Camas unanimous No. 1 in Columbian power rankings; fan vote begins

Well, the Camas Papermakers have finally convinced the last holdout.

For the first time this season, Camas became a unanimous pick for the No. 1 spot of The Columbian’s prep football power rankings. Union was a unanimous pick for No. 2 and Hockinson took over as a unanimous pick for No. 3.

Columbia River took the biggest tumble this week, falling from No. 3 to No. 6 after a lopsided loss to Tumwater.

Woodland moved up two spots to No. 4. R.A. Long exited the power rankings despite winning last week.

Remember, these rankings are pound-for-pound, rating each team in relation to their classification. And 24.00 is the maximum score.

1. Camas (5-0) 24.00

Papermakers passed first league test with flying colors

2. Union (5-0) 23.00

The Titans looked strong last week, still have eye on Oct. 18 date.

3. Hockinson (5-0) 22.00

Another shutout win for the Hawks

4. Woodland (5-0) 20.25

The Beavers have turned on the running clock every game this season

5. Skyview (3-2) 20.00

Storm must regroup to solidify their playoff position this week

6. Columbia River (4-1) 19.50

River’s first big test went very, very badly

7. La Center (2-3) 17.75

Wildcats look to get stronger week by week

8. Mountain View (1-4) 16.25

After tough road loss, Thunder face big test with Skyview

8. Battle Ground (2-3) 16.25

Thursday night football this week. Another shootout with Camas

10. Kelso (3-2) 13.75

League play does Hilanders some good.

Now, it’s the fans turn to vote. This is how they ranked teams last week:

1, Union; 2, Camas; 3, Skyview; 4, Columbia River; 5, Hockinson; 6, Woodland; 7, Mountain View; 8, R.A. Long; 9, Evergreen; 10, La Center