Vote for The Herald’s Prep Football Athlete of the Week for Oct. 6-12

The Football Athlete of the Week nominees for Oct. 6-12. Voting closes at midnight Sunday.

The winner will be announced with the next poll and in next Wednesday’s paper.

Last week’s winner

Seamus Williams | Jackson

On offense, the junior receiver caught four passes for 122 yards and two TDs. From his defensive back position, Williams compiled seven tackles and returned an interception 33 yards at the Timberwolves defeated Kamiak 39-19 to improved to 4-1. Williams won The Herald’s Athlete of the Week for Sept. 29-Oct. 5 by claiming 802 (62.07%) of 1,292 votes.

This week’s nominees

Hunter Ansell | Sultan

The junior running back carried the ball 20 times for 106 yards and two touchdowns in a victory over Lynnwood.

Aaron Clifton | Monroe

The senior wide receiver caught nine passes for 173 yards and carried the ball six times for 25 yards and a TD in a loss to Class 4A No. 1-ranked Camas.

Caleb Reed | Arlington

The senior running back led the Eagles to a Stilly Cup victory with 96 rushing yards and three touchdowns.

Grady Stuvland | Darrington

The sophomore rushed for 153 yards in the Loggers’ 58-50 loss to Tulalip Heritage.

Lukas Wanke | Edmonds-Woodway

Wanke had two long interception returns in the third quarter as the Warriors stunned Shorecrest to win their first league game of the season.

Note: The Herald’s Athlete of the Week nominees are chosen based off stats reported to the newspaper, recommendations from coaches and first-hand observations. Stats from games and recommendations for nominees can be sent to sports@heraldnet.com. Nominees must be submitted by 9 a.m. Monday. Did we miss someone? It could be because individual stats were not reported to The Herald. Coaches/scorekeepers: Please report results by 10:30 p.m. on the day of the event.) To vote, visit heraldnet.com.

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