Desert Vista HS is the next most prolific in-state provider of football talent for the Sun Devils, with four former players on the roster - all young and offering four more years of service to the school. They include three true freshmen and one redshirt freshman. The redshirt is the 5-9, 200 lb.
Avory Battle. The other trio includes wide receiver
Allante Battle, defensive lineman
Zed Togiai, and tight end
Steven Figueroa.
Two each from
Chaparral HS, Peoria HS, Thunderbird HS, and
Moon Valley HS include: former Firebirds, freshman cornerback
Deveron Carr and junior wide receiver
Kyle Williams... a pair of former Panthers that includes redshirt freshman wide receiver
T.J. Simpson and senior running back
Keegan Herring... former Chiefs, freshman redshirt punter/kicker
Zach Richards and junior defensive end
Dexter Davis... and a couple of upper classmen in former Rockets, junior wide receiver
Chris McGaha and senior tight end
Andrew Pettes. Rounding out the remainder of the 28 local athletes on the 2008 roster: junior linebacker
Mike Nixon (Sunnyslope), freshman
Keelan Johnson (Mesa), sophomore running back
Cole Ptacek (Sunrise Mtn), reshirt freshman
Clay Davie (Pinnacle), senior linebacker
Morris Wooten (Glendale), freshman linebacker
Tom DeMichele (Arcadia), freshman
Thomas Ohmart (Horizon), sophomore left tackle
Jon Hargis (Red Mtn), and freshman offensive lineman
Zach Schlink (Centennial), sophomore safety
Mike Callaghan (Brophy), and freshman defensive end
James Brooks (Flagstaff).