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Week 5 Statewide Football Coaches Poll 3A

OSAAtoday presents its weekly 3A Football Coaches Poll. Thanks to all the coaches who took the time and had the expertise to contribute their opinions to this endeavor.

Please note: these polls are for generating interest and discussion only and have no impact on the OSAA’s RPI and Colley ratings that form the basis of the OSAA’s rankings for playoff purposes.

3A

1. Rainier (4) [1] 5-0 100

2. Amity (6) [2] 5-0 90

3. Burns (1) [3] 5-0 79

4. Cascade Christian [4] 4-1 71

5. Vale [5] 2-3 38

6. Clatskanie [6] 3-2 36

7. Nyssa [8] 4-1 32

8. Santiam Christian [7] 4-1 31

9. Harrisburg [9] 4-1 26

9. Willamina [nr] 4-1 26

First-place votes in parentheses               

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org 

Others receiving significant votes:  Scio (19), Sutherlin (18), Brookings-Harbor (18)

Notes: Kiegan Schaan threw for 163 yards, ran for four touchdowns and returned two interceptions for scores to lead Cascade Christian past Hidden Valley 51-7. … Harrisburg’s Dax Bennett passed for 174 yards and ran for two touchdowns and Jon Lekkeman rushed for 153 yards and three touchdowns in a 63-7 rout of Siuslaw. Bennett also returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown and had two interceptions on defense. ...Rainier beat Clatskanie 36-20 as Joey Tripp passed for 144 yards and three touchdowns, ran for 155 yards and two scores and had a team-leading 14 tackles at linebacker.