Los Gatos senior Nicolas Ramos is SBLive's Northern California Athlete of the Week (Oct. 20-22)
Nicolas Ramos has been a mainstay in the Los Gatos football program for a long time.
The 6-foot, 205-pound 2-star linebacker has been a standout for four season, starting on the freshmen and junior varsity teams before taking over a varsity starting position as a junior.
He's now a dominating player on the Wildcats' dominating defense, which has allowed just 65 points in nine games. Los Gatos is 7-2.
On Oct. 21, in a huge 28-7 win over then Central Coast Section's No. 2 team Wilcox-Santa Clara, Ramos had 16 tackles, two sacks and three quarterback hurries.
That put him on the SBLive Northern California performance list, then he went out to accumulate more big numbers on the voting front to earn him the SBLive Northern California Athlete of the Week for games plays Oct. 20-22.
Ramos captured more than 50 percent of the vote between almost 40 nominees. He picked up 13,200 votes compared to 7,833 for runner-up Gavin Jensen, a defensive back from Kingsburg who intercepted three passes, returning one for a touchdown in a 34-0 win over Reedley.
We are currently accepting Northern California Athlete of the Week nominations. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email sblive-social@scorebooklive.com or message us on Twitter or Instagram at @sbliveca.
Here are the other athletes who were nominated for the week of Oct. 20-22:
Christian Aguilar, a quarterback for Clayton Valley Charter-Concord, completed 18 of 21 passes for 331 yards and five touchdowns in a 49-14 win over California-San Ramon.
William Augenstein, a quarterback for Branham-San Jose, rushed for 180 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 172 yards and another score in a 42-22 win over Independence.
Hunter Babb, a running back for Caruthers, rushed 15 times for 312 yards and five touchdowns in a 49-12 win over Chowchilla.
Alex Barkley, a senior quarterback at Vacaville, was nearly perfect, completing 17 of 18 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns in a 44-6 win over Armijo.
Jasiah Bateman, a senior quarterback for Antelope, completed 24 of 36 for 540 yards and six touchdowns in a 53-51 win over Sonora.
Nate Bell, a senior quarterback for Liberty-Brentwood, accounted for five touchdowns in a 35-6 win over Antioch. Bell threw for three touchdowns and ran for two while accounting for more than 200 yards.
Andrew Camarillo, a running back for Orosi, rushed 41 times for 436 yards and three touchdowns in a 28-14 win over Woodlake.
Bo Coronado, a quarterback for Colusa (8-0), threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns in a 38-0 win over Live Oak.
Grant Foster, a senior quarterback and defensive back for unbeaten Orland, rushed 26 times for 173 yards and three touchdowns, and he had three solo tackles on defense in a 49-21 win over Las Plumas.
Marino Fragata, a quarterback for Johnson-Sacramento, completed 22 of 26 for 520 yards and eight touchdowns in a 52-14 win over Cordova.
Jordan Fuentes, a senior running back for Live Oak-Morgan Hill, rushed 33 times for 249 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Acorns to a 42-14 win over Lincoln-San Jose.
John Hanna, a senior running back for Carlmont-Belmont, rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-8 win over Jefferson.
Trevor Hargis, a senior quarterback for Whitney, threw for 356 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-30 loss to Del Oro.
Drew Henderson, a junior quarterback for Berkeley, completed 18 of 32 passes for 384 yards and six touchdowns in a 44-41 win at Hayward.
Gage Houser, a quarterback for Pioneer-San Jose, threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-21 win over Silver Creek-San Jose.
Tyler Jacklich, a running back for Central Catholic-Modesto, rushed for 201 yards and four touchdowns in a 55-49 win over Manteca.
Chris Lawson, a sophomore receiver for Foothill-Pleasanton, had 10 catches for 117 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner, in a 28-22 overtime win over Dublin.
RL Miller, a senior receiver and linebacker for Sacred Heart Cathedral, scored touchdowns three different ways — by reception, interception return and fumble return (see video above) — in a 30-17 win over Bellarmine.
Jaeden Moore, a four-star defensive end and tight end at Central Valley Christian-Visalia, caught four passes for 85 yards and three touchdowns and recorded six tackles and three sacks in a 42-12 win over Washington Union-Fresno. Moore is committed to the University of Oregon.
Cayden Muir, a quarterback for Hanford, threw for 355 yards and fourth touchdowns and rushed for another in a 56-13 win over Mission Oak.
Blake Nichelson, a Florida State-bound running back for Manteca, rushed 24 times for 400 yards and seven touchdowns in a 55-49 loss to Central Catholic.
Shay O’Kelly, a senior linebacker for defending state champion Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton, had 22 tackles, including nine solo, in a 26-7 win at Aragon-San Mateo. O’Kelly led the state in tackles in 2021.
Devon Rivers, the North Coast Section’s leading rusher for Heritage-Brentwood, rushed 13 times for 154 yards and five touchdowns — all in the first 18 minutes — in a 49-18 win over Deer Valley-Antioch.
Deagan Rose, a freshman quarterback for Clovis, completed 10 of 14 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns in a 56-34 win over Clovis East.
Davis Smith, a starting quarterback for Foothill-Palo Cedro, the Northern Section’s top-ranked team, returned from injury to complete 9 of 13 passes for 214 yards and four touchdowns, and he rushed for 47 more yards and another score in a 47-7 win over Chico.
Sherrod Smith, a running back for Menlo-Atherton, rushed 20 times for 151 yards and three touchdowns in a 24-14 win over Menlo School-Atherton.
Omar Staples, a four-star defensive lineman for Oakland Tech, had five sacks and a touchdown catch, during a 38-20 win over Castlemont.
Josh Stowers, a running back and linebacker for Overfelt, rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown and had 16 tackles in a 27-21 win over Westmont-Campbell.
Dayton Tafoya, a senior quarterback for Central-Fresno, threw for 290 yards and five touchdowns in a stunning 45-0 win over Clovis West, which came into the game 8-0 and ranked No. 1 in the Central Section.
Shane Timmons, a junior quarterback for Saratoga, completed 29 of 45 passes for 509 yards and five touchdowns in a 42-36 loss to Fremont-Sunnyvale.
Tyler Trudeau, a senior quarterback at Livermore, completed 11 of 14 for 197 yards and five touchdowns in one half, during a 48-16 win over Dougherty Valley-San Ramon.
Jimmy Voorhies, a sophomore quarterback for College Park-Pleasant Hill, completed just six passes but five were for touchdowns in an 84-0 win over Ygnacio Valley-Concord.