Ridgefield’s Brayden Malella is the Northwest Personal Training Week 4 prep football player of the weekFree

Malella beats out Mountain View's Kamau

By Tim Martinez, Columbian Assistant Sports Editor

Published: September 27, 2021, 12:47pm

Ridgefield Spudders quarterback Brayden Malella (11) in first-half action against the Hockinson Hawks in the 2A Greater St. Helens League season opener for both teams at Hockinson High School on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. (Randy L. Rasmussen / for The Columbian

Ridgefield’s Brayden Malella has been elected Northwest Personal Training Week 4 high school football player of the week.

Malella picked up 602 votes to beat out Mountain View’s Akili Kamau for the honor.

Malella, a sophomore, completed 18 of 22 passes for 309 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Hudson’s Bay.

Winners of the player-of-the-week may not be nominated again during the regular season, and no player may be nominated in consecutive weeks.

COMBINED POLL RESULTS

Brayden Malella, Ridgefield, 602
Akili Kamau, Mountain View, 448
LaDaimien McCord, Heritge, 380
Jace Greenwood, Columbia-White Salmon, 369
Tobias Merriweather, Union, 72

Here are the other nominees:

JACE GREENWOOD, COLUMBIA-WHITE SALMON: Greenwood rushed 16 times for 190 yards and five touchdowns and passed for 49 yards in win over Fort Vancouver.

AKILI KAMAU, MOUNTAIN VIEW: Kamau rushed 16 times for 131 yards and a touchdown in a win over Heritage.

LADAIMIEN MCCORD, HERITAGE: McCord caught six passes for 120 yards and touchdown and added a 36-yard touchdown run in a loss to Mountain View.

TOBIAS MERRIWEATHER, UNION: Merriweather caught seven passes for 121 yards and one touchdown and returned an interception for a touchdown in a win Chiawana.

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