CIF Northern Section Seniors to Know: Pt. II

<em>Part II of our deep dive into the sleeper 2023 prospects to watch in CIF’s Northern Section. Gio Phanor and Anthony Hernandez are standouts for a strong Chico team and Connor Bonesio is a returning two-way starter that just picked up a D-III offer this past week. </em> <b>Giovanni Phanor- OL/DL, Chico, 2023</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Phanor is a physical trenches player on both sides at OG/DT. He excels as a pulling guard showing good movement and footwork working down the line and sealing lanes. He can move DTs off the ball with his strength and maintains solid leverage in pass block. He’s effective plugging interior gaps in the run game from his DT spot. He gets off blocks in a hurry using violent hands/hand placement and does a good job playing with his eyes to locate ball-carriers in the backfield. Phanor has generated interest from Columbia, Morehouse, Culver-Stockton, and Montana Tech. He could be on the verge of picking up his first offer in the near future.</span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Gio “Sweet Feet” Phanor Giovanniphanor Chico Senior High School, CA 2.9 GPA 6’2 280 G/DT. Jr C/o 2023 giovanniphanor@gmail.com Moves very well for his size, very active in the trenches <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hogmollie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hogmollie</a> <a href="https://t.co/gUdVEimMSM">https://t.co/gUdVEimMSM</a></p> — THE_GIO (@Giovanniphanor) <a href="https://twitter.com/Giovanniphanor/status/1489050605620400130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2022</a></blockquote> <a href="http://blockquote%20class=twitter-tweetp%20lang=en%20dir=ltrGio%20“Sweet%20Feet”%20Phanor%20Giovanniphanor%20brChico%20Senior%20High%20School,%20CA%20br2.9%20GPAbr6’2%20280%20%20G/DT.%20Jr%20%20C/o%202023brgiovanniphanor@gmail.combrMoves%20very%20well%20for%20his%20size,%20very%20active%20in%20the%20trenches%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hogmollie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw#Hogmollie/a%20a%20href=https://t.co/gUdVEimMSMhttps://t.co/gUdVEimMSM/a/p—%20THE_GIO%20(@Giovanniphanor)%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/Giovanniphanor/status/1489050605620400130?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwFebruary%203,%202022/a/blockquote%20script%20async%20src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js%20charset=utf-8/script"><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></a> <b>Anthony Hernandez- WR, Chico, 2023 </b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Hernandez is an athletic playmaker that can produce in a variety of ways. He’s a fast athlete that has the speed to get the edge on jet sweeps and can challenge secondaries downfield with his straight-line speed. He does a good job closing distance on the front-end of his routes and breaking off with sharp cuts/angles. Hernandez is undersized at 5’8”/165 but has promising upside in his athletic talent and playmaking ability.</span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://t.co/b6n5MfkkxF">https://t.co/b6n5MfkkxF</a></p> — Anthony Hernandez (@Anthony76527613) <a href="https://twitter.com/Anthony76527613/status/1489050397960409089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2022</a></blockquote> <a href="http://blockquote%20class=twitter-tweetp%20lang=und%20dir=ltra%20href=https://t.co/b6n5MfkkxFhttps://t.co/b6n5MfkkxF/a/p—%20Anthony%20Hernandez%20(@Anthony76527613)%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/Anthony76527613/status/1489050397960409089?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwFebruary%203,%202022/a/blockquote%20script%20async%20src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js%20charset=utf-8/script"><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></a> <b>Connor Bonesio- ATH, Hamilton, 2023 </b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Bonesio is a returning two-way starter at OLB/TE. He’s a big receiving target from his TE spot at 6’6”/215 that’s effective leaking into the flat on play-action and picking up medium gains. He’s a physical tackler from his OLB that shows athleticism dropping into coverage and can provide pressure off the edge. He picked up an offer from Grinnell College this past week. Bonesio offers upside in his overall size and versatile skillset.</span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Excited to announce that I have been offered to play at <a href="https://twitter.com/Grinnell_FB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Grinnell_FB</a>‼️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/excelatgrinnell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#excelatgrinnell</a> <a href="https://t.co/EGQjXucTEq">pic.twitter.com/EGQjXucTEq</a></p> — Connor Bonesio (@bonesio_connor) <a href="https://twitter.com/bonesio_connor/status/1536857674075103232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2022</a></blockquote> <a href="http://blockquote%20class=twitter-tweetp%20lang=en%20dir=ltrExcited%20to%20announce%20that%20I%20have%20been%20offered%20to%20play%20at%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/Grinnell_FB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@Grinnell_FB/a‼️a%20href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/excelatgrinnell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw#excelatgrinnell/a%20a%20href=https://t.co/EGQjXucTEqpic.twitter.com/EGQjXucTEq/a/p—%20Connor%20Bonesio%20(@bonesio_connor)%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/bonesio_connor/status/1536857674075103232?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwJune%2014,%202022/a/blockquote%20script%20async%20src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js%20charset=utf-8/script"><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></a> <b>Holden Matthews- WR, Enterprise, 2023 </b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Matthews flashed playmaking ability as a junior totaling 7 receiving TDs. He does most of his work on intermediate-deep routes effectively finding space at the second/third levels. He shows good field/positional awareness and body control securing catches along the sideline. He was more of a basket catcher than a natural hands catcher as a junior but showed ability to make catches in traffic and over the middle of the field. Matthews will be one of the top returning playmakers for Enterprise.</span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Read him like a book!! More than just a receiver! 🤞🏽 <a href="https://twitter.com/GrindHausSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GrindHausSports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeCookus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JakeCookus</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PGregorian?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PGregorian</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonHuffman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrandonHuffman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachHawkinsUCD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachHawkinsUCD</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ncsa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ncsa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/westcoastpreps_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@westcoastpreps_</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeDoc40?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MikeDoc40</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Finch1414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Finch1414</a> <a href="https://t.co/ox65AaYY4X">pic.twitter.com/ox65AaYY4X</a></p> — Holden Matthews (@HoldenMathews1) <a href="https://twitter.com/HoldenMathews1/status/1533486298756853762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2022</a></blockquote> <a href="http://blockquote%20class=twitter-tweetp%20lang=en%20dir=ltrRead%20him%20like%20a%20book!!%20More%20than%20just%20a%20receiver!%20🤞🏽%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/GrindHausSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@GrindHausSports/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/JakeCookus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@JakeCookus/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/PGregorian?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@PGregorian/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/BrandonHuffman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@BrandonHuffman/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/CoachHawkinsUCD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@CoachHawkinsUCD/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/ncsa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@ncsa/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/westcoastpreps_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@westcoastpreps_/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/MikeDoc40?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@MikeDoc40/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/Finch1414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@Finch1414/a%20a%20href=https://t.co/ox65AaYY4Xpic.twitter.com/ox65AaYY4X/a/p—%20Holden%20Matthews%20(@HoldenMathews1)%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/HoldenMathews1/status/1533486298756853762?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwJune%205,%202022/a/blockquote%20script%20async%20src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js%20charset=utf-8/script"><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></a> <b>Lebron Thomas- WR, Red Bluff, 2023 </b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Thomas has an underrated WR skillset and athleticism. He’s a natural athlete in space that can pick up yards after the catch. He creates space with his speed coming out of breaks and natural ability to accelerate and decelerate. He shows strong hands making catches in tight coverage. Thomas made plays in coverage as a CB on defense.</span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cant wait to ball out at sac state the next two days!🦍 <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonHuffman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrandonHuffman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/247recruiting?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@247recruiting</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WRHitList?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WRHitList</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GrindHausSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GrindHausSports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/lapan_jeremy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lapan_jeremy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/247Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@247Sports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/gobigrecruiting?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@gobigrecruiting</a> <a href="https://t.co/S81XsfEiVR">pic.twitter.com/S81XsfEiVR</a></p> — LeBron Thomas (@lebron_thomas05) <a href="https://twitter.com/lebron_thomas05/status/1536899453197512704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <a href="http://blockquote%20class=twitter-tweetp%20lang=en%20dir=ltrCant%20wait%20to%20ball%20out%20at%20sac%20state%20the%20next%20two%20days!🦍%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/BrandonHuffman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@BrandonHuffman/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/247recruiting?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@247recruiting/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/WRHitList?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@WRHitList/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/GrindHausSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@GrindHausSports/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/lapan_jeremy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@lapan_jeremy/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/247Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@247Sports/a%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/gobigrecruiting?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw@gobigrecruiting/a%20a%20href=https://t.co/S81XsfEiVRpic.twitter.com/S81XsfEiVR/a/p—%20LeBron%20Thomas%20(@lebron_thomas05)%20a%20href=https://twitter.com/lebron_thomas05/status/1536899453197512704?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwJune%2015,%202022/a/blockquote%20script%20async%20src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js%20charset=utf-8/script"><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></a>