High school top 5: Liberty’s Jayden Maiava tops QB list

The barroom astatine the backmost presumption keeps rising arsenic teams propulsion the shot much than ever before.

Four of the apical signal-callers successful the vale volition beryllium paired with elite receivers successful Liberty’s Germie Bernard, Desert Pines’ Jett Solomon, Bishop Gorman’s Zachariah Branch and Arbor View’s Kyri Shoals, which should assistance marque those offenses adjacent much explosive.

Here are the Review-Journal’s apical 5 quarterbacks entering the 2021 season.

Jayden Maiava, Liberty — The elder UNLV commit, who spent his freshman twelvemonth astatine Sierra Vista, moved backmost to the vale aft throwing for 3,317 yards and 41 touchdowns for Kaimuki successful Hawaii successful 2019.

Rjay Tagataese, Desert Pines — The elder led the Jaguars to the 2019 Class 4A authorities semifinals, throwing for 2,841 yards and 29 touchdowns with lone 3 interceptions.

Tyler Stott, Desert Oasis — The elder threw for 2,300 yards and 23 touchdowns successful 2019, which should assistance the Diamondbacks beryllium explosive connected discourtesy contempt their youth.

Micah Alejado, Bishop Gorman — The sophomore burst onto the country with 228 yards and 4 touchdowns passing successful a 43-0 triumph implicit Faith Lutheran past spring.

Kyle Holmes, Arbor View — The Aggies aren’t known arsenic a passing juggernaut, but they are making the dispersed their superior offense. That should mean much chances to propulsion for Holmes, who had 851 yards and 8 TDs passing successful 2019.

Contact Jason Orts astatine jorts@reviewjournal.com. Follow @SportsWithOrts connected Twitter.