Liberty receiver named Gatorade Nevada Football Player of Year

Liberty wide receiver Germie Bernard was named the Gatorade Nevada Football Player of the Year connected Tuesday.

The 6-foot-2-inch, 200-pound elder caught 53 passes for 956 yards and 12 touchdowns for the Patriots (10-2), who reached the Class 5A Southern Region title game.

Bernard, a Washington commit, besides ran for 452 yards and 4 touchdowns and returned 3 punts and 1 kickoff for scores. He besides had an interception and returned it for a touchdown.

Bernard is the 2nd subordinate from Liberty to triumph the award. Quarterback Tyler Newman claimed it successful 2013. The favoritism besides makes Bernard a finalist for the Gatorade National Football Player of the Year, which volition beryllium announced this month.

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