Senior Dominick Mazotti was tasked with doing a little bit of everything offensively for Amador Valley this season. For that, and his production which resulted on the field, he was named for the Most Valuable Player of the EBAL's Valley Division.
A 6-foot-4, 230-pound dual-threat quarterback, Mazotti saw time behind center and at tight end for the Dons, which is his projected position at the college level. He made the move look wise during his limited time catching passes, hauling 10 balls for 254 yards and four touchdowns and earning all-league recognition at that position, but it has been behind center where he has been a threat on every play to opposing defenses.
Leading Amador Valley to eight wins in the regular season, Mazotti has made his legs a primary weapon. Through the first 10 games, the senior's season totals are staggering. He carried the ball just 75 times, but racked up 1,245 yards and 18 touchdowns on the ground, a whopping average of 16.6 yards per carry. In back-to-back league wins over Dublin and Livermore, Mazotti ran for a combined 550 yards and eight touchdowns. His performance through the air has also been highly efficient, completing 59 percent of his passes for 822 yards and nine touchdowns, with just two interceptions.
While Mazotti earned top honors for the league, Granada players Zack Macintire and Malini Ti'a both received first-team all-league honors on both sides of the ball. The complete list of recipients is below.
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Dominick Mazotti (AV)
RB - Alex Gonsalves (Dublin), Zack Macintire (G)
WR - Malini Ti'a (G), Demonte Aleem (Dougherty Valley)
TE - Brad Archer (Livermore)
OL - Jaxen Gurley (AV), Jordan Urquhart (AV), Gabe Pinon (G), Milo Schumacher (G), Oscar Prado (L)
SP - Markeith Williams (L)
FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Clayton Schaible (D), Ian Rivera (G), Phillip Tran (L), Ian Rondoni (AV)
LB - Lucas Heverly (AV), Connor Murphy (AV), Nate Basinger (G), Luke Van Buren (L)
DB - Amarion Tidwell (D), Zack Macintire (G), Malini Ti'a (G)
K - Octavio Morales (G)
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Jarom Kuaea (DV)
RB - Da'jhae Wiltshire (AV), Isaac Sanchez (L)
WR - Cal Ewanich (AV), Korey Russell (AV)
TE - Dominick Mazotti (AV)
OL - Ian Rondoni (AV), Clayton Schaible (D), Tim Wang (DV), Brett Severance (AV), Ian Rivera (G)
SP - Coleman Wiley (AV)
SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Demonte Aleem (DV), Robert Sandoval (G), Brandon Domagas (DV), Trevor Asbery (AV)
LB - Ryle Rel (DV), Jared Tavares (G), Brad Archer (L), Trevor Asbery (AV)
DB - Xavier Coleman (DV), Octavio Morales (G), David Florio (AV)
K - Collin Tamas (AV)
HONORABLE MENTION
QB - Jack Sweeney (D)
RB - Xavier Coleman (DV), Octavio Morales (G)
WR - Eric Delgesso (DV), Elijah Alonso (D)
OL - Joe Ramos (L), Jalen Terry (D)
DL - Xavier Henry (L)
DB - Mason Paula (L), Justin Lynch (D), Eric Delgesso (DV)
SP - Alex Gonsalves (D)
K - Jason White (D), Jeremy Theobald (L)