Pima football items: Aztecs open 2017 at nationally ranked Trinity Valley; spring scrimmage on Saturday; 2017 signing class
The Aztecs open the 2017 season on Saturday, Aug. 26 at nationally ranked Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, TX. The game is deemed "The Battle in the Valley."
"Coach (Brad) Smiley called me last year after coming off great season (7-4 in 2015) but we had too much traveling on our schedule so we said let's talk for next year (2017). He called at first of the year and we said we'd love to," Pima head coach Jim Monaco said. "We're honored and they don't invite anyone that's not a quality team. Coach Smiley liked our roster.
"Realistically, we're opening up with the junior college equivalent of Alabama; they're big, good and fast with many Division I talent on that team. We're real excited and the staff is game-planning Trinity Valley right now."
Coach Monaco is also excited at the future possibilities the game can open up for the Pima football program.
"It gives us more national exposure and the possibility at getting more Texas students and helps with bowl selection."
Monaco is pumped at the roster he is presenting for the game and the 2017 season.
"We're really excited about the kids we have coming back: quarterback Justin Martin, most of o-line and the d-line. Recruiting went well and we're hitting the ground running. Spring has been successful and we have good mental focus on this team."
The Pima Community College football program will hold its spring scrimmage on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. at the West Campus track.
Here is the 2017 signee class as of 4/20/2017:
Micah Akuka Atuatasi, DT, (Waianae HS), Waianae, HI
Mykel Anthoney Bernal, (Oceanside HS), Oceanside, CA
Todd Carter, WR, (Miramar HS), Miramar, FL
Iosefo Ah Ching, (Farrington HS), Honolulu, HI
Alex Michael Courtmanche, FB, (Desert View HS), Tucson, AZ
Jordan Diggs, WR, (Desert Pines HS), Las Vegas, AZ
Matangi Fakava, DT, (Maui HS), Kihei, HI
Monquel Glasow, DE, (Desert Pines HS), Las Vegas, NV
Jayden Deontay Hall, RB, (Copper Canyon HS), Glendale, AZ
Julian Lejon Hicks, WR/DB, (Oceanside HS), Oceanside, CA
DeAndre Holt, WR, Denver, CO
Nathaneal James, WR, (Perry HS), Chandler, AZ
Devin Johnson, LB, (Mountain View HS), Tucson, AZ
Leonard Lee, S, (Kapolei HS), Kapolei, HI
Anipaterumisiperekina Kenneth Liugalua, Waipahu,HI
Bryan Lopez, LB, (Tucson High), Tucson, AZ
Supliani R, Ma'ilei, DE, (Saint Francis) (Oahu,HI), Ewa Beach, HI
Jordan Mariteragi, QB, Laie, HI
Manny Miranda, (Marana HS), Marana, AZ
Andre Ramon Owensby II, OL, (Timpview HS), Orem, UT
Octavion Philips, WR, (Greenville HS), Greenville, CA
Blake David Rashad, S, (Catalina Foothills HS), Tucson, AZ
Larry Donnell Rembert, WR, (McGill-Toolen H.S) Mobile, AL
Caleb Ryden, QB, (Mountain View HS), Marana, AZ
Jon- Ramazees Severe, WR/CB, (Florence HS), Florence, AZ
Grant Garland Siler, LB, (Chapparral HS), Temecula, CA
Brandon Smith, LB, (Catalina Foothills), Tucson, AZ
Jacob Smith, LB, (Desert Ridge HS), Mesa, AZ
Paxton Stevens, QB, (Richland HS), Richland, WA
Dylan Tuisee, DT, (Oceanside HS), Oceanside, CA
See Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook for more insight on playing Trinity Valley Community College and potential scholarship offers.
