Winner of The Olympian’s Athlete of the Week (Sept. 13 to 18)
Voting is closed for The Olympian’s high school Athlete of the Week poll (Sept. 13 to 18). Thanks to everyone who voted and supported local student-athletes.
This week’s winner is:
Jaiden Cason, River Ridge
Cason had a 97-yard pick six and seven tackles in a 39-0 win over North Thurston. Up next: An important 3A South Sound Conference with visiting Yelm on Friday night at South Sound Stadium.
Want to nominate a high school athlete from the Olympia area in the future? Email preps reporter Jon Manley at jon.manley@thenewstribune.com or send a direct message on Twitter (@manley_tnt) with the athlete’s first and last name, school, year, position and a stat line from game(s) during the past week. Nominations must be submitted by 5 p.m. Sunday.
You can read about the candidates and their accomplishments below.
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Kenyatta McNeese Jr, Olympia: Rushed for 196 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries and caught six passes for 77 yards and a touchdown in defeat to Emerald Ridge. On defense, had 13.5 tackles.
Payton Hoyt, Tumwater: Had 131 rushing yards and three touchdowns in Tumwater’s overtime loss to Oregon’s Central Catholic.
Johnnie Stallings, Black Hills: Rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries in defeat to Rochester.
Talon Betts, Rochester: Had two touchdowns in win over Black Hills. Rushed for 166 yards on 26 carries and had an 89-yard kickoff return.
Gavin Fugate, W.F. West: Totaled four touchdowns, completing 9-of-18 passes for 179 yards in 38-28 win against Evergreen.
Cooper Cleveringa, Yelm: Had six tackles and two sacks for Tornados in 38-20 win against Timberline.
Jaiden Cason, River Ridge: Had a 97-yard pick six and seven tackles in 39-0 win over North Thurston.
Takari Hickle, Tenino: The Oregon State commit scored four touchdowns in 78-26 rout of Seton Catholic.
This story was originally published September 21, 2021 at 10:46 AM.
