Football 2020-21 Student-Athletes Of The Week

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Apr. 5-11 Brennan Stults, George Fox (QB) Jaron Marks, George Fox (DL) Ethan Hoffman, George Fox (K/P)
Mar. 22-28 Kenyon Harris, Pacific (QB) Justin Montijo, George Fox (DB) No Nominees
Mar. 8-14 Jaedyn Prewitt, Whitworth (QB) No Nominees Nate RaPue, Whitworth (K)
Mar. 1-7 Duncan Varela, Puget Sound (RB) Derrick Platt, Whitworth (LB) No Nominees
Feb. 22-28 Duncan Varela, Puget Sound (RB) Scott Poetzinger, Puget Sound (DB) Max Boekenoogen, Pacific Lutheran (P)
Feb. 15-22 Jaedyn Prewitt, Whitworth (QB) Jayden Gonzales, Whitworth (LB) Nate RaPue, Whitworth (K)
Feb. 8-14 Jaedyn Prewitt, Whitworth (QB) Bryce Hornbeck, Whitworth (DB) Nate RaPue, Whitworth (K)
Feb. 1-7 Duncan Varela, Puget Sound (RB) Kord Tuttle, Pacific Lutheran (DB) Jonah Mendelsohn, Puget Sound (K)


WEEK OF APR. 5-11
Offensive: Brennan Stults, George Fox (Fr., QB)

Stults (Medford, Ore.) was a perfect 4-for-4 for a touchdown and 59 yards as a passer. He also added four rushes for 10 yards and a touchdown while coming off the bench. 

Defensive: Jaron Marks, George Fox (So., DL)
Marks (Auburn, Wash.) led the team in tackles and forced a fumble as the Bruins' defense produced six takeaways in a 35-7 win. Marks also produced a half-tackle for loss in the win.

Special Teams: Ethan Hoffman, George Fox (So., K/P)
Hoffman (Medford, Ore.) put four of his six punts inside the Boxers' 20-yard line for an average of 37.8 yards/punt, and he kept all six out of the endzone to avoid allowing a touchback.

WEEK OF MAR. 22-28
Offensive: Kenyon Harris, Pacific (Ore.) (Sr., QB)

Harris (Ogden, Utah) completed 16 of 18 passes (88.9%) for 206 yards, with three touchdowns in a 26-3 win over George Fox. 

Defensive: Justin Montijo, George Fox (Jr., DB)
Montijo (Hesperia, Calif.) led all players with 13 tackles, including three solo and one for loss.

Special Teams: No Nominees

WEEK OF MAR. 8-14
Offensive: Jaedyn Prewitt, Whitworth (Jr., QB)

Prewitt (Monroe, Wash.) had his best game as a Pirate QB in Saturday's win over PLU. He completed 23 of 38 passes (60.5%) for 458 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions in only three quarters of play.

Defensive: No Nominees

Special Teams: Nate RaPue, Whitworth (Jr., K)
RaPue (Centennial, Colo.) made all seven of his extra point attempts. He was a perfect kicker this year, making all six of his field goals and all 19 of his extra points. He also punted four times on Saturday, averaging 41.8 yards per punt, including two that were downed inside the 20.

WEEK OF MAR. 1-7
Offensive: Duncan Varela, Puget Sound (Sr., RB)

Varela (Bellevue, Wash.) racked up a career-high 146 rushing yards and led the Loggers in receptions (6) and receiving yards (60), including a 53-yard touchdown run. 

Defensive: Derrick Platt, Whitworth (So., LB)
Platt (Yelm, Wash.) led the Whitworth defense with ten tackles, including seven solo stops. One of those solo tackles was a 14-yard sack. The Whitworth defense shut out Puget Sound in the second half and limited the Loggers to 90 yards after halftime.

Special Teams: No Nominees

WEEK OF FEB. 22-28
Offensive: Duncan Varela, Puget Sound (Sr., RB)

Varela (Bellevue, Wash.) rushed for 131 yards and scored three touchdowns for the Loggers - his second game rushing 130+ yards and scoring 3 touchdowns this season, in a 20-3 victory over Pacific Lutheran. 

Defensive: Scott Poetzinger, Puget Sound (Sr., DB)
Poetzinger (Ben Lomond, Calif.) had a team-high seven tackles (two for loss), helping the Logger defense keep PLU from scoring a touchdown in a 20-3 victory.

Special Teams: Max Boekenoogen, Pacific Lutheran (Jr., P)
Boekenoogen (Bremerton, Wash.) had seven punts for 295 yards, averaging 42.1 yards per boot. He had a long of 57 yards and pinned the Loggers inside the 20 on three occasions while allowing 0 return yardage on the evening. 

WEEK OF FEB. OF FEB. 15-22
Offensive: Jaedyn Prewitt, Whitworth (Jr., QB)

Prewitt (Waianae, Hawaii) had another strong game. In his second career start he completed 64% of his passes for 207 yards with two touchdowns and not interceptions. He has yet to throw an interception this season. He also ran 29 yards for his first career touchdown.

Defensive: Jaylen Gonzales, Whitworth (Sr., LB)
Gonzales (Waianae, Hawaii) recorded a career-high 13 tackles in his first start of the season. He also broke up a pair of passes as Whitworth limited PLU to a single touchdown. Jaylen missed all but two games in 2019 with injury, and this was his first start since the beginning of the 2019 season.

Special Teams: Nate RaPue, Whitworth (Jr., K)
RaPue (Centennial, Colo.) averaged 41.6 yards per punt (five attempts) and had three that were downed inside the 20. He made all four of his extra points and averaged 55 yards per kickoff.

WEEK OF FEB. 8-14
Offensive: Jaedyn Prewitt, Whitworth (Jr., QB)

In his first career start, Prewitt (Quincy, Wash.) completed 8 of 16 passes for 201 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.  He played only one possession into the third quarter, leading Whitworth to a 37-0 lead at that point.

Defensive: Bryce Hornbeck, Whitworth (Sr., DB)
Hornbeck (Sedro-Woolley, Wash.) saved a touchdown by forcing a fumble at the two yard line, which turned into a Whitworth touchback.  He also intercepted a pass to start the third quarter.  Both turnovers led directly to Whitworth points.  He also made a solo tackle and broke up a pass.

Special Teams: Nate RaPue, Whitworth (Jr., PK)
In his first career start, RaPue (Aptos, Calif.) made all six of his field goal attempts and all four of his extra points.  His six field goals set a school record.  He totaled 22 points in the win over Puget Sound.  He also averaged 39 yards per punt and 56.1 yards on 11 kickoffs. 

WEEK OF FEB. 1-7
Offensive: Duncan Varela, Puget Sound (Sr., RB)

Varela (Bellevue, Wash.) scored three times (2 rush, 1 catch) and ran for 132 yards - the most rushing yards by a Logger since he had 134 against Willamette (Nov. 9, 2019).

Defensive: Kord Tuttle, Pacific Lutheran (So., DB)
Tuttle (Prosser, Wash.) finished with a game-high 11 tackles, including eight solo. The sophomore had 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and an interception. He had a 100-yard Interception return erased on a penalty on the return.

Special Teams: Jonah Mendelsohn, Puget Sound (So., K)
Mendelsohn (Tarzana, Calif.) was 4-4 in extra point attempts in a 28-20 victory over Pacific Lutheran over the weekend.