Today marks only seven 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.
Evan Weber, 6-foot and 180 pounds, had a breakthrough season last year in his first varsity season. Passed for 1,742 yards while competing 125 of 184 pass attempts with 20 touchdowns and four interceptions. … He rushed for 157 yards on 58 carries with four touchdowns. … Also punted 25 times with the ball stopping inside the opponent 20-yard-line a total of 10 times. His yard-average per punt was 35.9. … Coaches selected him to the All-5A Southern First Team as a quarterback. … Five times passed for more than 230 yards, including a 279-yard performance against Mountain View while completing 24 of 33 pass attempts.
Cienega quarterback Justin Argraves on Weber: “Evan is a tremendous leader for our program and an overall great young man. He showed great strides last year earning first-team all-region quarterback honors after stepping into the starting role four games into the season. His dedication and commitment during the offseason has had a great impact on all his teammates and we are very excited for his upcoming senior year.”
22. CIENEGA (3-3, 0-1)
Head coach: Justin ArgravesBobcats compete in the 5A Southern. *Region game. Games at 7 p.m.
| Date | Opponent | W/L | Ovr | Reg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/25 | at Desert Ridge | L, 49-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 9/1 | Paradise Valley | W, 30-17 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 9/8 | Tucson | W, 28-24 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 9/15 | at Walden Grove | L, 26-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 9/21 | McClintock | W, 23-19 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 10/6 | at Casa Grande* | L, 53-21 | 3-3 | 0-1 |
| 10/13 | at Sunnyside* | -- | -- | -- |
| 10/20 | Buena* | -- | -- | -- |
| 10/27 | Desert View* | -- | -- | -- |
| 11/3 | at Marana* | -- | -- | -- |
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