The 2019 6A ArizonaVarsity Awards
Welcome to the ArizonaVarsity Awards!
A selection committee comprised of Ralph Amsden, Chilly, Chris Eaton, Cody Cameron, Alec Simpson, Brett Quintyne and Zach Alvira put together a list players we feel deserve to be honored for their efforts in the 2019 football season. We appreciate the continued support of the local high school football community. Make sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and please include the link to the article in any screenshots shared to social media (it helps keep us up and running)!
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Without further ado- here are this year's honors for the 6A divison:
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Player of the Year
Daveon Hunter (Chandler)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Offensive Player of the Year
Chubba Purdy (Perry)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Defensive Player of the Year
Malik Reed (Chandler)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Two-Way Player of the Year
Daniel Wood (Highland)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Offensive Underclassman of the Year
Kyion Grayes (Chandler)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Defensive Underclassman of the Year
Cole Martin (Hamilton)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Offensive Breakout Player of the Year
Jacob Cisneros (Boulder Creek)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Defensive Breakout Player of the Year
Anthony Franklin (Pinnacle)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Coach of the Year
Mike Zdebski (Hamilton)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Assistant Coach of the Year
Tim Dougherty (Hamilton)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Quarterback of the Year
Nick Arvay (Hamilton)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Running Back of the Year
Deonce Elliott (Red Mountain)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Dual-Threat Back of the Year
Alfred Jordan (La Joya)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Wide Receiver of the Year
Brenden Rice (Hamilton)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Tight End of the Year
Carter Hill (Liberty)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Offensive Lineman of the Year
Nehemiah Magalei (Chandler)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Defensive Lineman of the Year
Brandon Buckner (Chandler)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Linebacker of the Year
Tate Romney (Chandler)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Defensive Back of the Year
Gunner Maldonado (Chandler)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Return Specialist of the Year
Deavon Crawford (Cesar Chavez)
ArizonaVarsity.com 6A Kicking Specialist of the Year
Max Miller (Pinnacle)
All ArizonaVarsity 6A First Team
QB- Chubba Purdy (Perry)
RB- Daveon Hunter (Chandler)
RB- Deonce Elliott (Red Mountain)
RB- Michael Clark (Shadow Ridge)
WR- Elijah Ervin (Desert Vista)
WR- Brenden Rice (Hamilton)
WR- Marcus Libman (Pinnacle)
TE- Carter Hill (Liberty)
OL- Nehemiah Magalei (Chandler)
OL- Dylan Mayginnes (Hamilton)
OL- Tosh Baker (Pinnacle)
OL- Andrew Milek (Brophy)
OL- Frank Thompson (Liberty)
OL- Andrew Rumary (Valley Vista)
DL- Tre Smith (Red Mountain)
DL- Brandon Buckner (Chandler)
DL- Anthony Franklin (Pinnacle)
DL- Joquarri Price (Desert Ridge)
DL- Chase Folkestad (Sandra Day O'Connor)
LB- Malik Reed (Chandler)
LB- Rashion Hodge (Mountain Pointe)
LB- Tate Romney (Chandler)
LB- Jeremiah Trojan (Hamilton)
DB- Gunner Maldanado (Chandler)
DB- Jamar Brown (Hamilton)
DB- Kamdan Hightower (Chaparral)
DB- Micah Harper (Basha)
DB- George Ramirez (Red Mountain)
KR- Jean Boyd III (Corona del Sol)
PR- Deavon Crawford (Cesar Chavez)
K- Max Miller (Pinnacle)
P- Jose Deharo (Tolleson)
Two-Way/Flex: Daniel Wood (Highland)
Two-Way/Flex: Trey Reynolds (Queen Creek)
All ArizonaVarsity 6A Second Team
QB- Nick Arvay (Hamilton)
QB- Miguel Valdovinos (La Joya)
RB- Jacob Cisneros (Boulder Creek)
RB- Matt Goodlow (Pinnacle)
RB- Gabriel Armenta (Hamilton)
WR- Aidan Lee (Desert Ridge)
WR- Kyler Stancato (Mountain Ridge)
WR- Isac Hall (Westview)
WR- Tommy Christakos (Chaparral)
TE- Shane Sunday (Pinnacle)
OL- Jake Griffin (Red Mountain)
OL- Isaiah Mercado (Shadow Ridge)
OL- Costen Cooley (Red Mountain)
OL- Finley Lecky (Hamilton)
OL- Alexis Castro (Chandler)
OL- Ben Bray (Red Mountain)
DL- Jaxon Richards (Chaparral)
DL- Alex Weilert (Hamilton)
DL- Zion Magalei (Chandler)
DL- Jayden Jackson (Shadow Ridge)
DL- Antwaun Winfield (Cesar Chavez)
LB- Tommy Ellis (Mountain Ridge)
LB- Abraham Flores-Cuen (Cibola)
LB- Avantae Barrett (Desert Ridge)
LB- Christian Bower (Chaparral)
DB- Conner Lewis (Boulder Creek)
DB- Trevor Crawford (Pinnacle)
DB- DHayven Valentine (Westview)
DB- Jax Stam (Liberty)
DB- Hunter Barth (Queen Creek)
DB- Taron Thomas (Desert Vista)
KR- Jacob Cisneros (Boulder Creek)
PR- Gunner Maldonado (Chandler)
K- Shane Pitts (Liberty)
P- Jackson Ray (Hghland)
Two-Way/Flex: Jace Accurso (Liberty)
Two-Way/Flex: Brady Shough (Hamilton)
All ArizonaVarsity 6A Third Team
QB- Jack Miller (Chaparral)
QB- JD Johnson (Pinnacle)
RB- Jared Williams (Chaparral)
RB- Tyson Grubbs (Desert Vista)
RB- Eli Sanders (Chandler)
RB- Vincen Wagner (Trevor Browne)
WR- Jaleel Walker (Cesar Chavez)
WR- Carlos Fernandez (La Joya)
WR- Jared Wilson (Red Mountain)
WR- Deavon Crawford (Cesar Chavez)
TE- Broc Lane (Perry)
TE- Jay McEuen (Chandler)
OL- Hunter Scott (Perry)
OL- Dante Smith (Desert Ridge)
OL- Owen Reinhart (Brophy)
OL- Noah Boone (Highland)
OL- Jay Martin (Cesar Chavez)
OL- Ethan Coulter (Mountain View)
DL- Jeremiah Tyler (Chandler)
DL- Anthony Lucas (Chaparral)
DL- Daryon Lee (Valley Vista)
DL- Malaki Ta'ase (Mountain View)
DL- Bryant Jackson (Chandler)
LB- Mac Franklin (Pinnacle)
LB- Alonzo Maya (Pinnacle)
LB- Isaiah Pittman (Liberty)
LB- Jackson Ford (Perry)
LB- Bryce Michael (Brophy)
DB- Andrei Mayberry (Perry)
DB- Chase Hanson (Sandra Day O'Connor)
DB- Dwight Williams (La Joya)
DB- Ammon Allen (Highland)
DB- Benjamin Morrison (Brophy)
KR- Phoenix Payton (Sandra Day O'Connor)
PR- Marcus Libman (Pinnacle)
K- Crew Peterman (Chandler)
P- Conner Gardner (Red Mountain)
Two-Way/Flex: Kaiden Lansford (Shadow Ridge)
Two-Way/Flex: Zach Lewis (Hamilton)
All ArizonaVarsity 6A Honorable Mention
QB- Jonah Guevara (Liberty)
QB- Gabe Friend (Basha)
QB- Keegan Stancato (Mountain Ridge)
QB- Austin Kolb (Desert Ridge)
QB- Mikey Keene (Chandler)
QB- Parker Navarro (Desert Vista)
QB- Brandon Nieto (Mountain View)
QB- Hyrum Boren (Red Mountain)
QB- Matthew Winter (Brophy)
QB- Nico Vasko (Westview)
QB- Lucas Arnds (Cesar Chavez)
RB- Alfred Jordan (La Joya)
RB- Sebastain Dorman (Hamilton)
RB- Joseph Forney (Liberty)
RB- Ty McElroy (Red Mountain)
RB- Jace Bond (Queen Creek)
RB- Gary Love (Tucson)
RB- John Brown (Tolleson)
RB- Resi Shank (Mountain Pointe)
RB- Zaccheus Cooper (Liberty)
RB- Tyraill Carrether (Cesar Chavez)
RB- Devon Grubbs (Desert Vista)
RB- Deshaun Jackson (Mountain View)
WR- Jorden Young (Perry)
WR- Ethan Davidson (Mountain View)
WR- Israel Yturralde (La Joya)
WR- Cade Horton (Pinnacle)
WR- Johnny Collier (Westwood)
WR- Jalen Richmond (Chandler)
WR- Ryan Gastelum (North)
WR- Conner Lewis (Boulder Creek)
WR- Cade Berger (Perry)
WR- Ryan Mehio (Brophy)
WR- Kyion Grayes (Chandler)
WR- Damian Ortiz (Sandra Day O'Connor)
TE- Liam Hoffmeyer (Cibola)
TE- Jake Schmitt (Corona del Sol)
TE- Braeden Belnap (Desert Vista)
OL- Steven Williams (Mountian Pointe)
OL- Aayden Dodd (Queen Creek)
OL- Rueben Maldanado (Cesar Chavez)
OL- Xavier Altamirano-Rosas (Cesar Chavez)
OL- Armando Alvarez (Maryvale)
OL- Adrian Hernandez (Trevor Browne)
OL- Adam Bowcutt (Queen Creek)
OL- Jacob Moore (Boulder Creek)
OL- Brian Groeger (Chaparral)
OL- Temoc Sandoval (Liberty)
OL- James Charles (Cibola)
OL- Anthony Jimenez (Kofa)
OL- Bryan Marquez (Copper Canyon)
OL- Levyn Santilan (Westview)
OL- Joseph Angulo (Tolleson)
OL- Tufi Lupe (Dobson)
OL- Sam Flores (Mesa)
OL- Brandon Shirley (Skyline)
OL- James Knos (Basha)
DL- Jake Griffin (Red Mountain)
DL- Joey Cortez (North)
DL- Alex Garcia (Cibola)
DL- Steven Kennedy (Perry)
DL- Drew Achor (Pinnacle)
DL- Lingi Havea (Chandler)
DL- Zacharia Tei (Mesa)
LB- Parker McClure (Red Mountain)
LB- Kendall Falaniko (Desert Ridge)
LB- Jaylous Horton (Mountain Pointe)
LB- Xavier Herrera (Trevor Browne)
LB- Casey Lowe (Shadow Ridge)
LB- Josh Garcia (Cesar Chavez)
LB- Charles Gilbert (Basha)
LB- Zeke Guerrero (Cibola)
LB- Thanapat Thumput (Cibola)
LB- Jack Taylor (Brophy)
LB- Jake Ruther (Brophy)
DB- Brett Wagner (Boulder Creek)
DB- Troy Allen (Desert Vista)
DB- Alex Rafalski (Corona del Sol)
DB- Keshaun Calip (Queen Creek)
DB- Krew Jackson (Queen Creek)
DB- Maalik Knox (Cesar Chavez)
DB- Shane Pitts (Liberty)
DB- Spencer MacEwen (Mountain View)
DB- Clay Zupke (Pinnacle)
DB- Treagan Herlov (Mountain View)
DB- Andres Delgado (Tucson)
DB- Cole Martin (Hamilton)
KR- Jace Bond (Queen Creek)
KR- Tru Tanner (Highland)
K- Zane Kaupe (Queen Creek)
K- Max MontesDeOca (Mesa)
K- Kyler McCarthy (Perry)
P- Brody Kofahl (Hamilton)
Two-Way/Flex: Zion Williams (Basha)
Two-Way/Flex: Arnell Christen Jr (Tolleson)
ArizonaVarsity 6A Metro Region Awards
Player of the Year: Deavon Crawford (Cesar Chavez)
Offensive Player of the Year: Lucas Arnds (Cesar Chavez)
Defensive Player Year: Antwaun Winfield (Cesar Chavez)
ArizonaVarsity 6A Desert Valley Region Awards
Player of the Year: Jace Accurso (Liberty)
Offensive Player of the Year: Jacob Cisneros (Boulder Creek)
Defensive Player Year: Tommy Ellis (Mountain Ridge)
ArizonaVarsity 6A Southwest Region Awards
Player of the Year: Miguel Valdovinos (La Joya)
Offensive Player of the Year: Nico Vasko (Westview)
Defensive Player Year: Jayden Jackson (Shadow Ridge)
ArizonaVarsity 6A East Valley Region Awards
Player of the Year: George Ramirez (Red Mountain)
Offensive Player of the Year: Hyrum Boren (Red Mountain)
Defensive Player Year: Tre Smith (Red Mountain)
ArizonaVarsity 6A Desert Southwest Region Awards
Player of the Year: Abraham Flores-Cuen (Cibola)
Offensive Player of the Year: Quanah Locklear (Cibola)
Defensive Player Year: Zeke Guerrero (Cibola)
ArizonaVarsity 6A Premier Region Awards
Co- Player of the Year: Nick Arvay (Hamilton) and Daveon Hunter (Chandler)
Offensive Player of the Year: Chubba Purdy (Perry)
Defensive Player Year: Malik Reed (Chandler)
ArizonaVarsity 6A Central Region Awards
Player of the Year: Daniel Wood (Highland)
Offensive Player of the Year: Parker Navarro (Desert Vista)
Defensive Player Year: Trey Reynolds (Queen Creek)