Pete Thomas

A three-year starter, three-year captain and two-time team MVP at Valhalla High School

Guided the Norsemen to a 19-5 record over his final two seasons

Combined over those junior and senior years, threw for 5,553 yards, 52 TDs and only 11 INTs, completing better than 66 percent of his passes to capture consecutive Grossmont South League Offensive Player of the Year honors, in both 2008 and 2009

Including the last three games of his freshman year, started 36 games in a storied prep career, finishing with back-to-back first-team all-state recognition

As a senior in 2009, guided the Norsemen to the first conference championship in the 34-year-old program’s history, and the first round of the CIF Division II state playoffs, completing 64 percent of his passes for 2,392 yards, 24 scores and only six INTs; also ran for six TDs

As a junior in 2008, threw for 3,161 yards, with 28 TDs and five interceptions, and completed 68 percent in helping VHS advance to the San Diego section final at Qualcomm Stadium, where the 11-2 Norsemen lost to eventual Division II state bowl champion Cathedral. Also served as his team’s kicker, earning first-team all-league honors as a junior

Owns single-season and career VHS passing records for completions, completion percentage, yards and touchdowns, as well as career field goals

Selected first-team all-conference as a junior and senior, and second-team all-league as a sophomore

Earned sophomore all-state honors in 2007

Lettered four years in football, and two in baseball, where he played varsity as a freshman and sophomore before opting to concentrate on football

Played in the Jan. 2 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C

Head football coaches were Steve Sutton and Dave Hostetler

Graduated one semester early with a 4.0 GPA, helping him earn San Diego Union-Tribune Scholar-Athlete award four times, and the publication’s Student-Athlete of the Year among prep football players in San Diego County after his senior year.

Full name is Peter Alan Thomas

Born Oct. 11, 1991, in San Diego, Calif

Son of Dan and Avis Thomas

Has an older brother, Chris

His mother, Avis, was a member of the crew team at the University of San Diego

His brother, Chris, wrestled at the Air Force Academy

Cousin, Stephen Neal, was a guard for the New England Patriots (2001-10) and owns three Super Bowl rings

Pursuing master’s degree in kinesiology

Enjoys wakeboarding and snowboarding in free time.