For ten 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 Fall 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!
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 2021 Sports360AZ All-Academic football team for Divisions 1A, 2A and 3A.
First Team
Clark Campbell – Tempe Prep – 4.95 weighted GPA
Ben Nelson – Chandler Prep – 4.86 weighted GPA
Dylan Spencer – Trivium Prep – 4.85 weighted GPA
Marcello Borromeo – Chandler Prep – 4.84 weighted GPA
Adrian Robinson – Chandler Prep – 4.83 weighted GPA
Nolan Kemper – Chandler Prep – 4.82 weighted GPA
Derek Baker – AZ College Prep – 4.8 weighted GPA
Josh Wan – AZ College Prep – 4.8 weighted GPA
Caedon Macdonald – Trivium Prep – 4.78 weighted GPA
Jett Scott – Florence – 4.75 weighted GPA
Ben Hager – Trivium Prep – 4.74 weighted GPA
Hudson Graves – ALA Ironwood – 4.67 weighted GPA
Cayden Gibson – AZ College Prep – 4.61 weighted GPA
Kaden Scott – Trivium Prep – 4.61 weighted GPA
Carter Patten – AZ College Prep – 4.59 weighted GPA
Matt Tran – AZ College Prep – 4.59 weighted GPA
Gavin Ellis – AZ College Prep – 4.57 weighted GPA
Tyler Potter – Florence – 4.53 weighted GPA
Aidan Macias – Arete Prep – 4.5 weighted GPA
Gabriel Ross – Tempe Prep – 4.5 weighted GPA
Jack Hedberg – Tempe Prep – 4.5 weighted GPA
Manual Ibarra – Coolidge – 4.5 weighted GPA
Roman Goebel – AZ College Prep – 4.5 weighted GPA
Austin Priest – Yuma Catholic – 4.5 weighted GPA
Logan Rush – Yuma Catholic – 4.5 weighted GPA
Ryder Voutt – Yuma Catholic – 4.5 weighted GPA
Xavier Gacusan – AZ College Prep – 4.45 weighted GPA
Ryan King – Florence – 4.42 weighted GPA
Niko Zehtab – Trivium Prep – 4.41 weighted GPA
Noah Lent – Eastmark – 4.4 weighted GPA
Grant Peake – Chandler Prep – 4.39 weighted GPA
Ian Pelczarski – Chandler Prep – 4.39 weighted GPA
Biruk Stephens – AZ College Prep – 4.36 weighted GPA
Luke Willingham – Trivium Prep – 4.36 weighted GPA
Devon Black – Yuma Catholic – “4.36 weighted GPA”
Bryce Chen – AZ College Prep – 4.32 weighted GPA
Noah Deogracias – AZ College Prep – 4.32 weighted GPA
Isaiah Newton – Coolidge – 4.3 weighted GPA
Matthew McClelland – Arete Prep – 4.3 weighted GPA
Tyrone Jordan – Tempe Prep – 4.3 weighted GPA
Bryce Hixon – Eastmark – 4.3 weighted GPA
Austin Rush – Yuma Catholic – “4.3 weighted GPA”
Luke Stallworth – Yuma Catholic – “4.3 weighted GPA”
Noah LoBue – Chandler Prep – 4.29 weighted GPA
Michael Clymer – Dysart – 4.28 weighted GPA
Robert Turner – AZ College Prep – 4.27 weighted GPA
Justo Wilcox – Florence – 4.26 weighted GPA
Richard Lamb – Florence – 4.26 weighted GPA
Ike Johnson – Tanque Verde – 4.25 weighted GPA
Ashton Grant – Eastmark – 4.25 weighted GPA
Brayden Pederson – AZ College Prep – 4.24 weighted GPA
Daniel Becerra – Phoenix Christian – 4.24 weighted GPA
Derek Porter – Valley Lutheran – 4.24 weighted GPA
Ryen Aguinaga – AZ College Prep – 4.24 weighted GPA
Luke Padgett – Chandler Prep – 4.22 weighted GPA
Ben Moriarty – Tempe Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Collin Pezzelle – Trivium Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Connor Ferguson – Coolidge – 4.2 weighted GPA
Diego Foster – Tempe Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Jace Seale – Yuma Catholic – 4.2 weighted GPA
Matthew Evans – Arete Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Prahlad Rattan – Arete Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Richard Stallworth – Yuma Catholic – 4.2 weighted GPA
Sterling Harris – Chandler Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Tyler Driggs – Arete Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Luke Ehrman – Valley Lutheran – 4.19 weighted GPA
Victoria Leonard – St. John Paul II – 4.19 weighted GPA
Andrew Stephens – AZ College Prep – 4.18 weighted GPA
Matthew Alther – Tanque Verde – 4.16 weighted GPA
Ryan Kuru – AZ College Prep – 4.16 weighted GPA
Sam Sloma – St. John Paul II – 4.16 weighted GPA
Kaden Armstrong – Eastmark – 4.15 weighted GPA
Cale Mangels – Valley Lutheran – 4.13 weighted GPA
Jared Hinton – Eastmark – 4.13 weighted GPA
Ben Garnand – Arete Prep – 4.1 weighted GPA
Connor Fornoff – Arete Prep – 4.1 weighted GPA
Keaton Messerole – AZ College Prep – 4.1 weighted GPA
Dymetri Olmedo – Chandler Prep – 4.09 weighted GPA
Mack Molander – Eastmark – 4.08 weighted GPA
Steven Bishopp – Sabino – 4.07 weighted GPA
Dagen Dunn – Yuma Catholic – 4.07 weighted GPA
Lincoln Womack – Valley Christian – 4.06 weighted GPA
Jace Lyons – Winslow – 4.06 weighted GPA
Zander Kelly – ALA-Ironwood – 4.05 weighted GPA
Matthew Hershey – Gilbert Christian – 4.04 weighted GPA
Brayden Prosser – Eastmark – 4.04 weighted GPA
Ryland Hannah – Eastmark – 4.03 weighted GPA
Zach Romesburg – Chandler Prep – 4.03 weighted GPA
Khaled Khaled – Valley Lutheran – 4.02 weighted GPA
Aidan Vimmerstedt – Tanque Verde – 4.00 weighted GPA
James Torok – Tanque Verde – 4.00 weighted GPA
Jared Jentgen – Valley Christian – 4.00 weighted GPA
Justin Regehr – Valley Christian – 4.00 weighted GPA
Luke Bastian – Valley Christian – 4.00 weighted GPA
Aiden Soto – Valley Lutheran – 4.0 weighted GPA
Dhurv Rattan – Arete Prep – 4.0 weighted GPA
Landen Urquijo – Yuma Catholic – 4.0 weighted GPA
Salim Sesma – Coolidge – 4.0 weighted GPA
Austin Johnston – Eastmark – 4.0 weighed GPA
Spencer Elzinga – Eastmark – 4.0 weighted GPA
Aidan Jay – Sahuarita – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Gage Baker – Paradise Honors – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Garrison Ast – Paradise Honors – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Lukas Fertig – Safford – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Malcolm Williams – Sahuarita – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Nephi Fox – Safford – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Tracon Naranjo – Ray – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Zach Bennett – Parker – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Honorable Mention
Aaron Wentz – Tanque Verde – 3.57 weighted GPA
Abraham Silva – Parker – 3.44 unweighted GPA
Addison Fisher – Phoenix Christian – 3.52 weighted GPA
Aiden Epstein – Tanque Verde – 3.56 weighted GPA
Alejandro Campos – Eastmark – 3.38 unweighted GPA
Alex Lopez – Sabino – 3.65 unweighted GPA
Andre Hayes – Miami – 3.59 unweighted GPA
Andrew McGuigan – Gilbert Christian – 3.62 weighted GPA
Anthony Osborn – Paradise Honors – 3.07 unweighted GPA
Anthony Romano – ALA – Ironwood – 3.24 unweighted GPA
Anthony Talyor – Parker – 3.7 weighted GPA
Aramis Alvarado – Sahuarita – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Ashton Williams – ALA – Ironwood – 3.36 unweighted GPA
Austin Sampson – Tempe Prep – 3.6 weighted GPA
Austyn Gerard – Valley Christian – 3.22 unweighted GPA
Ayden Rojas – St. John Paul II – 3.88 weighted GPA
Belclem Namegabe – Coolidge – 3.8 weighted GPA
Ben Yarbrough – Valley Christian – 3.37 unweighted GPA
Brady Radovich – Sahuarita – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Brendan Ganem – Tanque Verde – 3.74 weighted GPA
Brendan Maas – ALA-Ironwood – 3.96 weighted GPA
Brendan Patterson – Tempe Prep – 3.5 weighted GPA
Brendan Vimmerstedt – Tanque Verde – 3.91 weighted GPA
Brenden Gunnett – Safford – 3.64 unweighted GPA
Brendon Aguilar – Safford – 3.71 unweighted GPA
Brian Winkle – Sabino – 3.70 unweighted GPA
Brock Boddy – Gilbert Christian – 3.57 weighted GPA
Bruno Jimenez – Sahuarita – 3.16 unweighted GPA
Bryce Cowden – Paradise Honors – 3.53 unweighted GPA
Cade Accomazzo – Valley Christian – 3.47 unweighted GPA
Cal Keeler – Valley Christian – 3.80 weighted
Caleb Krick – St. John Paul II – 3.95 weighted GPA
Cameron McDonald – AZ College Prep – 3.81 weighted GPA
Cameron Poole – Parker – 3.8 weighted GPA
Caprice Chiuchiolo – Gilbert Christian – 3.91 weighted GPA
Carlos Ramirez – St. John Paul II – 3.39 unweighted GPA
Carter Filip – Tanque Verde – 3.86 weighted GPA
Charlie Carey – Sahuarita – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Chase Griffin – Paradise Honors – 3.64 unweighted GPA
Chase Griffin – Paradise Honors – 3.64 unweighted GPA
Christian Bell – Valley Christian – 3.51 weighted GPA
Christian Smith – Safford – 3.72 unweighted GPA
Cibrian Patton – Tempe Prep – 3.9 weighted GPA
CJ Lopez – Tanque Verde – 3.95 weighted GPA
Cole Bower – St. John Paul II – 3.83 weighted GPA
Cole Goforth – Gilbert Christian – 3.72 weighted GPA
Coleman Samples – Eastmark – 3.47 unweighted GPA
Collin Minnaar – Eastmark – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Collin Stanton – Parker – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Colten Yeagar – Show Low – 3.9 weighted GPA
Colton McWilliams – Gilbert Christian – 3.96 weighted GPA
Cristian Mackey – Phoenix Christian – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Curtis David – Sequoia Pathway – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Daniel Glover – Sahuarita – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Daniel Mock – Phoenix Christian – 3.04 unweighted GPA
David Cordero – Sahuarita – 3.42 unweighted GPA
David Drennan – Superior – 3.75 unweighted GPA
David Russell – Gilbert Christian – 3.81 weighted GPA
David Tanko – Gilbert Christian – 3.9 weighted GPA
Daylan Chichester – Eastmark – 3.64 weighted GPA
Derek Martin – Eastmark – 3.61 weighted GPA
Diego Rodriguez – Eastmark – 3.58 weighted GPA
Dineh-Ashkii Green – Page – 3.22 unweighted GPA
Dominic Ferrara – Valley Christian – 3.86 weighted GPA
Dylan Hoyt – Paradise Honors – 3.62 unweighted GPA
Dylan Petrick – Tanque Verde – 3.96 weighted GPA
Dylon Jones – Valley Christian – 3.49 unweighted GPA
Edgar Sainz – Phoenix Christian – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Elias Begay – Page – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Elijah Cazares – AZ College Prep – 3.29 unweighted GPA
Elijah O’Connell – ALA – Ironwood – 3.27 unweighted GPA
Emmanuel Manygoats – Page – 3.62 unweighted GPA
Enrique Calzada – ALA – Ironwood – 3.68 weighted GPA
Estevan Herrera – Safford – 3.80 unweighted GPA
Ethan Heinrich – Valley Christian – 3.77 weighted GPA
Ethan Pomerenke – Gilbert Christian – 3.77 weighted GPA
Evan Sanchez – Valley Christian – 3.71 weighted GPA
Evan Waltz – Tempe Prep – 3.7 weighted GPA
Fabian Reyes – St John Paul II – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Garrett Smith – Tanque Verde – 3.71 weighted GPA
Gary Smith – Safford – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Gavin Gilbert – Tanque Verde – 3.78 weighted GPA
Gavin Wilson – Eastmark – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Hank Stabler – Paradise Honors – 3.21 unweighted GPA
Hayden Hunter – Page – 3.56 unweighted GPA
Hayden Umbdenstock – St John Paul II – 3.29 unweighted GPA
Hezekiah Barney – Page – 3.52 unweighted GPA
Holden Rodriguez – Tanque Verde – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Hunter Bell – Sahuarita – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Hunter Boyajian – Valley Lutheran – 3.86 weighted GPA
Hunter Heeringa – Valley Christian – 3.32 unweighted GPA
Ian Sjolander – Paradise Honors – 3.10 unweighted GPA
Isaac McKim – St. John Paul II – 3.21 unweighted GPA
Isaac Sandoval – Florence – 3.58 weighted GPA
Isaiah Diaz-Gonzales – Superior – 3.05 unweighted GPA
Isaiah Thomas – Paradise Honors – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Israel Krize – Eastmark – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Izaak Kubat – Valley Christian – 3.41 unweighted GPA
Izrael Pedrego – Sahuarita – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Jack Endean – Tanque Verde – 3.54 weighted GPA
Jacob Bennett – Parker – 3.71 unweighted GPA
Jacob Gadway – Tanque Verde – 3.6 weighted GPA
Jaiden Lailson – Paradise Honors – 3.64 unweighted GPA
Jake Hoel – AZ College Prep – 3.76 weighted GPA
Jalen Cox – Paradise Honors – 3.93 unweighted GPA
James Miner – Sahuarita – 3.66 unweighted GPA
James Twombly – Valley Christian – 3.43 unweighted GPA
Jason Stanfield – Dysart – 3.88 weighted GPA
Javery Mayberry – Eastmark – 3.08 unweighted GPA
Jaxon Bailey – Eastmark – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Jayden Diaz – AZ College Prep – 3.95 weighted GPA
Jeremy Kuiper – Valley Christian – 3.03 unweighted GPA
Jerron Salazar – AZ College Prep – 3.5 weighted GPA
Jesse Morales – Gilbert Christian – 3.5 weighted GPA
Joel Moore – Gilbert Christian – 3.91 weighted GPA
Johnavan Pace – Ray – 3.36 unweighted GPA
Jonathan Rasmussen – Sahuarita – 3.13 unweighted GPA
Jonathan Webb – Paradise Honors – 3.04 unweighted GPA
Jordan Hansen – Tanque Verde – 3.56 weighted GPA
Jordon King – Gilbert Christian – 3.77 weighted GPA
Jorge Rodriguez – St. John Paul II – 3.72 weighted GPA
Jose Herrera – Phoenix Christian – 3.41 unweighted GPA
Joseph Morales – Ray – 3.41 unweighted GPA
Joseph Patterson – Tempe Prep – 3.6 weighted GPA
Josh Cabrera – St. John Paul II – 3.62 unweighted GPA
Josh Lay – Gilbert Christian – 3.81 weighted GPA
Josh Lopez – Tanque Verde – 3.90 weighted GPA
Josh Rich – Gilbert Christian – 3.52 weighted GPA
Joshua Jackson – Florence – 3.50 weighted GPA
Joshua Trevillian – Paradise Honors – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Justin Cook – Miami – 3.56 unweighted GPA
Justin Erickson – Valley Christian – 3.65 weighted GPA
Kaden Eichinger – Tanque Verde – 3.57 weighted GPA
Kaden Majercak – Valley Christian – 3.38 unweighted GPA
Kaleb Cordova – Safford – 3.93 unweighted GPA
Kaleb Dewease – Eastmark – 3.07 unweighted GPA
Kamden Gambrell – Sabino – 3.75 unweighted GPA
Kason White – Tanque Verde – 3.83 weighted GPA
Keenan Krick – St. John Paul II – 3.85 weighted GPA
Kelton Neve – Tanque Verde – 3.12 unweighted GPA
Kenneth White – Paradise Honors – 3.21 unweighted GPA
Kevin Winegar – Eastmark – 3.86 weighted GPA
Kylee Secody – Page – 3.52 unweighted GPA
Landon Williams – Valley Lutheran – 3.77 weighted GPA
Leo Scott – Parker – 3.9 weighted GPA
Levi Pannell – Sahuarita – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Levi Rhynard – Phoenix Christian – 3.21 unweighted GPA
Liam Case – Page – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Logan Bluth – Paradise Honors – 3.36 unweighted GPA
Logan Pruett – Paradise Honors – 3.43 unweighted GPA
Marco Palafox – AZ College Prep – 3.8 weighted GPA
Mark Johnson – Paradise Honors – 3.71 unweighted GPA
Mason Maldonado – Tanque Verde – 3.50 weighted GPA
Mason Williams – Eastmark – 3.96 weighted GPA
Mathew Macazan – Coolidge – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Matt Wise – Sahuarita – 3.64 unweighted GPA
Matthew Twist – Valley Christian – 3.08 unweighted GPA
Michael Martling – Florence – 3.83 weighted GPA
Michael Myers – St. John Paul II – 3.95 weighted GPA
Michael Scavo – Tanque Verde – 3.30 unweighted GPA
Nate Dickinson – Gilbert Christian – 3.96 weighted GPA
Nathan Hale – ALA – Ironwood – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Nathan Vomlehn – Gilbert Christian – 3.86 weighted GPA
Negash Fryar – Valley Christian – 3.77 weighted GPA
Nicholas Connors-Murray – Eastmark – 3.9 weighted GPA
Nicholas Prosser – Eastmark – 3.58 weighted GPA
Nicolas Coryell – Tanque Verde – 3.78 weighted GPA
Noah Holsinger – Gilbert Christian – 3.53 weighted GPA
Noah Locke – Paradise Honors – 3.94 unweighted GPA
Noah Shoop – Paradise Honors – 3.93 unweighted GPA
Owen Anderson – Chandler Prep – 3.8 weighted GPA
Paul Shulski – St. John Paul II – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Preston Purpura – Eastmark – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Quade Lewis – Florence – 3.75 weighted GPA
Race Erickson – Tanque Verde – 3.83 weighted GPA
Ramar Williams – Eastmark – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Rex McFadden – Gilbert Christian – 3.61 weighted GPA
RJ Ashton – ALA – Gilbert North – 3.83 weighted GPA
Robbie Kennedy – AZ College Prep – 3.61 weighted GPA
Rory Maciulla – Tanque Verde – 3.42 unweighted GPA
Rudolph Gonzalez – Winslow – 3.5 weighted GPA
Samuel Wells – Eastmark – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Seth Lemieux – Valley Lutheran – 3.96 weighted GPA
Sonny Johnson – Page – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Spencer Nielson – ALA – Gilbert North – 3.5 weighted GPA
Tad Lynch – Coolidge – 3.6 weighted GPA
Tanner Emery – Safford – 3.54 unweighted GPA
Tommy Carberry – Florence – 3.55 weighted GPA
Travis Mbuya – ALA – Ironwood – 3.24 unweighted GPA
Ty O’Rourke – Florence – 3.71 weighted GPA
Tyler Boyajian – Valley Lutheran – 3.64 weighted GPA
Tyler Burr – Gilbert Christian – 3.9 weighted GPA
Tyson Ross – Parker – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Vance Grant – Valley Christian – 3.73 weighted GPA
Victor Aguirre – Florence – 3.66 weighted GPA
Vincent Robles – Valley Christian – 3.42 unweighted GPA
Will Bastian – Valley Christian – 3.21 unweighted GPA
William Mansour – Tanque Verde – 3.28 unweighted GPA
William Urbina – Sabino – 3.64 unweighted GPA
Wyatt Johnson – Paradise Honors – 3.51 unweighted GPA
Wyatt Mullenaux – Eastmark – 3.75 weighted GPA
Xavier Sandoval – Phoenix Christian – 3.5 weighted GPA
Zach Tucker – Phoenix Christian – 3.73 weighted GPA
Zachary Tolson – Sabino – 3.92 unweighted GPA
Zachary Villani – Valley Christian – 3.5 weighted GPA