Meet Southern Arizona's top high school football players of 2003.
Player of the Year: Tyler Graunke, Salpointe Catholic
Coach of the Year: Richard Sanchez, Sunnyside
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First team
Offense
Pos. Name, School Yr Ht Wt
QB Eddie Arizmendi, Mountain View Sr. 6-2 175
QB Tyler Graunke, Salpointe Catholic Sr. 6-0 180
RB Brandon Lopez, Cienega Sr. 6-2 210
RB Xavier Smith, Sunnyside Jr. 6-0 190
RB Paul Stewart, Santa Rita Sr. 6-0 175
WR Rocco Bene, Salpointe Catholic Sr. 6-0 190
WR Jack Darlington, Salpointe Catholic Jr. 6-2 190
WR Mike Quiroz, Sunnyside Sr. 5-11 160
TE Chris Cook, Sahuaro Sr. 6-4 230
OL Daniel Borg, Ironwood Ridge Jr. 6-6 275
OL Josh Escobar, Mountain View Sr. 5-11 210
OL John Kadous, Salpointe Catholic Sr. 6-7 310
OL Mike Kendall, Sabino Sr. 6-3 245
OL Alfredo Mesa, Sunnyside Sr. 5-10 230
Defense
DL Trevor Bulzing, Catalina Foothills Sr. 5-10 215
DL Jeff Hanson, Sabino Sr. 6-2 255
DL Ruben Leyva, Sunnyside Sr. 5-10 205
DL Adam Sadowski, Salpointe Catholic Sr. 6-3 250
LB Brandon Lopez, Cienega Sr. 6-2 210
LB Ryan McGinty, Mountain View Jr. 6-0 205
LB Nick Piña, Amphitheater Sr. 5-11 200
LB Zack Samorano, Sunnyside Sr. 6-1 205
DB Erik Avalos, Ironwood Ridge Sr. 6-0 163
DB Kyle Creviston, Canyon del Oro Sr. 5-9 150
DB Richard Escalante, Sabino Sr. 5-8 165
DB Mike Villalobos, Sunnyside Sr. 5-10 175
Special teams
K Wayne Durham, Sierra Vista Buena Sr. 6-4 170
P Brett Sheppard, Rincon/University Sr. 6-0 185
All-purpose Maurice Wells, Cienega Sr. 6-4 215
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Second team
Offense
QB Jaime Cota, Sunnyside Jr. 6-1 180
QB Bryan Tubaugh, Santa Rita Sr. 6-1 175
RB Richard Escalante, Sabino Sr. 5-8 165
RB Ben O'Rourke, Ironwood Ridge Sr. 5-8 170
RB Jerry Roche, Tucson Sr. 6-0 201
WR Andrew Alcon, Santa Rita Sr. 5-10 180
WR Thomas Leon, Tucson Sr. 6-4 197
WR Preston Saunders, Sierra Vista Buena Sr. 6-0 160
TE Nolan Swett, Catalina Foothills Sr. 6-5 190
OL Matt Berrellez, Sunnyside Jr. 5-10 195
OL Tyler Brown, Catalina Foothills Sr. 6-2 275
OL Chris Federico, Tucson Sr. 6-4 272
OL Adam Sadowski, Salpointe Catholic Sr. 6-3 250
OL Andre Warren, Santa Rita Jr. 5-9 200
Defense
DL Tico Glavas, Ironwood Ridge Sr. 5-10 210
DL Cody Griffith, Mountain View Sr. 6-1 230
DL Michael Hunt, Flowing Wells Sr. 6-3 275
DL Cody Jones, Sabino Jr. 6-5 235
LB Roy Burr, Tucson Sr. 5-11 200
LB Greg Horton, Sabino Sr. 5-10 205
LB Nazeer Norwood, Sahuaro Sr. 5-11 195
LB Alex Valencia, Sunnyside Sr. 5-10 190
DB Jacobo Limón, Douglas Sr. 6-0 195
DB Tyreece Mays, Pueblo Jr. 6-1 185
DB Nick Souder, Salpointe Catholic Jr. 6-0 195
DB Nathan Vega, Sunnyside Jr. 5-9 170
Special teams
K Sergio Velasco, Cienega Jr. 5-9 175
P Collin Murphy, Palo Verde Jr. 5-8 150
All-purpose Nathan Vera, Ironwood Ridge Sr. 5-8 155
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Honorable mention
Amphitheater: Sohaib Fellah, Karl Green, David Humphreys, Mark Jimenez, Bronson Lacaillade, Raymond Lobato, Ben Martinez, Efe Okougbo. Buena: David Belfield, Jeremiah Devine, Brad Labanow, Josh Lawson, Andy Miller. Canyon del Oro: Justin Joiner, Brock Knight, L.B. Navarro, Chris Penick, Sean Romero, Josh Stock, Ken Wendtland, C.J. Ziegler. Catalina: David Fancouer, Ben Houser, Daniel Marufo, Mike Morrison, Leslie Scarlett. Catalina Foothills: Steve Lohmeier, Brian McNerney, Joe Sanchez, Scott Schneider, Erik Smith, Jim Wilson. CHOLLA: Mike Gonzales, Cody House, Luke Rabuck, Johnny Reddoch, Chris Taiafi, Kyle Wheelin. Cienega: Dezi Abeyta, Jason Adams, Chris Clayton, Cody McClosky, Jimmy Monaco, Dean Showers, Chris Story, Craig Wilson. Desert View: Sergio Burgos, Don Fuentes Jr., James Paisano, Juan Salcido, Marcos Santa Maria, Sean Sierra, Jose Zavala. Douglas: Joshua Arvayo, Lawrence Castillo, Guy Hudson, Jesse Huish, Artie Martinez. Flowing Wells: Craig Ayer, Miles Collie, Keith Doty, Michael Gilmore, Dustin Hernandez, Jason Johns, Dennis Logsdon, Ben Neufville, James Smith. Ironwood Ridge: Sean Brevaire, Kevin Craig, Ryan Crawford, Rick Naughton, Jeff O'Campo, Victor Olivares. Marana: Michael Bailey, Eddie Bracy, Matt Cox, Kelsey Punt, Al Rivas, Adrian Soto, Bucky Westfall. Mountain View: Daniel Brown, Jamal Brown, Drew Elias, Jason Harris, Jason Hubert, Jared Kibler, Thorin "Boo" Lee, Greg Quigley, Nate Shirley, Mike Vandvegete. Nogales: Alfonso Corella, Wayne Dexter, Oliver Galaz, Dago Medina. Palo Verde: J.T. Audifre, Richard Catlin, Matt Pate, Perry Phininzy, Anthony Rios, Ryan Young. Pueblo: Raymond Camacho, Cameron Copeland, Eric Cranz, Luis Estrada, Jason Fregoso, Andre Mays, Frank Zavala. Rincon/University: Alex Cruz, Darin Dains, Jon Merrifield, Jeff Peters, Mike Powell, Frank Sanchez. Sabino: Rem Bayla, Ryan Boyd, Jon Brooks, Andrew Levine, Jason Mendoza, John Olague, Matt Timpf. Sahuaro: Mike Brownstein, Pat Carlisle, Travis Fischer, Derek Joe, Doug Lawson, Adam McAloney, Josh McGrew, Taylor Sinnard. Salpointe Catholic: Brent Barstow, Ian Brinker, Pat Fleming, Steve Hopkins, Ray Kidder, Nick McKim. Santa Rita: Chris Anderson, Tim Avery, Richard Baca, Ben Bolden, Zack Ghidotti, Micah Olson, Chris Wendt. Sunnyside: Wally Altamirano, Marco Aranda, Richard Jimenez, John Leal, Abel Levario, Jose Luis Lopez, David Morales. Tucson: Eric Coleman, Tamarcus Horton, Will Ornelas, Carlos Rodriguez, Cris Tapia.
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Class 3A
Coolidge: Cameron Bechtael, Angel Felix, Oscar Palacios. Safford: C.J. Gardner, Doug Holmes, Chris Lopez. Sahuarita: Travis Depper, Shaun Nelson, Tony Silva. Eloy Santa Cruz: J.D. Denton, Josh Rivas, Richie Williams. Willcox: Kole Harris, Diego Martinez, Tyler Stamback.
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Class 2A
Sells Baboquivari: Brendon Bayhevsa, Lucas Valenzuela, Travis Zazueta. Benson: Jake Cherry, Sid Colglazier, Joey Taylor. Bisbee: Kyle Allen, Theodore McConnell. Florence: Jake Carrasco, Adrian Manzenado, Gabe Ramirez. Winkelman Hayden: Arman Cruz, Robert Magallanez, Pablo Marscal. Morenci: Michael Alba, Nick Castaneda, Michael Davis. Pusch Ridge: Dennis Conwell, Roland Freeland, Jon Hallinan. Kearny Ray: Eric Arementa, Joe McCroskey, Joe Montano. San Manuel: Brian Kaufmann, Ryan Kelly. Thatcher: Brett Nelson, Jerry Nicholas, J.T. Young. Tombstone: Mike Cline, Aaron Delay, Dwayne Thomas.
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Class 1A
Ajo: Joseph Alvillar, Jon Clements, Eddie Williams. ASDB: Kekoa Murashige, Will Roach, Daniel Rodriquez. Clifton: Alex Morales, Julio Rodriguez, Josh Sandoval. Duncan: Jake McBiles, Eric Rodriguez. Fort Thomas: Marcus Kitcheyan, Austin Sanders, Josh Titla. Pima: Matt Bingham, Wes Conners, Luis Quesada. St. David: Jake Lee, Robbie Riker. Elfrida Valley Union: Randy Mahaney, Aaron Oertel, Kevin Pacheco.
