Today marks only 25 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.
ViJay King, 5-foot-8 and 190 pounds, is one of coach Dustin Peace’s defensive captains starting in his third varsity season. … He has proven to be valuable on both sides of the ball. At his primary position on defense, King tallied 44 tackles last year, 5.5 for loss, including 2.5 sacks. He also had three pass deflections and caused a fumble. … As a running back, he is mostly a threat catching passes out of the backfield. He caught 12 passes for 147 yards. He also has the ability to run between the tackles for short-yardage situations. His best game defensively was against Marana’s potent offense in a 40-37 loss last September. He had eight tackles, including a sack. … King recently went on a tour of football camps at Ivy League schools Brown, Harvard, Yale and Princeton. … He has a 4.07 GPA. … Coaches selected him to the All-4A Kino First Team as a linebacker last season.
2. CANYON DEL ORO (13-0)
Head coach: Dustin PeaceDorados compete in the 4A Kino. Bold are playoff games. Championship 12/1 starts at 4 p.m. at ASU.
| Date | Opponent | W/L | CDO | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/25 | Eastmark | W | 21 | 14 |
| 9/1 | at Bradshaw Mountain | W | 42 | 7 |
| 9/8 | Desert View | W | 50 | 20 |
| 9/15 | at Amphi | W | 41 | 0 |
| 9/22 | at Marana | W | 49 | 21 |
| 10/6 | at Catalina Foothills | W | 50 | 14 |
| 10/13 | Mica Mountain | W | 17 | 15 |
| 10/20 | at Pueblo | W | 46 | 7 |
| 10/27 | Sahuaro | W | 42 | 0 |
| 11/3 | Walden Grove | W | 21 | 9 |
| 11/9 | Poston Butte | W | 45 | 20 |
| 11/17 | AZ College Prep | W (4OT) | 33 | 27 |
| 11/24 | Mica Mountain | W | 23 | 7 |
| 12/1 | Yuma Catholic |
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