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FIRST TEAM
WR Hunter Thompson, Jr. – Rio Rico – 4.42 weighted GPA
RB Alan Martinez, Sr. – Rio Rico – 4.33 weighted GPA
LB James LeSueur, Jr. – Buena – 4.17 weighted GPA
LB Daniel Thompson, Jr. – Sabino – 4.08 weighted GPA
LB Chris Yslas, Jr. – Sabino – 4.0 weighted GPA

HONORABLE MENTION
OL/DL Jackson Barker, Sr. – Sabino – 3.96 weighted GPA
RB/LB William Thwaits, Sr. – Sahuarita – 3.92 weighted GPA
TE Christopher Gonzalez, Sr. – Valley Union – 3.90 unweighted GPA
WR Jayden Thomas, Sr. – Buena – 3.86 weighted GPA
QB Sebastian Castro, Jr. – Rio Rico – 3.77 weighted GPA
QB Bodhi Sanford, Soph. – Sabino – 3.75 weighted GPA
WR/DB Logan Bradshaw, Sr. – Sabino – 3.75 weighted GPA
DB Gabriel Rojo, Jr. – Rio Rico – 3.75 weighted GPA
RB Michael Lujan, Sr. – Buena – 3.71 weighted GPA
LB Clayton Neal, Sr. – Maricopa – 3.68 weighted GPA
WR Derek Day, Sr. – Maricopa – 3.68 weighted GPA
DE Trenton Williams, Sr. – Buena – 3.67 weighted GPA
OL/DL Tyler Gjerde, Sr. – Buena – 3.67 weighted GPA
OL/DL Andree Moore, Sr. – Sabino – 3.67 weighted GPA
LB Cooper Kraus, Sr. – Buena – 3.66 weighted GPA
RB Ricardo Brooks, Sr. – Buena – 3.66 weighted GPA
OL Hector Salazar, Jr. – Rio Rico – 3.64 weighted GPA
RB Gauge Abalos, Jr. – Walden Grove – 3.62 weighted GPA
WR Jakob Gigstad, Jr. – Sabino – 3.58 weighted GPA
OL/DL Quinn Boveington, Sr. – Sahuarita – 3.57 weighted GPA
PK/P Elijah Valasek, Sr. – Sabino – 3.50 weighted GPA
DB Miguel Aboyte, Jr. – Walden Grove – 3.50 weighted GPA
OL/DL Joaquin Gonzales, Sr. – Buena – 3.50 weighted GPA
RB/LB Ismael Cuevas, Sr. – Willcox – 3.50 unweighted GPA
QB Joseph Sanchez, Sr. – Willcox – 3.50 unweighted GPA
RB/LB Blake Vasley, Sr. – Sabino – 3.29 unweighted GPA
LB Benjamin Garcia, Jr. – Nogales – 3.29 unweighted GPA
LB Anthony Yozzo, Sr. – ALA-Ironwood – 3.24 unweighted GPA
LB David Del Grande Jr., Sr. – Nogales – 3.19 unweighted GPA
WR/DB Josh Curtis, Sr. – Sabino – 3.13 unweighted GPA
PK/P Aldo Cuatepotzo, Sr. – Nogales – 3.12 unweighted GPA
DB/WR Jaxsen Philistine – Walden Grove – 3.10 unweighted GPA
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