Vote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Idaho High School Athlete of the Week?

Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Idaho High School Athlete of the Week for Aug. 31 - Sept. 6 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read

Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Idaho High School Athlete of the Week for Aug. 31 - Sept. 6 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Thursday at 11:59 p.m and the winner will be announced Friday morning. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, please email regan@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sbliveid.

WEEK 1 WINNER: URIAH CHAVEZ, LAKE CITY RB

WEEK 2 NOMINEES

Colten Meyer, Horseshoe Bend QB: Racked up 314 yards and four touchdowns in a 46-22 win over Hagerman.

Cade Marlow, Skyline QB: Threw for 232 yards and four touchdowns in a 55-21 win over Thunder Ridge.

Kobe Warr, Rocky Mountain QB: Accounted for three total touchdowns — two through the air and one on his feet — to help Rocky Mountain win the Battle of the Mountains rivalry game against Mountain View, 39-36.

Braden Permann, Rockland QB: Permann had a monster game in Rockland's 64-28 win over Hansen, passing for 301 yards and six touchdowns and rushing for 119 yards and three more scores.

Jordan Erickson, Rocky Mountain RB: Took a kickoff 95 yards to the house to help Rocky Mountain open up a 24-0 lead in what ended up being a barn-burning 39-36 win over Mountain View in the “Battle of the Mountains.”

Kayden Chan, Mountain View WR: Caught three touchdowns in the second half, capped by a 35-yard strike that brought Mountain View within three of rival Rocky Mountain. “We did not match up well with (Chan),” Rocky Mountain coach Chris Culig said. 

Ben Ford, Eagle QB: Contributed six touchdowns to Eagle’s romp of defending 4A state champion Kuna in his team’s 2020 debut.

Bridger Hatch, North Gem RB: Hatch ran for 159 yards and two touchdowns in North Gem's 16-14 loss to Camas County.

Lincoln Marler, Vallivue WR: Caught five passes for 135 yards receiving in a win over Hillcrest, 28-14.

Jack Prka, Coeur d’Alene QB: The defending 5A runner-up Coeur d’Alene returned with a bang, and its all-state QB threw for 235 yards, three touchdowns (four total scores) in a blowout 55-0 win over Sandpoint.

Jack Maxwell, Emmett WR/CB: Maxwell hauled in a TD pass from Caden Young and also intercepted a pass on defense to help lead Emmett to a 42-14 win over Weiser.

Kash Lang, Lewiston QB: A week after accounting for more than 350 total yards and four touchdowns, he rushed for five touchdowns in Lewiston’s thrilling late win over Lake City, 58-50.

Cruz Hepburn, Lewiston RB: Scored the game-winning touchdown — a 15-yard sweep around the left edge — to beat Lake City. He had three total touchdowns, including a 52-yard bolt in the second quarter.

Tom Simpson, Malad QB: Simpson accounted for four touchdowns -- two passing and two rushing -- and added an interception on defense to lead Malad to a 29-0 over Ririe.

Chris Irvin, Lake City QB: Threw for more than 300 yards and helped keep the Timberwolves close in a 58-50 loss to Lewiston. “That kid sure did a good job with the ball,” Lewiston coach Matt Pancheri said.

Brecker Knapp, Preston QB: Threw for 289 yards and four touchdowns, three of which came in the first half, to lead Preston over defending 3A Wyoming champoion Star Valley, 34-15.

Carlos Serna, Aberdeen RB/CB: Serna scored the go-ahead touchdown on a short run and also picked off a pass on defense to help lead Aberdeen to a 22-12 win over Declo.

Kaleb DeMuzio, Highland RB: DeMuzio had a huge game, rushing for 186 yards and two touchdowns and adding five receptions for 42 yards and another TD to help Highland beat Logan (Utah) 41-27.

Tommy Hauser, Post Falls WR: Hauser had 12 catches for 199 yards and a touchdown in Post Falls' 44-42 loss to Rigby.

Trajen Larsen, Rigby WR: Larsen had seven catches for 154 yards and two touchdowns in Rigby's 44-42 win over Post Falls.