Today marks only 28 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.
Devin Hayward, 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds, had a breakthrough season as a junior last year, totaling 475 receiving yards on 29 catches with six touchdowns. … He was also very dangerous as a kickoff and punt returner. He averaged 26.5 yards a kickoff return and 18.3 yards a punt return. He returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown. … Heyward also had 40 tackles with 4.0 for loss, and he had three interceptions with a fumble recovery and caused fumble. … He has earned scholarship offers from Minnesota State Northern Lights, Lake Forest College, Oberlin College, Saint Anselm, New Mexico Highland and Arizona Christian. … A 4.0 GPA student, he plans to study biology or engineering in college. … Younger brother of former Cienega standouts Terrell Hayward, who went on to play at NAU, and Breezy Hayward, who played softball at BYU.
Mica Mountain coach Pat Nugent on Devin Hayward: “Devin does it all for us. Physical ballhawk safety and unbelievable playmaker at receiver and Wildcat quarterback. Should have a tremendous senior year.”
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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