High school football: 5A Sonoran 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 Sonoran Region. Here are first and second All-Region teams, including Player and Coach of the Year honors.
First-Team Offense
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Empire quarterback Alex Verdugo (1) shows the ball to celebrate his touchdown during the second quarter of last season's loss to Pusch Ridge Christian. Verdugo finished his 2018 campaign with 1,613 yards and 24 touchdowns.Β
Quarterback
- Alex Verdugo, Empire
Running backs
- Rashaad Henderson, Flowing Wells
- Jacob Ramirez, Desert View
- Wyatt Jeffries, Empire
Receivers/Tight ends
- Michael Ogas, Flowing Wells
- Donovan Johnson, Mountain View
- Calib McRae, Mountain View
- Jalen Smith, Empire
- Japhon Harrison, Rincon/University
Offensive Utility/Flex Player
- Varney Larson, Mountain View
Offensive line
- Wesley Kavathas, Flowing Wells
- Daniel Robledo, Cholla
- Misael Serrano, Mountain View
- Steven Sigala, Mountain View
- Kody McPherson, Empire
First-Team Defense
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Mountain View's Isaiah Sparkman gets a good grip on Ironwood Ridge's Antonio Villanueva but can't keep him out of the end zone after his catch and run for a score in the second quarter of their game in the Coaches for Charity season kick-off game, Thursday, August 16, 2018, Marana, Ariz.
Defensive backs
- Isaiah Russell-Williams, Flowing Wells
- Enrique Gonzalez, Desert View
- Trey Hernandez, Empire
- Isaiah Sparkman, Mountain View
Defensive line
- Mical Lewis, Cholla
- Jacob Lange, Walden Grove
- Julio Torres, Mountain View
- Tristan Oatman, Flowing Wells
Defensive Utility/Flex Player
- Kai Walsh, Mountain View
Linebackers
- Isaiah Sierra, Empire
- Aaron Reynoza, Desert View
- Brandon Mendoza, Flowing Wells
- Calib McRae, Mountain View
First-Team Special Teams
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Flowing Wells' Isaiah Williams-Russell (80) brings down Mountain View's Varney Larson (10) after his catch in the third quarter of their football game at Flowing Wells High School, Friday, October 26, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
Placekicker
- Andre Castro, Flowing Wells
Kickoff Return
- Isaiah Russel-Williams, Flowing Wells
Long Snapper
- Andrew Garcia, Cholla
Punter
- Saef Akram, Rincon/University
Punt return
- Moses White, Cholla
Second-Team Offense
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Flowing Wells' Blake Bishop swims his way out of the grasp of Canyon del Oro's Devin Medina for a long gainer to set up a Caballeros score in the first quarter of their game at Flowing Wells High School, Friday, August 17, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
Quarterback
- Zachary Jurado, Flowing Wells
Running backs
- Aaron Logsdon, Mountain View
- Shaun Buttigieg, Mountain View
- Blake Bishop, Flowing Wells
Receivers/Tight ends
- Moses Nelson, Cholla
- Thomas Torres, Desert View
- Roman Robles, Desert View
- Habib Abdoulave, Desert View
Offensive Utility/Flex Player
- Fabian Ruiz, Rincon/University
Offensive line
- Dominic Evans, Flowing Wells
- Justin Friskey, Desert View
- Derek Gonzalez, Flowing Wells
- Teddy Walton, Mountain View
- Cooper Harris, Rincon/University
Second-Team Defense
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Mountain View's Aaron Logsdon can't pull free of Ironwood Ridge's Eli Pallanes on a run in the second quarter of their game in the Coaches for Charity season kick-off game, Thursday, August 16, 2018, Marana, Ariz.
Defensive backs
- Matthew Velador, Cholla
- Darren Stroman, Mountain View
- Isaac Pimienta, Rincon/University
- Sebastian Montano, Desert View
Defensive line
- Hunter Negaard, Desert View
- Ervyn Rivas, Desert View
- Luke Walker, Empire
- Jonathan Coleman, Mountain View
Defensive Utility/Flex Player
- Diego Gonzalez, Flowing Wells
Linebackers
- Memo Ramirez, Empire
- Aaron Logsdon, Mountain View
- Jaxon Sabourin, Rincon/University
- Matthew Velador, Cholla
Second-Team Special Teams
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Mountain View's Varney Larson (10) crosses up Rincon/University's Eric Petronella (81), left, on his way to a long touchdown run during the first.
Placekicker
- Nghishawn Nguyen, Mountain View
Kickoff Return
- Ayatullah Salat, Desert View
Long Snapper
- Diego Gonzales, Flowing Wells
Punter
- Hayden Parson, Mountain View
Punt return
- Varney Larson, Mountain View
Coach of the Year: Mark Brunenkant, Flowing Wells
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Flowing Wells' head coach Mark Brunenkant has some questions about a non-call in the fourth quarter of the Cabs' game against Mountain View at Flowing Wells High School, Friday, October 26, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
Defensive Player of the Year: Calib McRae, Mountain View
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Calib McRae, right, a linebacker/running back, turns upfield after a catch during a summer Mountain View High School football practice, 3901 W. Linda Vista Blvd., on July 17, 2018, in Oro Valley, Ariz.
2018 stats:Β 74 tackles, 9 TFL, 2 sacks
Offensive Player of the Year: Rashaad Henderson, Flowing Wells
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Flowing Wells' Rashaad Henderson (23) manages to out run Mountain View's Branden Devoy (8) in the third quarter of their football game at Flowing Wells High School, Friday, October 26, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
2018 stats: 1,366 yards (7.8 per carry), 23 touchdowns
Player of the Year: Calib McRae, Mountain View
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Mountain View's Calib McRae finds a seam between Ironwood Ridge's Cole Madril, left, and Eli Pallanes to make a fourth quarter catch for a first down in the Coaches for Charity season kick-off game, Thursday, August 16, 2018, Marana, Ariz.
2018 statsΒ
Defense: 74 tackles, 9 TFL, 2 sacks
Offense:Β 26 catches, 544 yards, 3 touchdowns
Justin Spears
Sports Reporter
