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Table of contents
Top Story: Navigating COVID-19 Safely .............................................................................................................................................................6 New AIA Realignment Seeks Competitive Balance ...................................................................................................................................8 2010-19 All-Decade Team ......................................................................................................................................................................................12 Football Rule Changes for 2020.........................................................................................................................................................................13 Returning Statistical Leaders from 2019 ......................................................................................................................................................14 Sollenberger: A Look Back at the 1970 Tucson Badgers ...................................................................................................................... 15 6A Conference
Preseason Rankings ............................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Team-By-Team Preview ......................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Chandler’s Brandon Buckner ............................................................................................................................................................. 19 Desert Ridge’s Dante Smith .................................................................................................................................................................21 2020 Queen Creek Bulldogs ...............................................................................................................................................................23
5A Conference
Preseason Rankings...............................................................................................................................................................................28 Team-By-Team Preview .........................................................................................................................................................................30 Ironwood’s Will Haskell ........................................................................................................................................................................33 Desert Edge’s Steven Ortiz Jr. ..............................................................................................................................................................36
4A Conference
Preseason Rankings...............................................................................................................................................................................38 Team-By-Team Preview .........................................................................................................................................................................40 Canyon del Oro’s Stevie Rocker .........................................................................................................................................................41 Arcadia’s Trey Brown ..............................................................................................................................................................................43 Flagstaff’s Luis Jaramillo ......................................................................................................................................................................44 Poston Butte’s Zion Burns .....................................................................................................................................................................47 Special Feature: Mesquite’s Ty Thompson .................................................................................................................................50
3A Conference
Preseason Rankings...............................................................................................................................................................................52 Team-By-Team Preview .........................................................................................................................................................................54 Sabino’s A.J. Skaggs.................................................................................................................................................................................55 Blue Ridge’s P.J. London .........................................................................................................................................................................58 AZ College Prep’s Joel Diaz................................................................................................................................................................... 61
2A Conference
Preseason Rankings...............................................................................................................................................................................64 Team-By-Team Preview .........................................................................................................................................................................66 Santa Cruz Valley’s Hunter Ogle........................................................................................................................................................68
1A Conference
Preseason Rankings................................................................................................................................................................................72 Team-By-Team Preview ..........................................................................................................................................................................74 Superior’s Adam Navarette.................................................................................................................................................................. 76
Magazine history: The 49th edition of this magazine is named after Barry Sollenberger, an Arizona high school sports historian. AZPreps365.com staff writers: Jose Garcia, Andy Morales, George Werner, Les Willsey, ASU intern Leo Tochterman.
Designed by: Seth Polansky, AIA Sports Information Cordinator.
Cover photo credits: Cover photo of Mesquite’s Ty Thompson/Darin Sicurello, maxpreps.com. Chandler’s Brandon Buckner/Mark Jones,maxpreps.com. Bram Walden/Mark Jones,maxpreps.com. Canyon del Oro’s Stevie Rocker/Andy Morales, azpreps365.com. P.J. London courtesy of London family. Santa Cruz’s Hunter Ogle photo courtesy of Santa Cruz. Superior’s Adam Navarrette photo courtesy of Ryan Palmer.