The following West Valley area high school seniors have signed a letter of intent or made a verbal commitment to the following college programs. This is West Valley Preps’ last update of the Class of 2023 list.
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WEST VALLEY PREPS
Class of 2023 athletes sign with colleges (final)
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Compiled by Richard Smith
The following West Valley area high school seniors have signed a letter of intent or made a verbal commitment to the following college programs.
This is West Valley Preps’ final update of the Class of 2023 list.
Athletic directors, students and parents are invited to email rsmith@iniusa.org with updates and pictures of student athletes signing from ALA-West Foothills, Cactus, Centennial, Deer Valley, Desert Edge, Dysart, Estrella Foothills, Glendale Prep, Ironwood, Kellis, Liberty, Millennium, Mountain Ridge, Northwest Christian, Paradise Honors, Peoria, Shadow Ridge, Sunrise Mountain, Valley Vista and Willow Canyon high schools.
Also, email Richard Smith if any athlete is listed incorrectly or has changed the school he/she signed with. Or send updates or corrections to Smith via Twitter. His handle is @RsmithYWV.
FOOTBALL Player Pos. High School College
Kayce Adu DT Dysart Maricopa Mustangs
Christian Aguilar LB Mountain Ridge Drake
Brady Alfonso DE Willow Canyon OUAZ
Tucker Allred C Liberty Lake Forrest (Ill.)
Brendan Anderson QB Mountain Ridge Southern Utah
Jack Bal S Centennial ASU (preferred walk-on)
Kameron Benton DE Deer Valley Fort Lewis (Colo.)
William Bontrager SB Estrella Foothills Utah Tech
Caleb Boonzayer OT ALA West-Foothills Wheaton (Ill.)
Francisco Camacho OG Desert Edge Feather River (Calif.)
Roman Carrasco OT Desert Edge Black Hills State (S.D.)
Ryan Carter LS Willow Canyon Arizona Christian
Anthony Chacon DT Centennial Lake Forest (Ill,)
Vance Cooper RB Paradise Honors Lake Forest (Ill.)
Christopher Cordero RB Desert Edge Colorado State-Pueblo
A.J. Crespin QB Valley Vista Maricopa Mustangs
DiJuan Curtis DT ALA-West Foothills Maricopa Mustangs
Alex Doost OT Mountain Ridge Northwestern
Daemon Draper DB Millennium Arizona Christian
Ethan Espinosa WR Valley Vista Maricopa Mustangs
Brady Ferris RB Willow Canyon Arizona Christian
Jasiah Flores DT Shadow Ridge Maricopa Mustangs
Jonah Flowers LB Valley Vista Butte College (Mont.)
Will Galvan WR Cactus Eastern New Mexico
Jesse Garcia DT Centennial OUAZ
Brysen Gardner K Centennial Adams State (Colo.)
My’Keil Gardner DE Liberty Oregon
Logan Getejanc OT Shadow Ridge Fort Lewis (Colo.)
Austin Glimpse QB Sunrise Mountain South Dakota School of the Mines
Saieed Hassan DB Peoria Nebraska-Kearney
Liam Henry S Estrella Foothills Luther (Iowa)
Kaleb Jackson-Carter OT Desert Edge Hawaii
Korey Johnson CB Mountain Ridge Air Force
Mark Johnson K Paradise Honors Puget Sound (Wash.)
Zacary Johnson OT Centennial Lake Forest
Quamire Jones DT Valley Vista Butte College
Dominic Jewell LB Willow Canyon Lake Forest
Jason Kirkland DE Mountain Ridge Cornell
Salehe Koonooka DE Centennial NAU (preferred walk-on)
Julian Laborin OT Dysart UTEP
Filemoni Lauina LB Shadow Ridge Maricopa Mustangs
Gavin Lentz K Northwest Christian Olivet Nazarene
Joshua Macon DT Willow Canyon Bakersfield College
Christian Madoski DE Mountain Ridge Arizona (preferred walk-on)
Nate Manzanarez S Desert Edge Southern Utah
Cole Marszalek LS Millennium ASU
Aaron Monroe CB Centennial NAU (preferred walk-on)
Jose Mora DE Cactus OUAZ
Blaise Nelson WR Valley Vista NAU
Jayden Rainer K Mountain Ridge College of the Sequoias (Calif.)
Dylan Roberts DT Centennial Northwestern
Anthony Romero C Dysart Maricopa Mustangs
Jayden Rogers P Mountain Ridge Southern Utah
Anthony Ruiz LB Liberty ASU (preferred walk-on)
Dominic Solano DE Cactus Montana State
Sam Sollars WR Shadow Ridge Maricopa Mustangs
Matthew Spurlin OG Willow Canyon Jamestown (N.D.)
Esias Swindle DT Desert Edge Eastern New Mexico
Rune Tepolt LB Liberty Black Hills State (S.D.)
Izeyah Torres DT Shadow Ridge Maricopa Mustangs
Layton Vining OL Liberty Idaho
Elijah Ward DB Peoria Arizona Christian
Demari Washington CB Centennial NAU
Shahid Wilson DB Millennium ASU (preferred walk-on)
Cory Wood K Kellis Grand View (Iowa)
Michael Young S Paradise Honors Mt. San Antonio (Calif.)
Prince Zombo WR Liberty BYU (preferred walk-on)
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Player Pos. High School College
Helen AltaGarcia DS Valley Vista South Mountain CC
Katie Beehler S Cactus Ottawa-Arizona
Livia Blackburn L Estrella Foothills Heidelberg (Ore.)
Emilie Bojorquez-McFadden OH Shadow Ridge William Penn (Iowa)
Taryn Davis S Sunrise Mountain Air Force
Kaleigh Glass L Valley Vista Cumberland (Tenn.)
Sam Gloria OH Deer Valley Scottsdale CC
Shelby Gorospe MB Sunrise Mountain Pacific
Amanda Hardt MB Deer Valley Nebraska-Omaha
Eryn Jones OH Millennium TCU
Ava Krienitz S Millennium Southwest Baptist
Amanda Lauer OH Cactus Fresno Pacific
Cristina Lopez L Valley Vista Seattle Pacific
Maren Matthews RS Valley Vista Glendale CC
Raegan Moran S Estrella Foothills Washington (Va.)
Olivia Pavelchik MB Millennium Glendale CC
Maddox Richtmyre L Willow Canyon Colorado State-Pueblo
Jezebel Rivas L Millennium Yavapai College
Rylea Simonich MB Cactus South Mountain CC
Raeli Smith MB Centennial Dartmouth
Madeline Stein S Willow Canyon Alfred (N.Y.)
Dafne Zamora MB Valley Vista Glendale CC
BOYS VOLLEYBALL Player Pos. High School College
BK Bartlett OH Millennium North Central College (Ill.)
Rylan Colman MB Deer Valley Queens (NC)
Alex Flores S Deer Valley Dominican (NY)
Easton Hall S Liberty Arizona Christian
Caelan Koth OH Sunrise Mountain North Central (Ill.)
Wyatt McGriff L Deer Valley South Mountain CC
Connor Monahan MB Ironwood McKendree (Ill.)
Karsen Weedon OH Sunrise Mountain OUAZ
BOYS BASKETBALL Player Pos. High School College Noah Amenhauser C Estrella Foothills Grand Canyon
Darius Anderson W Dysart South Mountain CC
Andrew Camacho PG Peoria Cal State-East Bay
Terrell Doxie G Cactus Rose-Hulman (Indiana)
Ky Green G Liberty Missouri Western
Davis Hester G Liberty Glendale CC
Caden Hunter F Liberty Pima CC
Aadem Isai G Valley Vista Willamette (Ore.)
Dwayne Jones F Valley Vista Willamette (Ore.)
Jordan Kuac G Ironwood Eastern Oklahoma St.
Dallan Lilly F Centennial Embry-Riddle
Patrick Weyrauch G Sunrise Mountain Central College (Iowa)
Julius Williams F Ironwood Eastern Oklahoma St.
Calvin Windley G Peoria SAGU-American Indian
Emery Young G Centennial Arizona Christian
GIRLS BASKETBALL Player Pos. High School College
Olivia Arvallo G Valley Vista Yavapai College
Genesis Ayala F Imagine Prep Arizona Christian
Bella Barrett F Millennium UC-Santa Barbara
Alayna Boss G Millennium Mesa CC
Eliyah Brosseau G Deer Valley Scottsdale CC
Yaqueline Figueroa F Kellis Glendale CC
Alyssa Fraulino G Mountain Ridge Glendale CC
Shayna Gardner F Kellis Southwest Oregon CC
Kyra Jacobsen G Kellis Blue Mountain CC (Ore.)
Michaela Lee C Deer Valley Colo. School of Mines
Cynthia Lopez G Millennium Arizona Christian
Angelique Moreno G Peoria Benedictene (Mesa)
Bianca Ortiz G Kellis Centralia (Wash.)
Kayda Pierce F Millennium Mesa CC
Miyah Verse G Mountain Ridge Georgia
Danielle Villanueva G Millennium St. Katherine (Calif.)
Hannah Williams F Kellis Chandler-Gilbert CC
Hannah Young F Valley Vista Panola College
BASEBALL Player Pos. High School College
Dylan Curthoys P Willow Canyon Glendale CC
Brandon Denton P Centennial Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Demario Faison OF Estrella Foothills Concord (W.V.)
Chance Greene C Shadow Ridge Lindenwood (Mo.)
Cooper Holtorf OF Mountain Ridge Paradise Valley CC
Tanner Horwath IF Sunrise Mountain Bethany Lutheran
Austin Matranga SS Shadow Ridge Grand Canyon
Carson McEntire OF Mountain Ridge Oregon State
Cristian Mogen 3B Centennial New Mexico
Cooper Neville IF Mountain Ridge Grand Canyon
Traig Oughton P Mountain Ridge Ole Miss
Kevin Ramos P Centennial Yavapai College
Christian Roncal P Ironwood Wentworth Inst. of Tech.
Alex Sanchez IF Deer Valley Paradise Valley CC
Dominic Tizzano P Valley Vista Northern State (Mich.)
Camden Tripi IF Northwest Christian Glendale CC
SOFTBALL Player Pos. High School College
Julissa Amparo OF Shadow Ridge Dallas Christian
Kayleigh Bowers P Willow Canyon Carson Newmann
Sareenah Castillo 2B Desert Edge Paradise Valley CC
Camryn Davis P Sunrise Mountain Utah Valley
Roni Eddy C Willow Canyon Arizona Western
Geneva Galler C Liberty Buena Vista (Iowa)
Makaila Hickman OF Valley Vista Scottsdale CC
Alexandra Hess P Deer Valley Manhattan
Samantha Jarvis P Centennial Davis & Elkins (W.V.)
Trinity Kennemer IF Willow Canyon South Dakota State
Ava Kupczyk OF Willow Canyon Phoenix College
Allison Lindsay C Shadow Ridge Colorado Mesa
Marissa McCann P Willow Canyon Missouri
Alyssa Munoz C Centennial Menlo (Calif.)
Mari Murillo C Paradise Honors Paradise Valley CC
Jena Petersen UT Willow Canyon Golden West
Trista Quijada OF Liberty Paradise Valley CC
Cyan Ramos 1B Millennium Finlandia (Wis.)
Jocelyn Roe P Kellis Mesa CC
Samara Romero P Paradise Honors Yavapai College
Nina Slater OF Willow Canyon Scottsdale CC
Payton Smith 1B Mountain Ridge Grand Canyon
Sadie Sua P Sunrise Mountain Grand Canyon
Macie Thomas C Northwest Christian Arizona Christian
Grace Tuiteleleapaga IF Centennial Montclair State (N.J.)
GIRLS SOCCER Player Pos. High School College
Liv Arratia-Rivera F Shadow Ridge Yavapai College
Sophia Bohon MF Shadow Ridge Embry-Riddle
Sara Coronel MF Dysart Glendale CC
Peyton Greener GK Cactus New Mexico Highlands
Maegen Hill F Centennial Taylor (Indiana)
McKenna Jackson GK Valley Vista South Mountain CC
Mikayla James D Shadow Ridge Glendale CC
Ellie Johannes F NW Christian Indiana
Hailey Kelly MF Paradise Honors Eastern New Mexico
Rylee Kunker D Shadow Ridge Yavapai College
Kayleen Laramee MF Shadow Ridge Scottsdale CC
Brianna Lizarraga GK Centennial Yavapai College
Madison Metivier D Deer Valley South Mountain CC
Kristen Miller GK Mountain Ridge Regent (Virginia)
Jami O’Brien MF Estrella Foothills Yavapai College
Kristen Puels F Millennium Gonzaga
Dylan Ramirez D Liberty Yavapai College
Ella Rusick F Millennium Utah Tech
Diane Scalise MF Glendale Prep Earlham College
Cassidy Simms F Estrella Foothills Biola (Calif.)
Rachel Theis F Shadow Ridge Loras College (Iowa)
Hannah Uhlenhop GK Mountain Ridge Grand Canyon
Clara Webbe F Estrella Foothills Yavapai College
BOYS SOCCER Player Pos. High School College
Jaiton Carpenter F Liberty Ottawa (Kansas)
Bryce Medina GK Northwest Christian Taylor (Indiana)
Matthew Taylor F Mountain Ridge OUAZ
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD Player Event High School College
Angelee Bawek Throws Estrella Foothills Allegheney (Pa.)
McKinley Blanton Distance Liberty Fort Lewis (Colo.)
Jasmine Haskell Sprints Ironwood Arizona State
McKenna Rogers Hurdles Glendale Prep Glendale CC
Zoe Rich Mid-Distance Glendale Prep Grand Canyon
Nya Valenzuela Distance Deer Valley New Mexico State
BOYS TRACK & FIELD Player Event High School College
Jackson Bland Distance Shadow Ridge Paradise Valley CC
Tristen Coyle Distance Centennial Grand Canyon
Kaleb Denmon Sprints Valley Vista Glendale CC
Isaiah Fastrup Distance Centennial The Master’s (Calif.)
Kade Ruff Distance Valley Vista Glendale CC
Peyton Schneider Distance Mountain Ridge Paradise Valley CC
Jonathan Sweepe Distance Liberty Colorado St-Pueblo
Harrison Still Throws Estrella Foothills ACU
Jaxon Zimmerman Distance Ironwood Paradise Valley CC
GIRLS TENNIS Player High School College
Taimane Cajudoy Desert Edge University of St. Mary (Ind.)
Yasmine Hawkins Valley Vista Paradise Valley CC
Katelyn Lawler Shadow Ridge Paradise Valley CC
WRESTLING Player High School College
Aiden Bryan Liberty Arizona Christian
Eddie Reyes Valley Vista Arizona Christian
Markell Rivera-Caine Ironwood North Dakota State
Colby Ryan Kellis Air Force
GIRLS WRESTLING Player High School College
Bridgette Sotamayor Liberty Doane (Neb.)
BOYS GOLF Player High School College
Ethan Horman Mountain Ridge Lewis (Ill.)
Quinn Toomey Shadow Ridge Newman (Kansas)
GIRLS GOLF Player High School College
Janiyah Blair Cactus Maryland-Eastern Shore
Annika Gutierrez Liberty Fort Lewis (Colo.)
Keanna Kohatsu Liberty ACU
Brooke McGlasson Liberty Denver
Annika Saida Liberty Hamilton (N.Y.)
Allie Sullivan Mountain Ridge Oklahoma Christian
Teaen Sweet Liberty Vassar (N.Y.)
BEACH VOLLEYBALL Player High School College
Gracie Birchfield Mountain Ridge South Mountain CC
CROSS COUNTRY Player High School College
McKinley Blanton Liberty Fort Lewis (Colo.)
Tristen Coyle Centennial Grand Canyon
Isaiah Fastrup Centennial The Master’s (Calif.)
Kade Ruff Valley Vista Glendale CC
Peyton Schneider Mountain Ridge Paradise Valley CC
Jonathan Sweepe Liberty Colorado St-Pueblo
Nya Valenzuela Deer Valley New Mexico State
Jaxon Zimmerman Ironwood Paradise Valley CC