Vote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week (Aug. 28-Sept. 2)?
Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week for Aug. 28-Sept. 2 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced Monday, Sept. 11th. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivewa.
THIS WEEK’S WAFD BANK WASHINGTON ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes that receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.
WASHINGTON NOMINEES
Lance Allred, Royal football: In his first game as the new quarterback, the junior passed for 218 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and rushed for 166 yards and two scores in a victory over Toppenish.
Elijah Baird, Auburn Mountainview football: Junior signal caller passed for 193 yards and three touchdowns, and rushed for another two scores in a victory over Kentridge.
Brock Beaner, Anacortes football: Reigning Northwest Conference offensive MVP just keeps on rolling. He rushed for 151 yards on offense, then had three sacks and two forced fumbles on defense in a win over Oak Harbor.
Brody Boness, Lind-Ritzville-Sprague football: In just a half of work, the senior rushed for 183 yards and four touchdowns on just 10 carries in a win over Colfax.
Aiden Brown, Kalama football: Dual threat did everything in a loss, passing for 207 yards and three touchdowns, and adding 126 rushing yards and a score against Woodland.
Talan Bungard, Ferndale football: Junior fullback pounded two-time defending 2A champion Lynden for 142 yards on 30 carries, scoring on a run (3 yards) and catch (7) in the win.
D'Aryhian Clemons, Spanaway Lake football: Junior tailback scored game-winning 1-yard touchdown as time expired in team’s win over Gig Harbor - one of three scores on the night. He also had a 26-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Peyton Cunningham, North Creek football: Junior wide receiver totaled 197 all-purpose yards, scoring two touchdowns, including a 35-yard interception return for a score in a win over Bettye Davis East Anchorage of Alaska.
Malachi Durant, Graham-Kapowsin football: Oregon State commit sparkled in debut with his new team, catching three passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns, and returning a kickoff 90 yards for another score in a win over Rogers of Puyallup.
Bode Gardner, Mount Spokane football: Wildcats' speedster was unstoppable, catches eight passes for 220 yards and four touchdowns, including a 78-yarder in a win over University
Kolton Matson, Lake Stevens football: The junior got the season off to a blazing start, passing for 331 yards and six touchdowns in a win over fellow FSP Sports mate EJ Caminong and Garfield.
Marcus Nixon, Squalicum football: In his first start at quarterback, the junior rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns, and hooked up with Nevhye Egging on a 51-yard score in a win over New Westminster.
Kyson Thomas, Moses Lake football: The do-everything senior scored touchdowns on a kickoff return, punt return and catching a pass in the team’s victory over Ephrata.
