No. 10 Cienega plays at No. 11 Marana on Friday at 7 p.m. and a featured element of the anticipated 5A Southern matchup are junior quarterbacks Elijah Joplin of Marana and Brayden Cherry of Cienega — two of the top passers in Southern Arizona. Joplin tops all local quarterbacks with 2,133 passing yards while completing 148 of 212 passes (.698) with 27 touchdowns and three interceptions. Cherry has completed 88 of 152 passes (.579) for 1,334 yards with 11 touchdowns and four interceptions.
2025 Southern Arizona Passing Leaders
Stats compiled from MaxPreps provided by coaches and schools.| Player | School | Yr | Yds | Cmp | Att | Pct | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colten Meyer | Marana | Sr | 3,826 | 319 | 448 | .712 | 41 | 6 |
| Dawson Judd | Benson | Sr | 2,711 | 184 | 277 | .664 | 33 | 12 |
| Ben Matecki | Casa Grande | So | 2,703 | 167 | 274 | .609 | 28 | 13 |
| Julian Hainley | Cienega | Sr | 2,639 | 139 | 277 | .502 | 32 | 13 |
| Ryan Vasavilbaso | Desert View | Sr | 2,613 | 189 | 270 | .700 | 28 | 6 |
| Derek Mesa | Tucson | Sr | 2,591 | 182 | 289 | .630 | 23 | 12 |
| Bodhi Sanford | Sabino | So | 2,340 | 152 | 275 | .553 | 26 | 14 |
| Jaidyn Crist | Mica Mountain | Sr | 1,970 | 112 | 205 | .546 | 24 | 8 |
| Race Pinneo | Pusch Ridge | Jr | 1,892 | 176 | 251 | .701 | 22 | 7 |
| Brody Ramirez | Florence | Jr | 1,788 | 101 | 154 | .656 | 17 | 2 |
| Rocco Haggard | Tanque Verde | Sr | 1,707 | 91 | 179 | .508 | 19 | 8 |
| Gauge Abalos | Walden Grove | Jr | 1,616 | 98 | 185 | .530 | 13 | 9 |
| Tryston Meyer | Bisbee | Jr | 1,600 | 102 | 179 | .570 | 9 | 14 |
| Maximus Harder | Ironwood Ridge | Jr | 1,508 | 118 | 207 | .570 | 12 | 8 |
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