Ed Doherty Award

High school football award in Arizona From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Ed Doherty Award is an honor given annually to the top high school football player in Arizona. The award was established in 1987 and named after legendary former Arizona and Arizona State coach Ed Doherty.[1] It is awarded by the Active 20-30 Clubs of Arizona. After a hiatus from 2013 to 2016, it was revived by the Grand Canyon State Gridiron Club.[2]

Awarded forGiven to the best player at the high school level of football
LocationArizona
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Active 20-30 Clubs of Arizona (1987–2012)
Grand Canyon State Gridiron Club (2017–present)
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Ed Doherty Award
Awarded forGiven to the best player at the high school level of football
LocationArizona
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Active 20-30 Clubs of Arizona (1987–2012)
Grand Canyon State Gridiron Club (2017–present)
History
First award1987
Most recentDezmen Roebuck
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Award winners

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Year Player Position High School College Ref.
1987 Kevin Galbreath RB Maryvale Arizona State [3]
1988 Eric Drage WR/DB Santa Rita BYU [4]
1989 Mike Ciasca OL Sahuaro Arizona
1990 Mario Bates RB Amphitheater Arizona State
1991 Sam Salts WR/DB/K St. Mary's Mesa Community College

Western New Mexico State

 [5]
1992 Mike Mitchell RB Brophy Stanford [6]
1993 Kevin Schmidtke RB Mountain View (Pima County, Arizona) Arizona [1]
1994 Scooter Sprotte RB/LB Lakeside Arizona [7]
1995 Ryan Kealy QB St. Mary's (2) Arizona State [8]
1996 Adam Hall RB Corona Del Sol Arizona State [9]
1997 Todd Heap TE Mountain View (Mesa, Arizona) Arizona State [10]
1998 Bobby Wade RB/WR/DB Desert Vista Arizona [11]
1999 John Beck QB Mountain View (Mesa, Arizona) (2) BYU [12]
2000 Mike Bell RB Tolleson Arizona [9]
2001 Mike Nixon QB/DB/K Sunnyslope Arizona State
2002 Kyle Caldwell DE/FB Saguaro Arizona State [13]
2003 Zach Miller TE Desert Vista (2) Arizona State [14]
2004 Chris McGaha WR/DB Moon Valley Arizona State [15]
2005 Kyle Williams RB/WR Chaparral Arizona State [16]
2006 Everson Griffen DE/RB Agua Fria USC
2007 Tim Ruben QB Saguaro (2)
2008 Adam Hall WR/DB Palo Verde Arizona
2009 Ramon Abreu LB Marcos de Niza Arizona State
2010 Teddy Ruben QB Saguaro (3) Scottsdale Community College

Troy

2011 Ka'Deem Carey RB Canyon del Oro Arizona
Kelvin Fisher RB/DB Higley Arkansas

UTEP

Brett Hundley QB Chandler UCLA
Izzy Marshall LB Mountain Pointe Arizona State
Teddy Ruben (2) QB Saguaro (4) Scottsdale Community College

Troy

2012 Ryan Finley QB Paradise Valley Boise State

NC State

Cole Luke DB Hamilton Notre Dame
Jalen Ortiz RB/DB Centennial UCLA

Wyoming

Jake Roh WR/LB Chaparral (2) Boise State
Tyler Williams WR/DB Ironwood Ridge Air Force
Priest Willis DB Marcos de Niza (2) UCLA

Texas A&M

2013 Not Awarded [2]
2014
2015
2016
2017 Brock Purdy QB Perry Iowa State [17]
2018 Bijan Robinson RB Salpointe Texas [18]
2019 [3]
2020 Ty Thompson QB Mesquite Oregon

Tulane

 [19]
2021 Nicco Marchiol QB Hamilton (2) West Virginia [14]
2022 Devon Dampier QB Saguaro (5) New Mexico

Utah

 [20]
2023 Navi Bruzon QB Liberty Arizona State

Highland Community College

 [21]
2024 Dezmen Roebuck WR/DB Marana Washington [1]
2025 Roye Oliver III WR Hamilton (3) [22]
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Beginning in 2024, a female winner was also recognized for flag football.

More information Year, Player ...
Year Player Position High School College Ref.
2024 Samaya Taylor-Jenkins WR/S Hamilton [23][24]
Katelyn Jewell QB/S Canyon View Florida Gateway College
2025 Samaya Taylor-Jenkins (2) WR/S Hamilton (2) [25]
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