September 7 2021 6A football coaches poll

OSAAtoday presents its 2021 statewide 6A football poll following the conclusion of Week 1. Thanks to all the coaches who took the time and had the expertise to contribute their opinions to this endeavor.

Look for the 6A football poll every Tuesday during the fall season.

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.

If there are any varsity football head coaches who would like to vote in 6A coaches polls going forward but did not receive notice to vote in this one, please email johnt@osaa.org.

1. Central Catholic (15) [1] 1-0 184

2. West Linn (3) [2] 1-0 152

3. Lake Oswego [5] 1-0 128

4. Tualatin (1) [3] 1-0 123

5. Sunset (1) [9] 1-0 114

6. Lakeridge [nr] 1-0 90

7. Clackamas [6] 1-0 71

8. Jesuit [4] 0-1 60

9. Westview [nr] 1-0 50

10. West Salem [nr] 1-0 48

Dropped out

Former No. 7 Sherwood 0-1

Former No. 8 Tigard 0-1

Former No. 10 Mountainside 0-1

Week 1 highlights: Stryder Todd-Fields returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown and scored on a 73-yard catch to lead Central Catholic past Camas (Wash.) 28-17. Solomon McDaniel returned an interception 16 yards for a touchdown for the Rams. … Jaden Poulschock rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns and returned a punt for a score and David Douglas forced four turnovers to beat Centennial 31-6. … Liberty raced to a 28-0 lead in the first quarter and thumped Aloha 56-0 behind Hiro Diamond, who threw four touchdown passes and ran for two scores. … Bend dropped Grants Pass 27-7 as Malachi Nutter rushed for 193 yards on 30 carries. … Jack Layne threw four touchdown passes – two to Justice Lowe – In Lake Oswego's 40-7 win over Mountainside. … McNary brushed off South Medford 35-13 behind Tyler Copeland, who threw three touchdown passes, two to Gunner Smedema. … Ky Hoskinson ran for two touchdowns and threw a 52-yard scoring pass to Braden Woods for McMinnville, which defeated Wells 19-8. … Chase Harmon completed 18 of 23 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns as West Linn defeated Jesuit 17-3. … Sheldon's Brock Thomas rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns and threw for 247 yards and two scores in a 36-29 win over Glencoe. Crimson Tide quarterback Royce Fasel ran for 273 yards and three touchdown and threw for a score. … Brooks Ferguson threw three touchdown passes to Zach Dodsen-Greene as West Salem outlasted Newberg 34-29. Dodsen-Greene had six catches for 159 yards. … Tualatin traveled to California to defeat Menlo-Atherton 44-33, getting a big game from Jackson Jones, who threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns. … Sam Leavitt threw four touchdown passes and Jordan Fisher rushed for 196 yards and two scores as Westview blanked Oregon City 49-0. ... Daschel Smith passed for two touchdowns and Carter Boyles ran for two scores in South Salem's 42-0 win over Jefferson. The Saxons held the Democrats to 121 yards. ... Sophomore Cayden Eckel rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns to propel Roseburg past Summit 23-7 at Cottage Grove.