The Tucson Jaguars 14U team that competes in the Tucson Youth Football & Spirit Federation earned the Desert Mountain Regional Championship and will advance to the AYF national championship tournament Dec. 5-10 at Kissimmee, Fla.
The Jaguars, who have former Arizona player Syndric Steptoe’s son Kayden on the team, defeated the Las Vegas Apex Predators 15-6 in El Paso on Sunday for the region title.
Here is the Jaguars roster:
Daniel Amaya Jr.
Matthew Avelar
Noah Banhie
Van Birchak
Jimmel Champion
Christian Coronado
Dennis Davis
Wheeler DeLancey
Christian Diaz
Gabriel Diaz
Caleb Dooley
Ruben Erunez III
Davian Gonzalez
Daniel Gradillas-Flores
Tharran Koran
Joshua Lamb Jr.
Jake Li
Damian Mutchler
Nasim Pedrego
Parker Pierce
Jake Rogers
Benicio Ruiz
Julien Sanchez
Kayden Steptoe
Fetuolelagi Taiafi
Bryce Thomas
Coaching staff:
Head coach: Jason Hawkins
Team manager: Rebeca Hawkins
Equipment manager: Robby DeLancey
Assistant coach: Derrick Gory