Now that football conference appeals are done... 6A regions have also been posted by AIA, but how do we think that the 5A and 4A football regions will align? For other sports, it seems like some of the regions are really all over the place (Being a former AJ coach/media member for example, in the past in 4A, AJ, Combs were in a region with Dysart, Glendale, Cortez and Washington... Currently in other sports starting in 2022, AJ is in a separate region from Combs and Poston Butte.. why?!)

Would really like to see if the conferences take true "regional" alignment in to consideration... Which also would hopefully create more local competition and some "rivalries" too...

4A football will surely be interesting when it comes to alignment, with schools spanning from the southern Arizona, Almost all of the Yuma schools, western AZ with Lake Havasu area, northern AZ and now Snowflake will be the furthest northeast school in the conference. Would the Lobos be the road warriors traveling across northern Arizona (325 miles from Snowflake HS to Lake Havasu HS) or potentially be aligned with the schools in the far east valley? (168 miles from Snowflake to Poston Butte.. oh and that potential Snowflake/ALA Gilbert region rivalry? THAT'S GONNA BE SPICY.)

I took a crack at this today with the 4A teams...

4A FOOTBALL REGION ALIGNMENT
49 SCHOOLS

GRAND CANYON - 7
BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN
COCONINO
FLAGSTAFF
LAKE HAVASU
LEE WILLIAMS
MINGUS UNION
PRESCOTT

BLACK CANYON - 6
DEER VALLEY
GLENDALE
GREENWAY
INDEPENDENCE
NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN
PEORIA

KINO - 6
CANYON DEL ORO
CATALINA FOOTHILLS
MICA MOUNTAIN
PUEBLO
SAHUARO
VISTA GRANDE

GILA - 6
AMPHITHEATER
DOUGLAS
EMPIRE
RIO RICO
SAHUARITA
WALDEN GROVE

DESERT SKY - 6
AZ COLLEGE PREP
ARCADIA
MARCOS DE NIZA
SETON CATHOLIC
ST. MARY’S
THUNDERBIRD

EAST SKY - 6
ALA GILBERT NORTH
APACHE JUNCTION
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
COMBS
POSTON BUTTE
SNOWFLAKE

SKYLINE - 6
ALHAMBRA
CARL HAYDEN
MARYVALE
MOON VALLEY
SIERRA LINDA
WASHINGTON

SOUTHWEST - 6
BUCKEYE UNION
ESTRELLA FOOTHILLS
GILA RIDGE
KOFA
YOUNGKER
YUMA CATHOLIC

Also, would really LOVE if the conferences brought back the automatic playoff bids for REGION CHAMPIONS.

Congratulations to all that won an award!! Yall worked hard and made it an amazing season!!

Thank you all!!

POY
Unanimous Decision
Nicco Marchiol QB Hamilton
2690 Passing Yards 37 TDs / 369 Rushing Yds 6 TDs
11-1 / 10-0 Regular Season
Open Division Qualifier
Led the comeback vs Bishop Gorman
Beat Chandler to take back AZ AVE

OPOY
Demond Williams QB Basha
2632 Passing Yards 20 TDs / 644 Rushing Yards 14 TDs
10-1 / 10-0 Regular Season
Open Division Qualifier

DPOY
Unanimous Decision
Jax Stam S Liberty
107 Tackles / 46 Solo / 8.5 TFL / 2 Sacks / 1 INT
Open Division Qualifier

Chilly & Cody 2Way Player of the Year
Amier Boyd-Matthews ATH Mountain Pointe
928 Yards of Offense 5 TDs / 57 Tackles 2 INTs

Offensive Underclassmen of the Year
Bryson Dedmon WR Basha
60 Receptions / 1014 Yards / 9 TDs

Defensive Underclassmen of the Year
Miles Lockhart DB Basha
36 Tackles / 2 TFLs / 2 INTs

Offensive Breakout Player of the Year
Lennox Lawson WR/RB/RET Red Mountain
819 Rushing Yards 9 TDs / 577 Receiving Yards 6 TDs / 353 Return Yards

Defensive Breakout Player of the Year
Unanimous Decision
My'Keil Gardner DE Liberty
86 Tackles / 24 TFLs / 10 Sacks

Coach of the Year
Travis Schureman Queen Creek
8-2 Regular season
Open Division Qualifier

Asst Coach of the Year
Terry Fair OL Highland
Coached up the best OL in the state with 2 potential division 1 guys

Quarterback of the Year
Gage Dayley Highland
2652 Passing Yds 29 TDs / 282 Rushing yds 2 TDs
10-2 as a starter

Running Back of the Year
Payton Barlow Queen Creek
1102 Rushing YDs 9 TDs / 223 Receiving YDs 2 TDs
7 games 100+ yds rushing

Wide Receiver of the Year
Unanimous Decision
Christian Anaya Hamilton
996 Receiving YDs 17 TDs

Tight End/ Flex Player of the Year
Duce Robinson Pinnacle
972 Receiving YDs 8 TDs

Offensive Line of the Year
Highland

Offensive Lineman of the Year
Grayson Stovall Hamilton
35+ Pancakes
Gave up 0 Sacks

Defensive Lineman of the Year
Unanimous Decision
Russell Davis Hamilton
87 Tackles 48 Solo 28.5 TFLs 17.5 Sacks

Linebacker of the Year
Parker Mcclure Red Mountain
155 Tackles 6 TFLs

Cornerback of the Year
Ben Morrison Brophy

Co-Safety of the Year
Franky Morales Chandler
78 TKLs 32 Solo 3 TFLs 3 INTs

Josh Sovereign Williams Field
70 TKLs 42 Solo 4.5 TFLs 8 INTs

Return Specialist of the Year
Unanimous Decision
Cole Martin Basha
578 Return yds 2 TDs

Kicker of the Year
Marcus Lye Brophy
12 FGM 26 PAT Made 62 pts

Punter of the Year
Unanimous Decision
Roch Cholowsky Hamilton
1445 yds 46.6 Avg 72 long 20 inside the 20

Specialist of the Year
Lance St Louis Williams Field

Welcome to a brand new year of the ArizonaVarsity Film Session. Next up, the incoming senior class of 2023. Every week, myself and/or Ralph Amsden will spotlight a player from the 2023 class and break down their film. Our goal is to continue to dedicate our platform for these athletes and to help them reach their goal of becoming student-athletes at the next level. If you wish to nominate a player for articles in the member only forums for upcoming weeks, hop into the TeamAZV message boards on to nominate a football player.

Eastmark 2023 WR Austin Johnston (6-0, 178)

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Last Friday, Zach Alvira and I took a trip out to Eastmark High School to meet up with Firebirds' Head Coach, Scooter Molander, as well as interview some of the returning 2023 and 2024 Firebirds' players. I watched a ton of Eastmark film the night before to prep for the interviews, that's when I stumbled across 1st Team All-Arizona WR Austin Johnston's tape.

Johnston racked up 1186 yards receiving and 15 TDs in his Junior campaign for the Firebirds. The thing that jumped out immediately while watching Johnston's film was his superb route running. Johnston did a fantastic job of consistently getting opposing DBs on their heels with quick acceleration off the snap, all while creating separation with lightning bursts out of his breaks. Johnston shows his big playmaking ability by absolutely torching DBs on double-moves throughout the tape.

Diving into the film at the :41 second mark vs Poston Butte (4A runner-up last season), Johnston lines up on the short-side boundary. Poston Butte is in a 2-high look pre-snap, the opposing corner has deep-inside help from the safety with the pre-snap alignment. In the beginning of the play, Johnston drops his hips and breaks like he's running an out-route, getting the corner to bite up, he explodes passed not only the DB but also the safety, hauling in the deep pass for a large gain on the double-move.

On the very next play at the :57 second mark, Johnston shows off impressive footwork off the snap, completely leaving the corner on skates as he jabs inside faking the DB out, to get a free outside release. Johnston shows tremendous hand-eye coordination and athleticism going up to snag the deep pass at it's highest point, all while staying in bounds.

Johnston will be one of the best WRs in all of 3A next Fall, and I'm excited to see the big numbers that he'll put up.

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What’s going on y’all! From the beginning of Hoophall West, I set out on a goal to watch 40 teams across 40 days to evaluate who some of the best players and teams both boys and girls in the state are. My goal was to cover games from December 8th to January 17th but a stomach bug took three days off and tonight (January 20th) was the final day of the stretch.
I observed a lot of great talent in that stretch and below is a list of some of my standout players! These names are in no order and are only players that I watch play live, these reflect who caught my eye and who you should keep an eye on as region play ramps up and we get closer to the postseason!


Girls: 3 seniors, 3 juniors, 1 sophomore
Jennah Isai, Guard/Forward, C/O ‘22, Valley Vista
Mikela Cooper, Forward, C/O ‘22, Valley Vista
Taeja Bartee, Guard, C/O ‘24, Sandra Day O’Connor
Sasha Daniel, Guard, C/O ‘22, Seton Catholic
Khamil Pierre, Forward, C/O ‘23, Perry
Janae Floyd, Combo, C/O ‘23, Mountain Ridge
Michaela Lee, Center, C/O ‘23, Deer Valley

Boys: 15 seniors, 5 juniors, 4 sophomores, 2 freshman
Rafe Canale, Guard, C/O ‘22, Sunrise Mountain
Carter Gittens, Forward, C/O ‘23, Sunrise Mountain
Tayvion “Tay” Wilson, Guard, C/O ‘25, Raymond S. Kellis
Trey Phillips, Forward, C/0 ‘22, Brophy Prep
Logan Hopkins, Guard, C/O ‘22, Mountain Ridge
Kylen Mamon, Guard, C/O ‘23, Tolleson
Styles Phipps, Guard, C/O ‘24, St Mary’s
Garrison Phelps, Guard, C/O ‘24, St Mary’s
Quincy Adams, Guard, C/O ‘22, Hamilton
Ky Green, Forward, C/O ‘23, Liberty
Caleb Shaw, Guard, C/O ‘22, Valley Christian
Jason Parent, Guard, C/O ‘22, Prescott
Andrew Camacho, Guard, C/O ‘23, Peoria
Alijah “AJ” Marsh, Guard, C/O ‘24, Raymond S. Kellis
Jake Lifgren, Guard, C/O ‘22, Centennial
Emery Young, Forward, C/O ‘23, Centennial
I’yar Shadowvine, Guard, C/O ‘25, Ironwood
Ringo Aguek, Forward, C/O ‘22, Ironwood
Antwon Miles, Guard, C/O ‘22, Betty Fairfax
Semajay James, Guard, C/O ‘22, Deer Valley
JoJo Montgomery, Forward, C/O ‘22, Deer Valley
Jovan Allen, Combo, C/O ‘23, Desert Edge
Rowan McKenzie, Guard, C/O ‘24, Boulder Creek
Pike Tancil, Guard, C/O ‘22, Willow Canyon
Tate Deboer, Forward/Center, C/O ‘22, Willow Canyon
Jordan Talbert, Guard, C/O ‘22, Carl Hayden
Denton Latimore, Guard, C/O ‘22, Dobson

This year's Arizona Varsity Pick'Em contest is going to be open to any subscriber or staff member.

Media may not pick a game that they are going to attend.

Each Week I'll post 15 games with pointspreads- three from each division.

Whoever gets the most right in any given week will win a $10 cash prize (via venmo or cash app)
Whoever gets at least 11 games correct in any given week will win a $5 cash prize (via venmo or cash app)

The top 3 participants in win% over the course of the season (minimum average of 12 picks per week) will be eligible for the following:

1st place: $200
2nd place: $100
3rd place: $50

If you have any questions let me know!

This week's games will be posted on Wednesday, September 1st, and then every Tuesday for the rest of the season.

Congrats to Andrew Morgan on winning our fantasy league. I thought I had you beat, but our commissioner unknowingly set the championship to a two week total, and me being an idiot found out Saturday before the Cowboys game, and I benched Dak Prescott, giving you the win. With the weekly name changes to various forms of "Zach Alvira," this was easily the worst fantasy football league of all time, so with that being said we might as well congratulate Andrew on being our first, AND last ever Arizona Varsity fantasy football league champion. 😂

Last January around this time I was busy setting up my spring garden in Maricopa, Arizona. I had purchased two horse feeding troughs, and filled them with hundreds of pounds of compost and soil. I genuinely had no idea that in the ensuing days, my wife and I would start to entertain the idea of moving out of Arizona. By the end of January, I was on a factfinding tour of the southeast with my wife that stopped over in Athens, Georgia. I messaged former Saguaro DB Kelee Ringo while hanging out on the campus and he responded right away. I'd spent time around Ringo in the state of Georgia twice before, for the 2019 and 2020 Rivals 5-Star challenge events. The first year with @ChillyASU, and the second year with @codytcameron. I asked him how he liked living in Athens and he spoke glowingly of the environment, especially on game day. It made me happy to know that he felt at home, especially because it's often rare for an Arizona prospect to assimilate to life on the East Coast- especially one that was originally from the Pacific Northwest.

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Ringo was part of a third consecutive #1 class in the nation for Georgia, and because of that, the competition for playing time, as well as the expectation for success on a national stage, were elevated beyond anything he'd ever experienced. He spend his freshman season in Athens nursing an injury, as well as dealing with his mother's cancer diagnosis. To start his sophomore campaign, he earned one of the starting corner roles on what would be a historic Georgia defense, but as I witnessed firsthand in their season opener against Clemson right here in my new hometown of Charlotte, he was going to need to elevate his discipline in order to keep hold on his starting job. I believe in that first game, Ringo drew two pass interference flags, and even though Clemson didn't score an offensive touchdown, there was plenty of criticism (or as the optimist says, growth opportunities) related to Ringo's play.

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Seeing Kelee Ringo get a deflection in the end zone of the national championship was incredible enough, but watching him grab the interception that sealed Georgia's first National Championship in 42 years, as well as taking it to the house, has to be one of the coolest moments in the last 10 years of covering Arizona High School football. Not only that, but for Kirby Smart's first televised comments after the game to be about Ringo's improvement and character, and for him to reiterate those things from the podium during the trophy presentation was truly special. Ringo is one of the most unique people I have covered in my time doing this, and I've seen him grow from someone who thought he was going to be a receiver headed into his junior year at Saguaro, to someone who had to humble himself and earn his way back from a season ending suspension later that year, to a leader who helped elevate Saguaro to be able to compete for the first ever open division championship. I have a ton of favorite moments covering Ringo, whether that was watching him run a laser-timed 4.35 40-yard dash in front of the nation's top prospects in Atlanta, watching him share the field with guys like Jeremiah Trojan and Brendan Rice as part of 2020 Elite's 7v7 team in Mesquite, Nevada, or when he gave me an interview on signing day wearing an Oregon short despite having secretly signed with Georgia... but my favorite moment with Ringo actually happened field-side at Arizona State when he was there observing a 7v7 finals.

A kid of probably 10 or 11 years old was passing by as I was interviewing Ringo and you could hear him say "Oh wow that's Kelee Ringo," and Ringo broke out in a big smile, gave the kid a high five, and turned back to me, saying "I really love it that people know my name. That's what I want, for people to know my name." I told him that he wouldn't have a problem making that happen, and that it was all in what he did with that attention once he had it. "Yes sir," he said, smiling.

Now everybody knows his name. I can't wait to see what he does with the attention.

The NFL playoffs kick off this weekend, and by my count, there are 11 former Arizona High school football players participating. Some of the players are on their teams' respective practice squads, but some are regular contributors. I put a list of all the ones I could find up on our Instagram:

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I'm an enormous Josh Allen fan, but at least I'll be able to stomach a Bills loss if it means N'Keal Harry gets a shot at the Super Bowl. While Harry's time with the Patriots has been disappointing, he's actually a big factor in their run packages, and if the previous matchups between these two teams are any indication, he'll get plenty of snaps. I'd love to see Tucson alum Levi Wallace lined up on him just once.

Bryce Perkins has been on the Rams active roster all year, but if he gets in the game against the Cardinals, that's a big problem for LA. Byron Murphy, Christian Kirk, and Devon Kennard all have prominent roles for the Cards, with Murphy growing into their best DB option, and Kirk nearly posting his first 1,000-yard receiving campaign.

The most important AZ HS alum in this postseason, however, is Tennessee Titans OL Taylor Lewan, who played his senior season at Chaparral before heading off to Michigan and becoming a first round pick. Lewan missed the Titans postseason run last year with an ACL injury, and this year despite being one of the most beat up teams in the history of the NFL, the Titans secured a first round bye in the AFC, and if they expect to win, they're going to need Lewan at his best.

I'm curious- who are you rooting for in this year's playoffs? I'm a lifelong Cardinals fan, but I'm also a fan of anyone who played high school ball in Arizona, or college ball at Wyoming, so there's a lot for me to enjoy this year. Before the season, however, I did have the Cowboys heading to the Super Bowl against the Chiefs. I'm not sure either one of those teams has any of the three things I root for...

The 2nd Annual MLK Dream Classic presented by Tempe Union High School District is scheduled Monday, January 17 at McClintock High School. Eleven high schools from five cities in the Valley of the Sun will be participating as the six games will honor Dr. King and his stance on non-violence, inclusion, and diversity. The schedule is as follows:

10a Tempe High vs. Phoenix St. Mary's Catholic (girls)
11:30a Tempe Corona del Sol vs. Chandler Hamilton (girls)
1p Chandler Basha vs. Phoenix Desert Vista (girls)
2:30p Tempe Marcos de Niza vs. Scottsdale Saguaro (boys)
4p Phoenix Desert Vista vs. Phoenix Sunnyslope (boys)
5:30p Gilbert Higley vs. Tempe McClintock (boys)

Cost for spectators is $5 per person through GoFan. Link will be available on Twitter (@MonarchSportsAZ). The event is hosted by McClintock HS boys varsity head coach, Sam Dentz, McClintock AD Jermaine Whitaker, and TUHSD AD, David Huffine. Event is coordinated by Marc A. Beasley with Monarch Sports Arizona. McClintock will be be providing a live-stream link later this week. Look for it, too, at @MonarchSportsAZ. If members of the media would like to be placed on the pass list, please email marcbeasley23@gmail.com.

Congrats to all that were nominated, and now to all the finalists!!
(Finalists were chosen based on nominees that received votes)

6A Award Winners will be announced on tonites episode of #Chillys2pc
go to @ArizonaVarsity on Twitter or Facebook to watch at around 7:00 PM!!

POY
Russell Davis DE Hamilton
Demond Williams QB Basha
Nicco Marchiol QB Hamilton
Jax Stam S Liberty
Brayten silbor QB Chaparral

OPOY
Gage Dayley QB Highland
Christian Anaya WR Hamilton
Jonathan Kubat RB Corona Del Sol
Demond Williams QB Basha
Brayten Silbor QB Chaparral

DPOY
My'Keil Gardner DE Liberty
Cole Lalama LB Queen Creek
Jax Stam S Liberty
Parker McClure LB Red Mountain
Russell Davis DE Hamilton
Josh Sovereign S Williams Field

Chilly & Cody 2 Way POY
JJ Newcombe CB/ATH Casteel
Lance Holtzclaw DE/ATH Desert Ridge
Amier Boyd-Matthews ATH Mountain Pointe
Payton Barlow RB/CB Queen Creek
Miles Lockhart DB/RB Basha

Offensive Underclassmen of the Year
Navi Bruzon QB Liberty
Jamar Malone QB Higley
Bryson Dedmon WR Basha
Jack Germaine QB Mountain View

Defensive Underclassmen of the Year
JJ Newcombe CB Casteel
Mardale Rowe DE Brophy
Miles Lockhart DB Basha
Tommy Prassas S Basha

Offensive Breakout Player
Terrance Hall WR Mountain Ridge
Lennox Lawson WR/RB/RET Red Mountain
Brendan Anderson QB Mountain Ridge
Deshaun Buchanan RB Basha
Jonathan Kubat RB Corona Del Sol
CJ Greer RB Browne

Defensive Breakout Player
Chandler Davis DE Hamilton
My'Keil Gardner DE Liberty
Joseph Allen S Highland
Aiden Herring DE Perry

Coach of the Year
Rich Wellbrock Tolleson
Brock Farrel Highland
Colin Thomas Liberty
Travis Schureman Queen Creek
Mike Zdebski Hamilton

Asst Coach of the Year
Jeremy Kitamura QB/OC Hamilton
Blake Silberschlag LB Basha
Terry Fair OL Highland
Kelvin Hunter DB/DC Williams Field

QBotY
Brenden Anderson Mountain Ridge
Gage Dayley Highland
Brayten Silbor Chaparral
Sebastian Tomerlin Queen Creek
Gavin Letourneau Westwood

RBotY
Jordan Wilson Desert Ridge
Kaden Cloud Williams Field
Payton Barlow Queen Creek
Nick Switzer Hamilton
Jonathan Kubat Corona Del Sol
AJ Murphy Casteel

WRotY
Grady Hickey Chaparral
Kyion Grayes II Chandler
Christian Anaya Hamilton
Kyler Kasper Williams Field
Quaron Adams Chandler


Tight End /Flex POY
Jackson Bowers Mountain View
Nason Coleman Chandler
Duce Robinson Pinnacle
Michael Masunas Hamilton
Tyler Powell Brophy

TEAM Offensive Line of the Year
Hamilton
Liberty
Highland
Basha

Offensive Lineman of the Year
Caleb Lomu Highland
Elijah Paige Pinnacle
Grayson Stovall Hamilton
Cooper Stevens Highland
Kaleb Jones Mountain Pointe

Defensive Lineman of the Year
Zac Swanson Brophy
Amauri Washington Chandler
Russell Davis Hamilton
Aidan Herring Perry
Anthony Lucas Chaparral

LBotY
Brandon Craddock OConnor
Grant Degraffenreid Hamilton
Cole Lalama Queen Creek
Parker Mcclure Red Mountain
Wyatt Milkovic Basha
Faimafili Snuka Williams Field
Timothy Weddell Hamilton

CBotY
Alfred Smith Chandler
Ben Morrison Brophy
Cole Martin Basha
Travis Roberts Chandler
KJ Minnifield Desert Ridge
JJ Newcombe Casteel

SotY
Kade Farrell Queen Creek
Joseph Allen Highland
Franky Morales Chandler
Josh Sovereign Williams Field
Jacob Franze Chaparral

Return Specialist of the Year
Myles Libman Pinnacle
Cole Martin Basha
Kezion Dia-Johnson Cesar Chavez
Michael James Valley Vista

KotY
Brysen Gardner Centennial
Trevor Miller Basha
Marcus Lye Brophy
Braeden Lacombe Mountain Ridge
Matthew Krneta Hamilton
Crew Crockett Highland

PotY
Jace Snyder OConnor
Roch Cholowsky Hamilton
Marcus Lye Brophy

Specialist of the Year
Jackson Lee Perry
David Bird OConnor
Lance St Louis Williams Field
Drew Nicholson Corona Del Sol
Chris Buchan Mountain View

Congratulations to all that won an award!! Yall worked hard and made it an amazing season!!

Thank you all!!

Player of the Year
Unanimous Decision
Javen Jacobs - WR/ATH Saguaro
1839 all purpose yards 16 total TDs
Open Division Champion

Offensive Player of the Year
Unanimous Decision
Skyler Partridge - QB Horizon
2557 Passing yds 33 TDs
680 rushing yds 8 TDs
5A Conference Champion

Defensive Player of the Year
Tristan Monday - DE Saguaro
76 TKLs 10.5 Sacks 35 TFLs
Open Division Champion

Chilly & Cody 2Way Player of the Year
Sam Brown - ATH Marana
883 Receiving yds 9 TDs
65 TKLs 5 TFLs 1 Sack 5 INTs 2 Def TDs

Offensive Underclassmen of the Year
Jaedon Matthews - RB Saguaro
972 Rushing yds 6 TDs
298 Receiving yds 2 TDs

Defensive Underclassmen of the Year
Elijah Rushing - DE Salpointe
75 TKLs 9 TFLs 7.5 Sacks

Offensive Breakout Player of the Year
Devon Dampier - QB Saguaro
770 passing yards 7 TDs
721 rushing yards 10 TDs

Defensive Breakout Player of the Year
Daniel Delponte - LB Millenium
154 TKLs 86 Solo 13 TFLs 5 Sacks

Coach of the Year
Jason Mohns Saguaro
12-1
40.6 ppg
Open Division Champion
Beat 2 top 20 Nationally ranked teams

Asst Coach of the Year
Cam Wierson - Defensive Coordinator Horizon
97 TFLs
37 Sacks
18 INTs
5A Conference Champion

CO-Quarterback of the Year
Treyson Bourguet Salpointe
2110 yds 30 TDs 60.7 C% 120.9 QBR
615 yds rushing 10 TDs

Ridge Docekal Saguaro
1577 yds 13 TDs 70.9 C% 127.8 QBR

Running Back of the Year
Wesley Lambert Horizon
1694 yards 21 TDs

Wide Receiver of the Year
Unanimous Decision
Cole Linyard Horizon
948 yards 11 TDs

Tight End / Flex Player of the Year
Unanimous Decision
Matthew Klopfenstein - TE Horizon
575 Receiving yards 10 TDs

Team Offensive Line of the Year
Unanimous Decision
Saguaro
Parker Brailsford
Micah Lutu
Raul Aguilar
Amare Ta'ase
Leo Tuituu

Offensive Lineman of the Year
Gavin Broscious Desert Edge
50+ Pancakes

Defensive Lineman of the Year
Porter Sweet Desert Mountain
85 TKLs 39.6 TFLs 13 Sacks

Linebacker of the Year
Jacob Steward Cactus Shadows
181 TKLs 90 Solo 32 TFLs 14 Sacks 2 INTs 2 Def TDs

Cornerback of the Year
Ethan Tinsley Horizon
20 TKls 13 Solo 3 TFLs 4 INTs

Safety of the Year
Tommy DeChesaro Saguaro
81 TKLs 37 Solo 7 TFLs 2 INTs 2 Def TDs

Return Specialist of the Year
Gavin Smith NDP
428 Total Return Yards 3 Total TDs

Kicker of the Year
Unanimous Decision
Grady Gross Horizon
12 FGM 52 Long 68 PATs 2 TKLs 104 Total points

Punter of the Year
Unanimous Decision
Easton Black Sunrise Mountain
1434 yds 44.8 Avg 77 Long 16 Inside the 20

Specialist of the Year
Austin Hall Sunrise Mountain

The 8/24/2021 Tuesday Two-Piece

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Tyty Washington set the Kentucky assists record (17) tonight, which is amazing.

I don’t know what the takeaway is from this or what other context or take I can give, other than that he is really good

Here we go.

My annual Top-10 in every conference:

Congrats to all that were nominated, and now to all the finalists!!
(Finalists were chosen based on nominees that received votes)

5A Award Winners will be announced on tonites episode of #Chillys2pc
go to @ArizonaVarsity on Twitter or Facebook to watch at around 7:00 PM!!

POY
Skyler Partridge QB Horizon
Tristan Monday DE Saguaro
Javen Jacobs WR/ATH Saguaro
Adryan Lara QB Desert Edge
Treyson Bourguet QB Salpointe

OPOY
Javen Jacobs WR/ATH Saguaro
Skyler Partridge QB Horizon
Treyson Bourguet QB Salpointe
Adam Mohammed RB/ATH Apollo
Adryan Lara QB Desert Edge

DPOY
Porter Sweet DE Desert Mountain
Jacob Steward LB Cactus Shadows
Brock Narveson LB NDP
Tristan Monday DE Saguaro

Chilly & Cody 2Way POY
Ethan Tinsley WR/DB Horizon
Carter Allen WR/DB Central
Sam Brown ATH Marana
Dylan Tapley WR/DB. Desert Mountain

Offensive Underclassmen of the Year
Adam Mohammed RB Apollo
Jaedon Matthews RB Saguaro
Zues Pindernation RB Millennium

Defensive Underclassmen of the Year
Dylan Tapley DB Desert Mountain
Aundre Gibson DB Desert Edge
Jaylen Dawson LB Desert Edge
Elijah Rushing DE Salpointe
Ryan Willey DE Verrado

Offensive Breakout POY
Wesley Lambert RB Horizon
Drew Tapley QB Desert Mountain
Devon Dampier QB Saguaro
Cole Linyard WR Horizon
Rex Underhill RB Sunrise Mountain

Defensive Breakout POY
Joe Loveall DL Gilbert
Tanner Webb LB Sunrise Mountain
Juan Virgen DB Verrado
Daniel Delponte LB Millenium
Cooper Zellner DB Gilbert
Carlos Bravo LB Nogales

Coach of the Year
Conrad Hamilton Desert Mtn
Jason Mohns Saguaro
Andy Litten Horizon

Asst Coach of the Year
Andy Johnson Saguaro
Michael Sanders Desert Mountain
Scott Mohr Salpointe
Cam Wierson Horizon
Nick Smith NDP

QBotY
Adryan Lara Desert Edge
Ridge Docekal Saguaro
Treyson Bourguet Salpointe
Drew Tapley Desert Mountain
Elijah Joplin Marana

RBotY
Anthony Wilhite Salpointe
Wesley Lambert Horizon
Serge Gbowweiah Desert View
Zack Kilburg Desert Mountain
Adam Mohammed Apollo

WRotY
Gavin Smith NDP
Carter Allen Central
Gavin Parks Desert Edge
Cole Linyard Horizon
Jack Freeburg Desert Mtn

TE/FotY
Matthew Willis Desert Edge
Anthony Pacheco Central
Matthew Klopfenstein Horizon
Samuel Kelly Millennium

TeamOLotY
Desert Edge
Desert Mountain
salpointe
Saguaro
Horizon
NDP

OLotY
Parker Brailsford Saguaro
Gavin Broscious Desert Edge
Matt Katergaris Desert Mountain
Micha Lutu Saguaro

DLotY
Daniel Santiago Horizon
Raef Wilkins North Canyon
Porter Sweet Desert Mountain
Ryan Willey Verrado

LBotY
Brock Narveson NDP
Joey Sumlin Salpointe
Jacob Steward Cactus Shadows
Richi Mccormack Cienega
William Stemler Buena
Keegan Landis Canyon View

CBotY
Cole Shivers Saguaro
Breshaun Brown Desert Edge
Aundre Gibson Desert Edge
Ethan Tinsley Horizon
Avaunt Ortiz McClintock

SotY
Dylan Tapley Desert Mountain
Jesus Castro Agua Fria
Tommy Dechessaro Saguaro
Juan Virgen Verrado
Carter Allen Central
Tommy Romano NDP

RSotY
Adam Mohammed Apollo
Aundre Gibson Desert Edge
Gavin Smith NDP
Amos Slokan Camelback
Xereque Parham Willow Canyon

KotY
Easton Black Sunrise Mountain
Jase Hudson Campo Verde
Grady Gross Horizon

PotY
Grady Gross Horizon
Easton Black Sunrise Mountain
Colby Adkins Campo Verde

Specialist of the Year
Trey Naughton Salpointe
Austin Hall Sunrise Mountain
Shea Freibaum Saguaro
Josh Jaffe North Canyon

Congrats to everyone that won!! It was an amazing season!!

Player of the Year
Will Galvan - QB Cactus
1333 Passing yards 24 TDs
510 rushing yards 8 TDs
2 receiving TDs
7 tackles
1 interception
10-1 record
Led Cactus to the Open Division Playoff

Offensive Player of the Year
Unanimous Selection
Angel Flores - QB Casa Grande
2671 passing yards 205.5 ypg 26 tds 76% completion percentage 148.9 rating
1292 rushing yards 19 Tds

Defensive Player of the Year
Unanimous Selection
Justin Holmes - DL Cactus
86 TKLS 20 TFLs 11.5 Sacks

Chilly & Cody 2Way Player of the Year
Unanimous Selection
Andrew Morris - LB/WR Mesquite
53 Receptions 997 yds 17 tds
110 Tackles 9 Sacks 3 INTs 22 TFLs

Co-Offensive Underclassmen of the Year
'24 Isaiah Savoie - RB Apache Junction
1702 rushing yards 170.2 ypg 8.8 ypc 24 TDs
263 receiving yards

'24 Zechariah Owens - QB Glendale
1847 passing yds 142.1 ypg 65% completion percentage 19TDs
1378 rushing yds 7 tds

Defensive Underclassmen of the Year
Lennox Hicks - Edge Sierra Linda
46 TKLs 22 Solo 7 sacks 13 TFLs

Offensive Breakout Player of the Year
Stephon Daily - WR Sierra Linda
51 Rec 1001 yds 12 TDs 19.6 avg 9 gms

Defensive Breakout Player of the Year
Andon Diaz - DB Casa Grande
46 TKLS 35 SOLO 10 INTS
INT in 7 straight for the conference champs

Coach of the Year
Joseph Ortiz - Head Coach Cactus
10-0 regular season
3 wins over 5A teams
50.9 ppg reg season
6.2 points against reg season
49-7 vs the 5A
only gave up 41 points to 4A competition

Asst. Coach of the Year
Max Hall - Offensive Coordinator ALA QC
478 points
played 2 of the top teams in state
20-14 loss to sag
38-14 loss to ham

Quarterback of the Year
Unanimous Selection
Logan Hubler - ALA QC
2762yds 251.1 pg 71% comp 36 tds 132.0 rating
367yds 7Tds
Led team to the Open Division Playoff

Running back of the Year
Octavious Joe - Poston Butte
2067 yds 159 ypg 8.5 ypc 21 TDs

Wide Reciever of the Year
Garrett Garcia - Apache Junction
79 rec 1361 yds 13 TDs

Tight End / Flex Player of the Year
Duncan Hoover - Walden Grove
56 receptions 1021 yards 14 TDs

Offensive Line of the Year (Team)
Cactus Cobras
Mason Cullop
Isaiah Cromack
Mason Webber
Victor Meza
Michael Carlson

Offensive Lineman of the Year
Unanimous Selection
Mason Cullop - Cactus
25+ pancakes

Defensive Lineman of the Year
Brodee Tucker - Combs
63 TKLs 40 SOLO 16 Sacks 5 FF

Linebacker of the Year
Ata Teutupe - Cactus
93 TKLS 14 TFLs

Cornerback of the Year
Ryan Meza - ALA QC
21 TKLS 2 INTs

Safety of the year
Amari Gilmore - Poston Butte
109 TKLs 53 Solo 3 INTs

Return Specialist of the Year
Angelo Alvarez - Mingus
899 KOR yds 34.5 avg

Kicker of the Year
Tanner Bobic - Deer Valley
66 points 6 ppg 51PATs 5 FGs

Punter of the Year
'Joey Meyn - Shadow Mountain
44.2 avg

Specialist of the Year
Jordan Pfeiffer - Sahuaro

Congrats to all that were nominated and now to all the finalists!!
(Finalists were chosen based on nominees that received votes)

4A Award Winners will be announced on tonites episode of #Chillys2pc
go to @ArizonaVarsity on Twitter or Facebook to watch at around 7:00 PM!!

POY
Octavious Joe RB Poston Butte
Logan Hubler QB ALA QC
Angel Flores QB Casa Grande
Isaac Stopke RB Havasu
Will Galvan QB Cactus

OPOY
Logan Hubler QB ALA QC
Isaac Stopke RB Havasu
Will Galvan QB Cactus
Angel Flores QB Casa Grande
Octavious Joe RB Poston Butte


DPOY
Amari Gilmore DB Poston Butte
Andon Diaz DB Casa Grande
Justin Holmes DL Cactus
Brodee Tucker DL Combs

The Chilly & Cody 2Way POY
Mitch Jensen RB/LB ALA QC
Bobby Gaitan OL/DL Poston Butte
Mason Stromstad WR/DB Marcos
Andrew Morris LB/WR Mesquite
Jeff Lambert RB/LB Empire

Off. Underclassmen ('24 or '25)
Braesen Leon QB Marcos
Zechariah Owens QB Glendale
Kendre Pride RB Carl Hayden
Isaiah Savoie RB Apache Junction

Def Underclassmen ('24 or '25)
Jakhi Robertson Poston Butte
Devin White Lee Williams
Lennox Hicks Sierra Linda
Victor Padilla Glendale
Thomas Doxtader Lee Williams

Off Breakout POY ('23)
Garrett Garcia WR Apache Junction
Stephon Daily WR Sierra Linda
Isaac Stopke RB Havasu
Rudy Gonzales QB Deer Valley

Def Breakout POY ('23)
Dom Salano DE Cactus
Cody Leopold LB Prescott
PJ Lewis DB St Marys
Andon Diaz DB Casa Grande
Sire Lavallee DB Mesquite
Bobby Gaitan OL/DL Poston Butte

Coach of the Year
Jake Barro Casa Grande
Nate Gill Sierra Linda
Joseph Ortiz Cactus
Patrick O'Boyle Lee Williams
Dain Thompson Poston Butte
Ty Detmer ALA QC

Asst Coach of the Year
Brian Belles Cactus
Max Hall ALA QC
Ken Barro Casa Grande
Rod Holmes Poston Butte
Vance Miller Mesquite

QBotY
Drew Dalmacio Poston Butte
Rudy Gonzales Deer Valley
Logan Hubler ALA QC
Gerardo Saenz Mesquite

RBotY
Blake Corner Mesquite
Isaac Stopke Havasu
Isaiah Savoie Apache Junction
RJ Keeton Casa Grande
Octavious Joe Poston Butte

WRotY
Jaelon Richardson Buckeye
Mikey Williamson Seton
Demetrius Garrett Casa Grande
Garrett Garcia Apache Junction

TE/Flex of the Year
Connor Lopez Poston Butte
Brandon Wettstein ALA QC
Karai Burley Mesquite
Duncan Hoover Walden Grove
Logan Smith Glendale

Team OLoty
ALA QC
Cactus
Poston
Casa Grande

OLotY
Cade Alissa Poston Butte
Nick Anaya Casa Grande
Joshua Stokes Mesquite
Mason Cullop Cactus
Fabian Pina Sierra Linda

DLotY
Jordan Talbert Carl Hayden
Brodee Tucker Combs
Derrick Kuykendall Casa Grande
Michael Kelley Bradshaw Mountain

LBotY
Aki Pulu Cactus
Jake Lambert Empire
Riley Nolan Poston Butte
Ata Teutupe Cactus
Spencer Smith Flagstaff
Sergei Chagolla Peoria

CBotY
Xavier Quintanilla Sierra Linda
Carter Wojcik Mesquite
Ryan Meza ALA QC
Jakhi Robertson Poston Butte
Andy Ruiz Coconino
Andy Morales Cactus

SotY
Amari Gilmore Poston Butte
Andon Diaz Casa Grande
Sire Lavallee Mesquite
Cody Pellaton Havasu
Traven Vigenser Sierra Linda

Ret. Specialist of the Year
Mikey Castro Seton
Ryan Meza ALA QC
Angelo Alvarez Mingus
Jaelon Richardson Buckeye
Isaac Moreno Peoria

KotY
Andrew Teuscher Ben Franklin
Marcus Bueno Mingus
Tanner Bobic Deer Valley

PotY
Kaden Martinez Bradshaw Mountain
Gavin Lentz NWC
Aki Pulu Cactus
Joey Meyn Shadow Mountain

Specialist of the Year
Jordan Pfeiffer Sahuaro
Jared Cardiff Lee Williams
James Huey Moon Valley
Leon Roberts Carl Hayden
Ashton Haynes Amphi

6A Player of the Year Nominations

DB Jax Stam (Liberty)
QB Brayten Silbor (Chaparral)
QB Nicco Marchiol (Hamilton)
QB Demond Williams (Basha)
DE Russell Davis II (Hamilton)

6A Offensive Player of the Year

QB Brayten Silbor (Chaparral)
QB Nicco Marchiol (Hamilton)
QB Demond Williams (Basha)
RB Jonathan Kubat (Corona)
RB Jordan Wilson (Desert Ridge)
WR Kyler Kasper (Williams Field)
WR Christian Anaya (Hamilton)
QB Gage Dayley (Highland)

6A Defensive Player of the Year

DB Jax Stam (Liberty)
DL Russell Davis II (Hamilton)
DB Josh Sovereign (Williams Field)
LB Cole Lalama (Queen Creek)
LB Tautua Pauga (Highland)
DL Isaiah Johnson (Chandler)
DL My'Keil Gardner (Liberty)

6A Two-Way Player of the Year​

Payton Barlow (Queen Creek)
Myles Lockhart (Basha)
Jeremiah Newcombe (Casteel)
Anthony Lucas (Chaparral)
Lance Holtzclaw (Desert Ridge)
Amier Boyd-Matthews (Mountain Pointe)
Matthew Clark (Mountain View)

6A Offensive Underclassman of the Year (Sophomore or Below)​

Demond Williams (Basha)
Jack Germaine (Mountain View)
Navi Bruzon (Liberty)
Jamar Malone (Higley)
Bryson Dedmon (Basha)
Calil Valentine (Chandler)
Rowan Mckenzie (Boulder Creek)

6A Defensive Underclassman of the Year (Sophomore or Below)​

Logan Rogers (Desert Ridge)
Alex Sargent (Skyline)
Mardale Rowe (Brophy)
Jeremiah Newcombe (Casteel)
Deshawn Mintz (Browne)
Tommy Prassas (Basha)
Myles Lockhart (Basha)
Donovan Aidoo (Higley)

6A Offensive Breakout Player of the Year​

Johnathan Kubat (Corona)
CJ Greer (Browne)
Terrance Hall (Mountain Ridge)
Zach Wallace (Liberty)
Lenox Lawson (Red Mountain)
Ja'Kobi Lane (Red Mountain)
Chance Cauthen (Highland)
Isaiah Arriola (Yuma)
Deshaun Buchanan (Basha)
Myles Libman (Pinnacle)
Jakobie Rucker (Pinnacle)
Tre Brown (Mesa)
CJ Tiller (Williams Field)
Carter Crispin (Red Mountain)
Brendan Anderson (Mountain Ridge)

6A Defensive Breakout Player of the Year (Juniors)​

Blake Cameron (Dobson)
Joseph Allen (Highland)
Deshawn Mintz (Browne)
Rocco Bonini (Shadow Ridge)
Gavin Candell (Queen Creek)
Aiden Herring (Perry)
Ralph Bernard (Browne)
My'Keil Gardner (Liberty)
Jaylen Grant (North)
Chandler Davis (Hamilton)

6A Coach of the Year

Travis Schureman (Queen Creek)
Colin Thomas (Liberty)
Rick Garretson (Chandler)
Mike Zdebski (Hamilton)
Brock Farrel (Highland)
Chris McDonald (Basha)
Rich Wellbrock (Tolleson)

6A Assistant Coach of the Year

Blake Silberschlag (Basha)
Jeremy Kitamura (Hamilton)
Kelvin Hunter (Williams Field)
Terry Fair (Highland)
Parker Barrett (Hamilton)
Russell Scott (Chandler)

6A QB of the Year

QB Brayten Silbor (Chaparral)
QB Nicco Marchiol (Hamilton)
QB Demond Williams (Basha)
QB Gage Dayley (Highland)
QB Blaine Hipa (Chandler)
QB Sebastian Tomerlin (Queen Creek)
QB Gavin Letourneau (Westwood)
QB Brenden Anderson (Mountain Ridge)
QB Isaac Madrigal (Tolleson)

6A RB of the Year

RB Jonathan Kubat (Corona)
RB Payton Barlow (Queen Creek)
RB Kaden Cloud (Williams Field)
RB Ryan Willis (Westwood)
RB Jordan Wilson (Desert Ridge)
RB Bryan Dominguez-Perez (O'Connor)
RB CJ Greer (Browne)
RB Colton Allen (Higley)
RB AJ Murphy (Casteel)
RB Deshaun Buchanan (Basha)
RB Nick Switzer (Hamilton)
RB Lenox Lawson (Red Mountain)

6A WR of the Year

WR Christian Anaya (Hamilton)
WR Kyion Grayes (Chandler)
WR Grady Hickey (Chaparral)
WR Terrance Hall (Mountain Ridge)
WR Gavin Higley (Chaparral)
WR Ja'Kobi Lane (Red Mountain)
WR Tre Brown (Mesa)
WR Quaron Adams (Chandler)
WR Korwyn Brantley-Ellis (Westwood)
WR Dawood Montejano (Browne)
WR Kyler Kasper (Williams Field)
Wr Bryson Dedmon (Basha)

6A TE of the Year

TE Duce Robinson (Pinnacle)
TE Michael Masunas (Hamilton)
TE Nason Coleman (Chandler)
TE Tyler Powell (Brophy)
TE Jace Patton (Highland)
TE Jackson Bowers (Mountain View)
TE Jack McFarland (Boulder Creek)
TE Andre Palmer (Dobson)
TE Lukas Garvey (Chaparral)
TE Jacob Condie (Desert Ridge)

6A Team OL of the Year

Highland
Hamilton
Liberty
Queen Creek
Basha

6A Offensive Lineman of the Year

Grayson Stovall (Hamilton)
Elijah Paige (Pinnacle)
Cooper Stevens (Highland)
Caleb Lomu (Highland)
Jai Rodriguez (Desert Vista)
James Durand (Basha)
Alex Doost (Mountain Ridge)
Kaleb Jones (Mountain Pointe)

ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Defensive Lineman of the Year

Anthony Lucas (Chaparral)
Russell Davis II (Hamilton)
Tautua Pauga (Highland)
Aidan Herring (Perry)
Dawson Hubbard (Hamilton)
Isaiah Johnson (Chandler)
Lance Holtzclaw (Desert Ridge)
My'Keil Gardner (Liberty)
Ralph Bernard (Browne)
Jaylen Grant (North)
Chandler Davis (Hamilton)
Jaelin McCullen (Valley Vista)
Zac Swanson (Brophy)
Amauri Washington (Chandler)
Shakaun Bowser (Casteel)

ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Linebacker of the Year

CJ Eastwood (Chaparral)
Brody Lindemann (Valley Vista)
Antonio Pietro Delgado (Desert Vista)
Grant Degraffenreid (Hamilton)
Brandon Craddock (O'Connor)
Cole Lalama (Queen Creek)
Timothy Weddell (Hamilton)
Faimafili Snuka (Williams Field)
Landry Harkless (Chaparral)
Porter Reynolds (Queen Creek)
Skylar Edmonds (Red Mountain)
Carson Tininenko (Pinnacle)
Dason Brooks (Chandler)
Parker McClure (Red Mountain)
Wyatt Milkovic (Basha)

ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Cornerback of the Year​

Cole Martin (Basha)
Cole Standage (Mountain View)
Jeremiah Newcombe (Casteel)
Carter Price (Valley Vista)
Marvaun Green (Centennial)
Travis Roberts (Chandler)
Ben Morrison (Brophy)
KJ Minifield (Desert Ridge)
Blake Cameron (Dobson)
Fred Banks (Westwood)
Jaden Jacobi (O'Connor)
Alfred Smith (Chandler)

ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Safety of the Year​

Jax Stam (Liberty)
Joseph Allen (Highland)
Tre Tate (Hamilton)
Josh Sovereign (Williams Field)
Genesis Smith (Hamilton)
Donovan Guyton (Williams Field)
Ryan Grossklaus (Red Mountain)
Amier Boyd (Mountain Pointe)
Jacob Franze (Chaparral)
Devi Dunn (Chandler)
Franky Morales (Chandler)
Kade Farrell (Queen Creek)

ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Return Specialist of the Year​

Myles Libman (Pinnacle)
Michael James (Valley Vista)
Hayden Allen (Mountain Ridge)
Cole Martin (Basha)
Kezion Dia-Johnson (Cesar Chavez)

ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Kicker of the Year
Brysen Gardner (Centennial)
Matthew Krneta (Hamilton)
Braeden Lacombe (Mountain Ridge)
Crew Crockett (Highland)
Marcus Lye (Brophy)
Trevor Miller (Basha)

ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Punter of the Year​

Roch Cholowsky (Hamilton)
Jace Snyder (O'Connor)
Marcus Lye (Brophy)

ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Specialist of the Year​

Chris Buchan (Mountain View)
David Bird (O'Connor)
Drew Nicolson (Corona)
Lance St. Louis (Williams Field)
Jackson Lee (Perry)
Max Springfield (Chaparral)

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4A Player of the Year Nominations

RB Isaac Stopke (Havasu)
QB Angel Flores (Casa Grande)
QB Logan Hubler (ALAQC)
DB Andon Diaz (Casa Grande)
RB Octavious Joe (Poston Butte)
QB Will Galvan (Cactus)
DL Justin Holmes (Cactus)

4A Offensive Player of the Year

RB Isaac Stopke (Havasu)
QB Angel Flores (Casa Grande)
QB Logan Hubler (ALAQC)
RB Blake Corner (Mesquite)
RB Octavious Joe (Poston Butte)
QB Will Galvan (Cactus)

4A Defensive Player of the Year

DB Andon Diaz (Casa Grande)
DL Justin Holmes (Cactus)
DL Brodee Tucker (Combs)
DB Amari Gilmore (Poston Butte)
DB Ryan Meza (ALAQC)
LB Sergei Chagolla (Peoria)

4A Two-Way Player of the Year​

Jake Lambert (Empire)
Andrew Morris (Mesquite)
Bobby Gaitan (Poston Butte)
Mitch Jensen (ALA QC)
Jaelon Richardson (Buckeye)
Junior Dukulay (Glendale)
Mason Stromstad (Marcos)

4A Offensive Underclassman of the Year (Sophomore or Below)​

Brasen Leon (Marcos de Niza)
Zecheriah Owens (Glendale)
Rocco Mortensen (Arcadia)
Isaiah Savoie (Apache Junction)
Kendre Pride (Carl Hayden)
Kyler Thruston (Northwest Christian)
Brady Forst (Arcadia)

4A Defensive Underclassman of the Year (Sophomore or Below)​

Lennox Hicks (Sierra Linda)
Devin White (Lee Williams)
Kason Colbert (Mica Mountain)
Jakhi Robertson (Poston Butte)
Fernando Moya (Vista Grande)
Gavin Briggs (Havasu)
Arturo Nubez (Shadow Mountain)
VIctor Padilla (Glendale)
Thomas Doxtader (Lee Williams)

4A Offensive Breakout Player of the Year​

Garrett Garcia (Apache Junction)
Stephon Daily (Sierra Linda)
Isaac Stopke (Havasu)
Cody Leopold (Prescott)
Viliami Tongotea (Buckeye)
Cooper French (Coconino)
Carter Squires (Thunderbird)
Rudy Gonzales (Deer Valley)
Gavin Limongello (Apache Junction)

4A Defensive Breakout Player of the Year (Juniors)​

Cody Leopold (Prescott)
Cody Hanna (Prescott)
Bobby Gaitan (Poston Butte)
Dom Salano (Cactus)
Michael Cosentino (Empire)
DB Andon Diaz (Casa Grande)
DB Sire Lavallee (Mesquite)
PJ Lewis (St. Mary's)
Joel Dean (Bradshaw Mountain)

4A Coach of the Year

Jake Barro (Casa Grande)
Joseph Ortiz (Cactus)
Ty Detmer (ALAQC)
Dain Thompson (Poston Butte)
Patrick O'Boyle (Lee Williams)
Rob York (Glendale)
Nate Gill (Sierra Linda)

4A Assistant Coach of the Year

Max Hall (ALAQC)
Brian Belles (Cactus)
Ken Barro (Casa Grande)
Vance Miller (Mesquite)
Jason Hutchens (Apache Junction )
Rod Holmes (Poston Butte)

4A QB of the Year

QB Angel Flores (Casa Grande)
QB Logan Hubler (ALAQC)
QB Gerardo Saenz (Mesquite)
QB Rudy Gonzales (Deer Valley)
QB Drew Dalmacio (Poston Butte)
QB Will Galvan (Cactus)

4A RB of the Year (OK to Pick 2 as #1- RB Heavy Division)

Isaiah Savoie (Apache Junction)
Octavious Joe (Poston Butte)
Isaac Stopke (Havasu)
Angelo Alvarez (Mingus)
Dawson Smith (Benjamin Franklin)
Keyon Walker (Glendale)
Rj Keeton (Casa Grande)
Ashton Hill (Deer Valley)
Damian Jiles (Cactus)
Blake Corner (Mesquite)
Josh Berg Nabors (Sierra Linda)

4A WR of the Year

Andrew Morris (Mesquite)
Jaelon Richardson (Buckeye)
Evan Aguirre (Youngker)
Garrett Garcia (Apache Junction)
Stephon Daily (Sierra Linda)
Mikey Williamson (Seton Catholic)
Demetrius Garrett (Casa Grande)

4A TE/Flex of the Year

Duncan Hoover (Walden Grove)
Karai Burley (Mesquite)
Logan Smith (Glendale)
Connor Lopez (Poston Butte)
Brandon Wettstein (ALA QC)

4A Team OL of the Year

Cactus
Poston Butte
ALAQC
Casa Grande
Mesquite

4A Offensive Lineman of the Year

Joshua Stokes (Mesquite)
Mason Cullop (Cactus)
Nick Anaya (Casa Grande)
Cade Alissa (Poston Butte)
Peyton Hines (Bradshaw Mountain)
Jaime de la Rosa (Buckeye)
Brody Schneikart (Havasu)
Fabian Pina (Sierra Linda)

ArizonaVarsity.com 4A Defensive Lineman of the Year

Justin Holmes (Cactus)
Jordan Talbert (Carl Hayden)
Brodee Tucker (Combs)
Bobby Gaitan (Poston Butte)
James Ortiz (Glendale)
Michael Cosentino (Empire)
Derrick Kuykendall (Casa Grande)
Michael Kelley (Bradshaw Mountain)

ArizonaVarsity.com 4A Linebacker of the Year

Sergei Chagolla (Peoria)
Jake Lambert (Empire)
Rigo Sanchez (Youngker)
Riley Nolan (Poston Butte)
Cody Hanna (Prescott)
Kaleb Hill (Bradshaw Mountain)
Jacob Quintero (Glendale)
Ata Teutupe (Cactus)
Aki Pulu (Cactus)
Jake Sylvestre (Casa Grande)
Spencer Smith (Flagstaff)

ArizonaVarsity.com 4A Cornerback of the Year​

Quinten Anderson (Havasu)
Jaelon Richardson (Buckeye)
Jakhi Robertson (Poston Butte)
Andy Morales (Cactus)
Ryan Meza (ALAQC)
Andy Ruiz (Coconino)
Carter Wojcik (Mesquite)
Xavier Quintanilla (Sierra Linda)

ArizonaVarsity.com 4A Safety of the Year​

Andon Diaz (Casa Grande)
Sire Lavallee (Mesquite)
Cervando Vega (Prescott)
Amari Gilmore (Poston Butte)
Cody Pellaton (Havasu)
Traven Vigenser (Sierra Linda)

ArizonaVarsity.com 4A Return Specialist of the Year​

Jaelon Richardson (Buckeye)
Isaac Moreno (Peoria)
Polo Banuelos (Cactus)
Angelo Alvarez (Mingus)
Mikey Castro (Seton Catholic)
Ryan Meza (ALAQC)
ArizonaVarsity.com 4A Kicker of the Year
Marcus Bueno (Mingus)
Andrew Teuscher (Ben Franklin)
Tanner Bobic (Deer Valley)

ArizonaVarsity.com 4A Punter of the Year​

Joey Meyn (Shadow Mountain)
Kaden Martinez (Bradshaw Mountain)
Gavin Lentz (Northwest Christian)
Aki Pulu (Cactus)

ArizonaVarsity.com 4A Specialist of the Year​

Leon Roberts (Carl Hayden)
Jared Cardiff (Lee Williams)
Ashton Haynes (Amphi)
James Huey (Moon Valley)
Jordan Pfeiffer (Sahuaro)
Cameron Royalty (Marcos de Niza)

5A Player of the Year Nominations

QB Skyler Partridge (Horizon)
QB Treyson Bourguet (Salpointe)
QB Adryan Lara (Desert Edge)
ATH Zack Kilburg (Desert Mountain)
ATH Javen Jacobs (Saguaro)
DL Tristan Monday (Saguaro)

5A Offensive Player of the Year

QB Skyler Partridge (Horizon)
QB Treyson Bourguet (Salpointe)
QB Adryan Lara (Desert Edge)
ATH Javen Jacobs (Saguaro)
RB Adam Mohammed (Apollo)
QB Elijah Joplin (Marana)

5A Defensive Player of the Year

LB Jacob Steward (Cactus Shadows)
DL Tristan Monday (Saguaro)
DL Porter Sweet (Desert Mountain)
DB Jesus Castro (Agua Fria)
LB Brock Narveson (Notre Dame)
DB Daniel Delgado (Apollo)

5A Two-Way Player of the Year​

Jaylen Huckaby (South Mountain)
Dylan Tapley (Desert Mountain)
Antonio Martinez (Salpointe)
Carter Allen (Central)
Ethan Tinsley (Horizon)
Cole McFarland (Cienega)
Samuel Brown (Marana)
Izzy Durgin (North Canyon)

5A Offensive Underclassman of the Year (Sophomore or Below)​

Jaedon Matthews (Saguaro)
William Howell (Marana Mountain View)
Marki McKinnon (Goldwater)
Adam Mohammed (Apollo)
Zues Pindernation (Millennium)
Jack Freeburg (Desert Mountain)

5A Defensive Underclassman of the Year (Sophomore or Below)​

Dylan Tapley (Desert Mountain)
Ryan Wiley (Verrado)
Elijah Rushing (Salpointe)
Jaylen Dawson (Desert Edge)
Anthony Martinez (Sunnyside)
Aundre Gibson (Desert Edge)
Billy Deatch (Cactus Shadows)

5A Offensive Breakout Player of the Year​

Devon Dampier (Saguaro)
Dominik Bagchi (Central)
Drew Tapley (Desert Mountain)
Erick Santiago (Verrado)
Elijah Joplin (Marana)
Brayden Cherry (Cienega)
Wesley Lambert (Horizon)
Rex Underhill (Sunrise Mountain)
Micha Johnson (Sunrise Mountain)
Cole Linyard (Horizon)
Samuel Brown (Marana)
Gavin Parks (Desert Edge)

5A Defensive Breakout Player of the Year (Juniors)​

Daniel Delponte (Millennium)
Sean Sierra (Desert VIew)
Cooper Zellner (Gilbert)
Keegan Landis (Canyon View)
Nolan Clement (Desert Mountain)
Carlos Bravo (Nogales)
Joe Loveall (Gilbert)
Tanner Webb (Sunrise Mountain)
Juan Virgen (Verrado)
Ruben Garcia (Agua Fria)
Samuel Brown (Marana)
Travis Rich (Ironwood Ridge)

5A Coach of the Year

Jason Mohns (Saguaro)
Andy Litten (Horizon)
Conrad Hamilton (Desert Mountain)
Eric Rogers (Salpointe)
Mark and Marcus Carter (Desert Edge)

5A Assistant Coach of the Year

Cam Wierson (Horizon)
Andy Johnson (Saguaro)
Michael Sanders (Desert Mountain)
Scott Mohr (Salpointe)
Nick Smith (NDP)

5A QB of the Year

QB Skyler Partridge (Horizon)
QB Treyson Bourguet (Salpointe)
QB Adryan Lara (Desert Edge)
QB Elijah Joplin (Marana)
QB Drew Tapley (Desert Mountain)
Corbyn Vasily (Cactus Shadows)
Ridge Docekal (Saguaro)
Devon Dampier (Saguaro)

5A RB of the Year

Wesley Lambert (Horizon)
Anthony Wilhite (Salpointe)
Adam Mohammed (Apollo)
Prince Conteh (McClintock)
Zues Pindernation (Millennium)
Jaedon Matthews (Saguaro)
Serge Gboweiah (Desert View)
Rex Underhill (Sunrise Mountain)
Brock Biley (North Canyon)
Zack Kilburg (Desert Mountain)

5A WR of the Year

Javen Jacobs (Saguaro)
Gavin Smith (Notre Dame)
Cole Linyard (Horizon)
Gavin Parks (Desert Edge)
Jack Freeburg (Desert Mountain)
Carter Allen (Central)
Dejon Packard (Camelback)
Dillon Arvayo (Marana Mountain View)

5A TE of the Year

Matthew Klopfenstein (Horizon)
Anthony Pacheco (Central)
Matthew Willis (Desert Edge)
Samuel Kelly (Millennium)
Vernon Heller (Agua Fria)
Joe Munoz (Central)

5A Team OL of the Year

Saguaro
Horizon
Apollo
Desert Edge
Notre Dame
Desert Mountain
Salpointe

5A Offensive Lineman of the Year

Gavin Broscious (Desert Edge)
Parker Brailsford (Saguaro)
Matt Katergaris (Desert Mountain)
Marcus Hubbard (North Canyon)
Lorenzo Mele (Salpointe)
Micha Lutu (Saguaro)
Luis Cordova (Salpointe)

ArizonaVarsity.com 5A Defensive Lineman of the Year

Tristan Monday (Saguaro)
Ryan Willey (Verrado)
Porter Sweet (Desert Mountain)
Samuela Hala'ufia (Marana Mountain View)
Raef Wilkins (North Canyon)
Daniel Santiago (Horizon)
Elijah Rushing (Salpointe)

ArizonaVarsity.com 5A Linebacker of the Year

Jacob Steward (Cactus Shadows)
Brock Narveson (Notre Dame)
Daniel Delponte (Millennium)
Joey Sumlin (Salpointe)
Aaron Francis (Central)
Keegan Landis (Canyon View)
Ritchie McCormack (Cienega)
Dominic Herrera (Agua Fria)
William Stemler (Buena)

ArizonaVarsity.com 5A Cornerback of the Year​

Antonio Martinez (Salpointe)
Enrique Cancio (Desert View)
Ivan Martin (Saguaro)
Ethan Tinsley (Horizon)
Daniel Delgado (Apollo)
Aundre Gibson (Desert Edge)
Avaunt Ortiz (McClintock)
Cole Shivers (Saguaro)
Breshaun Brown (Desert Edge)

ArizonaVarsity.com 5A Safety of the Year​

Jesus Castro (Agua Fria)
Carter Allen (Central)
Dylan Tapley (Desert Mountain)
Juan Virgen (Verrado)
Thomas Dechesaro (Saguaro)
Samuel Brown (Marana)
Tommy Romano (Notre Dame)

ArizonaVarsity.com 5A Return Specialist of the Year​

Xereque Parham (Willow Canyon)
Adam Mohammed (Apollo)
Amos Slokan (Camelback)
Gavin Smith (Notre Dame)
Javen Jacobs (Saguaro)
Dejon Packard (Camelback)
Aundre Gibson (Desert Edge)
ArizonaVarsity.com 5A Kicker of the Year
Grady Gross (Horizon)
Jase Hudson (Campo Verde)
Easton Black (Sunrise Mountain)

ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Punter of the Year​

Grady Gross (Horizon)
Easton Black (Sunrise Mountain)
Colby Adkins (Campo Verde)

ArizonaVarsity.com 5A Specialist of the Year​

Shea Freibaum (Saguaro)
Austin Hall (Sunrise Mountain)
Tyler Anderson (Canyon View)
Ryan Deonise (Paradise Valley)
Josh Jaffe (North Canyon)
Trey Naughton (Salpointe Catholic)
Richard Rodriguez (Cienega)

Would love to start an open discussion on top OCs, DCs and position coaches at all levels.

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