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For eleven years, Sports360AZ has been committed to acknowledging the best and brightest student athletes in Arizona. We are excited once again to introduce the Sports360AZ All-Academic Spring Sports Teams brought to you by IBEW Local 640, Desert Financial Credit Union, Venezia’s Pizzeria, San Tan Ford and Valle Luna Mexican restaurants to recognize excellence of student athletes not only in competition but in the classroom as well.
We were overwhelmed by the response from players, coaches, athletic directors and parents and their nominations. A few notes on how the team was compiled:
Sports360AZ reached out to every athletic director in the state, as well as every varsity head coach for the respective sports requesting nominations based on performance in the classroom. We also opened up nominations to parents and players as well. This is the only way to be named to the all-academic team. Thank you to the high school community for recognizing these student-athletes!
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Thank you so much for your nominations, and be sure to use #Sports360AZScholars when sharing these teams on social media.
Without further ado, we are thrilled to present the 2022 Sports360AZ All-Academic baseball team for Divisions 1A, 2A and 3A.
First Team
Luis Camacho – Empire – 5.06 weighted GPA
Jack Sayer – Tempe Prep – 4.91 weighted GPA
Caleb Hamiltons – Trivium Prep – 4.87 weighted GPA
Amy Gonzalez – Tempe Prep – 4.85 weighted GPA
Brendan MacLean – Scottsdale Prep – 4.83 weighted GPA
Robert McMillan – Trivium Prep – 4.83 weighted GPA
Ben Richardson – Trivium Prep – 4.77 weighted GPA
Cade Zawada – Scottsdale Prep – 4.77 weighted GPA
Jacob Haney – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.7 weighted GPA
Kailey Gonzalez – Tempe Prep – 4.68 weighted GPA
Cole Dunnett – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.68 weighted GPA
Stone Guymom – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.68 weighted GPA
Emmett Collins – Scottsdale Prep – 4.67 weighted GPA
William Friedman – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.65 weighted GPA
Andrew Waldo – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.64 weighted GPA
Nicholas Carlsson – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.63 weighted GPA
Jeremy Holford – Scottsdale Prep – 4.59 weighted GPA
Thomas Tanzer – Trivium Prep – 4.57 weighted GPA
Christian Gust – Scottsdale Prep – 4.56 weighted GPA
Ethan Risch – Tempe Prep – 4.55 weighted GPA
Lucas Hesson – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.52 weighted GPA
Michael Gerveler – Scottsdale Prep – 4.52 weighted GPA
Samuel O’neal – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.52 weighted GPA
Tyler Dickerson – Scottsdale Prep – 4.52 weighted GPA
Andrew Richardson – Northwest Christian – 4.5 weighted GPA
Gabe Ross – Tempe Prep – 4.5 weighted GPA
Krystian Gary – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.47 weighted GPA
Chase Guymon – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.45 weighted GPA
Xavier Gacusan – Arizona College Prep – 4.45 weighted GPA
Joshua Hartstein – Scottsdale Prep – 4.42 weighted GPA
Roman Goebel – Arizona College Prep – 4.42 weighted GPA
Noah Larson – Northwest Christian – 4.41 weighted GPA
Brandon Ohre – Scottsdale Prep – 4.41 weighted GPA
Daniella Kotpoulous – San Manuel Jr/Sr – 4.4 weighted GPA
JP Roberts – Trivium Prep – 4.39 weighted GPA
Connor Morrison – Arizona College Prep – 4.39 weighted GPA
Cole Muscari – Northwest Christian – 4.38 weighted GPA
Michael Karlin – Arizona College Prep – 4.33 weighted GPA
Mattias Martens – Scottsdale Prep – 4.32 weighted GPA
Daunte Debbs – Eastmark – 4.32 weighted GPA
Noah Huerta – San Manuel Jr/Sr – 4.3 weighted GPA
Cole Martin – Northwest Christian – 4.26 weighted GPA
Thomas Bryant – Empire – 4.22 weighted GPA
Bryan Lorenz – Northwest Christian – 4.21 weighted GPA
Clay Oetjen – Arete Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Dhruv Rattan – Arete Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Matthew Hershey – Gilbert Christian – 4.2 weighted GPA
Tyler Bailey – Eastmark – 4.2 weighted GPA
Jackson Heinkel – Arizona College Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Caedin Craft – Trivium Prep – 4.18 weighted GPA
Noah Scilley – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.18 weighted GPA
Vincent Zizzo – Empire – 4.18 weighted GPA
Ian Bailey – Arizona College Prep – 4.15 weighted GPA
William Bubar – Scottsdale Prep – 4.14 weighted GPA
Declan Membrila – Arete Prep – 4.1 weighted GPA
Samuel Scott – San Manuel Jr/Sr – 4.1 weighted GPA
Rachel Garver – Arete Prep – 4.1 weighted GPA
Ryan Mourad – Arete Prep – 4.1 weighted GPA
Vincent Roco – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.1 weighted GPA
Tyler Steil – Gilbert Christian – 4.1 weighted GPA
Easton Redford – Payson – 4.09 weighted GPA
Tyler Johnson – Scottsdale Prep – 4.05 weighted GPA
Dylan Dwyer – Empire – 4.05 weighted GPA
Alvaro Testa – Gilbert Classical Academy – 4.04 weighted GPA
Race Merrill – Tempe Prep – 4.03 weighted GPA
Gunnar Penzkover – Northwest Christian – 4.01 weighted GPA
Matthew McClelland – Arete Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Carson Grier – Valley Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Kyle Grier – Valley Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Matthew Wegman – Arizona College Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Noah Bolles – Valley Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Benjamin Bubar – Scottsdale Prep – 4.83 unweighted GPA
Carson Boyll – Scottsdale Prep – 4.61 unweighted GPA
Craig Bohrer – Scottsdale Prep – 4.41 unweighted GPA
Brody Waters – Duncan – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Tim Lunt – Duncan – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Frank Kaplan – Phoenix Country Day – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Matthew Kahn – Phoenix Country Day – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Andrew Tuescher – Benjamin Franklin – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Dante Turgeon – Benjamin Franklin – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Darren Billingsley – Benjamin Franklin – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Raymond Sanchez – Benjamin Franklin – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Honorable Mention
Adam Burns – Phoenix Country Day – 3.97 unweighted GPA
Adan Alvarado – Phoenix Christian – 3.87 weighted GPA
Adrian Valencia – San Manuel Jr/Sr – 3.8 weighted GPA
Andrew Kerfoot – Trivium Prep – 3.78 weighted GPA
Andrew Paulo – Eastmark – 3.91 weighted GPA
Antonio Chaparro – Arete Prep – 3.5 weighted GPA
August Brenden – Phoenix Country Day School – 3.53 unweighted GPA
Ayden Ormand – Payson – 3.91 weighted GPA
Ben Lewis – Phoenix Country Day – 3.99 unweighted GPA
Blake Frasure – Arete Prep – 3.5 weighted GPA
Caden Rosenbaugh – Eastmark – 3.68 weighted GPA
Caleb Sweeney – Valley Christian High Schoo – 3.83 weighted GPA
Carson Baer – Eastmark – 3.97 weighted GPA
Casey Jenkins – Desert Heights Preparatory Academy – 3.93 weighted GPA
Cesar Canez – Tombstone – 3.36 unweighted GPA
Christian Davila – Eastmark – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Christian Lopez – Empire – 3.05 unweighted GPA
Cole Knipp – Northwest Christian – 3.51 weighted GPA
Cole Rotner – Tempe Prep – 3.85 weighted GPA
Cole Sorosky – Phoenix Country Day – 3.87 unweighted GPA
Conlan Jensen – Duncan – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Connor Lloyds – Phoenix Country Day – 3.96 unweighted GPA
Cooper Rogers – Payson – 3.92 weighted GPA
Danny Oakes – Empire – 3.89 unweighted GPA
Darron Flores – Desert Heights Preparatory Academy – 3.9 weighted GPA
David Gonzalez – Tempe Prep – 3.92 weighted GPA
Derek Sedig – Benjamin Franklin – 3.76 unweighted GPA
Devon Strader – Scottsdale Prep – 3.99 weighted GPA
Dexter Waterman – Payson – 3.88 weighted GPA
Diego Montoya – Duncan – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Eathen Rush – Arizona College Prep – 3.77 weighted GPA
Emaly Pham – Arete Prep – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Ethan Gomez – Valley Christian – 3.05 unweighted GPA
Evan Sanchez – Valley Christian – 3.58 weighted GPA
Gabriel Garcia – Tombstone – 3.69 unweighted GPA
Gary Najar – Duncan – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Gavin Smith – Valley Christian – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Hunter Heeringa – Valley Christian – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Ian Lemus – Empire – 3.79 unweighted GPA
Isaac Harris – Duncan – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Isaiah Huerta – San Manuel Jr/Sr High – 3.71 weighted GPA
Jack Bellomy – Arete Prep – 3.6 weighted GPA
Jack Darling – Tempe Prep – 3.79 weighted GPA
Jacob Dendy – Tempe Prep – 3.79 weighted GPA
Jacob Hanback – Desert Heights Preparatory Academy – 3.94 weighted GPA
Jake Tucker – Phoenix Country Day – 3.22 unweighted GPA
James Twombly – Valley Christian – 3.26 unweighted GPA
Jaxon Desotell – Eastmark – 3.7 weighted GPA
Jayce Huskey – Phoenix Country Day – 3.73 unweighted GPA
Jayce Sidney – Hopi – 3.5 weighted GPA
Jesse Aguon – Desert Heights Preparatory Academy – 3.5 weighted GPA
Jex Herrmann – Trivium Prep – 3.74 weighted GPA
Joel Esparza – Tombstone – 3.72 unweighted GPA
Jordon King – Gilbert Christian – 3.8 weighted GPA
Jorge Rodriguez – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.74 weighted GPA
Josh Hall – Arete Prep – 3.7 weighted GPA
Joshua Standage – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.5 weighted GPA
Kaden Mercer – Empire – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Kaid Melcher – Benjamin Franklin – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Kyler Thruston – Northwest Christian – 3.67 weighted GPA
Logan Rose – Phoenix Country Day – 3.72 unweighted GPA
Logan Willmer – Arizona College Prep – 3.95 weighted GPA
Luke Snyder – Valley Christian – 3.78 weighted GPA
Lydge Silas – Hopi – 3.95 weighted GPA
Masen Wojack – Valley Christian – 3.05 unweighted GPA
Mason Maret – Valley Christian – 3.72 weighted GPA
Mason Williams – Eastmark – 3.97 weighted GPA
Matt Olson – Northwest Christian – 3.54 weighted GPA
Matthew Merritt – Valley Christian – 3.38 unweighted GPA
Matthew Ramsdell – Eastmark – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Max Lialios – Sabino – 3.6 weighted GPA
Michael Myers – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.99 weighted GPA
Natalia Valencia Pena – Arete Prep – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Nate Ellison – Tombstone (Home School) – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Nathan Kammer – Scottsdale Prep – 3.62 weighted GPA
Nevin Panana – Hopi – 3.83 weighted GPA
Oscar Rocha – Sabino – 3.6 weighted GPA
Parker Sanders – Eastmark – 3.52 weighted GPA
Paulo Baca – Benjamin Franklin – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Ridge Allen – Benjamin Franklin – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Robert Sadler II – Desert Heights Preparatory Academy – 3.82 weighted GPA
Ryan Draper – Sabino – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Ryan Kao – Valley Christian – 3.68 weighted GPA
Rylyn Montoya – Eastmark – 3.08 unweighted GPA
Santo Chrico – Sabino – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Sean Holstein – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.75 weighted GPA
Tim Moriarty – Phoenix Country Day – 3.93 unweighted GPA
Trotsen Simms – Northwest Christian – 3.52 weighted GPA
Tyler Burr – Gilbert Christian – 3.8 weighted GPA
Tyler Candito – Sabino – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Tyler Delk – Sabino – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Tyler Larson – Scottsdale Prep – 3.93 weighted GPA
Tyler Taitano – Desert Heights Preparatory Academy – 3.7 weighted GPA
Will Bastian – Valley Christian – 3.03 unweighted GPA
Zachary Young – Payson – 3.92 unweighted GPA
Zane Lateef – Phoenix Country Day – 3.61 unweighted GPA
