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The 2018 ArizonaVarsity Awards: 5A Semifinalists

Another great season of high school football in the state of Arizona is in the books, and it's time for Awards season! Jake Smith has already been named Gatorade National Player of the Year, and Bijan Robinson was voted winner of the Ed Doherty Award, so now it's time for the crew at ArizonaVarsity.com to figure out who we believe deserves to be honored for their efforts in the 2018 season.

We have three levels of awards, Conference Awards, Region Awards, and All-Conference teams- and they all come from the semifinalist nominees listed below. Let's check out the full list of nominees for the 5A Conference. (some of the final awards will be broken down into more specific position groupings, DL to DT and DE, etc)

5A Player of the Year

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(Finalists revealed soon)

5A Offensive MVP

(Finalists revealed soon)

5A Defensive MVP

(Finalists revealed soon)

5A Two-Way Player of the Year Semifinalists

Shawn Charles (Camelback), Connor McKernan (Gilbert), David Haen (Sunnyslope), Timothy Jones (Buena), Nash Giffin (Horizon), Rascheed Sterling (Goldwater), Devontae Ingram (South Mountain), Coben Bourguet (Marana), Michael Ogas (Flowing Wells), Tawee Walker (Centennial), Terrell Hayward (Cienega), Jaydin Young (Centennial), Tariq Jordan (Marana)

5A Underclassman of the Year Semifinalists

Caleb Wilkins (North Canyon), Eric Lara (Central), Jacob Ramirez (Desert View), Jaden Mason (McClintock), Logan Gingg (Verrado), Hayden Parson (Mountain View), Kadin Metzner (Paradise Valley), DeAndre Robinson (Goldwater), Isaiah Roebuck (Marana), Bryce Cord (Sunrise Mountain), Hunter Schlagel (Cienega), Jayce Knutsen (Casteel), Hunter Barth (Casteel), Myles Taylor (Williams Field), James Jaquint (Notre Dame)

5A Breakout Player of the Year Semifinalists

Devon Carter (Kellis), Preston Silvas (Rincon/University), Hayden Claye (Sierra Linda), Mareon Keith (North Canyon), Sebastian Flores (Carl Hayden), Anthony Cano (Independence), Conrad Gingg (Verrado), Martin Arvisu (Sunnyside), Jesse Avina (Buena), Shaun Buttigeig (Mountain View), Canaan Mullins (Horizon), Octavio Audry-Cobos (Ironwood Ridge), Memo Ramirez (Empire), K'Rashee Smith (South Mountain), Izaac Butler (Higley), Jason Harris (Higley), Kendrix Lurry (Williams Field), Trey Cartledge (Notre Dame), Eric Haney (Centennial)

5A Coach of the Year Semifinalists

Mark Brunenkant (Flowing Wells), Richard Taylor (Centennial), George Prelock (Notre Dame Prep), Lamar Early (Millennium), Bobby Newcombe (Casteel), Eddy Zubey (Higley), Steve Campbell (Williams Field), The Carter Brothers (South Mountain)

5A Assistant Coach of the Year Semifinalists

Andrew Taylor (Centennial), Ian Comes (Centennial), Kelvin Hunter (Williams Field), Brian Whitacre (Casteel), Brandon Large (Higley), Nick Smith (Notre Dame)

5A QB of the Year Semifinalists

Kedon Slovis (Desert Mountain), Will Plummer (Gilbert), Niko Haen (Sunnyslope), Isaac Enriquez (Horizon), Ben Finley (Paradise Valley), Trenton Bourguet (Marana), Keegan Freid (Sunrise Mountain), Zareq Brown (Millennium), Zack Shepherd (Williams Field), Jake Farrell (Notre Dame), Johnathan Morris (Centennial), Spencer Brasch (Higley), Gunner Cruz (Casteel)

5A RB of the Year Semifinalists

Ali Mohamed (Apollo), Daniel Torres (Carl Hayden), Maximus Walker (Desert Mountain), Kaleb Bryant (Buena), Eriyon Ward (Agua Fria), Nathan Grijalva (Ironwood Ridge), Matt Leazier (Campo Verde), Devante Wimbish (Ironwood), Xoeius Ratliff (Marana), Rashaad Henderson (Flowing Wells), Isaac Oliver (Millennium), Jaden Thompson (Williams Field), Dominick Mastro (Notre Dame), Jeiel Stark (Centennial), Anthodius Ashley (Fairfax), Geo Owens (Cienega)

5A Receiver of the Year Semifinalists

Jake Smith (Notre Dame), Jacob Cowing (Maricopa), Jalen Smith (Empire), Tristin Lee (Paradise Valley), Marvin Cotton (South Mountain), Zach Nelson (Casteel), Jaelon Taylor (Millennium), Vince Ellison (Desert Mountain), Andrew Cook (Ironwood Ridge), Jaxen Gibbons (Higley), Jay Anderson (Sunrise Mountain), Casey Clanton (Central) Zack Enhelder (Willow Canyon), Jay Rudolph (Horizon), Luke Roberts (Notre Dame), Cody Miller (Verrado), Coleman Owen (Higley)

5A OL of the Year Semifinalists

Chris Bell (Ironwood Ridge), Jordan Morgan (Marana), Joel Mendivil (Nogales), Tyrae McKinney (Cienega), Steven Sigala (Mountain View), Daniel Robledo (Cholla), Kody McPherson (Empire), Wesley Kavathas (Empire), Taj Bryson (Fairfax), Johnathan Leon (Fairfax), Jaydon Durazo (South Mountain), Mike Lopez (Carl Hayden), Ben Roots (Desert Mountain), Chase Killough (Horizon), Uriel Hernandez (North Canyon), Cade Bennett (Notre Dame), Cale Gregory (Notre Dame), Ryan Wearne (Williams Field), Noah Nelson (Williams Field), Cooper Darling (Williams Field), Brock Dieu (Casteel), Dylan Walton (Higley), Carson Keltner (Centennial, Jacob Fyffe (Centennial), Jake Newton (Sunrise Mountain), Oscar Abundis (Centennial), Jesus Reyna (Ironwood), Blake Gamez (Verrado), Matthew Phillips (Goldwater), Carson Kennedy (Agua Fria), Lee Sampson (Millennium)

5A DL of the Year Semifinalists

Cosmas Kwete (Central), Quincy Singleton (McClintock), Devin Leon (Willow Canyon), Jonathon Parks (Verrado), Jack Sanderson (Sunnyslope), Logan Taylor (Maricopa), Tylen Coleman (Maricopa), Logan Maxwell (Higley), Cruz Webster (Casteel), Christian Foote (Williams Field), Grant Boyer (Notre Dame), Connor Knudsen (Centennial), Leandre Harris (Centennial), Trevor Kauer (Campo Verde), Ty Robinson (Higley), Anthonie Cooper (Millennium), Dalton Card (Casteel)

5A LB of the Year Semifinalists

Ray Vega (Gilbert), Bakari Jackson (Maricopa), CJ Mustain (Ironwood Ridge), Isaiah Sierra (Empire), Patrick Long (Paradise Valley), Stone Aguirre (Ironwood), TJ Cephers (Marana), Justin Wilda (Sunrise Mountain), Zach Mattas (Cienega), David Enriquez (Millennium), MJ Walker (Centennial), Cire Fields II (Centennial), Brock Locnikar (Notre Dame), Dylan Wampler (Centennial), Canaan Hall (Higley)

5A DB of the Year Semifinalists

Tyler Hironaka (Gilbert), Jackson Buchanan (Cactus Shadows), Feliz Vasquez (Goldwater), Jykese Davis (Goldwater), Coltin Church (Sunrise Mountain), Austin Godfrey (Higley), CHris Burroughs (Cienega), Casen Simonton (Casteel), Kaysan Barnett (Millennium), Tashumbrae Brown Jr (Williams Field), Jadon Pearson (Williams Field), Keiran Clark (Centennial), Thomas Webb Jr (Cienega), Noa Pola-Gates (Williams Field)

5A Specialist of the Year Semifinalists

Varney Larson (Mountain View), Ezekial Marshall (Sunrise Mountain), AJ Jackson (Centennial), William Roberts (McClintock), Lucas Seaton (Cactus Shadows), Griffin Sauer (Ironwood Ridge), Jackson Passey (Campo Verde), Dalyn Enderle (Higley), Cole Johnson (Horizon), Ezra Figueroa (Cienega), Chase Wells (Williams Field), David Bertlesen (Marana), Jorge Nieto (Gilbert)

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