Northern California Bowl Games: Offensive Stars

<em><strong>With the California State Championships coming up this weekend, there were plenty of stars across the Northern part of the state that had big semi-final games, whether their team won or lost. Below, we will breakdown some of those performances on the offensive side of the ball. </strong></em> <hr /> &nbsp; <em><strong>RB Jaivian Thomas, McClymonds HS</strong></em> Thomas who is only a Junior, erupted for 200+ yards and 3 touchdowns on just 11 carries against a stout Campolindo defense. On tape, Thomas has elite short area quickness and burst through the first level while also showing good balance in traffic and is hard to bring down in the open field. Able to bounce off tacklers and can make something out of nothing every time he touches the ball, he will be one of the top backs returning throughout the Bay Area next fall. &nbsp; <em><strong>ATH [player_tooltip player_id="190338" first="Blake" last="Nichelson"], Manteca HS</strong></em> Nichelson just picked up an offer from Arizona, and should have other schools across the conference pulling the trigger this off-season. He is a big time playmaker on both sides of the ball and plays with a high motor, physicality and good toughness. Against Wilcox, he rushed for 300+ yards and 3 touchdowns while ending his phenomenal Junior season with a bang. He will be one of the top two-way players in the state as he moves into his Senior year. &nbsp; <em><strong>QB Tre Dimes, Vanden HS</strong></em> Throwing for 200+ yards and five touchdowns, the high powered and explosive Viking offense lead by dimes did not disappoint. A very smart quarterback, he shows good pocket presence and throws a nice deep ball with good touch and spin while throwing his receivers open and doing a good job at moving defenders with his eyes when in the pocket. A high IQ quarterback that is also very mobile outside of the pocket when needed, he no doubt has the abilities to play at the next level. &nbsp; <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em><strong>Other Top Performances...</strong></em></span> <em><strong>Ray-John Spears, Sacred Heart Cathedral HS</strong></em> <em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="25314" first="Jason" last="Oliver"], Liberty-Bakersfield HS</strong></em> <em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="192852" first="Romeo" last="Eteaki"], Central Catholic HS</strong></em> <em><strong>Michael Belk, Vanden HS</strong></em> <em><strong>RB Luther Glenn, Wilcox HS</strong></em> <em><strong>Cade Gretlein, Liberty-Bakersfield HS</strong></em>