Wesco 3A North football capsules

Arlington Eagles

Last season: 3-2 league, 5-5 overall; lost 42-14 to Eastside Catholic in the Class 3A quad-district playoffs

Head coach: Greg Dailer (eighth season)

Key returners: Benicio Madrigal-Reis, sr., OL/DL; Andrew Kalahar, sr., QB; Donavan Sellgren, sr., WR/DB; George Spady, sr., LB; Hunter Gardoski, sr., LB; Kyle Bayer, sr., WR/DB.

Word from the coach: “We are excited about this group. We have a great group of seniors who have provided excellent leadership this off-season. We have tweaked our offense quite a bit to match our personnel and we studied a new way to call plays using those big posterboards you see college teams use. We have changed our defense from a 3-4 to a 3-5. We are in a very tough conference, but we expect to compete to be conference champs.”

2015 Schedule

Sept. 4 Cascade, 7 p.m.

Sept. 11 Snohomish, 7 p.m.

Sept. 18 at Eastside Catholic, 7 p.m.

Sept. 25 at Marysville Getchell, 7 p.m.

Oct. 2 Oak Harbor, 7 p.m.

Oct. 9 at Stanwood, 7 p.m.

Oct. 16 Marysville Pilchuck, 7 p.m.

Oct. 23 at Everett, 5 p.m.

Oct. 30 North-South Crossover, 7 p.m.

Nov. 6 Crossover game, 7 p.m.

Everett Seagulls

Last season: 0-5 league, 1-9 overall

Head coach: Doug Trainor (first season)

Key returners: Nick Blair, sr., OL/DL; Andrew McLain, sr., OL/DL; Aki Howell, sr., RB/CB; Aldo Yeo, soph., RB/LB.

Word from the coach: “We’re fighting a little bit to not think about anything beyond Week 1. We have some things to do to get there, and we’ve taken some good steps already this preseason. We have set team goals. … They’re up on the wall, but we want our guys’ heads focused on winning the first game. For a team that was 1-9 the last three years, we want to get the first one out of the way early.”

2015 Schedule

Sept. 4 Shorewood, 8 p.m.

Sept. 11 at Cascade, 7 p.m.

Sept. 19 Bainbridge, 1 p.m.

Sept. 25 at Oak Harbor, 7 p.m.

Oct. 2 Stanwood, 7 p.m.

Oct. 9 at Marysville Pilchuck, 7 p.m.

Oct. 16 at Marysville Getchell, 7 p.m.

Oct. 23 Arlington, 5 p.m.

Oct. 30 North-South Crossover, 7 p.m.

Nov. 6 Crossover game, 7 p.m.

Marysville Getchell Chargers

Last season: 1-3 league, 3-6 overall

Head coach: Davis Lura (fifth season)

Key returners: Collin Montez, jr., RB/DB; Kyle Pinca, jr., WR/DB; Gage Thomas, jr., FB/LB; Michael Stewart, jr., WR/LB; Zack Townsend, jr., WR/LB.

Coach’s quote: “Right now, we’re where we want to be in the program moving it forward. I call it, ‘Phase Two.’ We’ve established some traditions and now we want to move to get the program to compete with everybody, getting to the point where any team we face, we’re going to compete. I think this group has bought into that. That’s what they’re expecting to do.”

2015 Schedule

Sept. 4 Auburn-Riverside, 7 p.m.

Sept. 12 at Jackson, 1 p.m.

Sept. 18 at Lakeside, 4 p.m.

Sept. 25 Arlington, 7 p.m.

Oct. 2 Marysville Pilchuck, 7 p.m.

Oct. 9 at Oak Harbor, 7 p.m.

Oct. 16 Everett, 7 p.m.

Oct. 23 at Stanwood, 7 p.m.

Oct. 30 North-South Crossover, 7 p.m.

Nov. 6 Crossover game, 7 p.m.

Marysville Pilchuck Tomahawks

Last season: 4-0 league, 10-2 overall; lost 20-10 to Bellevue in the Class 3A state semifinals

Head coach: Brandon Carson (ninth season)

Key returners: Erik Lind, sr., QB; Sam Watson, sr., OL; Tyler McDonald, sr., TE/LB; Daryl Cerdino, sr., RB/LB; Dylen Boomer, sr., LB/DB.

Coach’s quote: “Each and every kid, once we get their roles defined, are going to have to be effective in the job that we do. If they do that, we should be OK. Our goal, like it is every year, is to get into the playoffs and we’ll see what happens.”

2015 Schedule

Sept. 4 at Kamiak, 7 p.m.

Sept. 11 Lake Stevens, 7 p.m.

Sept. 18 O’Dea, 7 p.m.

Sept. 25 at Stanwood, 7 p.m.

Oct. 2 at Marysville Getchell, 7 p.m.

Oct. 9 Everett, 7 p.m.

Oct. 16 at Arlington, 7 p.m.

Oct. 23 Oak Harbor, 7 p.m.

Oct. 30 North-South Crossover, 7 p.m.

Nov. 6 Crossover game, 7 p.m.

Oak Harbor Wildcats

Last season: 4-0 league, 7-2 overall; lost 42-14 to Peninsula in first round of the Class 3A state playoffs

Head coach: Jay Turner (eighth season)

Key returners: Dyllan Harris, sr., WR/FS; Princeton Lollar, jr., RB/DL; Sam Zook, jr., OL/DL.

Word from the coach: “We are going to be pretty young and inexperienced, but we had a great summer and are very excited for this year. As with most high school teams, depth is an issue, so staying healthy throughout the year will be very important.”

2015 Schedule

Sept. 4 at Monroe, 7 p.m.

Sept. 11 Ferndale, 7 p.m.

Sept. 25 Everett, 7 p.m.

Oct. 2 at Arlington, 7 p.m.

Oct. 9 Marysville Getchell, 7 p.m.

Oct. 16 Stanwood, 7 p.m.

Oct. 23 at Marysville Pilchuck, 7 p.m.

Oct. 30 North-South Crossover, 7 p.m.

Nov. 6 Crossover game, 7 p.m.

Stanwood Spartans

Last season: 1-3 league, 1-8 overall

Head coach: Dave Telford (third season)

Key returners: Coach Dave Telford said Stanwood’s emphasis is on the team and that the impact players will be those who help bring the team together.

Word from the coach: “Our program goal is turn the ship around from the directions it headed last year. The great thing is that we have a great attitude and great approach this season. We have had better commitment in the offseason and although it may not show in the win-loss column, we can already feel the difference internally. Our focus is on the process of being great teammates of character and working to be the best person we can be. The rest will take care of itself.”

2015 Schedule

Sept. 4 Lynnwood, 7 p.m.

Sept. 11 at Monroe, 7 p.m.

Sept. 18 at Bishop Blanchet, 7 p.m.

Sept. 25 Marysville Pilchuck, 7 p.m.

Oct. 2 at Everett, 7 p.m.

Oct. 9 Arlington, 7p.m.

Oct. 16 at Oak Harbor, 7 p.m.

Oct. 23 Marysville Getchell, 7 p.m.

Oct. 30 North-South Crossover, 7 p.m.

Nov. 6 Crossover game, 7 p.m.

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