BREAKING: Buena junior Deztany Toyota-Villalobos, the reigning 5A state player of the year in flag football, has decided to concentrate on her track and field career during the school year and is no longer playing with the Colts. She has remained with the program as a team… pic.twitter.com/ueFxMTsAmL
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) September 18, 2026
RETURNING FIRST-TEAM SELECTIONS
Kayla Tacker — Casa Grande — WR/DB/LB, Sr.
Tacker enters her senior season as one of the most accomplished two-way players in Arizona girls flag football. She was named to the USA Today Sports inaugural All-America Flag Football Team and was an NFL FLAG Player of the Year finalist.
2025 highlights
- 90 receptions
- 1,505 receiving yards
- 26 receiving TDs
- 16 interceptions
- 58 solo/total flag pulls
- Averaged 115.8 receiving yards per game in 2025.
Valeria Balderrama — Nogales — RB/R, Soph.
Balderrama was already a first-team 5A selection as a freshman in 2025, according to AllSportsTucson’s 5A All-Star selections.
Sarah Mountz — Casa Grande — QB, Sr.
Mountz is coming off a huge 2025 season, named the 5A Southern Offensive Player of the Year after throwing for 2,867 yards and 46 touchdowns.
Her individual game performances illustrate that production.
- Against Sunrise Mountain in the playoffs: 24-of-30, 357 yards, 5 TDs
R Storm Ryan — Buena — Sr.
Ryan is one of the premier pass rushers among the returning 5A players:
Her 2025 statistics show:
- 23 sacks
- 32 tackles/flag pulls for loss
- 37 QB hurries
- 41 solo flag pulls
- 45 total flag pulls
- 3.5 flag pulls per game
Ryan produced 23 sacks in both 2024 and 2025, making her one of the state’s most consistent pass rushers.
Jennymar Stevens — Mountain View — DB/LB, Jr.
Stevens is a versatile Mountain View athlete who has competed in flag football, basketball and track & field.
Her 2025 flag-football stats:
- 22 total flag pulls
- Ranked among the top 22 players in the 5A Southern in total flag pulls.
Rylan Bonar — Buena — DB/LB, Jr.
Bonar’s biggest statistical contribution in 2025 was creating turnovers:
- 8 interceptions, which led Buena
- Ranked ahead of Deztany Toyota-Villalobos (6) and Zion McLin (5) on Buena’s team interception leaderboard.
She also had two interceptions in Buena’s 21-14 playoff victory over Casa Grande.
Adelina Ortega — Buena — P, Jr.
Also a quality QB, Ortega’s numbers last year were substantial:
- 159 completions
- 299 attempts
- 2,324 passing yards
- 26 TD passes
- 15 interceptions
- 53.2% completion rate
- 86.9 QB rating.
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