Napier and Pando named on Doherty Award Watch List

PHOENIX, Ariz. – September 6, 2022 – The Grand Canyon State Gridiron Club (GCSGC) is pleased to release the 2022 Ed Doherty Award Week 3 Watch List™ for the current Arizona high school football season. Seventy-one players from 50 high schools across the state were added to the Week 3 Watch List™ to potentially be awarded with an Ed Doherty Award Nomination Medallion™ based exclusively on their performances during the first three weeks of the 2022 season. 

To be eligible to appear on the 2022 Week 3 Watch List™ a player must have participated during the first three weeks of the current season, recorded an exceptional performance and be in good academic standing. Each week, a Selection Committee made up of members of Arizona high school sports media will officially award Ed Doherty Award Nomination Medallions™ to players across the state. The 2022 Ed Doherty Award winner will be selected at the Ed Doherty Award Luncheon on Dec. 17, 2022, at the Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch. 

The 2022 Week 3 Watch List™ is as follows: 

FIRSTLASTSCHOOLPOSYEAR
ConnorAckerleyCorona del SolQBJR
TJ AllenShadow MountainRBSOPH
BrendanAndersonMountain RidgeQBSR
ChrisArvisoMountain PointeQBSR
DominikBagchiCentralQBSR
GageBakerParadise HonorsQBJR
Rylan BassArizona LutheranRBJR
JacksonBowersMesa Mountain ViewTESR
NaviBruzonLibertyQBJR
Deshaun BuchananBashaRBSR
KavaughnClarkCentennialRBSR
ChristianClarkMountain PointeRBJR
StephonDailySierra LindaWRSR
AdamDamanteALA-Gilbert NorthQB SR
DevonDampierSaguaroQBSR
RyanDavisO’ConnorDESR
AlexDoostMountain RidgeOLSR
LaytonDuncanBrophyATHSR
JamesDurandBashaOLSR
DericEnglishSaguaroWRSR
CooperFrenchCoconinoRBSR
WillGalvanCactusWRSR
My’KeilGardnerCentennialDLSR
JackGermaineMesa Mountain ViewQBJR
GavinGewenigerChaparralDESR
CameronHackworthSabinoQBJR
TerranceHallMountain RidgeWRSR
CarlosHernandezNFL Yet AcademyDESR
DillonHippDesert MountainTEJR
JoshuaJacksonFlorenceRBJR
ElijahJoplinMaranaQBSR
RyanKishbaughShow LowRBSR
MattKlopfensteinHorizonTESR
Ja’KobiLaneRed MountainWRSR
LenoxLawsonRed MountainWRSR
ChanceLoganTonopah ValleyQBSR
CalebLomuHighlandOLSR
JamarMaloneHigleyQBSOPH
ColeMartinBashaDBSR
MaxMartinCamelbackQBSR
JaedonMatthewsSaguaroRBJR
MarkhiMcKinnonGoldwaterRBJR
RyanMezaALA-Queen CreekDBSR
WyattMilkovicBashaLBSR
LukeMogaSunnyslopeQBJR
AdamMohammedApolloRBJR
MacMolanderEastmarkQBSR
Bubba MustainPusch RidgeQBJR
BrandonNapierThatcherQBSR
JeremiahNewcombeCasteelCBJR
MarcusOberitterHolbrookQBSR
ElijahPaigePinnacleOLSR
CristianPandoWillcoxRBSR
ZuesPindernationMillenniumRBJR
DylanRaiolaChandlerQBJR
PorterReynoldsQueen CreekLBSR
DylanRobertsCentennialDLSR
BenRobertsNotre Dame PrepLBSR
DuceRobinsonPinnacleWRSR
ElijahRushingSalpointe CatholicTEJR
IsaiahSavoieApache JunctionRBJR
ColeShiversSaguaroDBSR
RichardStallworthYuma CatholicQBSR
IsaacStopkeLake HavasuRBSR
DylanTapleyDesert MountainWRJR
Noah TriguerosNotre Dame PrepQBJR
KennedyUrlacherChandlerSJR
Ca’lilValentineChandlerRBJR
ZachWallaceLibertyRBSR
A’MauriWashingtonChandlerDTSR
DemondWilliams JrBashaQBJR

To learn more about the Grand Canyon State Gridiron Club and to purchase tickets to the Ed Doherty Award Luncheon, visit http://www.gcsgridiron.com/

About Grand Canyon State Gridiron Club

The Grand Canyon State Gridiron Club is the steward of the Ed Doherty Award and is the most meaningful advocate of high school football in the State of Arizona. The mission of the Grand Canyon State Gridiron Club is to represent Arizona amateur athletics by bringing national attention to the extraordinary qualities of our young people and serve in the pursuit of athletic achievement, academic advancement and greater social affinity. 

About the Ed Doherty Award

For 37 years, the Ed Doherty Award has been the State of Arizona’s highest individual high school football honor and is awarded annually to the state’s most outstanding high school football player by the Grand Canyon State Gridiron Club. The Ed Doherty Award recognizes the player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity. The winner of the award epitomizes great ability combined with diligence, perseverance, and hard work. In addition to on-field performance, the Ed Doherty Award recognizes the well-rounded accomplishments of community involvement, school pride, and academics. 

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