Washougal linebacker Elijah Franco is The Columbian’s 2024 Week 1 Prep Football Athlete of the Week after he had three interceptions in an 8-6 win over Mountain View.
Franco won the contest with 456 votes out of 1,245 cast on 360Preps.com. Other Nominees were Kahni Clark (Heritage), James Poindexter (Skyview), Nikko Speer (Camas) and Wyatt Eiesland (La Center).
Nominees are posted and voting begins each Monday and runs through Wednesday during the 2024 football season.
Nominees are selected by The Columbian staff after a review of the previous week’s results. Suggestions for nominees can by made by anyone, but must be received by 6 p.m. Sunday for consideration via e-mail to sports@columbian.com.
Winners of the player-of-the-week may not be nominated again during the regular season, and no athlete may be nominated in consecutive weeks.
