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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='738727' first='Logan' last='Whitlock'] - Sr, RB, Henley </strong></p>
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<p>Five rushing touchdowns, one kick return touchdown for 4A's best running back in a game that firmly puts Henley in the contenders column. Is he getting faster? Are defenders getting slower? Whitlock looks like he is hitting a different gear recently, the stats–despite being state-leading–don't do his recent performances justice on how truly dominant he has been.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='511860' first='Max' last='Nowlin'] - Jr, QB, Scappoose</strong></p>
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<p>Hood River Valley isn't the challenge Baker will be or Estacada was for Scappoose, but any time a quarterback approaches putting up 500 yards through the air it is noteworthy. 45 of 60 through the air for 490 yards and five tds, even against a bad defense–which HRV is not–is player of the week level stuff. Nowlin is probably going to end up as 4A's leading passer at the end of the season, despite competition from [player_tooltip player_id='1322050' first='Nick' last='Hudson'] of Marist and others, because of performances like this one.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='738761' first='Tyson' last='Van Gastel'] - Sr, QB, Mazama</strong></p>
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<p>145 rush yards and three touchdowns for small school football's best rushing QB against Marist. Van Gastel didn't complete a pass against the Spartans, in most contests he doesn't truly need to, but the performance on the ground in Mazama's option offense was more than enough to keep the Vikings in the game late, frankly for most of the game in control of things in general. Van Gastel's legs are enough to win Mazama multiple playoff games, this game was evidence to that fact.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1216452' first='Mason' last='Mueller'] - Jr, WR, La Salle</strong></p>
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<p>Time to put Mueller on your all-state watch lists. 177 yards receiving and two touchdowns through the air–could've had one or two more–complimenting two rushing touchdowns and a fumble recovery touchdown on defense. La Salle looks like a team headed for a postseason appearance, and the slippery receiver is a big reason why. The top-end speed isn't there in the same way it is for running backs like [player_tooltip player_id='738727' first='Logan' last='Whitlock'] and [player_tooltip player_id='511862' first='Jake' last='White'], but sometimes if you can wiggle out of multiple tackles and work through a crowd it doesn't matter.</p>
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