Attended Highland (Gilbert, Az.) High School … Second-team Class 5A all-state as a senior, adding Arizona High School All-Star team, Fiesta Region first team, Fiesta Region MVP and team MVP honors … Set one state record -- throwing a 99-yard touchdown pass -- and 12 school records (school records include yards passing for a game, season, and career; TD passes for a game, season and career; and completions and completion percentage for a game, season and a career) … Led the team to the state playoffs from 1998-2000 and to the 1999 Fiesta Region title … Member of the school's basketball and track teams … Graduated in the top 1 percent of his class … Also was named to Boy's State and served as its 2000 Treasurer … Recipient of the Presidential Award of Excellence.