Bee’s Best prep football: Gabe Baker of Nevada Union wins Prep of Week poll

Gabe Baker started his senior season at Nevada Union High School with a bang, and then some.

The burly 6-foot-3, 240-pound quarterback passed for 284 yards and five touchdowns and ran for a score and scored on two two-point conversions to key a 44-33 win over Bella Vista. Baker also rushed for 73 yards and earned the most votes of nearly 73,000 for The Bee’s Prep of the Week.

For good measure, Baker from his linebacker spot made 12 tackles and had two interceptions as a one-man wrecking crew.

Baker is known by teammates and opponents as “Beast Baker” in the most complimentary ways.

Nevada Union’s home game Friday against Sheldon was canceled earlier in the week due to COVID testing issues.

NU plays at Woodcreek on Sept. 3 and returns home to Hooper Stadium in Grass Valley on Sept. 10 to play Colfax.

This story was originally published August 27, 2021 at 12:24 PM.

Joe Davidson

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Joe Davidson has covered sports for The Sacramento Bee since 1989: preps, colleges, Kings and features. He was in early 2024 named the National Sports Media Association Sports Writer of the Year for California and he was in the fall of 2024 inducted into the California High School Football Hall of Fame. He is a 14-time award winner from the California Prep Sports Writer Association. In 2021, he was honored with the CIF Distinguished Service award. He is a member of the California Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Davidson participated in football and track in Oregon.