2004 High School Football All-Stars

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8. Jacob Morell, RB/DB, 2005

Morell (seen right) had to wait for his senior year in 2004 before getting a shot at running back. Once he finally got his chance, though, the 5-foot 10-inch 175-pounder made the most of it. Morell set the school-record with 2,085 yards and 19 touchdowns on 333 carries to become an All-Division and All-Southern Arizona first team selection. Morell also set the city’s single-game rushing record with 399 yards and six touchdowns on 46 touches in a 59-33 win against Nogales, according to the Tucson Citizen. The only thing that didn’t come for Morell was team success as the Eagles finished 3-7 on the year.

Francisco Medina / Tucson Citizen

2004 Jack Darlington, Salpointe Catholic (Player of the Year)

Salpointe Catholic Jack Darlington, a standout receiver, was the 2004 Southern Arizona football player of the year. 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. Photo by Benjie Sanders/Arizona Daily Star.

Benjie Sanders

6. Glyndon Bolasky, RB/DB, 2006

Bolaski rushed for a combined 3,323 yards and 42 touchdowns in his final two years with Sabino and was named Arizona's Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior in 2005. He was also named the Arizona Daily Star Player of the Year that year when he rushed for 1,711 yards and 25 touchdowns, including 415 yards and six scores to help the Sabercats reach the 4A state finals. Bolasky went on to join the Arizona Wildcats — where he was seen as a potential two-way star — but a knee injury ultimately ended his career.

Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

All-Star football player Daniel Borg

Senior OL/DL Daniel Borg from Ironwood Ridge HS. Photographed August 7, 2004.

DAN KEMPNER

All-Star George Garza

All-Star George Garza - Sunnyside High School wide receiver George Garza on Nov. 10, 2004.

ANGELA PITTENGER

All-Star Ian Brinker

All-Star Ian Brinker - Salpointe Catholic senior Ian Brinker, an offensive lineman, on Aug. 16, 2004.

KELLY PRESNELL

All-Star Jacob Morell

All-Star Jacob Morell - Ironwood Ridge's Mike Stefferson makes a diving tackle on Santa Rita running back Jacob Morell in the second quarter.

Francisco Medina / Tucson Citizen

All-Star Jaime Cota

All-Star Jaime Cota - Sunnyside High School quarterback Jaime Cota squeezes by Cactus High School defensive back Jonathan Murillo as he tip-toes down the sideline to pick up a few extra yards in the second quarter at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe on Dec. 6, 2003 at the state 4A title football game.

KELLY PRESNELL

All-Star football player Jesus Acuna

Sunnyside High School football player Jesus Acuna on Wednesday, August 18, 2004.

A.E. ARAIZA

All-Star Marshall Johnson

All-Star Marshall Johnson - Sabino High School offensive lineman Marshall Johnson.

DAVID SANDERS

All-Star Brock Knight

All-Star Brock Knight - Canyon del Oro High School's Brock Knight ran for 127 yards in CDO's 27-14 victory on Oct. 2, 2004 C4 Photo Hiss first of three TDs gave CDO a 7-0 lead.

JEFFRY SCOTT

All-Star Bronson Lacaillade

All-Star Bronson Lacaillade - Amphi's Bronson Lacaillade runs with the ball as Peter Romero of Canyon del Oro, far left, chases him down in the first half Sept. 10, 2004.

Mamta Popat

All-Star Carl Banghart

All-Star Carl Banghart - Mt View football player Carl Banghart on August 19th, 2004.

Jim Davis

All-Star Jack Wagner

All-Star Jack Wagner - Cienega High school football lineman Jack Wagner kneeling on the sideline Wednesday Nov. 10, 2004, during a practice session as they prepare for a first-round state playoff game.

Benjie Sanders

All-Star John Leal

All-Star John Leal - Sunnyside High School football player John Leal on Aug. 18, 2004.

A.E. ARAIZA

All-Star John Romero

Hamilton High School running back Cody Engelbrecht gets wrapped up by Salpointe's John Romero (86) in the first half of play at HHS in Chandler, Nov. 19, 2004.

Arizona Daily Star file

All-Star Josh Eikenberry

All-Star Josh Eikenberry- Sahuaro High School football player, Josh Eikenberry on Dec. 3, 2004.

ARIZONA DAILY STAR

All-Star Mike Carreon

All-Star Mike Carreon - Sunnyside High School football player Mike Carreon on Aug. 18, 2004.

A.E. ARAIZA

All-Star Nathan Vega

All-Star Nathan Vega - Sunnyside High School football player Nathan Vega on Aug. 18, 2004.

A.E. ARAIZA

All-Star Ryan McGinty

All-Star Ryan McGinty - Mountain View linebacker Ryan McGinty on Aug. 19th, 2004.

JIM DAVIS

All-Star Ryan McGinty

All-Star Ryan McGinty - Mountain View linebacker Ryan McGinty takes a cleat to the chin from Mesa Red Mountain running back Chris Walker as he leaps over the line for a few extra yards in the first quarter at Mountain View High School on Sept. 17, 2004.

KELLY PRESNELL

All-Star Sergio Velasco

All-Star Sergio Velasco - Cienega High School's Sergio Velasco, who is also a kicker, left, puts his helmet into the arm of Sabino running back Travis Colson and pops the ball loose in the first quarter at Sabino High on Oct. 8, 2004.

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

All-Star Tamarcus Horton

All-Star Tamarcus Horton - Tucson High School's Tamarcus Horton on August 16, 2004.

BENJIE SANDERS

All-Star Tamarcus Horton

All-Star Tamarcus Horton - Sahuaro receiver Michael Brownstein is violently separated from the ball on a hit from Tucson High's Tamarcus Horton on Oct. 1, 2004.

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

All-Star Tyreece Mays

All-Star Tyreece Mays - A scramble ensues for a Cholla fumble as Pueblo's Tyreece Mays (5) zeroes in on the ball on Sept. 3, 2004 at Pueblo High School.

Renee Bracamonte

All-Star Wally Altamirano

All-Star Wally Altamirano - Sunnyside High School football player Wally Altamirano on Aug. 18, 2004.

A.E. ARAIZA

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.

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