Three Tucson-area teams with a total of 16 Speed School athletes between them will play this weekend in the state semifinal round, all looking for a chance to play for a state title next weekend. Salpointe leads the way with 11 Speed School athletes, lead by #1-ranked University of Washington commit Matteo Mele and national flag football champion Mario Padilla, and will face #1-seed Sunrise Mountain on Friday.
Pusch Ridge, the 2015 Div. 4 champion, looks to win a title at the 3A level. They are led by two-way captain Kendall Tobin and have a standout young athlete in RB/DB Gavin Davis, and will play Saturday against #4-seed Franklin.
Cienega also looks to bring a title back to Tucson, and hope to get more scoring from bruising RB and starting safey Thomas Webb, Jr. The Bobcats will face #4-seed Notre Dame on Friday.
Speed School athletes in semifinal round
Salpointe
Matteo Mele
Mario Padilla
CJ Franks
Jayse Kearns
Anthony Abeyta
Xavier Farhang
Jackson Bolin
Josh Pasos
Luke Regina
Colin Dreis
Trent Strong
Pusch Ridge
Kendall Tobin
Gavin Davis
Phillip Raica
Cienega
Thomas Webb, Jr.
Jordan Aldor
(Photo credit: Mike Christy)
