2026 SEASON PREVIEW INFORMATION
SCHEDULES:
— Salpointe Catholic in the 6A Southern
— 4A Kino
— 4A Gila
— 3A East
TOP RETURNERS
RETURNING FIRST-TEAM SELECTIONS
2A SOUTH 1
- DB Gus Brungardt (Palo Verde Magnet, Junior)
- 2025 Highlight: Maintained a strong presence in the secondary, highlighted by a standout game where he notched 13 tackles.
- Offensive Contribution: Added versatility as a wide receiver, averaging 13.8 receiving yards per game for the Titans.
- DB Hank Moody (Tombstone, Senior)
- 2025 Stats: Accounted for four touchdowns as a junior.
- Role: Served as a multidimensional threat, taking snaps at quarterback, defensive back (free safety), and wide receiver.
- LB Xavier Lopez (Tombstone, Senior)
- 2025 Stats: Led the Yellow Jackets with five touchdowns.
- Role: Acted as the focal point of the team’s rushing attack at running back while anchoring the middle of the defense at inside linebacker.
- LB Izaiah Montiel (Bisbee, Senior)
- 2025 Highlight: Logged nine tackles and a fumble recovery in a tough matchup against Santa Cruz Valley.
- Role: Served as a physical, heavy-hitting team captain playing middle linebacker and guard. [1]
- WR Omar Wright II (Santa Rita, Junior)
- 2025 Stats: Led the Eagles’ passing attack, averaging a team-high 43.4 receiving yards per game as an explosive athletic threat.
- OL Cameron Lakeberg & OL Kamaiu Ortiz (Palo Verde Magnet, Juniors)
- 2025 Info: Both underclassmen provided crucial size and standard execution on the offensive line, creating running lanes for an offense that leaned heavily on the ground game.
- OL Colton Roberts (Tanque Verde, Senior)
- 2025 Info: Served as a key protection piece on the Hawks’ offensive front. His performance garnered significant college interest, culminating in a busy summer recruitment trail and an offer from Ripon College.
- PK/QB Jackson Tyson (Palo Verde Magnet, Senior)
- 2025 Stats: Shared heavy offensive load at quarterback, averaging 38.7 rushing yards per game.
- Special Teams: Handled placekicking and kickoff responsibilities for the Titans.
- P/MLB Jaxxon Alvarez (Bisbee, Senior)
- 2025 Stats: Orchestrated the field position game as Bisbee’s primary punter, while simultaneously providing offensive utility, averaging 37.3 total yards per game as a multi-tool player.
2A SOUTH 2
- DB Richard Reyes Jr. (Santa Cruz Valley, Senior)
- 2025 Highlight: Anchored the back end of the Dust Devils’ defense, contributing heavily to a unit that held opponents to low passing yardage. He averaged 32.8 all-purpose yards per game when stepping in to assist the offense.
- DB/WR Da’Marion Jackson (Willcox, Senior)
- 2025 Stats: Accounted for six total touchdowns and recorded 401 receiving yards on offense.
- Defense: Shined as a shutdown corner, securing 53 total tackles (44 solo stops).
- KR/RB Diego Ibarra (Santa Cruz Valley, Junior)
- 2025 Highlight: He primarily excelled as a field-position weapon on kickoff and punt returns.
- 2025 Stats: Earned 2A South 2 Offensive Player of the Year honors, rushing for 1,282 yards on 129 carries with 13 touchdowns.
- LB/RB Kaleb Cooke (Willcox, Senior)
- 2025 Stats: Had a monster junior year, racking up 1,577 rushing yards on 149 carries (averaging 10.6 yards per carry) and 18 rushing touchdowns.
- Two-Way Impact: Finished the year with 20 total touchdowns. On defense, he averaged 7.8 tackles per game along with seven sacks and 2 forced fumbles.
- LB Layne James (Santa Cruz Valley, Sophomore)
- 2025 Highlight: Earned meaningful varsity repetitions as a rare impact freshman inside the Dust Devils’ physical linebacking unit. He projects as a focal point of their front seven over the next three seasons.
- DL Alan Allred (Willcox, Senior)
- 2025 Info: Provided heavy technique and run-stuffing discipline to the Cowboys’ interior defensive line, freeing up outside edge rushers and linebackers to make plays in the backfield.
- DL Robert Ibarra (Santa Cruz Valley, Senior)
- 2025 Info: Utilized a quick first step to disrupt passing pockets. He finished among the team leaders in quarterback hurries and tackles for loss during his junior year.
- DL Tyson Kilpatrick (Benson, Senior)
- 2025 Info: Set the edge effectively for the Bobcats’ defense, matching heavy physical point-of-attack strength with high endurance]
- OL Francisco Hernandez (Santa Cruz Valley, Senior)
- 2025 Info: Served as a key protection piece on the Dust Devils’ front line, standardizing blocks for a ground-heavy scheme.
- OL Guage Murray (Benson, Senior)
- 2025 Info: Held down the line of scrimmage for the Bobcats’ offense, using great lateral movement and size to anchor pass protection packages.
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