Bishop O'Dowd's Miles Dixon is SBLive/Sports Illustrated's Northern California Athlete of the Week (10/30/2023)
Miles Dixon has put up some big numbers his senior season.
But the 6-foot-1, 185-pound senior receiver and defensive back for Bishop O'Dowd of Oakland really had the game of his career during a 57-20 win over Moreau Catholic on Oct. 13.
Dixon hauled in nine passes for 171 yards and a remarkable five touchdowns from junior quarterback Devin Wilson, who threw for 283 yards and six scores.
Dixon didn't slow down after the win over Moreau Catholic, catching two touchdown passes in each of his next games, a 49-10 win over Castro Valley and.a 33-29 loss to James Logan.
In eight regular-season games, Dixon has 41 catches for 633 yards and 12 touchdowns.
For his performance against Moreau Catholic was voted the SBLive Sports/Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Week for Northern California football players in games played Oct. 12-14. Dixon gathered 61 percent of the vote to win easily over his teammate Wilson (38.3 percent).
Here are the other nominees whom Dixon beat out:
Hunter Babb, a senior quarterback at Caruthers, completed both of his passes for touchdowns but as usual was a beast running the ball with 14 carries for 262 yards and three more scores in a 44-7 win over Yosemite.
Luke Baker, a senior quarterback for San Ramon Valley, accounted for 383 of his team’s 385 total yards and four touchdowns in a 33-27 overtime loss to De La Salle. He brought his team back from a 27-12 deficit in regulation in the final 5 minutes, 20 seconds to force overtime.
Chris Biller, a senior defensive lineman for De La Salle, had three sacks and six tackles in a 33-27 win over San Ramon Valley.
Beau Blau, a quarterback for Alhambra-Martinez, accounted for 338 yards and five touchdowns in a 49-47 win over Mt. Diablo.
Quinn Boyd, a senior quarterback at Granada, completed 23 of 32 for 312 yards and five touchdowns in a 42-7 win over Dougherty Valley.
Colton Brown, a senior quarterback for Winters, needed just 11 completions to throw for 301 yards and three touchdowns in a 51-15 win over East Nicolaus.
Gabe Casanovas, a sophomore quarterback from St. Vincent, completed 25 of 35 for 375 yards and five touchdowns in a 45-21 win over St. Bernard’s.
Jordan Colbert, a running back for San Joaquin Memorial, rushed 32 times for 227 yards and three touchdowns in a 26-14 win over Bullard.
Dion Coleman, the scintillating senior running back at Chico, rushed 12 times for 256 yards and all five touchdowns in a 35-0 win over Pleasant Valley in the 52nd Almond Bowl.
Bryson Davis, a senior running back at Manteca, rushed 12 times for 267 yards and five touchdowns, all in the first half, of a 69-0 win over East Union.
Sawyer Hokanson, a senior quarterback at University Prep, completed 9 of 11 passes for 270 yards and five touchdowns — all in the first half (we sensing a trend) — during a 48-0 win over Anderson.
Samson Hunkin, a senior quarterback at St. Mary-Stockton accounted for 251 yards and five touchdowns in a 42-14 win over Tracy.
Charlie Johnson, a running back for Riordan, rushed 24 times for 217 yards and four touchdowns in a wild 56-42 win over Mitty.
David Marquez, a quarterback for Central, passed for 359 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 143 yards and three more scores as the Grizzlies defeated Clovis East, 58-55.
Ryan McKendry, a senior receiver for Liberty-Brentwood, had eight catches for 163 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-40 win over Antioch.
Tyus Miller, a junior quarterback at Clovis East, threw for 441 yards and six touchdowns in a 58-55 loss to Central.
Jamelle Newman, a senior running back and cornerback for Lincoln-San Francisco, rushed nine times for 155 yards and four touchdowns, plus added an interception on defense in a 56-0 win over Galileo.
Noah Taylor, a senior running back at Sobrato, accounted for 284 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-6 win over Mt. Pleasant.
Dominick Thompson, a running back for Golden Valley, rushed for 266 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-28 win over West.
Herschel Turner Jr., a senior running back/linebacker for Mt. Diablo rushed 23 times for 324 yards and four touchdowns in a 49-47 loss to Alhambra. Turner is the state leader in rusher yards with 2,032 on a ridiculous 18.8 yards per carry and 31 touchdowns.
Devin Wilson, a quarterback for Bishop O’Dowd, completed 19 of 30 for 352 yards and six touchdowns in a 57-20 win over Moreau Catholic. Five of them went to Miles Dixon.
