High school football: 5A Southern Region honors
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Justin Spears
Sports Reporter
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The AIA is recognizing the top football players and coaches in the Class 5A Southern Region. Here are first and second All-Region teams, including Player and Coach of the Year honors.
First-Team Offense
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Marana's Trenton Bourguet (5) just escapes the arms of Ironwood Ridge's Justin McGrath (52) to avoid a sack in the second quarter of their game at Ironwood Ridge High School, Friday, October 5, 2018, Oro Valley, Ariz.
Quarterback
- Trenton Bourguet, Marana
Running backs
- Kaleb Bryant, Sierra Vista Buena
- Nathan Grijalva, Ironwood Ridge
- Xoeius Ratliffe, Marana
Receivers/Tight ends
- Diego Rivas, Cienega
- Terrell Hayward, Cienega
- Mandrell Garrick, Sierra Vista Buena
- Andrew Cook, Ironwood Ridge
- Isaiah Roebuck, Marana
Offensive Utility/Flex Player
- Octavio Audry-Cobos, Ironwood Ridge
Offensive line
- Jordan Morgan, Marana
- Chris Bell, Ironwood Ridge
- Tyrae McKinney, Cienega
- Brandon Rojas, Nogales
- Joel Mendivil, Nogales
First-Team Defense
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Ironwood Ridge's Copper Welander (6), top, and CJ Mustain (9) team up to tackle Marana's Cody Smith (35) at Ironwood Ridge High School, Friday, October 5, 2018, Oro Valley, Ariz.
Defensive backs
- Thomas Webb Jr., Cienega
- Isias Hernandez, Sunnyside
- Rian Palma, Ironwood Ridge
- Jacob Murphy, Sierra Vista Buena
Defensive line
- Copper Welander, Ironwood Ridge
- Colin Murphy, Ironwood Ridge
- Jesse Avina, Sierra Vista Buena
- Hunter Schlagel, Cienega
- Connor Morrison, Ironwood Ridge
Linebackers
- C.J. Mustain, Ironwood Ridge
- Timothy Jones, Sierra Vista Buena
- Zach Mattas, Cienega
- T.J. Cephers, Marana
First-Team Special Teams
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Cienega's kicker Ezra Figueroa (18) gets mobbed by his teammates after his PAT under heavy pressure proved to be the difference in a 56-55 overtime win against Ironwood Ridge at Cienega High School, Friday, October 20, 2017, Tucson, Ariz.
Placekicker
- Ezra Figueroa, Cienega
Kickoff Return
- Kaleb Bryant, Sierra Vista Buena
Long Snapper
- Nathan Drow, Sunnyside
Punter
- Parker Tebo, Sierra Vista Buena
Punt return
- Terrell Hayward, Cienega
Second-Team Defense
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Marana’s Coben Bourguet, left, scrapes the ball out of the grip of Cienega’s Diego Rubi during the Bobcats’ win on Oct. 12.
Defensive backs
- Genaro Parra, Nogales
- Diego Rubi, Cienega
- Eli Pallanes, Ironwood Ridge
- Coben Bourguet, Marana
Defensive line
- Elijah Wyatt, Sunnyside
- Jesus Ochoa, Nogales
- Hernan Ortiz, Nogales
- Gerson Galeano, Nogales
- Tanner Wengert, Marana
- Manaia Fruean, Sierra Vista Buena
Linebackers
- Jacob Acosta, Cienega
- Willie Rose, Sunnyside
- Jesus Torres, Nogales
- Hilario Ortiz, Nogales
Second-Team Offense
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Marana's Tariq Jordan (7) outruns the last gasp grab of Cienega's Francisco Anaya (20) on a catch and run for a score in the fourth quarter of their game at Cienega High School, Friday, April 12, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
Quarterback
- Jovoni Borbon, Sierra Vista Buena
Running backs
- Timothy Jones, Sierra Vista Buena
- Dustin Archuleta, Sunnyside
- Willie Rose, Sunnyside
Receivers/Tight ends
- Sebastian Olmos, Sunnyside
- Tariq Jordan, Marana
- Coben Bourguet, Marana
- Diego Miranda, Marana
- Jesse Avina, Sierra Vista Buena
Offensive line
- Mitch Gardner, Sierra Vista Buena
- Dev'yon Johnson, Sierra Vista Buena
- Manaia Fruean, Sierra Vista Buena
- Adrian Monreal, Sunnyside
- Tanner Wengert, Marana
Second-Team Special Teams
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Marana's Xoeius Ratliffe (21) dives over the goal line in the arms of Ironwood Ridge's Daniel Aguirre (21) for the Tigers' second score of the night in the second quarter of their game at Ironwood Ridge High School, Friday, October 5, 2018, Oro Valley, Ariz.
Placekicker
- Cody Pitzlin, Sierra Vista Buena
Kickoff Return
- Xoeius Ratliffe, Marana
Long Snapper
- Joel Mendivil, Nogales
Punter
- David Bertelsen, Marana
Punt return
- Kaleb Bryant, Sierra Vista Buena
Coach of the Year: Matt Johnson, Ironwood Ridge
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Ironwood Ridge head coach Matt Johnson has a word with an assistant as the clock runs out on the Nighthawks' 42-14 win against Mountain View in the Coaches for Charity season kick-off game, Thursday, August 16, 2018, Marana, Ariz.
Offensive Player of the Year: Kaleb Bryant, Sierra Vista Buena
Updated2018 stats
Rushing: 150 carries, 1,079 yards, 13 touchdowns
Receiving: 33 catches, 310 yards, 2 touchdowns
Defensive Player of the Year: T.J. Cephers, Marana
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Marana's T.J. Cephers (9) and Jesse Valenzuela (15) celebrate after helping stop Ironwood Ridge's last play of the game and holding on for the 20-13 win at Ironwood Ridge High School, Friday, October 5, 2018, Oro Valley, Ariz.
2018 stats:
92 tackles, 4 TFL
Highlights:
Player of the Year: Terrell Hayward, Cienega
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Cienega's Terrell Hayward (7) finds room in the red zone during the second quarter in the Bobcats' first-round playoff win versus Marana.
2018 stats
Rushing: 78 carries, 636 yards, 5 touchdowns
Receiving: 38 receptions, 763 yards, 10 touchdowns
Returning: 457 yards, 2 touchdowns
Defense: 32 tackles, 5 TFL, 3 interceptions
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Justin Spears
Sports Reporter
