Edmonds-Woodway Warriors
Last season: 3-3 league, 5-5 overall
Head coach: John Gradwohl (20th season)
Key Returners: Spencer Schultz, sr., ILB; Isaac Jackson, sr., QB; Ali Gaye, jr., TE/DE; Tyler Rheinford, sr., RB/OLB; Logan Lambert, sr., OL/ILB; Abdoulie Jatta, jr., RB/DB.
Word from the coach: “We’ve had a great offseason. Hopefully that will pay off in the regular season. Like always, the most important ingredient will be if our team comes together and is able to put the team first. We have enough talent to have a fun and successful year. Will we be able to foster that team feeling so that our student-athletes can reach their goals is the question.”
2015 Schedule
Sept. 4 at Jackson, 5 p.m.
Sept. 11 Kamiak, 5 p.m.
Sept. 18 Meadowdale, 5 p.m.
Sept. 25 at Mountlake Terrace, 8 p.m.
Oct. 2 at Lynnwood, 8 p.m.
Oct. 9 Shorecrest, 5 p.m.
Oct. 16 Shorewood, 8 p.m.
Oct. 23 at Glacier Peak, 7 p.m.
Oct. 30 North-South Crossover, 7 p.m.
Nov. 6 Crossover game, 7 p.m.
Glacier Peak Grizzlies
Last season: 4-2 league, 6-4 overall; lost 45-15 to Auburn Mountainview in the Class 3A quad-district playoffs
Head coach: Rory Rosenbach (eighth season)
Key returners: Andrew McCoy, sr., TE/LB; Justin Guffey, sr., WR/DB; Iain Black, sr., RB/LB; Dexter Carter, sr., RB/DB; Malaki Fifita, jr., OL/DL; Colton Bunt, jr., WR/DB.
Word from the coach: “I love this group of young men. They seem to have developed a quick chemistry and are very aggressive, which fits what we want to be as a team. There is a lot of competition. It’s a deep group with several positions battling it out in fall camp. Like a lot of teams, if we work hard all year, focus on the little things, stay healthy and get a few fortunate bounces, then we could be playing in mid- to late November, which is all you can ask for in high school football.”
2015 Schedule
Sept. 4 at Snohomish, 7 p.m.
Sept. 11 Shorewood, 7 p.m.
Sept. 18 at Lynnwood, 8 p.m.
Sept. 25 at Meadowdale, 5 p.m.
Oct. 2 Bellevue, 7 p.m.
Oct. 9 Mountlake Terrace, 7 p.m.
Oct. 16 at Shorecrest, 7 p.m.
Oct. 23 Edmonds-Woodway, 7 p.m.
Oct. 30 North-South Crossover, 7 p.m.
Nov. 6 Crossover game, 7 p.m.
Lynnwood Royals
Last season: 2-4 league, 4-6 overall
Head coach: Keauntea Bankhead (second season)
Key returners: Alton Hammond, jr., QB/DB; Harris Cutuk, jr., OL/DL; Jacob Laban, jr., OL/DL; Mikao Kirkman, sr., RB/LB; Michael Kirkman, jr., RB/LB.
Word from the coach: “This season will be full of excitement. We have a good group of young athletes who will compete every snap. After losing 22 seniors last year, I have held my younger guys accountable for more responsibility in taking this program to where it needs to be. I hold them to high expectations in which they have met. I expect to be a contender this year and (for) years to follow.”
2015 Schedule
Sept. 4 at Stanwood, 7 p.m.
Sept. 11 at Shorecrest, 7 p.m.
Sept. 18 Glacier Peak, 8 p.m.
Sept. 25 at Interlake, 7 p.m.
Oct. 2 Edmonds-Woodway, 8 p.m.
Oct. 9 at Meadowdale, 8 p.m.
Oct. 16 Mountlake Terrace, 5 p.m.
Oct. 23 at Shorewood, 7 p.m.
Oct. 30 North-South Crossover, 7 p.m.
Nov. 6 Crossover game, 7 p.m.
Meadowdale Mavericks
Last season: 6-0 league, 8-3 overall; lost 42-14 to Eastside Catholic in first round of the Class 3A state playoffs
Head coach: Matt Leonard (first season)
Key returners: Bailey Walsh, sr., OL/DL; Tyler Ruby, sr., LB; C.J. Lewis, sr., OL/DL; Tyree Carson, sr., RB/DB.
Word from the coach: “Meadowdale has had a long string of success that dates back through two different coaches. We have kind of developed a winning attitude. Our kids feel like even though we graduated a lot of starters and a lot of talent over the last couple of years that we’re still Meadowdale and we’re still going to be tough. We still feel like we’re the team that people have to go through in the (Wesco) South. That’s our attitude and that’s how we’ve approached it — that we kind of have something to prove to people that think that we’re down this year.”
2015 Schedule
Sept. 4 Lake Stevens, 8 p.m.
Sept. 11 at Mountlake Terrace, 8 p.m.
Sept. 18 at Ed.-Woodway, 5 p.m.
Sept. 25 Glacier Peak, 5 p.m.
Oct. 2 at Shorewood, 7 p.m.
Oct. 9 Lynnwood, 8 p.m.
Oct. 15 at Renton, 7 p.m.
Oct. 23 Shorecrest, 8 p.m.
Oct. 30 North-South Crossover, 7 p.m.
Nov. 6 Crossover game, 7 p.m.
Mountlake Terrace Hawks
Last season: 5-1 league, 8-3 overall; lost 49-14 to Marysville Pilchuck in first round of the Class 3A state playoffs
Head Coach: Kelly Dougan (first season)
Key Returners: Drew Klippert, sr., OL/DL; Mikey Jenson, sr., QB/LB/K; Tanner Munnis, sr., FB/LB.
Word from the coach: “My staff and I are excited and anticipate having a solid 2015 season. We really like our group of kids. They are good people, great students and hard-working football players. Having graduated 22 seniors from 2014, you will see many new names and faces suited up on Friday nights, but we feel real good about our potential with this group. Overall, the program is strong. We have solid numbers in each class and are fortunate to have a large and talented freshman class, so we feel the future is bright for Terrace.”
2015 Schedule
Sept. 4 Mariner, 5 p.m.
Sept. 11 Meadowdale, 8 p.m.
Sept. 18 at Shorewood, 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 Edmonds-Woodway, 8 p.m.
Oct. 2 Shorecrest, 5 p.m.
Oct. 9 at Glacier Peak, 7 p.m.
Oct. 16 at Lynnwood, 5 p.m.
Oct. 23 Kingston, 5 p.m.
Oct. 30 North-South Crossover, 7 p.m.
Nov. 6 Crossover game, 7 p.m.
Shorecrest Scots
Last season: 0-6 league, 0-8 overall; lost 42-7 to Lynden in the Class 2A District 1 playoffs
Head coach: Brandon Christensen (sixth season)
Key returners: Will Brennan, sr., RB/LB; Isaiah Banks, sr., OL/LB; Diego Fountain, sr., OL/DL; Jake Smotherman, jr., LB.
Word from the coach: “After a rough 2014, we will look to continue to improve and battle as the only 2A school in Wesco 3A. We will be a senior-heavy team with a majority of our returners having played full time last year as juniors and sophomores. The strength of the team will be the defense that returns 10 of 11 starters from last year’s squad. After a shaky carousel of quarterbacks last season, junior Jack Koss will bring stability to that position. Also returning to the offense will be senior running back Will Brennan, whose season was cut short last year with a shoulder separation.”
2015 Schedule
Sept. 4 Sultan, 7 p.m.
Sept. 11 Lynnwood, 7 p.m.
Sept. 18 at Sammamish, 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 Shorewood, 7 p.m.
Oct. 2 at Mountlake Terrace, 5 p.m.
Oct. 9 at Ed.-Woodway, 5 p.m.
Oct. 16 Glacier Peak, 7 p.m.
Oct. 23 at Meadowdale, 8 p.m.
Oct. 30 North-South Crossover, 7 p.m.
Nov. 6 Crossover game, 7 p.m.
Shorewood Thunderbirds
Last season: 1-5 league, 2-8 overall
Head coach: Brandon Torrey (first season)
Key returners: Ronnie Gary, sr., WR/DB; Matthew Nagy, sr., WR/DB; Aaron Okumura, sr., QB/DB; Riley Teeters, sr., RB/LB; Isaac Whitaker, sr., FB/DL/K; Emilio Valderas, sr., OL/DL; Jack Holmes, sr., OL/DL; Andrew Blair, jr., OL/DL; Justus Blair, sr., OL/DL; Peter Brennan, sr., OL/DL.
Word from the coach: “As a coaching staff, we are extremely excited about the amount of experience we have returning. (Former) coach (Rob) Petschl’s staff did a great job building depth at Shorewood. We have had the best offseason we have had in years. The kids are excited to be here and the enthusiasm about Shorewood football is growing.”
2015 Schedule
Sept. 4 Everett, 8 p.m.
Sept. 11 at Glacier Peak, 7 p.m.
Sept. 18 Mountlake Terrace, 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 at Shorecrest, 7 p.m.
Oct. 2 Meadowdale, 7 p.m.
Oct. 9 Lake Washington, 7 p.m.
Oct. 16 at Ed.-Woodway, 8 p.m.
Oct. 23 Lynnwood, 7 p.m.
Oct. 30 North-South Crossover, 7 p.m.
Nov. 6 Crossover game, 7 p.m.
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