Juan Thornhill

Played safety and quarterback at Altavista High School for head coach Mike Scharnus

rated a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com

Group 1A VHSL State Player of the Year and Group 1A VHSL Quarterback of the Year

first-team VHSL all-state defense

helped Altavista to back-to-back 1A state championships

rushed for the game-winning score, a 40-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter of the state championship game win over Essex High School

in the 2014 championship game he ran for two touchdowns and threw for another

he finished with 99 rushing yards and 100 yards passing in the state title game

was 69-of-111 passing for 1,299 passing yards with 15 touchdowns his senior year

threw one interception, which came in the state title game

rushed for a team-high 1,562 yards on 145 carries

named Group 1A, Conference 44 and Region 1A East Player of the Year

News and Advance’s defensive football player of the year

intercepted five passes and averaged 35.5 yards per kick return

also plays basketball and has helped Altavista win three 1A state championships

has tallied over 1,000 career points for the basketball team

major is undeclared and is currently studying in UVa’s College of Arts and Sciences.

2018

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
4.5	1.0	98.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	62.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	23.5	141.0	6.0

2017

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
4.5	0.0	63.0	0.0	12.0	0.5	47.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	1.0	4.0	4.0

2016

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
3.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	7.0	1.0	30.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	10.7	32.0	3.0