Chiawana slowpitch slugger Adriana Rodriguez voted WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week
Congratulations to Chiawana slowpitch softball standout Adriana Rodriguez for being voted SBLive’s WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week for Oct. 23-Oct. 28!
The Riverhawks' outfielder had herself some WIAA Class 4A softball championship tournament, getting hits in 15 at-bats, including a grand slam home run as the Mid-Columbia Conference power cruised to its third state title in a row. The Riverhawks blanked Union for the crown. Rodriguez was the league most valuable player during the fall season as well.
Rodriguez received 61.7% of the vote, beating out Mountain View football player Porter Drake, who finished second with 26.5%.
We are currently accepting WaFd Bank Player of the Week nominations. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or message us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivewa.
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Here are the other athletes who were nominated for the week of Oct. 23-Oct. 28:
WASHINGTON NOMINEES
Anna Callahan, Skyline girls cross country: As if there was a doubt who the Class 4A state favorite is this week - the senior dominated the District I meet with a personal-best 5K time of 16:43.3 to win by 24 seconds - and reset state's top time by 61/2 seconds.
Holden Bea, Washougal football: Needing a win to get into a 2A GSHL mini-tiebreaker, the Panthers' quarterback passed for 328 yards and three touchdowns, and rushed for 98 yards and four scores in a win over Hockinson.
Ellie Bost, Naches Valley girls soccer: Junior midfielder scored two goals, and the Rangers captured their first 1A SCAC West title since 2014 with a win over Zillah. Bost tallied both goals in the second half.
Porter Drake, Mountain View football: Senior totaled a career-high 272 rushing yads and six touchdowns for the 3A GSHL champions, who took down 4A Richland in a non-league regular-season finale.
Darrell Gipson, Timberline football: In an effort to keep the Blazers' season alive, the senior linebacker had 20 tackles, including six tackles for loss, with three pass breakups, a blocked punt and a receiving touchdown in a 3A SSC win over Peninsula.
Luca Moore, Anacortes football: Paced shutdown secondary with his game-sealing interception near the goal-line, and the No. 1 Seahawks captured their first solo 2A Northwest title with a win at two-time defending champion Lynden.
Makenzie Morris, Mount Spokane girls slowpitch: Infielder went 4-for-4 with a pair of RBI, and caught a pop-up fly ball for the final out as the Wildcats ended University's two-year reign as state champion with a wild 18-17 victory in Yakima.
Brayden Platt, Yelm football: State's overall top football prospect rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns in one half in the Tornados' 3A SCC title-clinching win over Gig Harbor. He's tallied three touchdowns in four consecutive games.
Adrien Ruffins, Eastmont football: If you gamble and load up to stop the Wildcats' rushing attack, this speedster can burn you deep. And all three of his receptions were for touchdowns, including a 61-yarder as Eastmont beat Moses Lake to win 4A CBBN.
Cole Truant, Jackson football: Junior had biggest game of his career with four touchdowns - two receiving scores with his 93 yards, a rushing touchdown and a 60-yard interception return for a score in a win over Redmond.
Johan Valladares, La Salle football: Quarterback rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns, including game-winning 4-yard score with less than two minutes remaining in a win over Naches Valley to share the league title.
Ty Webster, Sammamish football: Senior posted his sixth 200-yard rushing effort - 278 yards and three touchdowns on a season-high 38 carries - to become state's first 2,000-yard rusher this fall in a 2A KingCo victory over Interlake.
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