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Southern Arizona's top 10 receivers through first half of 2017 season
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Southern Arizona's top 10 receivers through first half of 2017 season

  • Sep 28, 2017
  • Sep 28, 2017 Updated Sep 28, 2017

Here's a quick look at Southern Arizona's receiving leaders through Friday, Sept. 22, marking the halfway point in the 2017 season.

1. Aj Blair, Cholla

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Year: Senior

2017 stats so far:

• Games played: 6

• Yards: 907

• Receptions: 43

• Touchdowns: 11

• Yards/game: 151.2

• Yards/reception: 21.1

• Long: 70

2. Devin Stubblefield, Cholla

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The Cholla "C" in the entry plaza at Cholla High School in Tucson, AZ. As a homecoming tradition, it is lit on fire the evening of the game. Photo taken Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.

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Year: Senior

2017 stats so far:

• Games played: 6

• Yards: 664

• Receptions: 55

• Touchdowns: 5

• Yards/game: 110.7

• Yards/reception: 12.1

• Long: 70

3. Terrell Hayward, Cienega

Cienega vs. Marana high school football

Marana's Zach Roberts (30) gets a piece of Cienega's Terrell Hayward (7) but can't pull him down on a run during the third quarter.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Year: Junior

2017 stats so far:

• Games played: 5

• Yards: 456

• Receptions: 18

• Touchdowns: 6

• Yards/game: 91.2

• Yards/reception: 25.3

• Long: 72

4. Diego Miranda, Marana

Cienega vs. Marana high school football

Marana's Diego Miranda (8) eyes a touchdown pass into his hands ahead of Cienega's Thomas Webb Jr. (4) during the fourth quarter.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Year: Junior

2017 stats so far:

• Games played: 5

• Yards: 441

• Receptions: 24

• Touchdowns: 2

• Yards/game: 88.2

• Yards/reception: 18.4

• Long: 37

5. Luke Moran, Sabino

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Sabino's Luke Moran (4) sprawls for an extra yard in the arms of Pusch Ridge's John Voorhees (4), top, and Mitchell Maas (6) at Sabino High School, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

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Year: Senior

2017 stats so far:

• Games played: 5

• Yards: 429

• Receptions: 14

• Touchdowns: 7

• Yards/game: 85.9

• Yards/reception: 30.6

• Long: 85

6 (tie). Clemente Quintero, Catalina

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“We could have this place rocking,” Catalina football coach Zach Davila says. “It can hold a lot of people.”

Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star

Year: Senior

2017 stats so far:

• Games played: 5

• Yards: 424

• Receptions: 13

• Yards/game: 84.8

• Yards/reception: 32.6

• Long: 65

6 (tie). Teon Simmons, Marana

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Teon Simmons of the Marana Tigers gets his shirttail yanked at Canyon del Oro football in Oro Valley on Sept. 28, 2017.

Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star

Year: Senior

2017 stats so far:

• Games played: 5

• Yards: 424

• Receptions: 17

• Touchdowns: 11

• Yards/game: 84.8

• Yards/reception: 24.9

• Long: 70

8. Andrew Rhonehouse, Catalina Foothills

Catalina Foothills' football stadium

Catalina Foothills High School's varsity football team goes through a drill against a monsoonal backdrop at the stadium on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Year: Senior

2017 stats so far:

• Games played: 5

• Yards: 355

• Receptions: 15

• Touchdowns: 4

• Yards/game: 71 

• Yards/reception: 23.7

• Long: 78

9. Jose Cruz, Canyon del Oro

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Canyon del Oro's Jose Cruz (9) catches a wide open pass during the second quarter.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Year: Junior

2017 stats so far:

• Games played: 5

• Yards: 308

• Receptions: 7

• Touchdowns: 4

• Yards/game: 61.6

• Yards/reception: 44

• Long: 76

10. Khalil Gardley, Buena Sierra Vista

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Year: Senior

2017 stats so far:

• Games played: 5

• Yards: 302

• Receptions: 13

• Touchdowns: 4

• Yards/game: 60.4

• Yards/reception: 23.2

• Long: 65

MORE: Check out other high school leaders from around Southern Arizona

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• Cholla's offensive juggernaut is out front through the first half of the season, but a slew of running backs including Elijah Carey and Bijan Robinson are close behind. Click here to check out the top 10 rushing leaders so far.

• It's no surprise Cholla star Jordan Porter leads Southern Arizona in passing, but several others have stood out. Click here for the top 10 quarterbacks in the first half of the 2017 season.

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