For nine 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 Sport 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 Sports360AZ All-Academic Boys Volleyball Team.
First Team
John Hugon – BASIS Phoenix – 4.86 weighted GPA
Sehyuk Park – Arizona College Prep – 4.86 weighted GPA
Andrew Smith – Horizon Honors – 4.85 weighted GPA
Austin Lund – Arizona College Prep – 4.83 weighted GPA
Samik Nayak – BASIS Phoenix – 4.81 weighted GPA
John Michael Record – Cactus – 4.8 weighted GPA
John Kanner – Arizona College Prep – 4.79 weighted GPA
Abhinav Vishnuvajhala – BASIS Phoenix – 4.75 weighted GPA
Ben Brady – Horizon Honors – 4.75 weighted GPA
Brenden Matteson – Estrella Foothills – 4.75 weighted GPA
Colten Petersen – Estrella Foothills – 4.75 weighted GPA
Aleksandar Antonic – BASIS Phoenix – 4.71 weighted GPA
Ethan Kur – BASIS Phoenix – 4.71 weighted GPA
Ishaan Marwaha – Arizona College Prep – 4.71 weighted GPA
Grant Steinmetz – Cactus – 4.7 weighted GPA
Dominic Zusy – Mesquite – 4.63 weighted GPA
Noah Stults – Horizon Honors – 4.62 weighted GPA
Quan Vu – Eastmark – 4.61 weighted GPA
Ilan Wieser – Deer Valley – 4.58 weighted GPA
Jason Tells – Arizona College Prep – 4.57 weighted GPA
Boe Reh – Amphi – 4.55 weighted GPA
Aidan Rutledge – Horizon Honors – 4.51 weighted GPA
Tanner Russell – Deer Valley – 4.48 weighted GPA
Dominick Woodward – Deer Valley – 4.47 weighted GPA
Zavian Strom – Eastmark – 4.40 weighted GPA
Yousef Sengal – Amphi – 4.39 weighted GPA
Michael Karlin – Arizona College Prep – 4.39 weighted GPA
David Fleischer – Gilbert Christian – 4.38 weighted GPA
Karsten Gargan – Gilbert Christian – 4.38 weighted GPA
Aiden Foster – Deer Valley – 4.38 weighted GPA
Cole Anderson – Mesquite – 4.38 weighted GPA
Elijah Hamstra – Northwest Christian – 4.38 weighted GPA
Andrew Reiley – Gilbert Christian – 4.33 weighted GPA
Blake Warren – Mesquite – 4.33 weighted GPA
John Coleman – Estrella Foothills – 4.33 weighted GPA
Zachary Lund – Arizona College Prep – 4.31 weighted GPA
Nolan Dickerson – Scottsdale Christian Academy – 4.3 weighted GPA
Tyler Bell – Mesquite – 4.26 weighted GPA
Timothy Matura – Notre Dame Prep – 4.25 weighted GPA
Owen Gehr – Gilbert Christian – 4.22 weighted GPA
Austin Johnston – Eastmark – 4.2 weighted GPA
Jose Varelas – Deer Valley – 4.19 weighted GPA
Logan Ryder – Deer Valley – 4.19 weighted GPA
Ayden Hoyt – Gilbert Christian – 4.18 weighted GPA
Boston Spina – St. Mary’s Catholic – 4.16 weighted GPA
Ian Love – St. Mary’s Catholic – 4.16 weighted GPA
Lukas Potter – Poston Butte – 4.14 weighted GPA
Jared Schottin – Deer Valley – 4.12 weighted GPA
Jack Tawney – Arizona College Prep – 4.12 weighted GPA
Sven Elias Ramirez – Amphi – 4.11 weighted GPA
Cory Poulos – Northwest Christian – 4.1 weighted GPA
Daniel Magana Huynh – Dysart – 4.1 weighted GPA
Kyle White – Scottsdale Christian Academy – 4.09 weighted GPA
Zachary Scheer – Northwest Christian – 4.08 weighted GPA
Ryan Harding – Arizona College Prep – 4.06 weighted GPA
Raphael Ondobo Mkpegue – Mesquite – 4.05 weighted GPA
Joshua Furman – Poston Butte – 4.05 weighted GPA
Chase Gordan – Notre Dame Prep – 4.03 weighted GPA
Grant Kreizenbeck – Scottsdale Christian Academy – 4.0 weighted GPA
Jake Terry – Eastmark – 4.0 weighted GPA
Jack Hubbard – Northwest Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Clayton Spina – St. Mary’s Catholic – 4.0 weighted GPA
Armin Abdollahzdeh – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Carter Reynolds – The Gregory – 4.08 unweighted GPA
Renz Iurino – The Gregory – 4.02 unweighted GPA
Bryant Sanders – Benjamin Franklin Charter – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Mason Cox – Paradise Honors – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Carter Crouse – Benjamin Franklin – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Mason Taylor – Benjamin Franklin – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Honorable Mention
Adam Perez – Dysart – 3.5 weighted GPA
Addison Schmitz – Eastmark – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Adriel Hernandez – Phoenix Christian – 3.82 weighted GPA
Alec Bown – Horizon Honors – 3.56 weighted GPA
Andrew Scranton – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Arturo Cano Orozco – Dysart – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Ben Strawn – Northwest Christian – 3.27 unweighted GPA
Bennett McKinstry – Northwest Christian – 3.51 weighted GPA
Bodhi Marks – The Gregory – 3.08 unweighted GPA
Braden Garner – Poston Butte – 3.7 weighted GPA
Brady McCoy – Gilbert Christian – 3.83 weighted GPA
Brightstar Benson – The Gregory – 3.36 unweighted GPA
Broc Hansen – Northwest Christian – 3.62 weighted GPA
Bryce Cowden – Paradise Honors – 3.55 unweighted GPA
Caleb Bracamonte – Northwest Christian – 3.67 weighted GPA
Carlin Buskirk – Scottsdale Christian Academy – 3.5 weighted GPA
Carter Smith – Leading Edge Academy-GEC – 3.87 unweighted GPA
Cayden Slade – Paradise Honors – 3.64 unweighted GPA
Charlie Stemple – The Gregory – 3.87 unweighted GPA
Chris Matura – Notre Dame Prep – 3.69 weighted GPA
Dakota Terrell – Paradise Honors – 3.57 unweighted GPA
David El – The Gregory – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Devon Taylor – The Gregory – 3.26 unweighted GPA
Emilio Feliciano – Dysart – 3.83 weighted GPA
Ezra Alpert – The Gregory – 3.23 unweighted GPA
Gavin Wilson – Eastmark – 3.06 unweighted GPA
Hadi Shiban – Arizona College Prep – 3.79 weighted GPA
Isaiah Kubasak – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.7 weighted GPA
Jacob Angell – Northwest Christian – 3.78 weighted GPA
Jacob Roberts – Mesquite – 3.72 weighted GPA
Jalen Cox – Paradise Honors – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Jaxon McNaughton – Horizon Honors – 3.74 weighted GPA
Jeromy Taki – The Gregory – 3.38 unweighted GPA
Jesse Gandara – Cactus – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Joel LeBaron Velazco – Estrella Foothills – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Jordan Payan – Horizon Honors – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Jorge Cesin – Horizon Honors – 3.88 weighted GPA
Joseph Salerno – Estrella Foothills – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Josh Bush – Leading Edge Academy-GEC – 3.95 unweighted GPA
Josiah Wondercheck – Leading Edge Academy-GEC – 3.57 unweighted GPA
Josue Dominguez – Dysart – 3.79 weighted GPA
Justin Bunch – Cactus – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Kasey Lapan – The Gregory – 3.34 unweighted GPA
Keegan Torres – Estrella Foothills – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Korbin Torres – Estrella Foothills – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Kyson Alvin – Eastmark – 3.43 unweighted GPA
Luke Lemme – Horizon Honors – 3.62 weighted GPA
Luke Richardson – Scottsdale Christian Academy – 3.81 weighted GPA
Maefou Aoon – Poston Butte – 3.85 weighted GPA
Martin Hammond – Notre Dame Prep – 3.54 weighted GPA
Mason Davis – The Gregory – 3.76 unweighted GPA
Mason Robinson – Estrella Foothills – 3.5 weighted GPA
Matthew Lahr – Notre Dame Prep – 3.85 weighted GPA
Mitch Hallet – Scottsdale Christian Academy – 3.63 weighted GPA
Nate Kalos – Scottsdale Christian Academy – 3.78 weighted GPA
Nick Allen – The Gregory – 3.95 unweighted GPA
Nick Mojica – The Gregory – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Noah Amenhauser – Estrella Foothills – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Patrick Quintero – Amphi – 3.98 weighted GPA
Quinnton Briscoe – Cactus – 3.8 weighted GPA
Quinton Cook – Horizon Honors – 3.97 weighted GPA
Remington Stagg – The Gregory – 3.52 unweighted GPA
Robert Anderson – Cactus – 3.6 weighted GPA
Sylus Mendoza – Horizon Honors – 3.88 weighted GPA
Tate Dorame – Eastmark – 3.77 weighted GPA
Thomas Chermack – Notre Dame Prep – 3.52 weighted GPA
Tristan McGinnus – Scottsdale Christian Academy – 3.51 weighted GPA
Ty Pehrson – Paradise Honors – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Tydan Ortega – Notre Dame Prep – 3.68 weighted GPA
Vince Edwards – The Gregory – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Wyatt Martineau – Paradise Honors – 3.43 unweighted GPA
Xavier Cardenas – Deer Valley – 3.93 weighted GPA
Zach Shaw – Leading Edge Academy-GEC – 3.9 unweighted GPA
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