Oregon Week 3 Top Performers: A look at the stars

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Oregon high school football season rolls on, and delivered some spectacular individual performances last week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the first two weeks of the season Oregon City's Kasen Safer and Mountainside's [player_tooltip player_id='2054683' first='Toren' last='Drucker'] took home the fan vote.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In our last poll, Drucker cruised to victory with a staggering 64.8 percent of the vote.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These players will all be entered in to our "Week 3 Player of the Week" poll.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are the winners from earlier this season; </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Oregon HS Winners</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Week 0: RB [player_tooltip player_id='936965' first='Kasen' last='Saffer'], Oregon City</strong> - 136 rushing yards, 2 TDs; Pick-6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Week 1: RB/LB [player_tooltip player_id='2054683' first='Toren' last='Drucker'], Mountainside</strong> -&nbsp; 77 yards, 3 touchdowns; 6 tackles, 2 PBUs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Without further ado, here's the nominees for this week: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1242855' first='Griffin' last='Ellingson'], Lake Oswego — Ellingson did it all for Lake Oswego, scoring four touchdowns in a 51-16 win over Sherwood.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He had two receiving scores, one rushing and another on a 80-yard kickoff return.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='937233' first='Sloan' last='Baker'], West Linn — Baker accounted for five touchdowns in a 49-20 win over Wilsonville - 287 passing yards, 4 scores and a rushing touchdown.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He threw two to Tyson Donnerburg and one each to [player_tooltip player_id='1121756' first='Ashden' last='Marquis'] and [player_tooltip player_id='937113' first='Shane' last='Peters'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='936965' first='Kasen' last='Saffer'], Oregon City — Every week with this guy! Saffer churned out 217 yards and three touchdowns on the ground in a win over Nweberg.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1878396' first='Aidan' last='Galusha'] — Galusha did it again! This time, he scored five touchdowns on offense (4 rushing, 1 receiving) and added 11 tackles on defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Galusha continues to prove he is one of the most exciting players anywhere in the state.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1609595' first='Iden' last='Rule'], Tualatin — The tough-nosed running back rumbled his way for 164 yards and two touchdowns in the Timberwolves' 43-0 win over Milwaukie.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='796694' first='Jordan' last='Rossetta'], Grants Pass — Welcome back Jordan! In his return to action, the talented quarterback threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='1257695' first='Emmit' last='Distefano'], Thurston — The new George Fox commit put on show this week, throwing for three touchdowns and adding another with his legs.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR [player_tooltip player_id='2054815' first='James' last='Traylor'], Grants Pass — Benefitting from Rosetta's return, Traylor hauled in 103 receiving yards and two scores.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1679564' first='Zach' last='Purdy'], Silverton - Ran for two touchdowns and registered a pick-6 in a bit win over South Albany.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1256167' first='Samuel' last='Johnson'], South Salem — Johnson registered two interceptions in a 27-22 win over Century.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR/DB [player_tooltip player_id='1591725' first='Mikey' last='Brandt'], Sherwood - It was a tough loss to Lake Oswego, but Brandt hauled in 12 receptions for 177 yards with a forced fumble, three pass break-ups and an interception (called back).&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1609795' first='Mikey' last='Covey'], Cascade Christian — Covey racked up video game numbers in a 67-28 win over Marist — 247 yards and four touchdowns.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR/DB Tahkai Smith, Westview — Smith hauled in 8 receptions for 194 yards and a score, and has allowed just one catch all season as a defensive back.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='936850' first='Hank' last='Whitworth'], Westview — Whitworth threw a touchdown pass, ran one in and kicked the game-winning field goal with 7 seconds left.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB Owen Olson, Gresham — Olson threw for 244 yards and three scores wit an additional touchdown on the ground in a 36-16 win over Southridge.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='2127746' first='Jonny' last='Jenkins'], Willamette — Jenkins rushed for 164 yards in a 54-31 win over Jesuit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='1660165' first='Marlan' last='McCowan'], Roosevelt — After transferring from McDaniel, McCowan delivered against his former team to the tune of four touchdown passes and another score on the ground. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>P Alec Walker, Canby — The punter had a sensational night in a 6-3 win over Sandy, punting five balls inside the five to pin the Pioneers in deep territory all night.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR/DB [player_tooltip player_id='1119890' first='Greyson' last='Murff'], Lincoln — The Cardinals had several quality showings, but Murff's receiving touchdown and a pick-6 were the highlight of Lincoln's big win over Cleveland.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB/LB Josiah Jenkins, Reynolds — The two-way standout rushed for 269 yards and three touchdowns, along with an additional 10 tackles on defense.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1563740' first='Mason' last='Girt'], Lakeridge — Girt fell just short of the 100/100 club with 89 yards rushing and 98 yards receiving in a win over Mountainside. He scored on an 88-yard receiving play and added a 61-yard touchdown run in the second half.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1609785' first='Taison' last='Cepeda'], Tigard — The fast-rising running back, who made our list of “stock watch risers,” scored three touchdowns this week to bring his total to five on the season.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->