Coach of the Year
Jeff Scurran, Santa Rita
Player of the year
Daniel Nicholas, Sr., Canyon del Oro. Nicholas put together the best individual season on the best team in Southern Arizona this year. He led all quarterbacks in passing yards (2,084) and touchdowns (26) and guided CDO to its first state championship game in 30 years.
First team
Offense
QB: Daniel Nicholas, Sr., Canyon del Oro
RB: Dan Moore, Sr., Mountain View
RB: Jamal Womble, Sr., Sierra Vista Buena
WR: J.J. Holliday, Jr., Santa Rita
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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
