Vote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week (September 26-October 1)?

Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week for Sept. 26-Oct. 1 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, Oct. 10th. 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:

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WASHINGTON NOMINEES

Xe’ree Alexander, Kennedy Catholic football (4A): Scored a pair of rushing touchdowns on offense and was credited for two turnovers but had a hand in another on a tipped ball.

Hayden Anderson, East Valley of Spokane girls soccer (2A): Scored a hat trick in a 4-0 win over Colville.

Brady Beaner, Anacortes football (2A): Sophomore was everywhere - six rushes, 123 yards and two touchdowns, plus four receptions for 171 yards and another score, as well as a tackle for loss - in the Seahawks' victory over Sedro-Woolley..

Gavin Fugate, W.F. West football (2A): Completed 15 of 24 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns in W.F. West’s first win over Tumwater since 2009.

Marcques George, Mount Baker football (1A): Carried the ball only 13 times, but racked up 215 rushing yards and four touchdowns in the Mountaineers' win.

Esperanza Haro, Eisenhower girls soccer (4A): Tallied game-winning goal in the final minutes to give Eisenhower a 4A CBBN win over Davis.

Noah Holden, Mead boys cross country (3A): Captured the 'Battle for the 509 Invitational' title with a 5K time of 15 minutes, 38.5 seconds.

Taylor Ioane, Camas football (4A): Threw six touchdown passes to help give Camas its second consecutive victory.

Derek McKinney, Mount Tahoma football (3A): Accounted for eight touchdowns (four rushing, four passing) in Mount Tahoma’s non-league win over Battle Ground.

Ella Schoene, La Center volleyball (1A): Totaled 53 kills, 29 aces and 37 digs across six matches at the R.A. Long Lumberjill invite.

Sierra Sonko, Mountlake Terrace girls soccer (3A): Record eight saves and the shutout in the team's 1-0 win over Edmonds-Woodway in 3A Wesco action.

Dylan Spicer, Tenino football (1A): Took the ball 22 times for 252 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to top-ranked Eatonville.

Matthew Spurbeck, Sumner football (4A): A freight train that couldn’t be stopped against Graham-Kapowsin with 279 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

Emmett Stein, Skyview football (4A): Collected two interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown and also blocked a field goal in Skyview’s blowout of Heritage.

Ki’Marree Washington, Lakes football (3A): Ran all over the Silas defense with 186 yards on the ground and four touchdowns.