Vote: Who is the Oregon Week 5 Player of the Week?
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The Oregon high school football season has reached the halfway point - a stunning fact given that feels as though it just began.
The pecking order at the top of the 6A standings has begun to take shape, as Lake Oswego, Nelson and West Linn appear to hold an edge over Tualatin, Sheldon, Grants Pass, Lakeridge and others battling in the top-10.
Last week proved to be a big separator week in the state of Oregon.
In a battle of 3 vs. 4, West Linn cruised to a 42-14 victory over Tualatin, led by a Lions defense that forced five turnovers and Sloan Bakers double combo mean (2 passing touchdowns, 2 rushing touchdowns).
This season, the Metro League appears to be a wipe open race between Jesuit, Westview and Mountainside - with the latter two facing each other last week.
Westview picked up a physical, defensive 10-7 victory, led by the toughness of
Cohen Trump
Cohen
Trump
5'10" | 195 lbs | LB/RB
Westview | 2027
State
OR
and
Jayce Strand
Jayce
Strand
6'0" | 195 lbs | LB
Westview | 2027
State
OR
.
Sheldon beat Grants. Pass 27-20 in another marquee win, and it was the familiar names for the Fighting Irish:
Ryker Rohaley
Ryker
Rohaley
6'1" | 175 lbs | QB/DB
Sheldon | 2028
State
OR
,
Barry Myles
Barry
Myles
6'3" | 180 lbs | DB
Sheldon | 2027
State
OR
and
Cody Hall
Cody
Hall
5'9" | 175 lbs | RB/LB
Sheldon | 2028
State
OR
.
A young Lakeridge squad took on Tigard and breezed to a 40-19 statement victory.
While the group is young, they are loaded with talent - some of which is delivering ahead of schedule.
Nearly all of those games delivered some major Player of the Week nominees.
Here's a look at recent winners:
Week 0: RB
Kasen Saffer
Kasen
Saffer
5'10" | 180 lbs | ATH
Oregon City | 2027
State
OR
, Oregon City - 136 rushing yards, 2 TDs; Pick-6
Week 1: RB/LB
Toren Drucker
Toren
Drucker
6'1" | 210 lbs | LB
Mountainside | 2027
State
OR
, Mountainside - 77 yards, 3 touchdowns; 6 tackles, 2 PBUs
Week 2: N/A
Week 3: P Alec Walker, Canby - Five punts inside the five-yard line during a 6-3 win over Sandy.
Week 4: QB
Jack Wilson
Jack
Wilson
6'2" | 165 lbs | QB
Jesuit | 2027
State
OR
, Jesuit - Wilson was clutch in the 45-41 win over Central Catholic, going 22-of-34 for 332 yards and 5 TDs
With this post, the Week 5 voting is officially open.
Readers may vote as many times as they wish - with the poll coming to a close Friday at noon.
Winners will be listed in every subsequent poll article for the rest of the season.
Good luck!