The 2018 6A Arizona Varsity Awards

Welcome to the 2018 6A Arizona Varsity Awards.

2018 featured incredible performances all across Arizona's top division, and ArizonaVarsity.com's committee of Ralph Amsden, Cody Cameron, Chris Eaton and Chilly worked hard to put together a list of honorees they believed to be worthy of recognition this year.

You can view the 6A Arizona Varsity Awards semifinalists HERE

You can watch Chilly announce the 6A Arizona Varsity Awards finalists HERE

The goal of the ArizonaVarsity.com team is to be as transparent as possible about what goes in to making our awards selections, so for a taste of how we go about selecting some of our award winners, click play below on the 6A Arizona Varsity Awards deliberations Podcast.

Without further delay, below are our selections for the winners of the 2018 Arizona Varsity Awards, as well as our 6A region-based recognitions, and 6A All-Arizona Varsity teams.

Player of the Year: Andrew Blitzke (Cesar Chavez)

Offensive MVP: Vincen Wagner (Trevor Browne)

Defensive MVP: Antwaun Winfield (Cesar Chavez)

Coach of the Year: Manuel Alcantar (Cesar Chavez)

Player of the Year: Hendrix Johnson (Boulder Creek)

Offensive MVP: Ethan Moller (O'Connor)

Defensive MVP: Amelec Juntunen (Pinnacle)

Coach of the Year: Dana Zupke (Pinnacle)

Player of the Year: Sebastian Knox (Westview)

Offensive MVP: Isaiah Kellum (La Joya)

Defensive MVP: Andre Johnson (Tolleson)

Coach of the Year: Nick Gehrts (Westview)

Player of the Year: Francis Kumi (Red Mountain)

Offensive MVP: Eddie McClendon (Mesa)

Defensive MVP: Daniel To'oto'o (Skyline)

Coach of the Year: Mike Peterson (Red Mountain)

Player of the Year: Zeke Rios (Cibola)

Offensive MVP: Tre'Shaun Jones (Kofa)

Defensive MVP: Nick Campos (Cibola)

Coach of the Year: Lucky Arvizo (Cibola)

Player of the Year: DeCarlos Brooks (Chandler)

Offensive MVP: Jacob Conover (Chandler)

Defensive MVP: Max Sandlin (Chandler)

Coach of the Year: Chris McDonald (Basha)

Player of the Year: Kohner Cullimore (Highland)

Offensive MVP: Devin Larsen (Queen Creek)

Defensive MVP: Brett Johnson (Desert Vista)

Coach of the Year: Brock Farrel (Highland)

QB: Jacob Conover (Chandler)

RB: DeCarlos Brooks (Chandler)

RB: Andrew Blitzke (Cesar Chavez)

WR/TE: Hendrix Johnson (Boulder Creek)

WR/TE: Colby Dickie (Perry)

WR/TE: Brayden Liebrock (Chandler)

OL: Brayden Rohme (Perry)

OL: Nehemiah Magalei (Chandler)

OL: Dakota Banning (Queen Creek)

OL: Roman DeWys (Basha)

OL: Tosh Baker (Pinnacle)

DL: Max Sandlin (Chandler)

DL: Brett Johnson (Desert Vista)

DL: Braxten Croteau (Liberty)

DL: Joquarri Price (Desert Ridge)

LB: Amelec Juntunen (Pinnacle)

LB: Zach Bowers (Chandler)

LB: Sebastian Knox (Westview)

LB: Daniel Wood (Highland)

CB: Lacarea Pleasant-Johnson (Mountain Pointe)

CB: Quinton Powell (Pinnacle)

S: Kohner Cullimore (Highland)

S: Travis Calloway (Perry)

K: Mark Vargas (Tucson)

P: Austin McNamara (Highland)

RET: Ricky Pearsall Jr (Corona del Sol)

QB: Chubba Purdy (Perry)

QB: Kaleb Herbert (Highland)

RB: Jalen Young (Perry)

RB: Jett Kinsch (Liberty)

WR/TE: Tommy Christakos (Chaparral)

WR/TE: Damian Ortiz (O'Connor)

WR/TE: Ty Sifferman (Basha)

OL: Craig McFarland (Chaparral)

OL: Josh Pena (Chandler)

OL: Zachary Quilhuis (Mountain Pointe)

OL: Ben Fuenmayor (O'Connor)

OL: Finley Lecky (Hamilton)

DL: Daniel To'oto'o (Skyline)

DL: Miles McNair (Chandler)

DL: Jaxon Richards (Chaparral)

DL: Alexander Baker (Maryvale)

LB: Rashion Hodge (Mountain Pointe)

LB: Braxton Smith (Perry)

LB: Zach Kriens (Skyline)

LB: Tate Romney (Chandler)

CB: Haudarie Andrews (Valley Vista)

CB: Isaiah Kellum (La Joya)

S: Cade Camac (Highland)

S: Andre Johnson (Tolleson)

K: Daniel Obarski (Hamilton)

P: Kyle Ostendorp (Desert Vista)

RET: Deavon Craword (Chaparral)

QB: Devin Larsen (Queen Creek)

RB: Zeke Rios (Cibola)

RB: Vincen Wagner (Trevo Browne)

WR/TE: Marcus Libman (Pinnacle)

WR/TE: Dominique Davis (Mountain Pointe)

WR/TE: Thairyk Blue (Cesar Chavez)

OL: RJ Jones (Desert Vista)

OL: Kolton Allen (Highland)

OL: Matt Mickelson (Pinnacle)

OL: Noah Barta (Skyline)

OL: Declan Kyler (Skyline)

DL: Travis Beckman (Perry)

DL: Cooper Holman (Highland)

DL: Alex Randle (Red Mountain)

DL: Jalen Vandiver (Alhambra)

LB: Braxen Tessler (Chaparral)

LB: Zien Tessler (Chaparral)

LB: Alexander Zacek (Valley Vista)

LB: Malik Reed (Chandler)

CB: Kamdan Hightower (Chaparral)

CB: Shaq Daniels (Red Mountain)

S: Sully Shannon (Brophy)

S: Ryan Puskas (Liberty)

K: Samuel Cross (Perry)

P: Cameron Weinberg (Desert Ridge)

RET: Camden Mateen (Basha)

Quarterback:

Ethan Moller (O'Connor)

Jack Miller (Chaparral)

Nick Wallerstedt (Mountain Pointe)

Miguel Valdovinos (La Joya)

Spencer Rattler (Pinnacle)

JD Johnson (Pinnacle)

Runningback:

Manny Collier (Westwood)

Aaron Wood (Skyline)

Jakim McKinney (Mountain Pointe)

Arnell Christen Jr (Tolleson)

Dylan Borja (Queen Creek)

Alfred Jordan (La Joya)

Albert Curry (Westview)

Tyson Grubbs (Desert Vista)

Kenji Roland (Pinnacle)

Jaheim Brown-Taylor (Chandler)

Jamar Mcfarlane (Kofa)

Wide Receiver:

Brenden Rice (Hamilton)

Darius Moore (Shadow Ridge)

Cameron Ellis (Liberty)

Jaleel Walker (Cesar Chavez)

Jake Robinson (Liberty)

Kaleb Covington (Pinnacle)

Dominique Davis (Mountain Pointe)

Cash Clark (Mountain View)

Elijah Ervin (Desert Vista)

Tight End:

Kyle Patterson (Perry)

Rafael Aldecoa (Queen Creek)

Carter Wheat (Red Mountain)

Michael Eyde (Liberty)

Brandon Schenks (Hamilton)

Offensive Line:

Robert Miller (Copper Canyon)

Javier Diaz (Tucson)

Jay Martin (Cesar Chavez)

Andrew Rumary (Valley Vista)

Ben Bray (Red Mountain)

Reshard Antone (Westwood)

Andrew Milek (Brophy)

Defensive Line:

Kenneth Lofton (Mountain Pointe)

Jake Griffin (Red Mountain)

Derrick Porter (Hamilton)

Jayden Jackson (Shadow Ridge)

Grant Collins (Liberty)

Linebacker:

X Enrique (North)

Ryan Guerrero (Hamilton)

Jeremiah Hollen (Mountain View)

Will Broucek (Brophy)

Alonzo Maya (Pinnacle)

Fritzny Niclasse (Queen Creek)

Javan Ah Quin (Chandler)

Michael Diaz (Brophy)

Ethan Shannon (Westview)

Charles Gilbert (Basha)

Defensive Back:

Chase Hanson (O'Connor)

Kyle Bryant (Pinnacle)

Will Driggs (Westwood)

Makai Obregon (Valley Vista)

Jett Koester (Queen Creek)

George Poland (Cesar Chavez)

Michael Lopez (Westview)

Clayton Schmitz (Perry)

Anthony Porras (Liberty)

Eli Pittman (Liberty)

Dayton Huffman (Highland)

Latrell Tellis (Chandler)

Nick Campos (Cibola)

Specialist:

Jose Deharo (Tolleson)

Daniel Osorio (Westview)

Coner Gardner (Red Mountain)

Steven Castle (Skyline)

Octavius Thomas (Tucson)

Utility/Two-Way:

Major Shepherd (Maryvale)

Wyatt Campos (Tucson)

Shane Sunday (Pinnacle)

Underclassmen:

Devon Grubbs (Desert Vista)

Denzel Burke (Brophy)

Gabby Mendoza (Mesa)

Trey Reynolds (Queen Creek)

Jared Williams (Chaparral)

Jalen Kitna (Brophy)

Eli Sanders (Mountain Pointe)

Nicolas Nesbitt (Chandler)

Liam Kelleher (Valley Vista)

Brock Mast (Liberty)

George Ramirez (Red Mountain)

Brandon Buckner (Chandler)

Jax Stam (Liberty)

Anthony Gonzalez (Brophy)

Sekope Vaha'i (Mesa)

Diego Villalpando (Maryvale)

Cam'ron Granado (Westview)

Damian Duarte (Dobson)

Avantae Barrett (Desert Ridge)

Zachary Blackwood (La Joya)

Cooper Brown (Highland)