Following the 2024-25 high school season, nineteen Desert Speed School athletes received all-star recognition for their play on the court. The list was highlighted by seven athletes who received Player of the Year recognition: Catalina Foothills’ Clara-Mae Hager, Sahuaro’s Cisco Llamas and Jamal Ali, Rincon/UHS’ Leila O’Dowd, Desert Christian’s Tyson Dobbins, Sabino’s Caden Watkins, and The Gregory School’s Ben Head. Complete list of athletes receiving recognition included:
GIRLS
Clara-Mae Hager, Catalina Foothills – AllSportsTucson Southern Arizona 1st-team, 1st-team All-Conference, Conference Player of the Year; AZPreps365 1st-team State, 1st-team Region, Region Player of the Year
Leila O’Dowd, Rincon/UHS – AllSportsTucson 1st-team Southern Arizona, 1st-team All-Conference, Conference Player of the Year; AZPreps35 1st-team Region, Region Player of the Year
Sabrina Wexler, Ricon/UHS – AllSportsTucson 1st-team All-Conference; AZPreps35 1st-team Region
BOYS
Cisco Llamas, Sahuaro – AllSportsTucson Southern Arizona Player of the Year, 1st-team Southern Arizona, Conference Player of the Year, 1st-team Conference; AZPreps365 1st-team State, 1st-team Region, Region Player of the Year
Jamal Ali, Sahuaro – AllSportsTucson 2nd-team Southern Arizona,1st-team Conference; AZPreps365 1st-team State, 1st-team Region, Region Defensive Player of the Year
Tyson Dobbins, Desert Christian – AllSportsTucson 2nd-team Southern Arizona,1st-team Conference; AZPreps365 1st-team State, 1st-team Region, Region Player of the Year
Ben Head, Gregory School – AllSportsTucson1st-team Conference, Conference Player of the Year; AZPreps365 2nd-team State, 1st-team Region, Region Offensive Player of the Year
Caden Watkins, Sabino – AllSportsTucson 3rd-team Southern Arizona,1st-team Conference, Conference Player of the Year; AZPreps365 State Honorable Mention, 1st-team Region, Region Player of the Year
Sam O’Dowd, UHS – AllSportsTucson 3rd-team Southern Arizona, 1st-team Conference; AZPreps365 1st-team Region
Isaac Lambe, Salpointe – AllSportsTucson 1st-team Conference; AZPreps365 1st-team Region
Jamaal McCraney, Sahuaro – AllSportsTucson 1st-team Conference; AZPreps365 1st-team Region
Mateo Horn, Salpointe – AllSportsTucson 2nd-team Conference; AZPreps365 2nd-team Region
Rocco Haggard, Tanque Verde – AllSportsTucson 2nd-team Conference; AZPreps365 2nd-team Region
Ben Lambe, Pusch Ridge – AllSportsTucson 2nd-team Conference; AZPreps365 Honorable Mention
Jack Van Amburg, Catalina Foothills – AllSportsTucson 2nd-team Conference; AZPreps365 Honorable Mention
Cody Lorentzen, Mica Mountain – AllSportsTucson 2nd-team Conference
Matt Hambacher, Sabino – AllSportsTucson 2nd-team Conference
Jackson Vernon, Sahuaro – AZPreps365 Honorable Mention
Fernando Ayala, Desert Christian – AZPreps365 Honorable Mention
(Photo credits: Andy Morales, Stephanie Von Latum, Gilbert Alcaraz, AllSportsTucson)
