The Fiesta Sports Foundation has partnered with the Arizona High School Football Association for a new program that will recognize the 50 best high school football players in the state.
The inaugural Fiesta Sports Foundation Preseason All-State Football Team will be celebrated at the Arizona Bank & Trust Fiesta Sports Foundation Football Kickoff in-person event at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess on Aug. 15. The team includes 29 boys in tackle football and 21 girls in flag football.
Arizona Cardinals legend Larry Fitzgerald will be the keynote speaker at the ceremony.
The winners were determined by a selection committee made up of coaches, media, officials and representatives from the Fiesta Sports Foundation and the United States Football Association.
“Having seen the rapid growth of flag football over the last year, we know Arizona will be a leader in the sport, as evidenced by the fact that several of our award recipients have already been named to the USA Football National Team,” said Eric Moses, executive director and CEO of the Fiesta Sports Foundation. “Our inaugural Preseason All-State Team is another example of how we are elevating the sport in partnership with the AIA. With so much talent in Arizona, this was a difficult decision, but we are confident that the student-athletes selected are worthy of the honor.”
Men’s Tackle, Preseason All-State Team
- QB: Luke Haugoe (Higley, University of Arizona commit)
- RB: Noah Roberts (Basha) and Elijah Little (Thunderbirds)
- WR/TE: Cooper Perry (Notre Dame Prep, University of Oregon commit), Dezmen Roebuck (Marana, University of Washington commit), Dylan Sims (Queen Creek, UCLA commit), Shamar Berryhill (Centennial).
- Flex: Nikko Boncore (Centennial)
- OL: Logan Powell (Brophy, University of Wisconsin commit), Nick Spence (Liberty, University of Minnesota commit), Anderson Kopp (Brophy, University of Kansas commit), Jake Hildebrand (Basha), Roman Fina (Salpointe Catholic University, Duke commit).
- DL: Caden Branston (Liberty; Colorado State commit), Garrett Martin (Saguaro; Kansas commit), Caleb Jones (Mountain Pointe; Arizona commit), Jackson Murray (Horizon; Colorado State commit).
- LB: Hudson Dunn (Liberty), Aidan Browder (Chandler, Northern Arizona University commit), Cody Wells (Notre Dame Prep, University of Nevada commit), Carlos Montoya (Walden Grove).
- DB: Cree Thomas (Brophy, Notre Dame-bound), Rylon Dillard Allen (Mountain Pointe), Jamar Beal Goins (Desert Edge, Texas A&M-bound), Nathan Spivey (Salpointe)
- Penalty kick: Aaron Alvarez (Centennial)
- LS: Mac Mulhearn (Horizon)
- KR/PR: Geo Richardson (Basha, Arizona commit)
- P: Gehrig Heil (Arcadia)
Girls named to preseason all-state team
- QB: Kaitlyn Jewell (Canyon View)
- RB: Daly Woods (Hamilton), Jalissa Guerrero (Gilbert)
- WRs: Samaya Taylor-Jenkins (Hamilton), Madison Koger (Campo Verde), Kate McDonald (Xavier), Malaysia Roebuck (Marana), Cadence McCanless (Red Mountain).
- Flex: No Real Sparks (Mountain Point)
- Rusher: Nami Singer (Marana), Carter Dill (Higley)
- DB/LB/Flex: Macy Bassett (Canyon View), Naomi Ndayizeyi (Hamilton), Kayla Tucker (Casa Grande), Kalia Dana (Gilbert), Kylee Thurman (Mountain View), Autumn Saavedra (Chandler).
- PK: Katie Whipple (Casteel)
- KR/PR: Izzy Guzman (Casteel)
- P: Kylie Wick (Perry)
