The 2025 Southern Arizona flag football season kicks off this week, marking the third year the sport will be played at area high schools.
The first season in 2023 included:
Casa Grande (5A)
Marana (6A)
Mountain View (5A)
Vista Grande (5A)
Last year brought the addition of:
Buena (5A)
Desert View (5A)
Nogales (5A)
Palo Verde (3A)
Sunnyside (6A)
Tucson (6A)
This season, the new programs include:
Flowing Wells (5A)
Pueblo (5A)
Rio Rico (4A)
Sahuaro (4A)
Salpointe (4A)
Santa Rita (3A)
The following is a list of returning all-conference (all-state) and all-region picks as determined by coaches:
* First-team selections
6A ALL-STATE
*Malaysia Roebuck, Marana, WR/PR, Sr.
5A ALL-STATE
Conference Defensive Player of the Year: Storm Ryan, Buena, Jr.
*Kayla Tacker, Casa Grande, WR/DB/LB, Jr.
*Storm Ryan, Buena, RUSH, Jr.
*Deztany Toyota-Villalobos, Buena, DB/LB, Soph.
*Lynisee Armstrong, Casa Grande, KR, Jr.
Sarah Mountz, Casa Grande, DB/LB, Jr.
6A CENTRAL
Region Coach of the Year: Shaun Lara, Marana
Region Offensive Player of the Year: Malaysia Roebuck, Sr.
*Anyssa Lerma, Sunnyside, QB, Sr.
*Malaysia Roebuck, Marana, PR, Sr.
*Peyton Sharp, Marana, PK, Sr.
Sadie Brown, Marana, WR/DB/LB, Sr.
Alyssa Valencia, Marana, RB, Sr.
Natalia Linen, Marana, WR/DB/LB, Sr.
Roxi Singer, Marana, DB/WR/QB, Sr.
5A SOUTHERN
Region Coach of the Year: Ted Huntington, Casa Grande
Region Player of the Year: Kayla Tacker, Casa Grande, Jr.
Region Defensive Player of the Year: Storm Ryan, Buena, Jr.
Region Offensive Player of the Year: Sarah Mountz, Casa Grande, Jr.
*Kayla Tacker, Casa Grande, WR/DB/LB, Jr.
*Lynisee Armstrong, Casa Grande, KR/DB/LB, Jr.
*Deztany Toyota-Villalobos, Buena, DB/LB/PR, Soph.
*Aries Whittaker, Vista Grande, RB, Jr.
*Sarah Mountz, Casa Grande, DB/LB/P, Jr.
*Storm Ryan, Buena, RUSH, Jr.
*Diana Ruiz, Nogales, PK, Jr.
Nevaeh Luevano, Vista Grande, WR, Soph.
Zalene Tavares, Casa Grande, WR, Jr.
Eliana Acevedo, Nogales, WR, Sr.
Andrea Monguia, Casa Grande, WR, Sr.
Zion McLin, Buena, RB, Sr.
Emma Gibbons, Mountain View, UT/FLEX, Sr.
Adelina Ortega, Buena, UT/FLEX, Soph.
Serina Juarez, Casa Grande, RUSH, Soph.
Lilyanna Rios, Mountain View, RUSH, Jr.
Maeling Jimenez, Buena, DB/LB, Sr.
Andrea Monguia, Casa Grande, DB/LB, Sr.
Natalie Reyes, Vista Grande, PK, Soph.
FLAG FOOTBALL WEEK ONE
6 p.m. start time.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
6A Mesa Red Mountain at Tucson
6A Marana at 4A Mesa Eastmark
5A Buena at Desert View
5A Mountain View at Maricopa
5A Flowing Wells at McClintock
5A Pueblo at 4A Rio Rico
3A Santa Rita at Apache Junction
3A Chandler Seton Catholic at Palo Verde
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
6A Tucson at 4A Salpointe
5A Pueblo at 6A Sunnyside
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
6A Higley at 6A Marana
5A Buena at Nogales
5A Flowing Wells at Desert View
4A Salpointe at 3A Santa Rita
3A Palo Verde at 4A Rio Rico
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