Sunnyside junior midfielder Angel Bracamontes-Pulido leads Arizona and is fifth nationally with 92 points with 31 goals and 30 assists for the 21-0-1 Blue Devil team that is rated No. 1 in Arizona.
MaxPreps ranks Sunnyside No. 18 nationally heading into Monday’s match at No. 32 Tucson (17-2).
The Blue Devils defeated the Badgers 4-1 on Thursday behind a goal and an assist by Bracamontes-Pulido.
Sunnyside went 5-0 in the month of January, when Bracamontes-Pulido netted 10 goals and nine assists. He scored five goals in a 12-1 win over Marana and four goals in an 8-1 win against Rincon/University.
For his performance overall, specifically in the month of January, Bracamontes-Pulido is the Jet Sports Training Male Athlete of the Month.
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindy’s Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. He has also authored the book “The Highest Form of Living”, which is available at Amazon. He became an educator five years ago and is presently a special education teacher at Gallego Fine Arts Intermediate in the Sunnyside Unified School District.