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<p><strong>OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK- </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='110187' first='Brock' last='Thomas'] QB 23' Sheldon- If the Irish win the state title he's the 6A offensive POY, currently sitting with 30 TD passes. He put up another ridiculous stat line accounting for 8 TDs (6 passing, 2 rushing) in Sheldon's 56-6 win over Grants Pass.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='152354' first='Cru' last='Newman'] QB 24' Central Catholic- The returning Mt Hood Conference POY has been off the charts good all year. He accounted for another 385 yards and 5 TDs (4 passing, 1 rushing) in the 49-7 win over Clackamas.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='278432' first='Sam' last='Stephens'] RB 24' Summit- The junior went off carrying 20 times for 265 yards and 4 TDs, in #1 5A Summit's 49-23 win over cross town rival Mountain View.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='285852' first='Avirey' last='Durdahl'] QB 25'/<strong>Reid Gray</strong> WR 23' Nelson- Durdahl might have offers from everyone before he is done. He continues to look like one of the most efficient QB's in the NW, hitting on 13/22 passes for 268 yards and 3 TDs. Two of those touchdowns went to the 1<sup>st</sup> team All Mt Hood projected Gray, who had 6 receptions for 130 yards. </p>
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<p><strong>Cade Welch </strong>WR 23' Sheldon- One of the more underrated athletes in the 2023 class. Welch had 3 receptions, all for touchdowns, giving him a team leading 7 on the year. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='205822' first='Payton' last='Roth'] RB 23' Jesuit- It seems like he does this every week. Roth rushed for 202 yards and 3 TDs, all in the first half, in the decisive 40-10 win over #7 Mountainside. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='271347' first='Cooper' last='Hiday'] WR 23' Wilsonville- Hiday is an unquestioned 1<sup>st</sup> team all-state WR and once again backed that up, catching 3 TDs in the 42-0 win over a much-improved Forest Grove team. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='206757' first='Tini' last='Tinitali III'] WR 23' South Salem- The Saxons wideout accounted for 4 TDs (3 receiving, 1 rushing), leaving no doubt as South has the potential to win a few playoff games. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='110209' first='Jordan' last='Fisher'] RB 23' Westview- The Beavers knew he was going to be a problem, so it wasn't unexpected. Fisher went for 245 yards and 3 TDs during the first half of the Cats 40-0 win over Beaverton. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='376152' first='Vincent' last='Cabezudo'] ATH 23' Liberty- This kid could be mentioned almost every week. The scat back picked up 98 yards on only 7 carries with a TD. </p>
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<p><strong>Nywaun Campbell </strong>TE 23' Roosevelt- Definitely one of the biggest sleepers state wide. The 6-3 220-pound receiver had another good night, catching 2 TDs while helping the Roughriders go 5-1 in conference. They beat Franklin 18-8.</p>
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<p><strong>Isaac Corey </strong>QB 25' Hermiston- The 6-1 195-pound sophomore QB has been impressive playing that Washington schedule. He rushed for 4 TDs and passed for 2 in the 44-20 win over Pasco. </p>
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<p><strong>Bodan Griffith </strong>RB 23' Tualatin- [player_tooltip player_id='147244' first='Luke' last='Ash'] has been one of the top players in Oregon this season. Griffith did a great job stepping in for the injured RB, scoring all three of the team's TDs, while holding off a tough Oregon City squad 24-15. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='110220' first='Elijah' last='Garcia'] RB 23' Century- Garcia has been lights out all year. He helped the Jaguars get a huge 33-28 win over Newberg, totaling another 230 yards and 2 TDs. </p>
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