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Week 6 Statewide Football Coaches Poll 2A

OSAAtoday presents its weekly 2A 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.

2A 

1. Monroe (6) [2] 5-1 152

2. Santiam (11) [1] 6-0 149

3. Neah-Kah-Nie [5] 5-1 125

4. Sheridan [4] 4-1 109

5. Knappa [3] 5-1 92

6. Coquille [9] 4-2 55

7. Jefferson [6] 5-1 49

8. Heppner [8] 4-2 46

9. Kennedy [10] 4-2 36

10. Glide [7] 5-1 31

10. Colton [nr] 5-1 31

First-place votes in parentheses               

Last ranking in brackets

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

Others receiving significant votes: Toledo (16)

Notes: Monroe beat Central Linn 42-21 behind Zach Young, who ran for 152 yards and three touchdowns. Freshman quarterback Brody Ballard had an 82-yard touchdown run for Monroe, which had 344 rushing yards. … Neah-Kah-Nie won at Knappa 38-14 as junior quarterback Mychal Kelly rushed for 192 yards and one touchdown on 28 carries and the Pirates had 389 rushing yards. Senior running backs Tristan Bennett and Josh Elinksy each scored twice for Neah-Kah-Nie. ... Donovan Villanueva had six touchdowns – three rushing, one receiving and two on interception returns – in Toledo’s 68-12 win over Gold Beach.