Washougal senior Tripp Leifsen is The Columbian 2025 Week 8 high school football player of the week, sponsored by Killer Burger.

Leifsen picked up 298 of the 889 votes cast to beat out Jackson Lovato of King’s Way Christian .

Leifsen completed 17 of 23 passes for 152 yards and rushed for a touchdown in a win over Columbia River.

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.

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.

Nominees are posted and voting begins each Monday and runs through Wednesday.

Here are the other Week 8 nominees:

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