2023 Southern Arizona Tackling Leaders
The 2023 top tacklers in Southern Arizona. Stats compiled from MaxPreps provided by coaches and schools. *Denotes Class 1A (8-man football) player.| Player | School | Pos | Yr | Tkl | TFL | Sks | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Gilbert | Tanque Verde | LB | Sr | 137 | 28.0 | 2.0 | 12 |
| Spencer Anthony | Bisbee | LB | Jr | 128 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 10 |
| Carlos Montoya Jr. | Walden Grove | LB | Sr | 125 | 26.5 | 4.5 | 11 |
| Chase Pacheco* | St. David | LB | So | 122 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 11 |
| Victor Gonzalez | Sunnyside | LB | Sr | 119 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 10 |
| Jacob Weichelt | Tombstone | DT | Sr | 118 | 19.0 | 11.5 | 10 |
| Gannon Carrafa* | St. David | DB | Jr | 114 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11 |
| Fabian Hernandez | Bisbee | DE | So | 112 | 19.0 | 9.0 | 10 |
| Andrew Griesemer | Tombstone | LB | Jr | 106 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 11 |
| Sebastian Lopez | Bisbee | CB | Jr | 105 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 10 |
| Broden Schmidt | Mica Mountain | LB | So | 104 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 13 |
| Luke Lambert | Empire | LB | Sr | 102 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 10 |
2023 Southern Arizona Sack Leaders
The 2023 sack leaders in Southern Arizona. Stats compiled from MaxPreps provided by coaches and schools. *Denotes Class 1A (8-man football) player.| Player | School | Pos | Yr | Sks | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Leon | Mica Mountain | DE | Jr | 15.0 | 9 |
| Jacob Weichelt | Tombstone | DE | Sr | 11.5 | 9 |
| Tristen Sanchez | Morenci | DE | Sr | 11.0 | 10 |
| Elijah Rushing | Salpointe | DE | Sr | 10.0 | 9 |
| Ngonkra Fuangunyi | Empire | DE | Jr | 9.5 | 7 |
| Sean Brown | Catalina Foothills | DE | Jr | 9.0 | 8 |
| Eli Clausen | Tanque Verde | DE | Sr | 9.0 | 10 |
| Xavier Owens | Safford | DE | Jr | 8.0 | 9 |
| O. Femi-Adeyele | Ironwood Ridge | DE | Sr | 7.0 | 8 |
| Kingston Grigsby | Sahuaro | DE | Sr | 7.0 | 7 |
| Evan Greer | CDO | DE | Jr | 7.0 | 9 |
| Quinton Williams* | St. David | DE | Sr | 7.0 | 7 |
| Xavier Mease* | Baboquivari | S | Sr | 7.0 | 8 |
2023 Southern Arizona Interception Leaders
The 2023 interception leaders in Southern Arizona. Stats compiled from MaxPreps provided by coaches and schools. * - Denotes Class 1A (8-man football) player.| Player | School | Pos | Yr | Int | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Laux | CDO | FS | Sr | 6 | 9 |
| Nathan Spivey | Salpointe | LB | Jr | 6 | 9 |
| Derrick Scott | Casa Grande | CB | Sr | 6 | 9 |
| Tahj Mease* | Baboquivari | DB | Sr | 6 | 8 |
| Rudy Rios | Amphi | SS | Sr | 6 | 10 |
| Grant Dooling | Ironwood Ridge | CB | Jr | 5 | 9 |
| Aliaz Dyson | Buena | CB | Jr | 5 | 9 |
| Ben Mazzei | Empire | FS | Sr | 5 | 9 |
| Brax Cluff | Benson | FS | So | 5 | 10 |
| Izaiah Alvarado | Safford | CB | Sr | 5 | 10 |
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