Going this deep into the newly-formed Open Division playoffs, featuring the top eight teams in Class 4A-6A in the state, matchups with plenty of college football prospects are included.
When No. 4 Salpointe (10-0) travels to No. 1 Chandler (11-0) in a semifinal game Saturday at 6 p.m. at Hamilton High School at Chandler, many prospects at all college levels will be on the field for both teams.
These are some of the players for each team who will be playing on Saturdays every week starting in 2020:
Chandler
OLB Malik Reed (6-2, 220, Sr.)
Chandler outside linebacker Malik Reed commits to Wisconsin Badgers https://t.co/cRjakGJiUW via @azcentral
— Richard Obert (@azc_obert) June 25, 2019
Committed to Wisconsin.
— Rated 3-star prospect by 247 Sports and Rivals.
— Rated No. 14 Class of 2020 prospect from Arizona by 247 Sports and No. 16 by Rivals.
— The Arizona Republic rated him the state’s No. 22 prospect in the Class of 2020
— 67 tackles (10 for loss) with two sacks.
S Gunner Maldonado (5-11, 180, Sr.)
Chandler’s Gunner Maldonado Commits to Northwestern –https://t.co/voljUElDGe pic.twitter.com/PAhog9RwDr
— Jordan Hamm (@JordyHamm) June 13, 2019
Committed to Northwestern
— Rated 3-star prospect by 247 Sports and Rivals.
— Rated No. 15 Class of 2020 prospect from Arizona by 247 Sports and No. 20 by Rivals.
— The Arizona Republic rated him the state’s No. 16 prospect in the Class of 2020
–36 tackles and four interceptions
OLB Tate Romney (6-2, 200, Sr.)
Chandler LB Tate Romney talks recruiting, his church mission pic.twitter.com/or7b3aeSXa
— Richard Obert (@azc_obert) March 22, 2019
Leaning toward BYU. Two brothers played for the Cougars. He will go on a two-year church mission before starting college career.
— Rated 3-star prospect by 247 Sports and Rivals.
— Rated No. 25 Class of 2020 prospect from Arizona by 247 Sports and No. 21 by Rivals.
— The Arizona Republic rated him the state’s No. 20 prospect in the Class of 2020.
— Chandler’s leading tackler with 87 with nine for loss, including three sacks.
RB Jaheim Brown-Taylor (5-9, 170, Sr.)
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— 👑Jaheim Brown-Taylor™ (@Prince_Jaheim) August 3, 2019
Undecided with college choice. Holds offers from UNLV, San Diego State, Wyoming and New Mexico State among others.
— Rated 3-star prospect by 247 Sports.
— Rated No. 39 Class of 2020 prospect from Arizona by 247 Sports.
— The Arizona Republic rated him the state’s No. 54 prospect in the Class of 2020.
— Injured most of the season, has only 131 yards on 20 carries, including a 70-yard sprint for a TD against Tucson High School.
RB Daveon “Dae Dae” Hunter (5-10, 200, Sr.)
This leaping play is ridiculous by Dae Dae Hunter. Stop it already bruh. #AZReplay pic.twitter.com/CeDvF1touG
— Dana Scott (@iam_DanaScott) November 16, 2019
Wyoming appears to be leading in his recruitment according to 247 Sports.
— Rated 3-star prospect by 247 Sports.
— Rated No. 44 Class of 2020 prospect from Arizona by 247 Sports.
— Has rushed for 1,465 yards on 127 carries with 10 touchdowns.
OG Nehemiah Magalei (6-0, 300, Sr.)
VIDEO: Chandler offensive lineman Nehemiah Magalei is steady and even-keeled when he takes the field for the Wolves. He is taking that same approach in his recruitment: https://t.co/JlKo4pNuby pic.twitter.com/Wnmo8lqDs6
— Jordan Hamm (@JordyHamm) June 14, 2019
Memphis and Air Force have shown the most interest.
— Rated 3-star prospect by 247 Sports.
— Rated No. 45 Class of 2020 prospect from Arizona by 247 Sports.
— Also a potential defensive tackle in college.
DT Sitalingi Havea (6-1, 330, Sr.)
To help #BYU fans get to know thier latest Cougar commit, Sitalingi Havea is a 6-1, 330- pound d-tackle who said, “I rely on my strength, power, aggression, and get-off to get to the quarterback.” It appears Sitake is looking for more Khyris Tonga types for his future d-line.
— Total Blue Sports (@TotalBlueSports) August 25, 2019
Committed to BYU. Transfer from Mesa who missed the first five games of the season.
— Rated 3-star prospect by 247 Sports.
— Rated No. 45 Class of 2020 prospect from Arizona by 247 Sports.
Salpointe
RB Bijan Robinson (6-0, 200, Sr.)
Committed to Texas. Robinson is the only running back in the state’s history to have three different seasons with at least 2,000 yards. He has 2,116 yards on 108 carries with 37 touchdowns this season. He holds the big-school state record with 6,917 yards rushing in his career on 519 attempts. His 102 rushing touchdowns are also a big-school state record as is his 113 touchdowns overall.
— Rated a 4-star prospect by 247 Sports and 5-star talent by Rivals.
— Rated No. 2 Class of 2020 player in the state by 247 Sports and Rivals.
— The Arizona Republic rated him the No. 2 prospect in the state in the Class of 2020.
S/WR Lathan Ransom (6-0, 193, Sr.)
Committed to Ohio State.
— Rated a 4-star player by 247 Sports and Rivals.
— Rated the No. 4 Class of 2020 prospect in Arizona by 247 Sports and Rivals.
— The Arizona Republic rated him the No. 4 prospect in the state in the Class of 2020.
— Opposing offenses have tried to avoid his side of the field and he has 47 tackles, three for loss. He has three sacks. He has 16 catches for 429 yards with 10 touchdowns.
OG Bruno Fina (6-4, 240, Sr.)
Committed to UCLA. Son of legendary Arizona offensive tackle John Fina.
— Rated a 3-star prospect by 247 Sports and Rivals.
— Rated No. 26 Class of 2020 player in Arizona by 247 Sports and No. 22 Rivals.
— The Arizona Republic rates him No. 33 in the state among Class of 2020 prospects.
LB Trent Strong (6-1, 220, Sr.)
VIDEOS: Had opportunity to interview three @SCLancerFB players following legacy of dads, all former U of A athletes from Tucson — CB @CharlieRaetzman (dad Garrett of Catalina), DE Luke Regina (Keith of Salpointe) and LB @trent_strong15 (Steve of Sabino). https://t.co/cGUVXx4wiP pic.twitter.com/my7ACVO8iH
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) November 11, 2019
Scholarship offers from Division II Alderson Broaddus and Division III Carleton. Son of former all-conference catcher at Arizona, Steve Strong. Also contemplating being potential walk-on at SMU.
— The Arizona Republic rates him the No. 76 Class of 2020 prospect in the state.
— Team-leading 80 tackles with a sack.
TE/DE Connor Witthoft (6-3, 225, Sr.)
AFTER AND AMAZING CALL WITH @CoachNolanSwett I AM TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE RECEIVED (A)N OFFER TO GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY!!! Thank you @LancerFBcoach , @CoachNolanSwett pic.twitter.com/WYzDUnH5Lr
— Connor Witthoft (@ConnorWitthoft) October 3, 2019
Scholarship offer from Georgetown. Also being recruited by Fresno State and Oregon State.
— The Arizona Republic rates him the No. 78 Class of 2020 prospect in the state.
— Has 15 catches for 242 yards with three touchdowns. He has 18 tackles, including one for loss. Also averaging 39.1 yards per punt.
S Coben Bourguet (6-1, 180, Sr.)
@AZHSFB
🚨 Breaking🚨Tucson Salpointe QB T Bourguet AND ATH C Bourguet will be eligible to play 10/4 when Salpointe is @ Sahuaro… pic.twitter.com/YtbU3DCr60
— Chilluminati (@JUSTCHILLY) September 18, 2019
— The Arizona Republic rated him the No. 79 Class of 2020 prospect in the state.
— Tallied 26 tackles in five games after gaining eligibility following transfer from Marana. Has an interception and a fumble recovery.
— Younger brother of former Marana record-setting QB Trenton Bourguet (now at ASU as preferred walk-on) and older brother of Salpointe sophomore QB Treyson Bourguet.
CB Charlie Raetzman (5-10, 175, Sr.)
After a great camp, I am Extremely honored and blessed to earn my 1st offer from Minot State Univ!!! Thanks to @Mikealdrich, @coachnicknissen and @msubeaverfootball. #BuildTheDam I would also like to thank @LancerFBcoach and the rest of the Salpointe coaching staff ! pic.twitter.com/fNXU5NCjZB
— Charlie Raetzman (@CharlieRaetzman) July 13, 2019
Recruited by Minot (N.D.) State, Whittier College and Presentation College. He took a recruiting trip to Minot last weekend.
— Has 27 tackles, team-leading six interceptions and 10 pass deflections. His interceptions ties for the lead amount of Southern Arizona players.
RB/WR Dae han Chang (5-9, 170, Sr.)
Extremely blessed and very excited to announce my first offer from Alderson Broaddus University!!! Thank you @LancerFBcoach and @C_GallagherABU for this great opportunity! #Battleready #BattlerFootball #BecomeABattler pic.twitter.com/G89tX1Evpr
— Dae Han Chang (@DaeWuzie1) July 17, 2019
Received scholarship offer from Division II program Alderson Broaddus.
— 17 tackles
— Has 10 catches for 196 yards with 10 touchdowns.
LB Ray Figueroa (6-0, 215, Sr.)
SCLancerNation – SPECIAL DAY! Four Lancers offered by Lancer4Life coach Chase Gallagher of the D2 Alderson Broaddus Battlers. Congratulations Trent S, Dae Han C, Ben C, Ray F! pic.twitter.com/MkjGJHEj2u
— LancerNation (@SCLancerNation) July 17, 2019
Received scholarship offer from Division II program Alderson Broaddus.
— Second on team with 62 tackles, including three for loss.
OG Benjamin Cook (6-4, 240, Sr.)
After a great talk I’m really excited and blessed to announce my second offer from Concordia College. Thank you to @LancerFBcoach and @Bigfella57 for coaching me and to @KCBakk31 and @CobberSID for giving me an opportunity to further my academic and football future!! #RollCobbs pic.twitter.com/DDRXQuTk5W
— Ben (@BenJPCook) November 5, 2019
Received scholarship offers from Alderson Broaddus and Concordia College.
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