Jet Sports Training Male Athlete of the Month: Mica Mountain football player Jimmy Leon

Mica Mountain senior Jimmy Leon capped his career with the Thunderbolts in early December, leading the program to its first state title in only its third full season at the varsity level.

Leon, one of 31 seniors on the team, had five receptions for 70 yards as a tight end in the 42-13 win over Arizona College Prep on Dec. 6 at Arizona State’s Mountain America Stadium.

He also had five tackles and broke up a pass as a defensive end.

“We knew the last game of the season would be on the big stage and we knew playing for each other would put us on top,” Leon said.

A week after the game, Leon was announced as one of five finalists for the Ed Doherty Award, presented to the state’s top player. Marana’s Dezmen Roebuck earned the award.

For his accomplishments in December and overall, Leon is the Jet Sports Training Male Athlete of the Month.

Leon, 6-foot-4 and 245 pounds, finished as Mica Mountain’s top receiver and leading tackler on the defensive line at the end position.

He caught 32 passes for 463 yards with 14 touchdowns.

He finished with 63 tackles, 23.5 for loss with 16 sacks. He had 55.5 tackles for loss in his career and 38 of them were sacks.

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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.