Today marks only one day until the kickoff of the 2023 Southern Arizona high school football season with games scheduled Friday. 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.
Diego Zuniga, 5-foot-8 and 190 pounds, was one of the top punters in the state last year averaging 44.2 yards per punt. He totaled 1,766 yards on 40 punts. … Zuniga placed five of those punts inside the 20-yard line. … Has overall body strength, able to bench press 225 pounds and do six reps of 185 pounds. Also squats 365 pounds, deadlifts 315 and cleans 170. … Coaches selected him to the All-5A Sonoran First Team last season as a punter. Also a Class 5A second-team selection for the entire state.
45. NOGALES (0-6, 0-1)
Head coach: Joshua JettonApaches compete in the 5A Sonoran. *Region game. Games at 7 p.m.
| Date | Opponent | W/L | Ovr | Reg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/25 | Pueblo | L, 35-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 9/1 | at Casa Grande | L, 50-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 9/8 | Rio Rico | L, 39-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 9/15 | at Desert View | L, 49-13 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 9/22 | at Sunnyside | L, 43-6 | 0-5 | 0-0 |
| 10/6 | at Maricopa* | L, 41-0 | 0-6 | 0-1 |
| 10/13 | at Mountain View* | -- | -- | -- |
| 10/20 | Ironwood Ridge* | -- | -- | -- |
| 10/27 | Flowing Wells* | -- | -- | -- |
| 11/3 | at Tucson* | -- | -- | -- |
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