High School Sports

SLO County quarterback’s 3-touchdown performance earns him top player honors for Week 2

With 10 strong candidates to pick from for San Luis Obispo County’s high school football player of Week 2, Tribune readers selected a Mission Prep football player as their top choice.

Royals junior quarterback Colby White received 4,950 votes, earning 53.5% of The Tribune’s reader poll.

White tallied 160 yards passing for three touchdowns and one interception, to go with 41 yards rushing in a 36-26 win over Central Valley Christian.

Other big vote-getters included Templeton senior rusher Jack Wood, who garnered 28.9% with 2,676 votes and Atascadero junior running back Cole Tanner, the third-place player who took in 1,024 votes and 11% of the poll.

Check in next week for another online survey on the county’s top player of week.

Remember, you can vote as many times as you like and the poll is about fans giving a chance to show their support for SLO County student-athletes.

Visit sanluisobispo.com next week to see who’s up for consideration and let them know what you think next week!

This story was originally published September 10, 2021 at 3:41 PM.

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Nick Wilson
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Nick Wilson is a Tribune contributor in sports. He is a graduate of UC Santa Barbara and UC Berkeley and is originally from Ojai.
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