Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Throughout Saguaro High School’s 2020 football season, Javen Jacobs was enforcing his will making plays in all three phases of the game. On offense, he carried the pigskin 31 times for 290 yards with a score, hauled in 24 passes for 392 yards with four trips into the end zone, and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook If a 6-foot 5-inch, 226-pound, receiving target has wheels and reliable hands, there is nothing that can be done to stop him on the gridiron. During the 2020 season, when Matthew Klopfenstein was targeted in Horizon High School’s offense, he delivered. With the talent to go in tight as a receiving […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook There is no answer for a player like Deric English. At 6-4, 210, all defenses can do is commit two to three guys his way and hope for a pass that is a little bit off the mark. Despite drawing double and triple teams trying to limit his impact, English still […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The stat line gives only a peak into the show Orion Kupu put on during the 2020 high school football season with Higley. In part time work on offense, the 5-10, 162-pound, talent hauled in eight passes for 118 yards and carried the rock seven times for 44 yards. Earning a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The 2020 high school football season for Brophy College Prep was a testament to the team and the leadership coming down from the top with head coach Jason Jewell. A normal season on the field for the Broncos is one filled with dominating wins against 6A Arizona squads. But the 2020 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Another season on the gridiron for Chandler High School, another state championship trophy tucked away in the case. The Wolves dominated the Arizona high school football landscape again in 2020 ending the year with as the top-ranked team in-state with a No. 5 national positioning by MaxPreps. One of the standouts […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook There is a growing art to the play of Class of 2022 offensive lineman Parker Brailsford. The 6-3, 265-pounder, got nasty in the trenches lining up at all five spots on the line for Saguaro High School during the 2020 schedule. Using his quick feet, size, strength, and nasty streak, Brailsford […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Coming down the line with his hand in the dirt or off the edge in a two-point stance on a passing down, best believe Arizona quarterbacks and running backs hate seeing No. 52 lining up for Saguaro. The 6-2, 240-pound, outside linebacker/defensive end wearing No. 52 picked up second team All-State […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Talent travels in football, and that skill showed at California’s powerhouse Mater Dei High School in 2019 came through at Salpointe Catholic during the 2020 season for Elijah Barclay. In stats posted through four games against Arizona 5A defenses, Barclay averaged 22.1 yards per reception securing 15 passes for 332 yards […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The talents and abilities for Class of 2023 corner and return specialist Cole Martin had a breakthrough endeavor during the 2020 season. The 5-10, 175-pound, playmaker showcased the speed on special teams taking 17 punts back for 297 yards and 11 kicks for 244 yards with more touchdowns than most receivers […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The matchup nightmares Duce Robinson brings to the gridiron, it is hard to not invoke thoughts of Florida’s Kyle Pitts or Ole Miss tight end Kenny Yeboah. Robinson is that gifted athlete that has the soft hands of power forward and the skillset of a receiver inside a tight end’s body. […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Bryce Herges Profile Height and Weight: 5-7, 135 Position: Quarterback Classification: 2025 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona 2020 Offense: Air Raid Honors: 2020 QB Throw Down Camp champion – middle school division *Click link for the Aug. 4, 2020, RNG interview with Bryce Herges Contribute Now Photo credit: RNG; Bryce Herges
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Zach Wren Profile Position: Quarterback Height and Weight: 6-1, 190 Classification: 2022 High School: Pinnacle – Phoenix, AZ – 6A Desert Valley 2020 Offense: Spread and pro-style 2019 Pioneers Record: 8-3 *Backup to 3-Star 2021 Michigan signee JD Johnson Contribute Now Photo credit: recruitingnewsguru.com; Zach Wren
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Bryce Herges Profile Height and Weight: 5-5, 125 Position: Quarterback Classification: 2025 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Honors: 2020 QB Throw Down Camp champion – middle school division Contribute Now Photo credit: RNG; Bryce Herges
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Whether moves are made in-state, across state lines, or hundreds if not thousands of miles away from home, the need for top players to prove they can play anywhere and at anytime has always been there. Professional players in all sports seek out playing the best of the best to prove […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook As long as college football coaches have been on the recruiting trail, there has followed with it a bias against high school football talents in “smaller” states. There are outliers that dot the top recruiting rankings each season, but by and large the majority of valued five- and four-star players come […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook One major component of the college football recruiting process is taking the natural talents of a high school player and projecting how said talent may grow and improve within a team’s system. The good ones do it well, and Arizona State got a gem of a silent commit for a day […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The goal of every college football recruiting class is to improve the talent on the roster, so a tip of the hat to the New Mexico Lobos coaching staff on landing Class of 2021 quarterback Bear Milacek. On the 4th of July, Milacek went public with his commitment to the Lobos giving the Mountain […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG One of the reasons the Anthem city lights drowned out the stars in the night sky on Fridays during the fall of 2019 was due to a star on the gridiron – Bear Milacek. Milacek lit up 6A Arizona Desert Valley defenses a year ago throwing for 2,379 yards with 14 touchdowns while rushing […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG On Saturday, May 16, a silent commitment made by three-star Class of 2021 dual-threat quarterback Will Haskell was made public. San Diego State was able to land their cornerstone recruit over five other reported offers capable of molding the rest of the class around their new do-everything talent… and, boy, are they getting a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Running a successful Spread offense layered with run-pass option plays not only takes a student of the game but also requires an athletic quarterback capable of making teams pay with his arm and his legs. When ran correctly, the Spread can rip the best of defenses apart with the versatility of the attack. Out […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Regardless of the down and distance, or which side of the ball for Arcadia is on the gridiron, Class of 2021 athlete Trey Brown had a way to be part of the action. The 6-3, 205-pound, outside linebacker tore it up against the run and the pass racking up 77 tackles, 30 of the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG So it seems, the only thing that can slow the roll of standout Canyon Del Oro running back Stevie Rocker is an ankle sprain. During the 2018 season, Rocker tore it up for 1,163 yards on the ground off 130 totes with 12 scores posted on the board. He rounded out his all-purpose talents […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG In Arizona’s rich history of bandits, heroes, and outlaws, a noble defender of the peace still roams the gridiron lands handing out his form of harsh justice. At Queen Creek High School, Krew Jackson is that sheriff at safety against 6A foes used as a last resort against teams attacking with the run or […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The tremendous run for Chandler High School through 6A Arizona competition during the 2019 season produced many amazing individual efforts, and one of them was by defensive end Brandon Buckner (6-2, 230). As the Wolves steamrolled to a 13-0 finish, their three-star Class of 2021 defender earned first team All-State honors after a 53-tackle, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Year after year, Higley High School is one 4A Arizona football team no one wants to play. The perennial playoff team accustomed to making deep runs into the playoffs put their full faith in a newcomer under center in 2019, junior quarterback Kai Millner. Millner did not disappoint sliding into the role like a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Sometimes the game of football is just unfair. Sometimes there are guys on the gridiron who are just better than the competition, that is Class of 2021 left tackle Bram Walden. Walden is not just a big lineman that is tough to get around or a strong guy with a punch that would knock […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Put a breakout season mixed in with a senior year, and you have what quarterback Rand Jensen (6-0, 195) is doing for American Leadership Academy this season. Jensen got snaps on the field in 2018 throwing for 894 yards with 10 scores and rushed for 120 yards off 19 totes with another touchdown in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG In football, it takes a team to win but in today’s college football it takes defensive linemen who can get into the backfield for that opportunity to win games. College football programs across the country have identified Higley High School defensive end Jason Harris as that guy who can help teams win games. The […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG It is hard to not get excited about the play of Saguaro High School defensive end/lineman Quintin Somerville. Somerville cracked the Sabercats roster as a freshman showing he had potential for something amazing on the field. He backed that notion up in 2018 with 44 stops, 16 tackles for a loss, five sacks, and […]
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