Saguaro football players leaving at unprecedented rate

One after another after another after another have left.

Since December, after Scottsdale Saguaro won the 6A title, there have been so many changes in the football program that it’s hard to keep track.

Several top players, the latest of whom are Arizona State-commit Dajon Hinton (to Chandler Hamilton) and offensive lineman Bryce Pollard (Peoria Centennial), have left Saguaro, which for years has been considered one of the top destination schools for football in the open-enrollment era of Arizona high school sports.

Saguaro defensive back Dajon Hinton (20) during a spring practice at Saguaro High School in Scottsdale on April 25, 2023.

Hinton on Monday posted a new profile photo on X with the Chandler Hamilton Huskies mascot, tagging Hamilton coach Travis Dixon.

The same day, Bryce Pollard’s dad confirmed with The Arizona Republic that Bryce will be transferring to Centennial. Pollard was an anchor on the offensive line.

In a direct message to The Republic on social media, Hinton, one of the state’s top 2025 prospects, who is a standout at both wide receiver and defensive back, said, “A lot of change happened and it hit the team critically.”

Saguaro’s Dajon Hinton (20) runs with the ball as Basha’s Miles Lockhart (1) comes in for the tackle during their Open Division State Championship at ASU Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe on Dec. 10, 2022.

“I love Sag and I have nothing but love for Saguaro, coach DK, and all the admin there, but I have to do what’s best for me,” Hinton added. “It’s not the same Sag I came to as a 14-year-old. For my senior year, I want to compete at a high level and in the end win an Open championship. There’s no doubt in my mind that Hamilton is the perfect fit.”

Hamilton has a new coach in Travis Dixon, the quarterback of Hamilton’s back-to-back state championship teams in the early 2000s.

Dixon earlier…

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Author : AZCentral | The Arizona Republic

Publish date : 2024-05-30 23:02:31

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