Vote now: Who is the best player in 6A Region 1?

Cast your vote and let us know who you think will be the Desert Valley player of the year in 2020.

We’ve spent the past three weeks rolling out a comprehensive Arizona high school football preview, including team previews, region previews, conference previews, player profiles, player rankings, predictions and more.

You can find all of that preview content at this link.

Now we want to hear from you: Who will prove himself as the best player in 6A Region 1? Cast your vote below and let us know who you think will be the Desert Valley player of the year in 2020.

We will send a free SBLive Arizona T-shirt to the winner of this poll! (Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8.)

James Scott (Centennial) photo by Tim Thiele

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RB Zaccheus Cooper, Liberty. The Lions’ offense took off last year when Cooper returned at midseason from a broken foot. He finished with 669 yards, including four consecutive 100-yard games as Liberty made a surprising run to the 6A state title.

QB Devon Dampier, Pinnacle. The sophomore has drawn comparison with the previous freshman to start a game for the Pioneers — Spencer Rattler, now a redshirt freshman starter at Oklahoma.

DE Anthony Franklin, Pinnacle. This high-motor lineman had 15 tackles for loss and nine sacks as a junior. He has received offers from Duke, Stanford, Army and Air Force.

RB Dax Lindholm, Centennial. The West Point-bound back, a second-team all-region selection last year, offers a nice change-of-pace to James Scott. Lindholm ran for 454 yards (8.6 per carry) and five touchdowns as a junior. 

DT Anthony Lucas, Chaparral. The state’s top junior recruit has offers from Oklahoma, Michigan, Texas and Notre Dame after a sophomore campaign that included 10 tackles for loss and six sacks.

OL Caiden Miles, Centennial. Miles is a three-year starter at tackle who has committed to UNLV and will play in the Blue-Grey All-American Game at season’s end. Coyotes coach Richard Taylor raves about Miles’ pass-blocking skills and his understanding of the nuances of playing the position. 

CB Ben Morrison, Brophy Prep. Morrison is the son of former NFL safety Darryl Morrison. He had a big sophomore year with 42 tackles, seven pass breakups and two interceptions, and he enters the season with close to 20 Division I offers.

RB Myles Newble, Brophy Prep. An ankle injury cut short his junior season, but he added 15 pounds of muscle during summer workouts and figures to be the top option to replace Andre Eden’s production (819 yards, 6 TDs) out of the backfield. 

TE Duce Robinson, Pinnacle. Offensive line coach PaulGerminaro coached the tight ends last year and got to work with Robinson, 247Sports’ No. 2 recruit in the state’s Class of 2023 and a four-star with an Arizona State offer, and the coach couldn’t stop raving about the sophomore.

RB James Scott, Centennial. Scott should become the next in a long line of 1,000-yard runners to churn through the Coyotes backfield. 

QB Brayten Silbor, Chaparral. He got his first taste of varsity action spelling an injured Jack Miller last year, throwing for 1,129 yards and 11 touchdowns while completing 62 percent of his passes (80 of 129) in 4½ games. The starting job is his now. 

WR/DB Dorian Singer, Pinnacle. The two-way star transferred from Tartan in Minnesota over the winter. He shines on both sides of the ball, catching 14 touchdown passes and intercepting five as a junior.

FS Jax Stam, Liberty. The three-year starter earned second-team all-conference recognition as a sophomore after making a team-high 105 tackles and breaking up 10 passes.

DE Zac Swanson, Brophy Prep. Swanson’s father is former Rams offensive lineman Pete Swanson. He missed most of last season with a broken hand but has picked up offers from Florida State, Oklahoma and Auburn.

QB EJ Warner, Brophy Prep. The son of Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, the junior moves into the starting role at Brophy Prep after completing 75 percent of his passes as a backup last year.

RB Jared Williams, Chaparral. He’s a returning all-conference running back who gained more than 1,000 yards as a junior and caught 26 passes out of the backfield.

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