Winner of The News Tribune’s Athlete of the Week (Sept. 6 to 11)
Voting is now closed for The News Tribune’s high school Athlete of the Week poll (Sept. 6 to 11). Thanks to everyone who voted and supported local student-athletes.
This week’s winner is:
Dylan Watterson, Enumclaw football
Watterson, an electric athlete who plays slot receiver and running back, rushed for the game-winning, 80-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter of Enumclaw’s 28-27 win over 3A Lakes last week. Watterson was also named one of the top players to watch in The News Tribune’s preview of the 2A South Puget Sound League.
Want to nominate a high school athlete from the South Sound 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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Dylan Watterson, Enumclaw: Rushed for the game-winning 80-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter in 28-27 win against Lakes.
Leo Pulalasi, Lakes: Rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns in Lakes’ loss to Enumclaw.
Bo Carlson, Sumner: Spartans’ QB was one of two 100-yard rushers in Sumner’s 49-6 win over Rogers. He rushed nine times for 101 yards.
Ethan Hogan, Peninsula: Rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries in 41-0 win over Mount Rainier.
Joshua Wood, Graham-Kapowsin: Eagles’ QB passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another TD in 56-0 win over Olympia.
Ryan Cramer, Puyallup: Led the Vikings with 151 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries in 30-20 against Curtis.
Will Landram, Gig Harbor: Completed 21-of-38 passes for 374 yards and four touchdowns, and also ran for a TD in Gig Harbor’s 39-19 win over Bonney Lake.
Gabarri Johnson, Lincoln: Abes’ QB racked up 570 yards of total offense in Lincoln’s 54-42 shootout win against Skyline; he completed 18-of-23 passes for 372 yards and four touchdowns and rushed 19 times for 198 yards and three touchdowns in the win.
Brison Bailey, Mount Tahoma: Sophomore rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries in T-Birds 27-20 win over Auburn.
Franco Segura, Timberline: Receiver had three catches for 81 yards and three touchdowns in win against Kent-Meridian.
Kevin Wulff, Eatonville: Cruisers’ QB completed 20-of-29 passes for 263 yards and two touchdowns in Eatonville’s 44-7 win over Orting. He also rushed 10 times for 97 yards.
Dani Faamausili, Steilacoom volleyball: Had 23 assists and nine aces in Steilacoom’s 3-0 win over Franklin Pierce and 24 assists and two blocks in 3-0 win over Foss.
Sophia Sheppard, Puyallup: Junior libero had 22 digs in 3-1 win over Tahoma, Puyallup’s first win against the 4A NPSL power in seven years.
Samiah Shell, Auburn Riverside soccer: Ravens’ forward had two goals and an assist in 8-0 win over Bethel and another goal and three assists in 7-0 win over Emerald Ridge.
This story was originally published September 14, 2021 at 10:39 AM.
