Archbishop Murphy Wildcats
Last season: 5-2 league, 7-3 overall; lost 44-16 to Squalicum in the Class 2A District 1 playoffs
Head coach: Jerry Jensen (third season)
Key returners: Anfernee Gurley, jr., RB/DB; Kerry Jackson, sr., RB/LB; Jesus Echevarria, jr., OL/DL; Jackson Yost, jr., OL/DL; Ben Hines, soph., RB/LB; Kyler Gordon, soph., WR/DB
Word from the coach: “We return seven starters on both sides of the ball, including some emerging young players. The team is starting the season with a chip on (its) shoulder after a disappointing ending to last season.”
2015 Schedule
Sept. 4 Notre Dame Prep, 7 p.m.
Sept. 11 at Kingston, 7 p.m.
Sept. 18 at Lakewood, 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 Sultan, 7 p.m.
Oct. 2 at South Whidbey, 7 p.m.
Oct. 9 Granite Falls, 7 p.m.
Oct. 16 at CPC-Bothell, 7 p.m.
Oct. 23 at King’s, 7 p.m.
Oct. 29 Cedarcrest, 7 p.m.
Cedarcrest Red Wolves
Last season: 4-3 league, 5-5 overall; lost 42-13 to Sedro-Woolley in the Class 2A District 1 playoffs
Head coach: Billy Ojeda (first season)
Key returners: Ryan Golden, jr., RB/S; Jeffrey Hepner, sr., WR/DB; Joey Hixon, sr., RB/DB; Ben Lemery, sr., OL/DL; Alex Parnell, jr., RB/DB; Tanner Schaeffer, sr., TE/LB
Word from the coach: “We are a young team that is eager to improve from last year. We have been spending a great deal of time together to build family. Our goals are to have focus, battle, fortitude and become a family. If we can accomplish all four goals, the sky is the limit for this group.”
2015 Schedule
Sept. 5 at Sammamish, 7 p.m.
Sept. 11 Burlington-Edison, 7 p.m.
Sept. 18 King’s, 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 CPC-Bothell, 7 p.m.
Oct. 2 at Lakewood, 7 p.m.
Oct. 9 Sultan, 7 p.m.
Oct. 16 at South Whidbey, 7 p.m.
Oct. 23 Granite Falls, 7 p.m.
Oct. 29 at A. Murphy, 7 p.m.
Cedar Park Christian-Bothell Eagles
Last season: 2-5 league, 2-8 overall; lost 70-13 to Mount Baker in the Class 1A District 1 playoffs
Head coach: Bill Marsh (second season)
Key returners: Jaden Sheffey, soph., QB/FS; Caleb Freed, sr., OL/LB; Noah Anglin, sr., WR/LB
Word from the coach: “We return three starters on the offensive line and (quarterback Jaden) Sheffey, who started — and won — the game against Sultan last year. We are moving to more of a triple-option attack to utilize our team speed. We must stay healthy because depth will become an issue. Our starters can compete against most of the teams in this league, but will stamina become a problem with eight two-way players? It’s been a fantastic offseason, including growth from four to 12 (assistant coaches) on my staff. Defense is anchored in the secondary and linebackers by all returning players. Up front is where the issues will lie.”
2015 Schedule
Sept. 4 at Seattle Prep, 5 p.m.
Sept. 11 at Springback, 7 p.m.
Sept. 19 at South Whidbey, 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 at Cedarcrest, 7 p.m.
Oct. 2 Granite Falls, 7 p.m.
Oct. 9 at Lakewood, 7 p.m.
Oct. 16 Archbishop Murphy, 7 p.m.
Oct. 23 at Sultan, 7 p.m.
Oct. 30 King’s, 7 p.m.
Granite Falls Tigers
Last season: 1-6 league, 2-8 overall
Head coach: Alex Heilig (first season)
Key returners: Jacob Bates, sr., RB/FS; Griffin Chapman, sr., QB; Kory Glover, jr., TE/LB.
Word from the coach: “We are instituting a new program at Granite Falls. Part of our new program is bringing a new culture to the team, the school and the community. We are excited to show this new version of the Granite Falls Tigers to the conference and our fans. It’s going to be a very exciting year for the Tigers and our fans.”
2015 Schedule
Sept. 5 at Bellevue Christian, 5 p.m.
Sept. 11 Blaine, 7 p.m.
Sept. 18 at Sultan, 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 South Whidbey, 7 p.m.
Oct. 2 at CPC-Bothell, 7 p.m.
Oct. 9 at A. Murphy, 7 p.m.
Oct. 16 King’s, 7 p.m.
Oct. 23 at Cedarcrest, 7 p.m.
Oct. 29 Lakewood, 7 p.m.
King’s Knights
Last season: 7-0 league, 9-3 overall; lost 56-15 to Cascade Christian in the Class 1A state quarterfinals
Head coach: Jim Shapiro (19th season)
Key returners: Koa Wilkins, sr., QB/SS; Jack McCleod, sr., OL/DL; Duncan Cull, sr., TE/DL; Edmund Sundquist, sr., TE/DL.
Word from the coach: “I’m already proud of this year’s team. They believe in our philosophy of building champions while pursuing championships. This promises to be a fun, competitive and productive season for the Knights.”
2015 Schedule
Sept. 4 Lynden, 7 p.m.
Sept. 11 Lakeside, 7 p.m.
Sept. 18 at Cedarcrest, 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 Lakewood, 7 p.m.
Oct. 2 at Sultan, 7 p.m.
Oct. 9 South Whidbey, 7 p.m.
Oct. 16 at Granite Falls, 7 p.m.
Oct. 23 Archbishop Murphy, 7 p.m.
Oct. 30 at CPC-Bothell, 7 p.m.
Lakewood Cougars
Last season: 6-1 league, 6-4 overall; lost 49-7 to Burlington-Edison in the Class 2A District 1 playoffs
Head coach: Dan Teeter (10th season)
Key returners: Jordan Jira, sr., OL/DL; Sean Renfro, sr., OL/DL; Billy Main, jr., OL/DL; Bobak Hejazi, jr., HB/LB; David Le, jr., WR/KR/DB; Tyler Courtney, sr., RB/LB; Billy Main, jr., OL/DL; Sean Dawson, sr., RB/QB/LB
Word from the coach: “We lost 22 seniors, and they were a really solid class with a lot of good football players. They filled up a lot of our depth. We have some talented kids coming in this year but we have a small senior class and a pretty small junior class. There’s going to be a lot of inexperienced guys out there surrounded by a few guys who have played.”
2015 Schedule
Sept. 4 at Liberty, 7 p.m.
Sept. 11 at Lynden, 7 p.m.
Sept. 18 Archbishop Murphy, 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 at King’s
Oct. 2 Cedarcrest, 7 p.m.
Oct. 9 CPC-Bothell, 7 p.m.
Oct. 16 at Sultan, 7 p.m.
Oct. 23 South Whidbey, 7 p.m.
Oct. 29 at Granite Falls, 7 p.m.
South Whidbey Falcons
Last season: 2-5 league, 2-8 overall
Head coach: Michael Coe (first season)
Key returners: Charlie Patterson, sr., QB/DB; Kohl Hunter, sr., RB/LB; Chase Bartlett, jr., OL/DL; Anthony Eveland, sr., WR/DB; Trevor Miller, sr., P/OL; Tanner Lobdall, sr., WR/DB; Connor Annich, jr., WR/DB
Word from the coach: “We’re a team that needs to maximize everything that we can control, and with that there are a lot of things that we can control before we even step on the field. My message to the team is that we will do everything in our power to maximize those things that we can control. With that, the expectation is that we are physical and we should expect to win week in and week out.”
2015 Schedule
Sept. 4 Coupeville, 7 p.m.
Sept. 11 Anacortes, 7 p.m.
Sept. 19 CPC-Bothell, 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 at Granite Falls, 7 p.m.
Oct. 2 Archbishop Murphy, 7 p.m.
Oct. 9 at King’s, 7 p.m.
Oct. 16 Cedarcrest, 7 p.m.
Oct. 23 at Lakewood, 7 p.m.
Oct. 29 Sultan, 7 p.m.
Sultan Turks
Last season: 1-6 league, 2-8 overall
Head coach: Ben Murphy (sixth season)
Key returners: Andy Sam, jr., RB; Zach Zornes, jr., RB; Jacob Ballweber, sr., WR; Noah Flemming, jr., RB; James Dodd, jr., DL; Jamell Carroll, jr., SS; Cory Martinez, sr., LB; Collin Cruz, sr., DL; Dalton Miller, sr., DB.
Word from the coach: “In the offseason we set some standards for our players to meet. Some kids made a choice not to continue with our program, but those that did are dedicated, motivated and ready for this season to get underway. … Our goals are to be better than we were yesterday, to always compete to the best of our abilities and to enjoy the journey. We are capable of playing well into November if we stay healthy.”
2015 Schedule
Sept. 4 at Shorecrest, 7 p.m.
Sept. 11 Lynden Christian, 7 p.m.
Sept. 18 Granite Falls, 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 at A. Murphy, 7 p.m.
Oct. 2 King’s, 7 p.m.
Oct. 9 at Cedarcrest, 7 p.m.
Oct. 16 Lakewood, 7 p.m.
Oct. 23 CPC-Bothell, 7 p.m.
Oct. 29 at South Whidbey, 7 p.m.
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