Top 4A Performances of Week Eight

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='738760' first='Tanner' last='Hoskins'] - Sr, QB - Tillamook</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>294 passing yards and three touchdowns through the air, 102 yards rushing and two touchdowns on the ground. Can anyone contain this guy? There is a real case to be made he is the best player 5A-1A right now, at the very least the state's most well rounded offensive weapon. It's increasingly looking like the only team that can stop Tillamook–Hoskins specifically–as corny as it sounds, is themselves. Hoskins has the tools to be a serious, even dangerous player at the collegiate level. The physical attributes are certainly there already.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='408639' first='Hudson' last='Hughes'] - Jr, QB - Stayton</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>270 yards and three touchdowns for Hughes in what was his best offensive night of the season. He's always had the arm of a top-tier 4A quarterback, it just hasn't been a great season for Stayton overall, leading to him being somewhat in the shadows compared to others in the classification. Friday was a reminder of the talent he has and a reminder of what Stayton can bring to the table if allowed to sneak into the playoffs: The Eagles, and Hughes specifically can be dangerous.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aaron Liebelt - Sr, QB - St Helens</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Five touchdown passes against Milwaukie for the senior. St. Helens has settled nicely into an offensive rhythm of running the ball and asking Liebelt to make the simple throw into 1-on-1 matchups, letting the Lions' superior athletes on the edge win their battle for the ball. It has paid dividends, and almost produced a 50 point performance for St Helens on friday. Replicating it this week against Seaside might be tough, but if they can pull it off the Lions just might sneak into the playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joe Janney - So, QB - Henley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two rushing touchdowns with no scores through the air won't turn heads, but he is starting to look like a future POTY candidate. The arm is already there for this kid to pick defenses apart when given the opportunity, with two more years of maturation this kid might end up being a special one for Henley. In the playoffs when teams sell out to stop [player_tooltip player_id='738727' first='Logan' last='Whitlock']–which teams are already attempting to do but failing, but in the payoffs might find more success with–Janney is going to be put in a position where his arm might be the difference between a championship game opportunity and falling short in the quarters at home. He is, though it might not be talked about much going into November, one of the players with the biggest impact on the coming 4A playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->