQuown, Adam Sadowski, Nick Souder. San Manuel: Eddie Candeo, German Juarez. Santa Cruz: J.D. Denton, Tony Espinoza, Richie Williams. Santa Rita: Andrew Alcon, Richard Baca, Ben Bolden, Kevin Briggs, Robert Schmuck, Paul Stewart. Sunnyside: Andres Carroll, Armando Hugues, David Morales, Zack Samorano, Bryan Tubaugh, Tomas Vargas. Tombstone: Richard Hummel, Cody Lohse, Matt Parks, Dwayne Thomas. Tucson: Adam Barzar, Roy Burr, Chris Cano, Marco Cano, Michael Dowdy, Chris Federico, Thomas Leon, Jerry Roche, Cris Tapia. Valley Union: Don Larson.

Meet Southern Arizona's top high school football players of 2001.

Player of the Year: Philo Sanchez, senior, Sunnyside

Coach of the Year: Richard Sanchez, Sunnyside

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

Pos. Player School Yr. Ht. Wt.

QB Scotty Coxon Marana Sr. 6-1 175

RB Ryan Lilly Canyon del Oro Sr. 5-11 180

RB Philo Sanchez Sunnyside Sr. 5-7 175

RB Brenton Varner Palo Verde Sr. 5-7 165

WR Aaron Butler Catalina Sr. 6-3 180

WR Matt Couch Sabino Sr. 6-0 195

WR Bobby Pond Flowing Wells Sr. 5-11 175

TE Doug Hurst Flowing Wells Sr. 6-0 190

OL Stephen Berg Canyon del Oro Sr. 6-6 315

OL Aaron Esquivel Sunnyside Sr. 5-11 285

OL Chris Hochuli Amphitheater Sr. 6-4 225

OL Brian Lubbers Catalina Foothills Jr. 6-0 180

OL Sam Sotelo Sunnyside Jr. 6-0 225

DEFENSE

Pos. Player School Yr. Ht. Wt.

DL Chris Childress Flowing Wells Jr. 5-11 185

DL Kevin Fink Catalina Foothills Sr. 6-0 210

DL Sam Sotelo Sunnyside Jr. 6-0 225

DL Jason Wade Mountain View Sr. 6-5 240

LB Chad Dietmeyer Amphitheater Sr. 5-10 180

LB Jon Heitzinger Catalina Foothills Jr. 5-7 170

LB Anthony Henderson Salpointe Sr. 6-2 205

LB Chris Peralta Sunnyside Jr. 5-10 205

DB Tim Ashcraft Sahuaro Jr. 5-7 145

DB Nathan Battle Salpointe Sr. 5-9 180

DB Joey Warren Sunnyside Jr. 6-0 165

DB Greg Webb Amphitheater Jr. 5-8 160

Special Teams

Pos. Player School Yr. Ht. Wt.

K Matt Couch Sabino Sr. 6-0 195

P Justin Bentley Santa Rita Sr. 5-9 170

AP Chris Nunes Amphitheater Sr. 5-8 165

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Pos. Player School Yr. Ht. Wt.

QB Emilio Quihuis Flowing Wells Jr. 5-9 180

RB Mark Blair Catalina Foothills Sr. 5-6 145

RB Tony Gibalski Salpointe Sr. 5-10 160

RB Frank Morales Nogales Sr. 6-2 210

WR Marty Hill Sahuaro Sr. 5-7 160

WR Brian Sharp Marana Sr. 6-0 155

WR Brad Wood Sabino Jr. 6-3 190

TE Troy Kelley Catalina Foothills Sr. 6-4 220

OL Serge Davila Douglas Jr. 6-1 230

OL Sean Graves Amphitheater Sr. 5-10 190

OL David Kim Amphitheater Sr. 6-2 215

OL Nate Lollar Palo Verde Sr. 6-2 200

OL Josh Padilla Flowing Wells Sr. 6-1 220

DEFENSE

Pos. Player School Yr. Ht. Wt.

DL Cameron McKay Salpointe Sr. 6-2 260

DL Ron Shelton Douglas Sr. 6-1 250

DL Hector Valenzuela Pueblo Sr. 5-10 240

DL Jeremy Wong Amphitheater Sr. 5-11 205

LB Nick Kaufman Sabino Jr. 5-10 185

LB Rafael Sanchez Cholla So. 5-11 200

LB Tyler Stam Mountain View Sr. 5-10 170

LB Willie Stevens Desert View Sr. 6-1 210

DB Robert Frasquillo Rincon Jr. 5-11 175

DB Gabriel Hunnicutt Desert View Sr. 5-9 165

DB Bobby Johnson Mountain View Sr. 6-2 205

DB Adrian Montes Sunnyside Sr. 5-7 160

Special Teams

Pos. Player School Yr. Ht. Wt.

K Chris Nunes Amphitheater Sr. 5-8 165

P Albert Anaya Tucson Sr. 5-10 160

AP Beau Lower Palo Verde Sr. 5-8 175

honorable mention

Amphitheater: Cooper Brown, Kimo Gasmen, Nick Pina, Ray Saldama, Brandon Spaeth, Aaron Stofko. Baboquivari: Peter Chico. Benson: Wally Bray. Buena: Bradley Labanow, Dusty Miner, Frank Winborn. Canyon del Oro: Stephen Dickert, Kevin Finnegan, Tyler Gilbert, Tim Knight, Sam McLaughlin, Dustin Owen, Kevin Truitt, Travis Wilkinson. Casa Grande: Richie Felix, Tyrone James. Catalina: Chuck Cole, Richard Fifer, Jack Leon, Phillip Pickett, Jamaal Young. Catalina Foothills: Josh Brisco, Tyler Brown, Brad Contento, Ross Mumme, Matt Schmidt. Cholla: Ed Avery, Josiah Olivo, Peter Wallace. Coolidge: Randy Youtsey. Desert View: Francisco Santa Maria, Tommy Xay-Anah. Douglas: Ryan Huish, Ryan James, Tanner John, Jacobo Limon, Chris Moulinet, Hector Varela, Arnulfo Victoria. Flowing Wells: Abram Espinoza, Michael Hunt, Eric Rivera. Fort Thomas: Garrett McEuen. Globe: Nate Dean. Marana: Chris Franco, Clayton Gallion, Cody Gladden, Brandon Henry, Travis Lowe, Heath Westfall. Morenci: Willie Blair, Jamie Davis. Mountain View: Chris Bargar, Tony Felix, Kit Gomez, Basil Johnson, Scotty Maul, Chris Simon, Dustin Smith, Ryan Vest. Nogales: Ronnie Diaz, Abraham Freig, Keith Hernandez, Neal Hernandez, Manuel Lopez. Palo Verde: Chase Creange, Kevin Lusk, Kamalei Magnani, Ricky Moreno, Vincent Pitts, Derrick Polder, Johnny Rodriguez, Nate Urrea. Pueblo: Joey Ordonez, Gabe Valencia, Mike Valenzuela, Ronny Ventura. Rincon: Jeff Beran, Matt Cole, Mike Lohse, Bryan Slagle. Sabino: Nate Ares, Jon Bush, Jeff Hanson, Eric Jameson, Daniel Lee, Tyrone Petty, Anthony Ramos, Andy Rothkopf, Justin Sirnio, John Wolfe. Safford: Kade Good. Sahuaro: Chris Cook, Tony Figueroa, Skip Mendoza, Mike Rodriguez, Terrance Scott, Kyle Taylor. Salpointe Catholic: Gabriel Donaldson, Joey Gibalski, Tony Gibalski, John Kadous, Chris Lundin, Gene Mejia, Rocco Sugameli. St. David: Bowdie Gill, Brandon Jacquez. San Manuel: Tim Renteria. Santa Rita: Chris Anderson, Kevin Briggs, Rene Flores, Bobby Gonzalez, Shaughn Landauer, Sean Maley, Troy Murdock, Eddie Zglinicki. Sunnyside: Walter Arvizu, Robert Cota, Victor Cunes, Nick DeBaca, Frank Lopez, Matt Lopez, Johnny Nunez, Anthon Vega. Thatcher: Sean Hinton, Michael Romney. Tombstone: Adam Fuhrman, Richard Hummel, Joe Thomas. Tucson: Aaron Anderson, Brian Aragon, Eddie Arizmendi, Roy Burr, Fernando Chambers, Michael Cuestas, Anthony Encinas, Chris Federico, Jonathan Harper, Aaron Jerz, Anthony Rodarte, Sky Wilson. Willcox: Michael Allred.

Meet Southern Arizona's top high school football players of 2000.

Player of the Year

David Coronado, Sunnyside

David Coronado was the epitome of the all-around player. The 5-foot-10-inch, 190-pound senior linebacker was the leading tackler on a defense that allowed only 8.3 points and 204.9 yards per game.

Coronado returned two fumbles and one interception for touchdowns, with the interception resulting in the game-winning points in Sunnyside's 21-17 win over Scottsdale Saguaro that propelled the Blue Devils to their first ever Class 4A state championship appearance.

On offense, Coronado was the backup running back yet still ran for 1,112 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Coach of the Year

Pat Nugent, Canyon del Oro

After Nugent took over a CDO program that had hit rock bottom the year before, going 0-10 despite being the school with the largest enrollment in Southern Arizona.

Under him, the Dorados had one of the best ever single-season turnarounds, going 6-4 and narrowly missing a berth in the 5A state playoffs. Two of CDO's wins came over 5ASouthern Region champ Salpointe Catholic and perennial power Sabino.

Nugent's previous coaching experience came as an assistant and then head coach at Flowing Wells, where he was 18-13 in three years before going to CDO in 2000.

FIRST TEAM

Offense

QB Ben Provost, Sr., 6-1, 195, Salpointe Catholic

RB Chris Chaney, Sr., 6-1, 220, Santa Rita

RB Philo Sanchez, Jr., 5-7, 165, Sunnyside

RB Marquez Tadeo, Sr., 5-11, 175, Douglas

WR Marc Mathieu, Sr., 6-2, 185, Mountain View

WR Ryan McQuown, Sr., 5-10, 170, Salpointe Catholic

TE Scott Willmeng, Sr., 6-1, 200, Salpointe Catholic

OL Frankie Heredia, Sr., 5-10, 225, Sunnyside

OL Cisco Peralta, Sr., 6-0, 265, Sunnyside

OL Cole Van Winkle, Sr., 6-2, 250, Sahuaro

OL Jeremy Willoughby, Sr., 6-2, 255, Flowing Wells

OL Eddie Yauch, Sr., 6-2, 265, Mountain View

Defense

DL Robert Cota, Sr., 5-8, 180, Sunnyside

DL Jason Low, Sr., 6-0, 215, Salpointe Catholic

DL George Parker, Sr., 6-2, 215, Catalina Foothills

DL Miguel Sandoval, Sr., 6-3, 270, Tucson

LB David Coronado, Sr., 5-10, 175, Sunnyside

LB O.J. Flores, Sr., 6-0, 220, Sunnyside

LB Fabian Galvez, Sr., 5-10, 195, Sunnyside

LB Mike Wells, Sr., 6-3, 210, Sahuaro

DB Russhon Armstrong, Sr., 6-1, 175, Santa Rita

DB Ralph Gallegos, Sr., 5-11, 170, Sunnyside

DB Ish Howard, Sr., 5-8, 160, Sahuaro

DB Joel Romano, Sr., 5-9, 175, Amphitheater

Special Teams

K Ryan Slack, Sr., 6-1, 190, Salpointe Catholic

P Dillon Collier, Sr., 6-0, 170, Mountain View

SECOND TEAM

Offense

QB Chris Monaco, Sr., 6-0, 175, Sahuaro

RB Chad Dietmeyer, Jr., 5-9, 175, Amphitheater

RB Justin Porter, Sr., 6-1, 200, Rincon

RB Wesley Minter, Sr., 5-9, 160, Pueblo

WR Skip Mendoza, Jr., 5-9, 150, Sahuaro

WR Brian Sharp, Jr., 5-11, 145, Marana

TE Dustin Owen, Jr., 6-2, 190, Canyon del Oro

OL Rocky Buelna, Sr., 6-3, 270, Catalina

OL Justin Ellis, Sr., 6-1, 215, Sabino

OL Robert Mungaray, Sr., 5-11, 220, Pueblo

OL Tim Smith, Sr., 6-2, 230, Douglas

OL Anthony Ybarra, Sr., 6-0, 250, Sunnyside

Defense

DL Dan Handy, Jr., 6-1, 205, Amphitheater

DL Shaughn Landauer, Jr., 5-9, 180, Santa Rita

DL Jamaal McCraney, Sr., 6-3, 290, Palo Verde

DL Jack Petty, Sr., 6-3, 180, Palo Verde

LB Rene Flores, Jr., 5-11, 200, Santa Rita

LB Matt Griebel, Sr., 5-10, 185, Canyon del Oro

LB Austin Metzger, Sr., 5-10, 180, Mountain View

LB Andy Pogue, Sr., 5-11, 210, Mountain View

DB Bennie Brown, Sr., 5-9, 150, Mountain View

DB James DeMadeira, Sr., 5-11, 170, Palo Verde

DB Bryan Slagle, Jr., 5-10, 180, Rincon

DB Logan Williams, Sr., 6-0, 170, Catalina Foothills

Special Teams

K Brad Jones, So., 5-9, 165, Flowing Wells

P Dillon Taylor, Sr., 6-0, 180, Sahuaro

Honorable Mention

5A Southern: Amphi: Miguel Cabezola, Anthony Encinas, Mario Haller, David Kim, Dylan Mackey, Art Przybyl, Steve Watson. Buena: Jared Fry, Jamie Green, Cody Hodgeson, Dusty Miner, Fred Osborne. CDO: Warren Bartlett, Stephen Berg, Kirk Creviston, David Dickert, Evan Gray, Jayson Hunter, Ryan Lilly, Tyrell Riddering, Adam Rossi, Lyle Steffens, Josh Tabaj. Flowing Wells: Ryan Davis, Phil Devoy, Abram Espinoza, Albert Hernandez, Doug Hurst, Joey Kuhn, Kyle Lunsford, Emilio Quihuis, Josh Padilla, Kit Peak, Bobby Pond. Rincon: Jesse Beltran, Ricky Cruz, Kit French, Brad Kline, Ryan LeDesma, Justin Leon, Chris McAndrew, Robert Merrick, Matt Micksin, Matt Misener, John Vawser, John Ward. Sabino: B.J. Anders, Zach Baker, Quentin Brookins, Jon Bush, Sean Camden, Shane Corrie, Taylor Gillaspie, Andres Jaurigue, David Lipina, Joe Mendoza, Cameron Petty, Andrew Reay, Casey Sticht, Brad Wood, Tim Wood. Salpointe: Noah Barrasso, Anthony Gibalski, Matt Gregor, Ryan Lopez, Michael Montgomery, Gabe Romero, Bryan Sloyan, Richard Sosa. Tucson: Albert Anaya, Jason Chavez, Barry Coleman, Michael Cuestas, Jonathan Harper, Aaron Jerz, Carlos Leyva Jesse Manuel, Albert Murrillo, Anthony Rodarte, Robin Siddharta.

4A Kino: Catalina: Aaron Butler, Chas David, Richard Fifer, Julian Herron, Jack Leon, Manny Ruiz, Santiago Salazar, Ryan Trotter, Jamaal Young. Catalina Foothills: Mike Andrews, Mark Blair, Craig Boeswetter, Josh Brisco, Sean Calloway, Keith Cards, John Furrier, Troy Kelley, Jason Kepner, Angel Morales, J.R. Musgrave, Justin Pode-Williams, Matt Schmidt. Desert View: Marvin Ennis, Jose Flores, David Hernandez, Bert Maldonado, Chris Niebla, Mike Odum, Zack Sinclair, George Sonoqui, Willie Stevens, Christian Tellez. Mountain View: Kainoa Akina, Russell Boss, Richie Fult, Bobby Johnson, Garrett Pacheco, James Painter, Chris Simon, Tyler Stam, Colby Van Wagenen, Jason Wade, John Walka, Mike White. Nogales: Alex Alvarez, Ronny Diaz, Abraham Frieg, Kieth Hernandez, Ralph Martinez, Frank Morales, Osvaldo Ortiz. Pueblo: Richard Figueroa, Oscar Guevara, Joe Langworthy, Andre Mays, Joey Ordonez, Rupert Ortiz, Jermaine Presswood, Hector Rivera, Bobby Thomas, Hector Valenzuela, Mike Valenzuela. Santa Rita: Ben Anderson, Justin Bentley, Corey DePaula, Bobby Gonzalez, Jason Holley, Sean Maley, Tylee Scott, Leon Seal, Arsenio Valenzuela, Mike Wilson.

4A Sonoran: Cholla: Steven Adelman, Esteban Canez, Enrique Duran, Anthony Galaz, Chris Smith, Patrick Steele, Roman Tellez, Antoine Williams. Douglas: Danny Boggs, Manny Davila, Donnie Huish, Ryan Huish, Michael John, Pedro Limon, J.C. Ochoa, Ron Shelton, Fito Victoria. Marana: Jimmy Caldwell, Chris Crone, Scotty Coxon, Ryan Gallion, Brian Hatley, Brandon Henry, Ty Hunt, Travis Lowe, Bryan Mashburn, Jerome Parker, Miguel Rodriguez, Jason Ryder, Heath Westfall. Palo Verde: Sal Cantua, Chase Creange, Chris Comisky, Beau Lower, Kevin Lusk, Daniel Magnani, Justin Miller, Rick Moreno, Robert Ramirez, Wayne Scott, Nate Urrea, Brenton Varner, Jeff Wagner. Sahuaro: Tim Ashcraft, Shane Beauchamp, Jason Bond, Earl Bowers, Luke Brown, Charles Denson, Robert Edminson, Andy Gasparro, Austin Given, Isaac Greenberg, Marty Hill, Justin Hosten, Eric Jameson, Leon Kittrell, Zach Ortiz, Andre Smith, Kyle Taylor. Sunnyside: Walter Arvizu, Rick Barcelo, Victor Cunes, Aaron Esquivel, Frank Lopez, Adrian Montes, Ray Ortega, Steven Pesqueira, Danny Rico, Sam Sotelo, Joey Warren.

Class 1A-3A: ASDB: Rantz Teeters, Wenzel Teeters, Matt Williams. Baboquivari: Peter Chico, Julius Johnson, Jason Thomas. Benson: Chad Harrison. Bisbee: Tad Hammett, Randy Ladd, Erik Shisslak. Coolidge: Michael Smith, Randy Youtsey. Fort Thomas: Erik Hinton, Harrison Talgo. Globe: Lincoln Hansen. Miami: Chris Goss, Adam Padilla. Morenci: Erik Garcia, Justin Sanderlin. Pusch Ridge Christian: Matt Hicks, Justin Pierce, Caleb Swank. Rio Rico: Charlie Alcaraz, Thomas Martinez, Ryan Nauman, Steve Simpson. Safford: Drew Barney, Derek Farar, Calder Good. St. David: Hyrum Fry, Bowdie Gill, Houston Reynolds, Brent Trejo. San Manuel: Tim Renteria, Matt Schaffner. Santa Cruz: Israel Ibarra. Thatcher: Sean Hinton, Mike Romney, Clint Whiting. Tombstone: George Gallegos, Anthony Morales. Valley Union: Arlen Isaak. Willcox: Branden Bonnett, Michael Allred.

Meet Southern Arizona's top high school football players of 1999.

First Team

Offense

Name, School.....Pos......Yr......Ht......Wt.

Reggie Robertson, Sahuaro.....QB.....Sr......6-2.....185

Tremaine Cox, Tucson.....RB.....Sr......6-1.....193

Richard Hill, Mountain View.....RB.....Sr......6-2.....210

Marquez Tadeo, Douglas.....RB.....Jr......5-10.....162

Calvin Dacus, Sahuaro.....WR.....Sr......6-1.....175

John Porter, Salpointe Catholic.....WR.....Sr......6-2.....165

Kevin Amidan, Sabino.....OL.....Sr......6-3.....235

Nate Eggman, Amphitheater.....OL.....Sr......5-10.....200

Rocky Huntsinger, Amphitheater.....OL.....Sr......6-2.....255

Rocky Buelna, Catalina.....OL.....Jr......6-2.....280

Richard Rodriquez, Desert View.....OL.....Sr......6-4.....290

Defense

Name, School.....Pos......Yr......Ht......Wt.

Kevin Amidan, Sabino.....DL.....Sr......6-3.....235

Albert Hernandez, Flowing Wells.....DL.....Jr......6-1.....250

Josh Hill, Sahuaro.....DL.....Sr......6-2.....190

Alex Samorano, Sunnyside.....DL.....Sr......6-3.....240

Cameron Bell, Sahuaro.....LB.....Sr......6-0.....205

David Coronado, Sunnyside.....LB.....Jr......5-10.....175

Jeff Drumm, Sabino.....LB.....Sr......5-11.....195

Danny Perry, Sabino.....DB.....Sr......5-11.....175

Zak Seward, Sunnyside.....DB.....Sr......6-0.....185

Jovan Vercel, Sabino.....DB.....Sr......5-9.....170

Kailen Williams, Mountain View.....DB.....Sr......6-2.....185

Special Teams

Name, School.....Pos......Yr......Ht......Wt.

Peter Gartner, Sahuaro.....K.....Jr......5-11.....150

Chris Johnson, Santa Rita.....P.....Sr......6-4.....235

Quinn Gooch, Sabino.....All-Purpose.....Sr......6-1.....190

Southern Arizona Player of the Year

Reggie Robertson, Sahuaro

Southern Arizona Coach of the Year

Jeff Scurran, Sabino

Second Team

Offense

Name, School.....Pos......Yr......Ht......Wt.

Justin Brunker, Cat. Foothills.....QB.....Sr......5-9.....160

David Coronado, Sunnyside.....RB.....Jr......5-10.....175

Toney Okafor, Amphitheater.....RB.....Sr......6-0.....200

Ryan Shirley, Mountain View.....RB.....Sr......5-11.....235

Shorty Hardin, Rincon.....WR.....Sr......6-0.....180

Eddie Rosas, Nogales.....WR.....Sr......5-11.....178

Cole Van Winkle, Sahuaro.....OL.....Jr......6-1.....255

Albert Hernandez, Flowing Wells.....OL.....Jr......6-1.....250

Andy Litten, Mountain View.....OL.....Sr......6-3.....195

Hector Rivera, Pueblo.....OL.....Jr......6-1.....225

Ruben Ortega, Sunnyside.....OL.....Sr......5-10.....225

Defense

Name, School.....Pos......Yr......Ht......Wt......Coach

Marcus Campbell, Mountain View.....DL.....Sr......6-4.....185

Josiah Gutierrez, Desert View.....DL.....Sr......6-1.....265

George Parker, Cat. Foothills.....DL.....Jr......6-2.....210

Steven Thrall, Sabino.....DL.....Sr......6-0.....180

Arnulfo Bonillas, Palo Verde.....LB.....Sr......5-11.....175

Aaron Huertas, Sabino.....LB.....Sr......6-2.....190

O.J. Flores, Sunnyside.....LB.....Jr......5-11.....220

Ryan Haymore, Sierra Vista Buena.....DB.....Sr......5-9.....160

Noah Ingegneri, Sahuaro.....DB.....Sr......5-10.....155

Daniel Pivirotto, Rincon.....DB.....Sr......6-0.....175

Andrew Wierson, Mountain View.....DB.....Sr......5-11

Special Teams

Name, School.....Pos......Yr......Ht......Wt.

Jesus Garcia, Amphitheater...

..K.....Sr......5-4.....150

Tony Diaz, Sunnyside.....P.....Jr......5-8.....150

Tony Wingate, Sahuaro.....All-Purpose.....Sr......6-2.....195

Honorable Mention

5A Southern - Amphitheater: Jason Evenson; Ryan Harper; Jerek Pedersen; Joel Romano. Buena: Nick Green; Shane Hemesath; Shimeon Magers; Alan Powers. Canyon del Oro: Dave Dickert; Matt Griebel; Jayson Hunter; Joey Zasa. Flowing Wells: Art Back; Robert Herrick; Joey Kuhn; Ryan Sandoval; Dan Stone; Mike Weber. Rincon: T Gibbons; J.D. Morton. Sabino: Chris Childress; Blake Kinart; D.J. Lopez; Seth O'Brien; Tyler Tribolet. Salpointe Catholic: Hector Espinosa; Ben Provost; Jeff Rhody; Jaime Tapia; Scott Willmeng. Tucson: Aaron DeFeo; Gabe Figueroa; Ernie Hawkinson; Lincoln Perino; Miguel Sandoval.

4A Kino - Catalina: Jose Flores; Dan Irby; Chris May; Ken Patrick; Jake Stark. Catalina Foothills: Wyatt Arnold; Matt Jentgen; Coltere Lockhart; Jon Mancuso; Jeff Welter. Desert View: Bert Maldonado; Patrick Pina; Bubba Stevens; Anthony Yost. Mountain View: Kainoa Akina; Craig Christiansen; Brandon Elias; Marc Mathieu; Austin Metzger; Jimmy Morales; Andy Pogue. Nogales: Frank Morales; Nick Quihuis; Tim Valenzuela; Phil Varona. Pueblo: Anthony Cunes; Beto Meza; Wesley Minter; Clarence McRae; Robert Mungaray; Steven Robles; Angel Vega; Patrick Yerger; Bobby Ybarra. Santa Rita: Russhon Armstrong; Chris Chaney; Jovan Figueroa; Rene Flores; Andre Fullmore; Carl Kaufman.

4A Sonoran - Cholla: Steven Adelman; Roland Brown; Richard Cervantes; Adam Ramirez; Antoine Williams; Daniel Castillo. Douglas: Pedro Limon; Richard Martinez; Rene Nunez; Steve Rascon; Rene Sanchez; Tim Smith; Mario Teran. Marana: Scotty Coxon; Mike Evans; Ryan Gallion; Brian Hatley; Brian Hunt; Tye Hunt; Oleaun Underwood; Rion Westfall. Palo Verde: Nick Cutlip; Matt Engstrom; Adrian Fernandez; Rahn Johnson; Brandon Kelley; Josue Licea; Jamaal McCraney; Miguel Ramirez; Jack Van Riper; Wayne Scott. Sahuaro: Adam Cortese; Robert Edminson; Isaac Greenberg. Sunnyside: Eli Castillo; Ralph Gallegos; Gabian Galvez; Frank Lopez; Philo Sanchez; Hank Urena.

3A Copper - Coolidge: Preston Reece; Chris Tapia; Lee Wheeler. Rio Rico: Ramon Bojorquez; Felipe Loera; Ryan Nauman. Safford: Ernie Gutierrez; Jack Mortensen; B.J. Nelson; Everson Turner. Sahuarita: Cody Miller; Ramon Moreno; Nathan Salcido. Santa Cruz: Joe Bojorquez; Alexis Martinez.

2A Desert - Ajo: Jesus Carrillo; Colin Korolsky. Baboquivari: Julian Johnson; Julian Miguel; Peter Santos; Jason Thomas.

2A East - Duncan: Tyrel Lemons; Breton Lunt; J.C. Lunt. Morenci: Chris Roybal; Justin Sanderlin. Pima: Jason Bryce; Darrell John; Chris Smith. Thatcher: Clay Romero; Jacob Romney; Dane Whitmer; Clint Whiting. Willcox: Matt Allred; Ryno Bethel; Adam English; Mel Hammons; Chris Sertz.

2A South - Benson: Bourke Bowen; Josh Garner; Edward Moreno; Terry Kirkpatrick; Ryan Yosin. Bisbee: Andy Herrera; Erik Shisslak. Palo Verde Christian: Brad Bettcher; Bobby Kern; Dan Knittel; Justin Pierce. Tombstone: Adam DuBois; Marques Reischl; Joe Thomas; Daniel Weems. Valley Union: Andy Aabye; Frank Bojorquez; Kevin Mortenson.

1A South - ASDB: Bryce Chapman; Nick Schrieber; Rantz Teeters. Clifton: Josh Aguilar; John Mann. Fort Thomas: Roger Hosay; Danny McEuen; Terry Nelee; Brandon Sanders. Patagonia: Chad Lorta; Roland Padilla; Edgar Rodriguez. St. David: Gerrin Hunt; Jarrid Hunt; Scott Moore.