Aaron Owens was second in the nation in passing yards last week. Photo by William Lange

Two Maricopa Rams football players have received national recognition from MaxPreps.com for their performances on the field last week. MaxPreps tracks high school sports across the country, and weekly posts the outstanding stats.

Maricopa High School senior quarterback Aaron Owens was second on the passing-yardage list after the team’s defeat of Agua Fria. Owens was 23 of 28 for 537 yards, six touchdowns in the 53-46 win. He was behind only Alex Huston of Glendale High School in Springfield, Missouri, who had 555 yards passing.

Senior wide receiver Johnny Johnson Jr. was fourth in the country in receiving yards. He had nine catches for 283 yards and three touchdowns. View the MaxPrep stats at http://t.maxpreps.com/1KMbEae

Scott Bartle
Scott Bartle
http://www.InMaricopa.com
InMaricopa’s publisher began his career in sports marketing, producing and marketing Association of Tennis Professionals Tour events in Indianapolis and Scottsdale. He served as marketing coordinator for the Super Bowl XXX Host Committee prior to joining the Maricopa County Sports Commission where he spent four years as its assistant executive director. Since 2000 Scott has served as president of Outside the Box Marketing, Inc. Scott is former president of the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board and IU Alumni Club of Phoenix and a member of the Knights of Columbus and Sigma Chi Fraternity. Scott is a graduate of Indiana University, Valley Leadership, Project CENTRL and the Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy. A native Hoosier, Scott has lived in the Phoenix area since 1977 and in Maricopa since 2004.

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