Today marks only 30 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. We acknowledge more than 50 quality seniors will play on high school fields locally this fall and we will report on them accordingly.
Paul Guy, 5-foot-11 and 150 pounds, eclipsed 1,000 yards receiving last year with 1,004 on 59 receptions as prolific-passing quarterback Gabriel Smith’s primary target. Smith also returns for his senior season so expect the Smith-to-Guy connection to continue to flourish. … Guy, who averaged 17 yards per reception, hauled in 17 touchdown passes, including a long of 85 yards. … He is also a special-teams machine as kickoff specialist, punter and kickoff returner. Three of his kickoffs went for touchbacks, he averaged 38.1 yards per punt and he ran back kickoffs at 24.2 yards a clip. … Coaches selected him to the All-4A Gila First Team last season. … He had three games with at least 148 yards receiving a year ago, including a 164-yard performance on six catches in a win over Phoenix Greenway. … He suffered a torn ACL in the Red Wolves’ season finale last year while catching a touchdown pass against Catalina Foothills. He is expected to be ready to play from the start this season.
Walden Grove coach Corey Noble on Guy: “We are excited to see Paul come back for a strong senior season after his 1,000-yard season last year. He has dominated his recovery from his knee injury and is on track to make a full return. Paul is a gamechanger in multiple phases of the game and he’s gonna make a huge impact for at wide receiver and special teams.”
11. WALDEN GROVE (6-4)
Head coach: Corey NobleRed Wolves compete in the 4A Kino. Bold are playoff games. Playoff games start at 7 p.m.
| Date | Opponent | W/L | WG | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/25 | at Northwest Christian | L | 26 | 38 |
| 9/1 | Arcadia | L | 28 | 34 |
| 9/15 | Cienega | W | 26 | 7 |
| 9/22 | Desert View | W | 33 | 6 |
| 9/29 | at Mountain View | W | 35 | 21 |
| 10/6 | Sahuaro* | W | 51 | 8 |
| 10/13 | Pueblo* | W | 42 | 7 |
| 10/20 | at Catalina Foothills* | W | 49 | 34 |
| 10/27 | at Mica Mountain* | L | 7 | 21 |
| 11/3 | at Canyon del Oro* | L | 9 | 21 |
| 11/9 | at Northwest Christian |
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