There have been some adjustments to our spring ball schedule. Photo/video bookings will take priority over digital coverage. We are still available for photo/video bookings throughout spring ball. Here is our updated schedule:
Attended Week 1: Brophy, Cactus Shadows
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This postgame embrace between
@LibertyFBLions
OLB Anthony Ruiz and
@saguarofootball
ATH Jojo Clark shows how much of a brotherhood Arizona HS football is🤝
The pair of Highland offensive linemen
@CalebLomu51
and
@ajdutchover66
officially signed with
@Utah_Football
and
@SUUFB_
on early signing day this morning. Lomu was also presented with his trophy for OL of the Year. You can access the photos here:
Really cool moment:
Ironwood senior Dino Jukic tore his ACL during summer and missed the entire season. He got the start tonight for senior night and Ironwood and Kellis agreed to give him a chance to score his last bucket as an Eagle🎥
‘25 Desert Mountain QB finds ‘25 Brophy Prep WR Nathan Benzie for the TD as time expires as AZ Dolphins Teal defeats AZ Dolphins Pink for the 2024 Pylon Bullhead City title🏆
Multiple AZHSFB stars have announced their transfers. An email from the Saguaro HS principal using a racial slur was posted to twitter. The HS transfer portal in the Valley of the Sun is hot and this article will continually be updated as more news breaks:
Fan voting for the 2023 BJ Media Awards is now open! Here is the breakdown of how the vote totals will work:
25% - Fan Vote
25% - Coaches Committee Vote
25% - AZHSFB Media Committee Vote
25% - BJ Media Committee Vote
Go to the following link to vote:
Congrats to Washington commit and
@Cehsfootball
EDGE Noah Carter (
@3noahcarter
) on winning our Defensive Player of the Year award!
Thank you to
@AZKicking
for being a sponsor for the 2023 Awards night event!
Congratulations to our SIX outstanding finalists for the WR of the Year award! Handful of guys that will certainly be making plays on Saturdays very soon.
I want to thank all my Saguaro coaches for giving me the opportunity from day one , it was an honor to wear that black n Yellow . With the situations being put into play, it is in mine and my family’s best interest to take my talents back west closer to home.
#26
out
Very impressed by today’s weight lifting session at Brophy. This video sums up how much energy the players brought for PR day. Love what Coach Jewell and his staff are building. The Broncos will likely be a trendy pick to make the 2024 Open Division.
Congrats to Kansas commit and
@hzfbfamily
OL Carter Lavrusky (
@carter_lavrusky
) on winning our Offensive Lineman of the Year award!
Thank you to
@AZKicking
for being a sponsor for the 2023 Awards night event!
Navi Bruzon’s first stop after winning the Doherty Award? The lab where it all started to thank Coach Manucci for pushing him to be his best since 7th grade. Congrats to the
@LibertyFBLions
QB on a great career!
Congrats to Kansas commit and
@DEdgeFootball
EDGE Deshawn Warner (
@DeshawnWarner15
) on winning our Defensive Lineman of the Year award!
Thank you to
@AZKicking
for being a sponsor for the 2023 Awards night event!
It’s official! The second annual BJ Media Awards Night will take place on Monday, December 4th at 7pm at Central High School in Phoenix. Doors will open at 6:45pm. Presale tickets will be $7.50 and tickets at the door will be $10. Come rockin’ your best fit‼️
BJ Media Awards Est. Attendance:
2022: 54
2023: 166
This event came a long way in just one year and we’ll be working on improvements to make it better each year! Feel free to drop suggestions/constructive criticism on the ceremony in this thread⬇️
Not gonna see a good chunk of these notifications, but appreciate all the support from the community! We’ll do this bigger and better for years to come💯
OL of the Year and
@Utah_Football
commit
@CalebLomu51
dominated the trenches and was a key part of Highland capturing their second straight 6A title this season.
.
@LibertyFBLions
OLB and Defensive Player of the Year finalist Anthony Ruiz (
@anthony_ruiz_22
) made 13 tackles in the Open Division Semifinals against Saguaro and left it all on the field in his final game as a Lion.
@CoachPerrone
.
@hzfbfamily
sent a message to the 5A conference with a dominant 66-17 win over Canyon View on Friday night. QB
@jaseashley15
totaled five TDs, RB
@Bodie_Zamorano
rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown, and LB
@CarsonKolb3
turned a one-handed snag into a pick six.
.
@saguarofootball
ATH Dajon Hinton (
@DajonHinton
) made his presence felt against
#1
Chandler. The sophomore holds offers from eight Power 5 programs, including Arizona.
QB
@Jayden_Pico
started his sophomore campaign and second year as the starter strong, throwing for 313 yards while rushing for 82 yards and a touchdown to help lead Shadow Ridge past Tolleson 26-14 on Friday.
.
@LibertyFBLions
OLB Anthony Ruiz (
@anthony_ruiz_22
) finished with four TFLs and nine total tackles in the Lions’ 48-10 win over Brophy. Ruiz and the Lions’ D-Line are a big reason they have moved into the top 25 of the
@maxpreps
national rankings.
12 days,
@SInow
released their weekly magazine cover named "Open Season," highlighting the open enrollment culture in the Canyon State. I wrote an in-depth column about the piece from the POV of a former HS transfer student:
.
@QC_football
RB Diego Morales (
@Diegomorales582
) constantly made plays after contact as he rushed 23 times for 113 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-17 win over rival ALA Queen Creek.
📹:
@ester_garrie
I know the officiating is going to be the topic of the 5A championship for the next 24 hrs, but I’m gonna shout out some guys on both sides that absolutely played their hearts out tonight and did everything they could to give their team a chance to win:
Switching from OT to TE this offseason,
@LibertyFBLions
3⭐️
@rwolfer44
caught five passes for 104 yards and a touchdown as the Lions dominated rival Sunrise Mountain 48-0. Wolfer holds offers from multiple D-I programs:
San Diego State TE commit Ryan
@rwolfer44
hauled in two receptions and made several key blocks to help lead
#1
@LibertyFBLions
past
#3
Centennial on Friday night.
2022 Gatorade Player of the Year
@navibruzon
completed 17 of 24 passes for 371 yards and three touchdowns while rushing 18 times for 139 yards to lead
#1
@LibertyFBLions
past
#3
Centennial to secure the top seed in the Open Division Playoffs.
Congrats to UofA commit and
@bashagridiron
QB Demond Williams (
@QBDwilliams1
) on winning our Offensive Player of the Year award!
Thank you to
@AZKicking
for being a sponsor for the 2023 Awards night event!
Signing days I have seen so far (2/7):
Brophy - 7:15am
Perry - 7:45am
Higley - 9am
Casteel - 9:30am
Eastmark - 12:30pm
Liberty - 12:30pm
Millennium - 5pm
Trying to make as many as possible, but photo/video requests will take priority. Drop your team's signing day time below!
Picked up the trophies for tonight this morning!
Image 1: Template for all positional awards
Image 2: Coach, Underclassman, Freshman, Two-Way, & Special Teams
Image 3: OPOY & DPOY + Girls Flag OPOY & DPOY
S/o
@TempeTrophy
for the great work and turnaround time!
Fan voting for the 2022 BJ Media Football Awards is now open. The fan vote will count for 25% of the total vote. Voting is limited to one response per person and will close at 11:59pm MST on Sunday, December 11th.
Congratulations to our THREE outstanding finalists for the Freshman of the Year Award! These three players made an immediate impact on their varsity teams as soon as they arrived on campus!
HUGE play as
@chandler_wolves
LB Nate Escandon (
@nateescandon
) picks up a fumble deep in Chandler territory and takes it back to the house to cut the Wolves’ deficit to 26-6 with 54 seconds left in the half
@jacob_seliga
The fact he aired that accusation out on the internet and was too scared to say your name shows that he knows it’s not true. Keep being great and don’t let these so-called “reporters” get in your way because they’re jealous.
Spring ball and summer camp season is right around the corner! ASU and NAU have released their dates for their 7on7, Big Man, Youth, & Mega camps! I plan on attending most, if not all of these events! I have not seen anything about UofA yet. DM to reserve photo & video spots!
@BarstoolWake
The 5th place team in the Mountain West is in the Sweet 16 and the 7th place team in the MW beat the 3rd place ACC team, but that doesn’t fit your narrative
Updated signing day times tomorrow:
Campo Verde 7am
Brophy 7:15am
Hamilton 7:30am
Perry 7:45am
Centennial 8am
Chandler 8am
Higley 9am
Cesar Chavez 9:15am
Casteel 9:30am
Cactus Shadows 10:30am
Eastmark 12:30pm
Liberty 12:30pm
Red Mountain 12:45pm
Desert Ridge 1:30pm
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Congratulations to our FIVE outstanding finalists for the Underclassman of the Year Award! These guys are proof that their programs have a bright future.
@AndraRogers6
Way too many coaches that think like him, especially at the club level. Kids only get one prom, sometimes two if they’re lucky. They play hundreds if not thousands of soccer games.
Congrats to San Diego State commit and
@LibertyFBLions
TE Ryan Wolfer (
@rwolfer44
) on winning our Tight End of the Year award!
Thank you to
@AZKicking
for being a sponsor for the 2023 Awards night event!
.
@QC_football
OL/DL Griffin Schureman (
@g_schureman
) made his mark on both the offensive and defensive trenches during the Bulldogs’ 27-17 win against rival ALA Queen Creek.
📹:
@ester_garrie
.
@LibertyFBLions
OL Nicholas Spence (
@Nick_G_Spence07
) finished the season with arguably his most dominant performance as the Lions pulled away from
#3
Centennial 33-21 to capture their first-ever Open Division State title.