Week 6 Prep Football Preview

Thursday’s game

4A GREATER ST. HELENS LEAGUE

Camas 77, Battle Ground 21

Friday’s games

4A GREATER ST. HELENS LEAGUE

Union vs. Heritage, 7 p.m. at McKenzie Stadium (elisportsnetwork.com)

Mountain View vs. Skyview, 8 p.m. at Kiggins Bowl

3A GREATER ST. HELENS LEAGUE

Fort Vancouver at Columbia River, 7 p.m.

2A GREATER ST. HELENS LEAGUE

Washougal vs. Hudson’s Bay, 5 p.m. at Kiggins Bowl

Ridgefield at Hockinson, 7 p.m.

Mark Morris at Woodland, 7 p.m.

1A TRICO LEAGUE

Stevenson at Kalama, 7 p.m.

White Salmon at La Center, 7 p.m.

Castle Rock vs. Seton Catholic, 7 p.m. at Doc Harris Stadium

NON-LEAGUE

Evergreen at Yelm, 7 p.m.

R.A. Long vs. Prairie, 7 p.m. at District Stadium

W.F. West at Kelso, 7 p.m.

Week 5 prep power rankings

The Columbian sports staff and fans selected their Week 6 prep football power rankings for Southwest Washington. These rankings are intended to be pound-for-pound, rating each team as they relate to their classification. A 24.0 is the maximum score. The Columbian staff rankings are released at 360preps.com on Tuesday. Fan voting runs Tuesday through Thursday:

The Columbian

1. Camas (5-0) 24.00
2. Union (5-0) 23.00
3. Hockinson (5-0) 22.00
4. Woodland (5-0) 20.25
5. Skyview (3-2) 20.00
6. Col. River (4-1) 19.50
7. La Center (2-3) 17.75
8. Mtn. View (1-4) 16.25
9. B. Ground (2-3) 16.25
10. Kelso (3-2) 13.75

The Fans

1. Camas (5-0) 22.37
2. Hockinson (5-0) 20.08
3. Woodland (5-0) 19.88
4. Union (5-0) 19.71
5. Skyview (3-2) 19.38
6. Col. River (4-1) 18.38
7. B. Ground (2-3) 18.14
8. Mtn. View (1-4) 17.24
9. La Center (2-3) 17.00
10. Heritage (2-3) 14.70

Three things to watch this week

NO. 1: PIVOTAL MATCHUP FOR THUNDER, STORM — Mountain View has opened the season 1-4, yet the Thunder can turn their season around with a big win tonight at Kiggins Bowl against Skyview. The four teams that Mountain View has last to are a combined 18-2 on the season. If the Thunder beat Skyview, they will position themselves to possibly secure the 4A GSHL’s No. 3 berth to the playoffs.

NO. 2: QUIET NIGHT AT MCKENZIE STADIUM — On most Friday nights in the fall, McKenzie Stadium is the place to be for high school football, with a game kicking off at 5 p.m. and football continuing until as late at 11 p.m. But not this week. In a scheduling rarity, Union will face Heritage at 7 p.m., the only game of the night at McKenzie Stadium. Evergreen Public School’s other two football teams are away. Evergreen is on the road at Yelm, and Mountain View will play Skyview at Kiggins Bowl.

NO. 3: THE BEGINNING AND THE END — Columbia River hosts Fort Vancouver in a Class 3A Greater St. Helens League game tonight. It will be River’s league opener, while it is the final league game of the season for the Trappers.

Statistical leaders

RUSHING ATT. YDS. TD

Preston Jones, Mountain View 70 690 7

Caleb Browning, Union 83 626 11

Kalani Umiamaka, Heritage 99 591 7

Austen Johnson, Hockinson 64 589 13

Tommy Harshaw, Hockinson 48 587 8

PASSING COM-ATT YDS. TD

Gunner Talkington, B. Ground 117-178 1670 16

Liam Fitzgerald, Camas 78-121 1235 14

Zac Shomler, Skyview 65-125 901 7

Wyatt Harsh, Woodland 41-60 823 11

Gabe Evenson, Columbia River 69-124 797 12

RECEIVING ATT. YDS. TD

James Price, Camas 32 565 6

Parker Randle, Battle Ground 28 503 5

Chris Waters, Battle Ground 29 424 7

Bryson Enge, Skyview 17 346 4

Nathan Hawthorne, Col. River 26 308 6

(stats do not include Thursday’s game)