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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
Isaac Wotherspoon – Agua Fria – 5.29 weighted GPA
Javier Rodillas – Agua Fria – 5.15 weighted GPA
Andres Garcia Rico – Agua Fria – 5.00 weighted GPA
Paul Petersen – Willow Canyon – 5.0 weighted GPA
Talmage Garrett – Higley – 5.0 weighted GPA
Abhi Sachdeva – Corona del Sol – 5.0 weighted GPA
Toby Lim – Corona del Sol – 5.0 weighted GPA
Gabe Pante – Agua Fria – 4.90 weighted GPA
Cade Banks – Corona del Sol – 4.83 weighted GPA
Kyle Young – Mountain Pointe – 4.81 weighted GPA
Nic Yonamine – Agua Fria – 4.80 weighted GPA
Liem Nguyen – Agua Fria – 4.78 weighted GPA
Vincent Pena – Camelback – 4.75 weighted GPA
Matthew Luoma – Mountain Pointe – 4.742 weighted GPA
Jack Curcio – Hamiton – 4.68 weighted GPA
Brandon Chavarria – Alhambra – 4.67 weighted GPA
Johnny Gonzalez – Millennium – 4.66 weighted GPA
Ramon Varela Nevarez – Camelback – 4.66 weighted GPA
August Htoo – Independence – 4.62 weighted GPA
Carter Hancock – Higley – 4.6 weighted GPA
Daniel O’Neill – Casteel – 4.58 weighted GPA
Hank Stoddard – Mesa – 4.55 weighted GPA
Jack Meissner – Hamilton – 4.55 weighted GPA
Suraj Elango – Mountain Ridge – 4.55 weighted GPA
David Giacobbi – Seton Catholic Prep – 4.5 weighted GPA
Caden Spears – Hamilton – 4.46 weighted GPA
Nick Sharos – Agua Fria – 4.45 weighted GPA
Paul Ednilao – Camelback – 4.45 weighted GPA
Tucker Lambert – Canyon View – 4.44 weighted GPA
Henry Mason – Mesa – 4.42 weighted GPA
Michael Enriquez – Valley Vista – 4.42 weighted GPA
Noah Joanes – Casteel – 4.41 weighted GPA
Broc DeWitt – Casteel – 4.4 weighted GPA
Jake Hardy – Higley – 4.4 weighted GPA
Samuel Thielen – Mountain Ridge – 4.4 weighted GPA
Oliver Wolfig – Red Mountain – 4.37 weighted GPA
Aaron Brown – Mountain Pointe – 4.34 weighted GPA
Ruben Anaya – Agua Fria – 4.33 weighted GPA
Jaime Lauriano – Independence – 4.33 weighted GPA
Mason Figueroa – Independence – 4.33 weighted GPA
Carter Nicolson – Corona del Sol – 4.33 weighted GPA
Drew Nicolson – Corona del Sol – 4.33 weighted GPA
Jon Seddon – Corona del Sol – 4.33 weighted GPA
Kole Brittan – Canyon View – 4.28 weighted GPA
Bryce Anderson – Basha – 4.28 weighted GPA
Camden Weeg – Agua Fria – 4.27 weighted GPA
Daniel Valadez – Canyon View – 4.27 weighted GPA
Maciek Mularski – Agua Fria – 4.27 weighted GPA
Kaden Hall – Red Mountain – 4.27 weighted GPA
Grant Adams – Valley Vista – 4.26 weighted GPA
Wade Guthrie – Red Mountain – 4.26 weighted GPA
Chris Avitia – Agua Fria – 4.22 weighted GPA
Ryan Burn – Canyon View – 4.22 weighted GPA
Ben McShane – Mountain Pointe – 4.22 weighted GPA
Blake Ross – Casteel – 4.21 weighted GPA
Christopher Leal Sandoval – Camelback – 4.21 weighted GPA
Ethan Montag-Caouette – Mountain Ridge – 4.2 weighted GPA
Jaison Singh – Mountain Ridge – 4.19 weighted GPA
Seth Mortensen – Casteel – 4.17 weighted GPA
Luke Vlcek – Corona del Sol – 4.16 weighted GPA
Zereoue Williams – Mountain Pointe Shcool – 4.16 weighted GPA
Leonel De Loera – Camelback – 4.15 weighted GPA
Mason Henkels – Mountain Ridge – 4.12 weighted GPA
Robbie Lees – Red Mountain – 4.12 weighted GPA
Chad Eaton – Canyon View – 4.11 weighted GPA
Jonah Camacho – Millennium – 4.1 weighted GPA
Cameron Smith – Basha – 4.1 weighted GPA
Zedrick Lomboy – Cesar Chavez – 4.1 weighted GPA
Aiden Clayton – Mountain Ridge – 4.08 weighted GPA
Keaton Toenjes – Casteel – 4.06 weighted GPA
Connor Salas – Mountain Pointe – 4.05 weighted GPA
Mark Simons – Campo Verde – 4.03 weighted GPA
Christian Balke – Valley Vista – 4.03 weighted GPA
Christian Balke – Valley Vista – 4.03 weighted GPA
Troy Gafford – Mountain Ridge – 4.03 weighted GPA
Tommy Forese – Casteel – 4.00 weighted GPA
Demetrius Hernandez – Canyon View – 4.0 weighted GPA
Rylan Bloomfield – Mesa – 4.0 weighted GPA
Zach Skelton – Mesa – 4.0 weighted GPA
Nathan Avitia – Millennium – 4.38 unweighted GPA
Jaime Naranjo – Skyline – 4.2 unweighted GPA
Radu Iosifescu – Sunrise Mountain – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Honorable Mention
Bernard Conrique – Millennium – 3.9 weighted GPA
Santiago Gamez – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.9 weighted GPA
Cody Gafford – Mountain Ridge – 3.88 weighted GPA
Aidan Current – Red Mountain – 3.83 weighted GPA
Christian Rivera Jr. – Independence – 3.82 weighted GPA
Tegan Bernard – Mountain Ridge – 3.82 weighted GPA
Ian Downey – Canyon View – 3.8 weighted GPA
Marek Sycamore – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.8 weighted GPA
Morgan Williams – Mesa – 3.8 weighted GPA
Richard Wight – Mountain Ridge – 3.8 weighted GPA
Gavin Kurtz – Red mountain – 3.78 weighted GPA
Isaiah Sanchez – Independence – 3.77 weighted GPA
Drew Martinez – Higley – 3.75 weighted GPA
Logan Beatty – Corona del sol – 3.75 weighted GPA
Kyan Steines – Casteel – 3.74 weighted GPA
Tate Bluth – Casteel – 3.73 weighted GPA
Easton Romney – Red Mountain – 3.73 weighted GPA
Timothy Lockett – Valley Vista – 3.73 weighted GPA
Connor O’Brien – Corona Del Sol – 3.71 weighted GPA
Marquis Kelly – Willow Canyon – 3.7 weighted GPA
Nick Pirotta – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.7 weighted GPA
Thomas Hernandez – Independence – 3.7 weighted GPA
Liam Arnett – Mesa – 3.7 weighted GPA
Konnor Green – Cesar Chavez – 3.7 weighted GPA
Matthew Manning – Red Mountain – 3.69 weighted GPA
Adam Wilson – Casteel – 3.67 weighted GPA
Kirk Bowden III – Higley – 3.67 weighted GPA
Shawn Baggs – Casteel – 3.62 weighted GPA
Keaton Semendoff – Willow Canyon – 3.6 weighted GPA
Michael Cook – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.6 weighted GPA
Chris Beeler – Mesa – 3.58 weighted GPA
Qamar Outley – Canyon View – 3.57 weighted GPA
Koby Sarna – Red Mountain – 3.57 weighted GPA
Onikka Dexter – Valley Vista – 3.56 weighted GPA
Christian Jimenez Pina – Independence – 3.52 weighted GPA
Dallon Hunt – Casteel – 3.51 weighted GPA
Justin Sherer – Canyon View – 3.5 weighted GPA
Nathan Rosinski – Mountain Ridge – 3.41 weighted GPA
Cade Miller – Red Mountain – 3.39 weighted GPA
Dwight Parrish – Valley Vista – 3.22 weighted GPA
Kellen McHale – Sunrise Mountain – 3.79 unweighted GPA
Kyle Andersen – Sunrise Mountain – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Josh Conway – Sunrise Mountain – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Brock Hammond – Sunrise Mountain – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Bryston Hines – Sunrise Mountain – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Jordan Shinaut – Sunrise Mountain – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Dalton Graham – Sunrise Mountain – 3.46 unweighted GPA
Nolan Woolsey – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Thomas Faulker – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Ryan Wagner – Basha – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Janford Viray – Cesar Chavez – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Sam Williams – Red Mountain – 3.23 unweighted GPA
Joey Noder – Basha – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Declan McCarthy – Red Mountain – 3.16 unweighted GPA
Jake Vermeire – Basha – 3.16 unweighted GPA
Blake Bergstrom – Sunrise Mountain – 3.13 unweighted GPA
Drew Van Treese – Sunrise Mountain – 3.11 unweighted GPA
Adam Seibal – Red Mountain – 3.07 unweighted GPA
Enzo Palmieri – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Jessie Matthais – Seton Catholic Prep – 3.0 unweighted GPA
