Vote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Oregon High School Athlete of the Week?

Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Oregon High School Athlete of the Week for Oct. 25-31 as nominated by coaches, fans and readers.

Read through the nominees and cast your vote. We’ll send a free SBLive T-shirt to the winner of the poll!Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced Monday. 

If you would like to make a nomination in a future week (any sport, any school), email jd@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sbliveor.

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Jenna Albrecht, Ridgeview volleyball: Albrecht had 11 kills, three aces and five digs, leading the Ravens to a 3-0 win over Thurston in the first round of the 5A playoffs.

Benjamin Balazs, Sunset boys cross country: Balazs ran to victory at the Metro League district meet in a time of 14:55.40.

Myles Barton, Putnam football: Barton had 448 yards and seven touchdowns on 34 carries, leading the Kingsmen to a 55-41 win over The Dalles.

Nancy Biegel, Sherwood girls cross country: Biegel finished in first place at the Pacific Conference district meet, running to victory in 18:35.80.

Bryce Bowers, West Albany football: Bowers had eight total tackles and an interception to lead the Bulldogs’ defense in their 41-27 win over Corvallis.

Kayleigh Carpenter, South Salem volleyball: Carpenter had a match-high 18 kills and 13 digs, helping the Saxons beat McNary 3-1 in Round 2 of the 6A playoffs. She had 13 kills and 10 digs in a 3-0 first-round win against Sunset. 

James Crabtree, Sherwood boys cross country: Crabtree won the Pacific Conference championship with a time of 15:31.40.

Hiro Diamond, Liberty football: Diamond rushed for 175 yards and four touchdowns and passed for 225 yards and another touchdown in the Falcons’ 49-39 loss to Sherwood. (story, photos)

Deacon Edgar, South Medford football: Edgar completed 11 of 13 passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns to help the Panthers secure third place in the Southwest Conference and an automatic berth in the playoffs by beating rival North Medford, 40-34.

Sikini Eteaki, Roosevelt football: Eteaki was instrumental as the Roughriders limited Lincoln to 170 yards of total offense in a 34-7 victory that gave Roosevelt a share of the PIL crown.

Jordan Fisher, Westview football: Fisher collected 185 yards and scored three touchdowns on 17 carries as the Wildcats rolled to a 42-0 win over Beaverton. Fisher has 10 rushing touchdowns in his past three games and has scored at least two rushing touchdowns in six of eight games this season. 

Kennedy Fletcher, Lincoln girls soccer: Fletcher scored just before halftime to break a scoreless tie and added a second goal 13 minutes into the second half as the Cardinals defeated Liberty 5-0 in the first round of the 6A playoffs. 

Chloe Foerster, Jesuit girls cross country: Foerster ran to a comfortable victory at the Metro League Championships in 16:51.60.

Elle Frazier, Grant girls soccer: Frazier scored four goals to give her 28 for the season and assisted on another as the Generals beat McNary 8-0 in the first round of the 6A playoffs. 

Seth Glenn, Sherwood football: Glenn rushed for 145 yards and four touchdowns for the Bowmen in their 49-39 win over Liberty that clinched the Pacific Conference championship. (story, photos)

Hailey Heider, West Albany volleyball: Heider served 16 aces — including nine during a 13-point service run in the second set — to go with nine kills and five digs, leading the Bulldogs to a 3-0 win over Parkrose in 5A’s opening round.

Blakely Herbert, Cottage Grove volleyball: Herbert served out the final nine points of the match, including three aces, to seal the Lions’ 3-1 win over Tillamook in the 4A first round. She also had 22 digs.

Alden Himes, Glencoe boys soccer: Himes scored two second-half goals to help the Crimson Tide beat Clackamas 3-0 in the first round of the 6A playoffs.

Addie Hoover, West Linn volleyball: Hoover had 11 kills and 10 digs for the Lions in their 3-0 second-round win over Summit.

Brycen Indell, Thurston football: Indell led the defense with nine tackles, two of them for loss, as the Colts posted their fourth shutout in seven games, this one a 60-0 rout of North Bend that clinched the outright Midwestern League title. He rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown.

Sarah Jones, Sprague volleyball: Jones had 38 digs, including several phenomenal ones in the fifth set, as the Olympians outlasted Sherwood 3-2 in a thrilling second-round victory. 

Gavin Korkeakoski, Newberg football: Korkeakoski fired three touchdown passes to help the Tigers cruise to a 47-13 win over Century.

Laila Leaks, South Salem volleyball: Leaks had 46 assists and five blocks as the Saxons defeated McNary 3-1 in the second round of the 6A playoffs.

Justius Lowe, Lake Oswego football: Lowe had seven catches for 127 yards and a touchdown in the Lakers’ 42-21 win over top rival Lakeridge. (story, photos) 

Ethan Lucore, Sandy football: Lucore rushed for three touchdowns to help the Pioneers lock up an automatic playoff berth with a 48-7 win over David Douglas.

Kalisa Lukovich, Nelson volleyball: Lukovich had a match-high 17 kills as the Hawks beat Roseburg 3-0 in the first playoff match in program history.

Eve Lynx, South Medford girls soccer: Lynx made five saves during a 60-second span to preserve the shutout as the Panthers beat Wells 1-0 in Round 1. 

Zach Marostica, Sunset boys soccer: Marostica had a goal and two assists for the Apollos in their 3-1 first-round win against Grants Pass. 

Ella McGillis, Central Catholic girls cross country: McGillis, a sophomore, won the Mt. Hood championship with a time of 18:16.80.

Luke McNabb, Scappoose football: McNabb ran for two touchdowns, passed for three scores and recovered a fumble as Scappoose defeated rival St. Helens, 56-14.

Shinjiro Metzger, Sunset boys soccer: Apollos coach Conrad Buck called Metzger “a beast all over the field today, playing at left defense, left wing and center forward at different times and being a dominant presence at all three” as Sunset scored a 3-1 victory over Grants Pass in the first round of the playoffs. 

Dom Montiel, Marshfield football: Montiel passed for seven touchdowns and 402 yards to power the Pirates to a 48-41 win over Marist Catholic, wrapping up the Sky-Em League championship for Marshfield.

Malakai Nutter, Bend football: Nutter had 20 carries for 191 yards and three touchdowns to power the Lava Bears to a 49-3 victory against Mountain View.

Trever O’Leary, Glencoe football: O’Leary broke a 14-14 tie with a 73-yard touchdown run on the final play of the third quarter, lifting the Crimson Tide to a 28-21 victory against McMinnville.

Chace Pence, Churchill football: Pence was 19 of 23 for 251 yards and three touchdowns for the Lancers, helping to lift the team to a 35-0 win against Willamette.

Emma Pruitt, Oregon City volleyball: Pruitt had a 14-point service run that blew open the third set as the Pioneers fought off Lincoln for a 3-0 victory in 6A’s opening round. She finished with 10 kills.

Austin Ratliff, Silverton football: Ratliff scored two touchdowns two snaps apart, helping the Foxes beat Lebanon 35-0 to claim the Mid-Willamette Conference championship outright. Ratliff caught a touchdown pass and two snaps later returned an interception for another touchdown.

Griffin Rea, South Eugene boys soccer: Rea assisted on Zac Walker’s first-half goal, then scored two in the second half to lift the Axe to a 4-0 first-round win over McNary.

Olivia Rosborough, Silverton volleyball: The Foxes got 22 kills and four blocks from Rosborough in their 3-1 win over Redmond in the first round of the 5A playoffs.

Malik Ross, Tualatin football: Ross ran for a season-high 183 yards and two touchdowns and had a scoring catch for the Timberwolves in their 49-13 win over rival Tigard.

Jeremiah Schwartz, Ridgeview football: Schwartz gained 140 yards and scored a touchdown receiving for the Ravens in their 42-0 win over rival Redmond. On defense, he had an interception.

Nolen Scott, Sherwood football: Scott returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown and ran 20 yards for what proved to be the decisive touchdown as the Bowmen wrapped up the Pacific Conference title with a 49-39 win over Liberty. (story, photos)

Wesley Shipsey, Central Catholic boys cross country: At the Mt. Hood Conference Championships, Shipsey won the boys race with a time of 15:16.40.

Aaron Simpson, Mountainside football: Simpson had three touchdown runs in the Mavericks’ 62-14 rout of Aloha.

Abby Sorensen, Sprague volleyball: Sorensen had a match-high 22 kills in the Olympians’ thrilling five-set win over Sherwood in Round 2 of the 6A playoffs. 

Desiree Tupua, Siuslaw volleyball: Tupua had 18 kills, nine blocks and 12 digs, leading the Vikings to a 3-0 win over North Marion in the first round of the 4A playoffs.

Lance Van Hoose, Cascade football: Van Hoose rushed for more than 200 yards and four touchdowns, leading the way for the Cougars in their outright Oregon West Conference title-clinching 63-27 win against Sweet Home.

Ellie Wallace, Nelson volleyball: In the first playoff match in Hawks history, Wallace had 37 assists and seven aces to help lead Nelson to a 3-0 sweep of Roseburg.

Riley Williams, Central Catholic football: Williams caught two second-quarter touchdowns, both of the highlight variety, and finished with four catches for 106 yards in the Rams’ nationally televised 38-20 victory over Clackamas. (story, photos)

Shane Wood, Crater football: Wood completed 7 of 8 passes for three touchdowns as the Comets rolled to a 45-0 win over Ashland.

Kaden Young, West Salem boys soccer: Young scored all four goals for the Titans in their 4-3 first-round win over Liberty.

Logan Person, Dallas football: Person rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns in the Dragons' 29-13 win over Central. On defense, he had nine tackles, two pass breakups and one interception.

Owen Hess, Dallas football: Hess led the Dragons' defense with 10 tackles, two pass breakups, one tackle for loss and an interception. He rushed twice for 31 yards and a touchdown in Dallas' 29-13 win over Central.

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