Pocatello football player Ryken Echohawk voted the WaFd Bank Idaho High School Athlete of the Week
Congratulations to Pocatello's Ryken Echohawk for being voted SBLive’s WaFd Bank Idaho High School Athlete of the Week for Sept. 26-Oct. 1!
The shifty junior tailback rushed for a season-high 202 yards, including two touchdowns. One of them was a career-best 98-yard score around the right end, outracing four Shelley defenders to the end zone to break a 7-7 tie in the second quarter on a 24-21 loss.
He had 710 rushing yards and six touchdowns through six games.
EchoHawk received nearly 70.0% of the vote, beating out Rocky Mountain cross country runner Tyler Sainsberry, who finished second with 30.8%.
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 @sbliveid.
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Here are the other athletes who were nominated for the week of Sept. 26-Oct. 1:
IDAHO NOMINEES
Jack Clark, Potlatch football: Amassed 242 yards and four touchdowns in a 46-38 shootout win over Logos.
Anthem Dahlke, Bonneville football: Bagged 123 yards on just 11 carries while taking a kickoff 92 yards to the house in a 21-19 win over Thunder Ridge.
Trenton Fisher, Homedale football: Totaled 143 yards and a couple touchdowns on the ground while returning an interception for another score in a 42-0 shutout of Payette.
Trevor Garus, Capital boys golf: The UCLA commit shot a 7-under-par 63 at Quail Hollow Golf Course to repeat as the 5A District III boys champion.
Tate Johansen, Middleton football: Notched 11 receptions for 129 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 41-14 win against Timberline.
Javonte King, Blackfoot football: Hauled in 10 passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough in a 34-28 loss to Highland.
Bea Levi, Rocky Mountain girls soccer: Goalkeeper made six saves and shut out previously-unbeaten Boise in a 2-0 win in 5A SIC action.
Koa Maio, Vallivue football: Galloped for 155 yards and four touchdowns in a 52-14 win over Ridgevue.
Peter Minnaert, Bishop Kelly football: Ran for 158 yards and four touchdowns in a 63-14 rout of Burley.
Annastasia Peters, Post Falls girls cross country: Came over to Washington to not only win the 15th annual NIKE-Twilight XC Invitational, she grabbed the state's top 5K time of 17 minutes, 31.1 seconds.
Colin Rogers, Mountain View football: Tallied seven catches for 163 yards and a score in a 45-17 win over Kuna.
Abbigail Roubidoux, Fruitland girls soccer: Amassed a personal-best 10 goals in a 12-0 win against Emmett, bringing her fall season total to a mind-blowing 66.
Tyler Sainsberry, Rocky Mountain boys cross country: Took over the state's lead in the 5K after winning the Inland Empire Championships with a personal-best time of 14 minutes, 48 seconds.
