Following the 2024-25 high school soccer season, 25 Desert Speed School athletes were recognized as All-Stars for their play on the field. The list is highlighted by 4A State Defensive Player of the Year EC Cazares, who along with teammate Emma Veliz helped lead their Salpointe girls team to the 4A State Title. At the 5A level, Catalina Foothills’ Gracie Oxnam also received Region Player of the Year honors for her season with the Falcons.
Athletes recognized include:
GIRLS
EC Cazares, Salpointe – 4A State Defensive Player of the Year (AZPreps365), 1st-team State, 1st-team Region; AllSportsTucson 1st-team Conference, Region Defensive Player of the Year, 4A State Champion
Gracie Oxnam, Catalina Foothills – Region Player of the Year (AZPreps365), 1st-team Region; AllSportsTucson 1st-team Conference
Emma Veliz, Salpointe – AZPreps365 1st-team State, 1st-team Region; AllSportsTucson 1st-team Conference, 4A State Champion
Kailyn O’Connell, Catalina Foothills – AZPreps365 1st-team Region; AllSportsTucson 1st-team Conference
Ava Rayman, Cienega – AZPreps365 1st-team Region; AllSportsTucson 1st-team Conference
Bella Gooch, Tanque Verde – AZPreps365 2nd-team State, 1st-team Region; AllSportsTucson 1st-team Conference
Hutton North, Tanque Verde – AZPreps365 2nd-team Region; AllSportsTucson 1st-team Conference
Grace Hughes, Catalina Foothills – AZPreps365 1st-team Region; AllSportsTucson 2nd-team Conference
Tinsley Walter, Empire – AZPreps365 2nd-team Region; AllSportsTucson 2nd-team Conference
Lilly Crawford, Desert Christian – AZPreps365 2nd-team Region; AllSportsTucson 2nd-team Conference
Hannah Romero, Tucson High – AZPreps365 2nd-team Region; AllSportsTucson 2nd-team Conference
Adrian Moncrief, Catalina Foothills – AZPreps365 2nd-team Honorable Mention; AllSportsTucson 3rd-team Conference
Madi Vigil, Mica Mountain – AZPreps365 Honorable Mention
BOYS
Landon McKendrick, Mica Mountain – AZPreps365 2nd-team State, 1st-team Region; AllSportsTucson 1st-team Conference
Jackson Cosgrove, Catalina Foothills – AZPreps365 1st-team Region; AllSportsTucson 1st-team Conference
Matthew Bristow, Cienega – AZPreps365 2nd-team Region
Dylan Carroll, Cienega – AZPreps365 2nd-team Region; AllSportsTucson 1st-team Conference
Ty Catino, Salpointe – AZPreps365 2nd-team Region, All-State Honorable Mention; AllSportsTucson 2nd-team Conference, 4A State Champion
Kason White, Tanque Verde – AZPreps365 Honorable Mention; AllSportsTucson 2nd-team Conference
Seaton Epstein, Tanque Verde – AZPreps365 Honorable Mention; AllSportsTucson 2nd-team Conference
Kamden Dorschner, Pusch Ridge – AZPreps365 Honorable Mention; AllSportsTucson 2nd-team Conference
Erik Rafacz, Pusch Ridge – AZPreps365 Honorable Mention; AllSportsTucson 2nd-team Conference
Colin Douglas, Mica Mountain – AZPreps365 Honorable Mention
Jonathan Camacho, Desert Christian – AZPreps365 Honorable Mention
(Photo credits: Andy Morales, Stephanie Von Latum, AllSportsTucson)
