In motion on the first snap of the game, Dominic Baez took the handoff and sprinted through the secondary for an 80-yard touchdown.

The star running back accounted for 201 combined yards and a total of 3 touchdowns in St. Thomas Academy‘s 36-14 win over Apple Valley on Thursday at Rosemount High School. But he insisted the praise should go to his teammates, especially on his long touchdown run.

“I got out there, and I see [wide receiver] Manny Sims making one of the best touchdown blocks I’ve ever seen,” Baez said. “I look behind me, I see [offensive lineman] Andrew Nelson box a guy out and slow him down. That was all them.”

The Cadets, ranked No. 1 in Class 5A, stalled out offensively for much of the first half after Baez’s long run, until they inserted Ethan Ruiz at quarterback for th

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