Oct. 2 Statewide 3A Football Coaches Poll

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.

Look for the 3A football poll every Wednesday during the fall season.

If you are a varsity 3A football coach and would like to vote, please contact John Tawa at johnt@osaa.org.

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.

1. Hidden Valley (5) [3] 4-0 106

2. Rainier (3) [1] 4-0 96

3. Cascade Christian (4) [2] 4-0 94

4. Santiam Christian [4] 4-0 79

5. Amity [5] 3-1 52

6. Burns [7] 4-0 50

7. Vale [6] 2-2 33

8. Yamhill-Carlton [9] 4-0 32

9. St. Mary’s, Medford [nr] 3-1 23

10. Clatskanie [8] 2-2 15

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

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

Others receiving significant votes: Sutherlin (10)

Notes: Rainier was tied with Corbett 0-0 at half before winning 14-0. Brandon Isaacson ran for touchdowns of 33 and 52 yards. … Yamhill-Carlton improved to 4-0 as Jaime Garcia threw two touchdown passes to Mikel Rivas in a 37-6 win over Taft. … Kiegan Schaan ran for 141 yards and three touchdowns and passed for two scores to lead Cascade Christian past Pleasant Hill 42-0. … St. Mary’s got four touchdown passes from Aliiloa Kaeo-Wailehua and 149 rushing yards from Brady Eiler in a 56-6 win over Gold Beach. … Sutherlin defeated South Umpqua 66-21, getting 100-yard rushing games from Josh Davis, Jake Merrifield and Case Wells. … Sam Vidlak completed 14 of 16 passes for 265 yards and four touchdowns in Hidden Valley’s 64-0 win over Salem Academy. … Vale fell to Gooding (Idaho) 41-14. … Amity ran over 2A Coquille 54-22 with Cody Dyche (146 yards) and Russel Brown (157 yards).