Today marks only 38 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.
Kennedy “KJ” Ellsworth, 6-foot-2 and 280 pounds, is another senior who was part of the TYFSF 13U All-Star Team in 2019 that reached the national championship game in Orlando, Fla. Other linemen on that team included Salpointe’s Luis Cordova and CDO’s Sa’Kylee Woodard. … Ellsworth was recently invited to a camp at Idaho and also took a visit to Western New Mexico last month. … He will also participate in the SAC All-American Showcase at Phoenix on Nov. 18. … He carries a 3.30 GPA. He plans to major in kinesiology in college. …
Mica Mountain coach Pat Nugent on Ellsworth: “Three-year starter at center with a huge impact on the offensive line. Has continued to improve and will need his leadership to make the calls. Our line is all returners and we expect KJ to be a big part of our success.”
3. MICA MOUNTAIN (11-1)
Head coach: Pat NugentThunderbolts compete in the 4A Kino. Bold are playoff games.. Playoff games at 7 p.m.
| Date | Opponent | W/L | MM | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/25 | at Poston Butte | W | 34 | 28 |
| 9/1 | Mesquite | W | 34 | 12 |
| 9/8 | Sabino | W | 49 | 7 |
| 9/15 | at Sunnyside | W | 35 | 7 |
| 9/22 | Casa Grande | W | 42 | 27 |
| 10/6 | at Pueblo | W | 57 | 0 |
| 10/13 | at Canyon del Oro | L | 15 | 17 |
| 10/20 | Sahuaro | W | 55 | 20 |
| 10/27 | Walden Grove | W | 21 | 7 |
| 11/3 | at Catalina Foothills | W | 28 | 21 |
| 11/9 | Snowflake | W | 31 | 24 |
| 11/17 | Northwest Christian | W | 38 | 17 |
| 11/24 | at Canyon del Oro |
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