MaxPreps, a California-based publication and a subsidiary of CBS News Corporation ranked 15-year-old Joseph Duenas Camacho Jr., 11th for the State of Texas and 93rd nation-wide.
Of the over 500 rising and would-be high school football players both of Texas and nationwide, Camacho is the only Chamorro on the elite list of players.
Towering at 6’2”, Joe Boy as he is popularly known to his family and colleagues, never ceases to strive hard and make it big with the sport he loves so much.
The son of Sergeant Major Joseph Duenas and Jackie Torres Camacho of Saipan, Joe Boy earned the much-sought recognition from MaxPreps as he continues to reap success as a varsity football player of Austin High School in El Paso.
“His parents and we his family and his friends from Saipan are very proud of what he has achieved. His successes are beyond expectation,” Camacho’s aunt, Margaret Torres said.
Camacho became a varsity football player as a freshman for Vilseck High School in Vilseck, Germany while his father was on tour of duty. A year later, with his father’s return from mission, his family moved back to the Lone Star State, the second largest state. It was there as a sophomore for Austin High School in El Paso that Camacho broke barriers when he made it as the defensive end for the school. At Austin High School, he started to gain accolades and acclaim from the nation’s top sports watchers, particularly MaxPres.
He owns a record statistics of 2.0 sacks, 53 tackles, 6 pass deflects and 16 assists.
Joe Boy, whose proud grandparents are Vicente and Martina Camacho of Capital Hill and Pedro W. and Margarita C. Torres of Gualo Rai, is now setting his sights by going professional for the Cincinnati Bengals as a middle line backer.
Joe Boy has the privilege of playing football for numerous schools in the US and abroad following his father’s assignment in different Army posts.
“He is evidently well on his way now in making it big. We continue to support him in what he does. Our family’s congratulations and we are very proud of him,” Torres said.
Meanwhile, for the past eight years now MaxPreps had been involved with America’s “hometown heroes” – the young men and women working hard to improve their skills, place team above self, and serve as inspirations to their local communities.
For the millions of student-athletes the publication covers, MaxPreps is known for providing “hard-earned” recognition for the countless hours of practice and skills that student-athletes have devoted to learning how to compete at like, almost like, a professional player.
