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For twelve 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 Winter 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 2023 Sports360AZ All-Academic Boys Basketball Team for Divisions 1A-3A.
First Team
Malakhi Sanchez – Benjamin Franklin – 5.0 weighted GPA
Armando Jimenez – Benjamin Franklin – 4.97 weighted GPA
Luke Morgan – Scottsdale Prep – 4.87 weighted GPA
Brendan MacLean – Scottsdale Prep – 4.83 weighted GPA
Kellen Palmer – Scottsdale Prep – 4.78 weighted GPA
Chris Mase – Benjamin Franklin – 4.66 weighted GPA
Finn Larson – Scottsdale Prep – 4.5 weighted GPA
Isaac Rodriguez – Yuma Catholic – 4.5 weighted GPA
Luke Stallworth – Yuma Catholic – 4.5 weighted GPA
Ryder Voutt – Yuma Catholic – 4.5 weighted GPA
Tyler Pluid – Benjamin Franklin – 4.5 weighted GPA
Cole Muscari – Northwest Christian – 4.44 weighted GPA
Jonathan Hall – Benjamin Franklin – 4.42 weighted GPA
Noah Larson – Northwest Christian – 4.41 weighted GPA
Lance Christensen – Snowflake – 4.4 weighted GPA
Lucky Patane – Yuma Catholic – 4.4 weighted GPA
Ramsay Gordon – Benjamin Franklin – 4.39 weighted GPA
Nick Boschma – Northwest Christian – 4.36 weighted GPA
Richard Stallworth – Yuma Catholic – 4.3 weighted GPA
Michael Vinson – Rancho Solano – 4.28 weighted GPA
Josiah Greeley – Northwest Christian – 4.25 weighted GPA
Jason Bobadilla – St. John Paul II Catholic – 4.22 weighted GPA
Tai Feldman – Rancho Solano – 4.2 weighted GPA
Andrew Willis – Rancho Solano – 4.19 weighted GPA
Nathaniel Glauber – Scottsdale Prep – 4.19 weighted GPA
Brandon Torzala – Northwest Christian – 4.16 weighted GPA
Matthew Quinlan – Rancho Solano – 4.16 weighted GPA
Ben Head – The Gregory – 4.15 weighted GPA
Colby Mortensen – Benjamin Franklin – 4.14 weighted GPA
Carton Palmer – Scottsdale Prep – 4.13 weighted GPA
Aidan Mushahwar – Rancho Solano – 4.1 weighted GPA
Jake Miller – Rancho Solano – 4.1 weighted GPA
Ruben Ruyle – Scottsdale Prep – 4.09 weighted GPA
Jack Hubbard – Northwest Christian – 4.08 weighted GPA
Luke Weathers – The Gregory – 4.08 weighted GPA
Renz Iurino – The Gregory – 4.08 weighted GPA
Tanner Irwin – Northwest Christian – 4.07 weighted GPA
Nate Nieuwenhuis – Northwest Christian – 4.03 weighted GPA
Tyler Johnson – Scottsdale Prep – 4.03 weighted GPA
Adam Stoeckel – Rancho Solano – 4.02 weighted GPA
Dax Epard – Rancho Solano – 4.01 weighted GPA
Marshall Gillette – Northwest Christian – 4.01 weighted GPA
Trevor Hall – Benjamin Franklin – 4.0 weighted GPA
Luke Coulter – Chandler Prep – 4.81 weighted GPA
Caleb So – Chandler Prep – 4.85 weighted GPA
Joshua Tong – Chandler Prep – 4.83 weighted GPA
Eyilopemi Omole – Gilbert Christian – 4.45 weighted GPA
Weston Anderson – Gilbert Christian – 4.27 weighted GPA
Rydan Barth – Gilbert Christian – 4.3 weighted GPA
Owen Fermoyle – Gilbert Christian – 4.3 weighted GPA
Michael Gross – Gilbert Christian – 4.25 weighted GPA
Bryce Kincaid – Gilbert Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Logan Lucero – Gilbert Christian – 4.3 weighted GPA
Jace Olson – Gilbert Christian – 4.3 weighted GPA
Honorable Mention
Carter Reynolds – The Gregory – 3.98 weighted GPA
Nick Allen – The Gregory – 3.98 weighted GPA
Nitai Buchler – The Gregory – 3.93 weighted GPA
Ethan Iniguez – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.92 weighted GPA
James Labukas – The Gregory – 3.88 weighted GPA
Nicklaus Green – Northwest Christian – 3.88 weighted GPA
Reuben Guerrero – Phoenix Christian – 3.86 weighted GPA
Enzo Gianforte – Scottsdale Prep – 3.83 weighted GPA
Vince Edwards – The Gregory – 3.82 weighted GPA
Payton Picus – Rancho Solano – 3.8 weighted GPA
Sebi Patane – Yuma Catholic – 3.8 weighted GPA
Remington Stagg – The Gregory – 3.79 weighted GPA
Pearce Ramos – Rancho Solano – 3.78 weighted GPA
David El – The Gregory – 3.77 weighted GPA
Will Riley – Northwest Christian – 3.77 weighted GPA
Landon Christensen – Benjamin Franklin – 3.76 weighted GPA
Sagith Vargas – Rancho Solano – 3.76 weighted GPA
Alexander Tabuchi – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.73 weighted GPA
Jace Hagan – Phoenix Christian – 3.73 weighted GPA
Seth Johnson – Northwest Christian – 3.73 weighted GPA
Landen Urquijo – Yuma Catholic – 3.7 weighted GPA
Tommy Randolph – Phoenix Christian – 3.67 weighted GPA
Chris Corral – The Gregory – 3.65 weighted GPA
Dominic Murphy – The Gregory – 3.65 weighted GPA
Zach Zambrano – Benjamin Franklin – 3.64 weighted GPA
Francisco Corral – St. John Paul II Catholic – 3.62 weighted GPA
Arturo Vargas – Yuma Catholic – 3.6 weighted GPA
Zane Bedoya – Yuma Catholic – 3.6 weighted GPA
Kevin Hendershott – The Gregory – 3.57 weighted GPA
Lincoln Hubbard – Northwest Christian – 3.52 weighted GPA
Jackson Dickinson – The Gregory – 3.51 weighted GPA
Talan Speir – Benjamin Franklin – 3.5 weighted GPA
Porter Vujs – Rancho Solano – 3.08 unweighted GPA
Creon Fulgham – Chandler Prep – 3.89 weighted GPA
Tyler Burr – Gilbert Christian – 3.95 weighted GPA
Max Lightfoot – Gilbert Christian – 3.85 weighted GPA
Caleb Schinker – Gilbert Christian – 3.9 weighted GPA
