Meet Southern Arizona's top high school football players of 2007.
First team
Offense
QB: Daniel Nicholas, Sr., Canyon del Oro (Player of the Year)
RB: Dan Moore, Sr., Mountain View
RB: Jamal Womble, Sr., Sierra Vista Buena
WR: J.J. Holliday, Jr., Santa Rita
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
