Former Marana standout Alyssa Perez eared her second ACCAC Player of the Week nod after she helped Pima go 2-0 with wins over Mesa and South Mountain. She shot 50 percent from the floor (10-for-20) and averaged 16.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists.
Perez started in all 26 games and is averaging 10.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.5 steals per game.
Former Rio Rico softball standout Nicole Ley earned ACCAC Player of the Week honors after going 5-gor-8 in two wins for Central Arizona. Ley had a double and home run and drove in five runs.
Former Canyon del Oro standout Angel Ochoa was selected ACCAC Division I Player of the Week for Pima. Ochoa went 3-for-8 (.375) with six RBIs and two runs scored in the Aztec sweep over Arizona Western. He hit a three-run RBI double and a two-run RBI single in the second game alone.
Ochoa is batting .325 with 12 RBIs, eight runs and seven walks in 40 at-bats so far this season.
This list will be updated all year in an effort to recognize all former local prep stars who have gone on to achieve either academic and/or athletic awards at the next level. These are not high school awards but collegiate and professional recognitions. NOT CHAMPIONSHIPS. If you are aware of anything I have missed along the way, please let me know.
Portions from news release.
We’ve recognized 19 athletes so far this year. We recognized 195 athletes in 2019.
Alyssa Perez/Basketball
Marana/Pima
ACCAC Player of the Week (2/4)
ACCAC Player of the Week (2/19)
Nicole Ley/Softball
Rio Rico/Central Arizona
ACCAC Player of the Week (2/19)
Angel Ochoa/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/Pima
ACCAC Player of the Week (2/19)
Scott Bockisch/Swim
Catalina Foothills/Marymount
AEC First Team 200 Medley Relay (2/16)
AEC 2nd Team 100 Fly (2/16)
AEC 2nd Team 200 Relay (2/16)
AEC 2nd Team 400 Relay (2/16)
AEC 2nd Team 400 Medley Relay (2/16)
Nick Estrella/Baseball
Ironwood Ridge/Azusa Pacific
PacWest Player of the Week (2/17)
Nick Gonzales/Baseball
Cienega/New Mexico State
Perfect Game Preseason All-American (1/7)
NCAA Baseball Player of the Year Contender (1/15)
D1Baseball Preseason First Team All-American (1/21)
Preseason All-WAC Team (2/5)
Preseason WAC Player of the Year (2/5)
USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Watch List (2/13)
WAC Hitter of the Week (2/16)
Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (2/17)
Bryce Cotton/Basketball
Palo Verde/Perth Wildcats
National Basketball League MVP (2/16)
All-NBL First Team (2/16)
Reece Nilsen/Golf
Catalina Foothills/Grand Canyon
WAC Men’s Golfer of the Week (4/12)
Bailey Thompson/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Seattle
Preseason All-WAC Team (2/4)
Abby Doughty/Softball
Cienega/Utah Valley
Preseason All-WAC Team (2/4)
Brianna Aguilar/Softball
Salpointe/Grand Canyon
Preseason All-WAC Team (2/4)
Jake Engel/Baseball
Ironwood Ridge/Dixie State
NCBW Preseason All-American (1/30)
Kevin Jimenez/Baseball
Nogales/New Mexico State
Preseason All-WAC Team (2/5)
Tristan Peterson/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/New Mexico State
Perfect Game Preseason All-American (1/7)
Preseason All-WAC Team (2/5)
Spencer Packard/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/Campbell
Big South Preseason All-Conference (1/27)
Perfect Game Preseason Big South Player of the Year (1/27)
Mandy Lorenson/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Fort Lewis
RMAC Players to Watch (1/27)
Luis Aguilar/Football
Nogales/NAU
Athlon Sports FCS Postseason All-American (1/15)
Abram Carrasco/Basketball
Cholla/Westmont
GSAC Player of the Week (1/7)
GSAC Player of the Week (1/14)
Alex Robles/Baseball
Tucson/Naranjeros de Hermosillo
Liga Mexicana del Pacifico Rookie of the Year (1/8)
Brooks Fail/Swim
Catalina Foothills/Arizona
Pac-12 Swimmer of the Week (1/8)
Jamee Swan/Basketball
Marana/Colorado
Colorado All-Decade Team (1/2)
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