Today marks only 39 days until the kickoff of the 2023 Southern Arizona high school football season with games scheduled Aug. 18. AllSportsTucson.com is listing 50 of the top seniors in Southern Arizona during this stretch. This is not a ranking. This is a list in alphabetical order. We acknowledge more than 50 quality seniors will play on high school fields locally this fall and we will report on them accordingly.
Jimmy Diaz, 6-foot-3 and 185 pounds, is a Cienega transfer who is joining first-year coach Zach Neveleff with the Badgers. Per AIA transfer rules, Diaz must sit the first five games before becoming eligible Oct. 6 for Tucson’s game at Ironwood Ridge. … Diaz was a receiving and returning specialist threat with the Bobcats last season. He caught 25 passes for 423 yards with six touchdowns last season. He also averaged 22.2 yards a kickoff return and 17.3 yards per punt return. … He occasionally played in the defensive secondary and he intercepted a pass in a win over Catalina Foothills. … 247Sports rates Diaz as a three-star prospect and the No. 55-rated senior in Arizona. … Diaz is a successful baseball player as well as a shortstop and outfielder who has the ability to play in college in the sport. … He carries a 3.5 GPA. …
35. TUCSON (1-5, 0-1)
Head coach: Zachary NeveleffBadgers compete in the 5A Sonoran. *Region game. Games at 7 p.m.
| Date | Opponent | W/L | Ovr | Reg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/25 | South Mountain | W, 62-24 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 9/1 | Marana | L, 43-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 9/8 | at Cienega | L, 28-24 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 9/15 | Buena | L, 21-13 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 9/22 | Catalina Foothills | L, 28-21 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 10/6 | at Ironwood Ridge* | L, 37-22 | 1-5 | 0-1 |
| 10/13 | at Maricopa* | -- | -- | -- |
| 10/20 | at Flowing Wells* | -- | -- | -- |
| 10/27 | Mountain View* | -- | -- | -- |
| 11/3 | Nogales* | -- | -- | -- |
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