NV’s Top QB Performances: Week 3
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Highlighting the top QB performances from Nevada’s week 3 action. Freshman QB Thaddeus Thatcher Thaddeus Thatcher 6'2" | 180 lbs | QB Arbor View | 2027 State NV (Arbor View) played his best game of the season against a strong…
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Continue ReadingHighlighting the top QB performances from Nevada’s week 3 action. Freshman QB Thaddeus Thatcher Thaddeus Thatcher 6'2" | 180 lbs | QB Arbor View | 2027 State NV (Arbor View) played his best game of the season against a strong Shadow Ridge defense and senior QB Mason Dew Mason Dew 5'10" | 160 lbs | QB Foothill | 2024 State NV (Foothill) continued his productive to bring Foothill to 3-1.
Thatcher broke out for 376 yards and 4 TDs on 19/23 passing in Arbor View’s first win of the season over Shadow Ridge 45-28. The freshman QB showed his natural talent and accuracy as a passer that earned him an offer from UNLV before taking his first varsity snap. He hit fellow freshman WR Kai Cypher Kai Cypher 5'9" | 150 lbs | WR Arbor View | 2027 State NV with a well-placed deep ball over the safety and found standout WR Jayden Williams Jayden Williams 5'9" | 165 lbs | WR Arbor View | 2026 State NV while improvising outside the pocket for another TD. Thatcher and the AV offense will look to carry the momentum into their home game against Coronado on Thursday night.
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Cortez led Virgin Valley to a 35-6 win over Democracy Prep Agassi Campus with 4 total TDs (2 pass, 2 rush) and 250+ total yards. He found senior WRs Chase Otteson Chase Otteson 5'10" | 165 lbs | WR Virgin Valley | 2024 State NV and Asher Jackson for two long TD passes and looked spry in space as a ball-carrier. Cortez is a dynamic offensive weapon that’s totaled 12 TDs in Virgin Valley’s 3-win streak.
Dew threw 4 TD passes to four different receivers in Foothill’s 47-7 win over Durango. He’s posted 4+ passing TD passes in three of their first four games and over 1,000 total passing yards on the season. He’s an accurate passer from the pocket with ability to extend and make plays with his legs. Dew’s among the most productive passers in Nevada for a second straight season.
Jacobs posted his best game of the season so far, finding senior WR Ben Scolari Ben Scolari 6'3" | 185 lbs | WR Bishop Manogue | 2024 State NV on two impressive TD passes and totaling 271 yards and 4 TDs on 17/22 passing in Bishop Manogue’s 41-16 win over Galena. The offense struggled to find its rhythm in their first two games against strong California programs but managed to get the passing game going last week. Jacobs has strong receiving weapons available in senior WRs Ben Scolari Ben Scolari 6'3" | 185 lbs | WR Bishop Manogue | 2024 State NV and Domenic Marconato Domenic Marconato 6'1" | 185 lbs | WR Bishop Manogue | 2024 State NV and TE Carter Eck Carter Eck 6'2" | 215 lbs | DL Bishop Manogue | 2024 State NV .
Nishaan Bajwa Nishaan Bajwa 6'0" | 165 lbs | QB Reed | 2025 State NV
Nishaan Bajwa Nishaan Bajwa 6'0" | 165 lbs | QB Reed | 2025 State NV
Bajwa showed great accuracy over the middle of the field completing 12/19 passes for 150 yards and 3 TDs in Reed’s 44-0 win over Hug. He looks comfortable in the pocket showing patience waiting for windows to open and can deliver an accurate, well-placed ball. Bajwa and the Reed offense face a tough test on the road against 4-0 Douglas this Thursday.
More Top QB Performers:
- Micah Alejado Micah Alejado 5'10" | 160 lbs | QB Bishop Gorman | 2024 State NV (QB / 2024 / Bishop Gorman): 14/20, 191 yards, 5 TDs
- Rory Dean (QB / 2024 / Bonanza): 16/21, 251 yards, 4 TDs
- Tyrese Smith Tyrese Smith 6'2" | 210 lbs | QB Liberty | 2024 State NV (QB / 2024 / Liberty): 11/13, 139 yards, 2 TDs; 1 rushing TD
- Vic Plotnikov (QB / 2024 / Centennial): 13/22, 320 yards, 2 TDs
- Caleb Asato (QB / 2024 / Mojave): 10/12, 250 yards, 6 TDs
- Tate Hummel (QB / 2024 / Spanish Springs): 16/23, 289 yards, 2 TDs; 1 rushing TD
- Coen Coloma Coen Coloma 5'10" | 170 lbs | ATH Shadow Ridge | 2024 State NV (QB / 2024 / Shadow Ridge): 19 rushes, 104 yards, 4 TDs
- Jerry Meyer III Jerry Meyer III 6'0" | 170 lbs | QB Lake Mead Christian Academy | 2027 TX (QB / 2027 / Lake Mead Academy): 14/21, 276 yards, 6 TDs