Photos: Rincon/University High School's top 10 football players
The best from Rincon/University High School.
10. John D'Auria, DL, 1970
After graduating from Rincon in 1970, D'Auria headed to the UA where he lettered in 1971 and 1972.
9. Bill Prickett, QB, 1987
Prickett was named first-team All-Conference in 1986 as a senior, throwing for 1,710 yards and 16 touchdowns, ninth best in city history at the time and good for the AAA South division passing title. Prickett spent a year on the bench at Scottsdale CC, before walking on at the UA in 1988. He wouldn't see the field as a Wildcat for three and a half years. However, Prickett earned a scholarship as a fifth-year senior in 1991, completing 16 of 39 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown to finish his career.
8. Joseph Matthews, ATH, 2011
Matthews had 49 receptions 832 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2010, earning first-team All-Southern Arizona honors as a senior. A two-year letter winner, Matthews is currently a junior at New Mexico State, where he played in 11 games for the Aggies last season, catching eight passes for 133 yards in 2012. He's looking to expand his role after starting four games a year ago.
7. Alex Solot, OL, 2006
As a senior at Rincon in 2005, Solot anchored an offensive line that produced the top rushing offense in the city and the only one to eclipse 3,000 yards, while leading the Rangers to their first postseason appearance in 16 years, earning first-team all Southern Arizona honors. The 6-foot, 7-inch, 280-pound UTEP committed, saw action in four games as a redshirt freshman. Solot started five games as sophomore and received the Bob Stull Award for team's most improved player as junior starting eight games in 2009. One of only two linemen to start every game in 2010, Solot finished with 21 consecutive starts for the minors before a brief stint with the Baltimore Ravens.
6. Tim Hutton, ATH, 1985
Hutton is considered one of the best athletes to ever play for the Rangers. The running back earned All-City honors in three consecutive seasons — twice as a back and once as a return man — before accepting a scholarship to play at Northern Arizona, where he lettered in 1985.
5. Scott Wonacott, OL, 1973
While clearing space for Arizona's Player of the Year, running back Jesse Parker, Wonacott earned first-team All-City honors in 1972 as senior after helping to lead the Rangers to back-to-back winning seasons.
4. Larry Rogge, OL/LB, 1965
Rogge earned Class AA third-team honors as a linebacker in back-to-back seasons before attending the UA in 1965. The linebacker was a three-year letterman and a member of the Wildcats' Sun Bowl team in 1968.
3. Tom Wisz, QB, 1967
A three-year varsity player and an All-Class AA honorable mention in 1966, Wisz went on to play at Southern Illinois where he lettered in 1968 as a backup.
2. Al Dillbeck, OL, 1970
Dillbeck earned first-team All-City honors both in 1969 and 1970, before heading to the UA.
1. Jesse Parker, RB, 1973
A Parade All-American in 1972 as a senior, Parker led the Southern Division in rushing, total offense and scoring with 1,284 yards and 13 touchdowns and was named the Tucson Press Box Association Back of the Year. The 6-foot, 185-pound running back racked up 3,049 yards and 29 scores in three years, also earning first-team All-Conference honors in 1972 and a scholarship to UCLA where he spent a year with the Bruins before transferring to the UA. He lettered in 1977 with the Wildcats and finished his UA career with 155 yards and two touchdowns on 41 carries.