High School Sports

Pacheco junior wins fan vote for Sun-Star Preseason Football Player of the Year

Pacheco High School junior linebacker Abel Bravo warms up during practice on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022 at Pacheco High School in Los Banos, Calif.
Pacheco High School junior linebacker Abel Bravo warms up during practice on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022 at Pacheco High School in Los Banos, Calif. Sjansen@mercedsun-star.com

Abel Bravo figures to play a key role for the Pacheco High School football team this year.

Bravo will be a featured ball carrier in the Panthers offense and play linebacker on defense.

Bravo won the fan’s vote for the Merced Sun-Star High School Football Preseason Player of the Year. Bravo received 52% of the votes for a total of 6,125 votes.

There were 11,879 total votes.

Golden Valley junior Jonah White finished second with 24% of the votes for a total of 2,903 votes.

Shawn Jansen
Merced Sun-Star
Sports writer Shawn Jansen has been covering Merced area sports for 20 years. He came to Merced from Suisun City and is a graduate of San Diego State University. Prior to the Sun-Star, Shawn worked at the Daily Republic in Fairfield.
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