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Archbishop Murphy moves to No. 2 in state football poll

Published 6:00 am Thursday, October 17, 2024

By Aaron Coe

Archbishop Murphy senior running back Jevin Madison runs with the football during the Archbishop Murphy-Lakewood football game at Lakewood High School on Sept. 6, 2024. The Wildcats won 48-24. (Taras McCurdie / The Herald)
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Archbishop Murphy senior running back Jevin Madison runs with the football during the Archbishop Murphy-Lakewood football game at Lakewood High School on Sept. 6, 2024. The Wildcats won 48-24. (Taras McCurdie / The Herald)

Archbishop Murphy senior running back Jevin Madison runs with the football during the Archbishop Murphy-Lakewood football game at Lakewood High School on Sept. 6, 2024. The Wildcats won 48-24. (Taras McCurdie / The Herald)
Archbishop Murphy senior running back Jevin Madison runs with the football during the Archbishop Murphy-Lakewood football game at Lakewood High School on Sept. 6, 2024. The Wildcats won 48-24. (Taras McCurdie / The Herald)

How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school football teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2024, by WIAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

4A

1. Camas (7) (6-0) 79

2. Kennedy Catholic (6-0) 67

3. Gonzaga Prep (6-0) 64

4. Sumner (1) (5-1) 58

5. Arlington (6-0) 47

6. Lake Stevens (4-2) 38

7. Mead (6-0) 28

8. Graham-Kapowsin (4-2) 17

9. Chiawana (5-1) 15

10. Yelm (5-1)

(tie) Skyview (4-2) 8

Others receiving votes: Richland 4, Eastlake 4, Moses Lake 2, Emerald Ridge 1.

3A

1. Bellevue (8) (5-0) 80

2. Kennewick (6-0) 72

3. O’Dea (6-0) 64

4. Eastside Catholic (5-1) 53

5. Lakes (6-0) 42

6. Decatur (6-0) 34

(tie) Roosevelt (4-2) 34

8. Monroe (5-1) 23

9. Mercer Island (6-0) 19

10. Tacoma (Lincoln) (4-2) 14

Others receiving votes: Central Valley 3, Enumclaw 2.

2A

1. Tumwater (4) (6-0) 67

2. Archbishop Murphy (2) (6-0) 63

3. Anacortes (1) (5-1) 54

4. W. F. West (6-0) 46

5. Othello (6-0) 41

6. Lynden (5-1) 35

7. West Valley (Spokane) (6-0) 28

8. Franklin Pierce (6-0) 26

9. Ridgefield (6-0) 18

10. Orting (5-1) 6

Others receiving votes: Sehome 1.

1A

1. Royal (7) (6-0) 70

2. Seton Catholic (6-0) 63

3. LaCenter (6-0) 53

4. Nooksack Valley (5-1) 43

5. Life Christian Academy (5-0) 41

6. Cashmere (5-1) 36

7. Meridian (5-1) 31

8. Kalama (5-1) 24

9. Zillah (4-2) 9

10. Montesano (4-2) 5

(tie) Mount Baker (3-2) 5

Others receiving votes: Lynden Christian 4, Cascade Christian 1.

2B

1. Okanogan (6) (6-0) 60

2. Toledo (6-0) 51

3. Asotin (6-0) 48

4. Onalaska (5-1) 39

5. Freeman (5-1) 34

6. La Salle (6-0) 28

7. Northwest Christian (Colbert) (5-1) 23

8. Liberty Bell (4-1) 21

9. Napavine (4-2) 18

10. Cle Elum/Roslyn (5-1)

Others receiving votes: Colfax 2, Tri-Cities Prep 1, Warden 1, Pe Ell/Willapa Valley 1.

1B

1. Liberty Christian (4) (6-0) 58

2. Wilbur-Creston (2) (6-0) 53

3. Naselle (6-0) 49

4. DeSales (Walla Walla) (6-0) 34

5. Almira/Coulee-Hartline (6-0) 20

Others receiving votes: Pomeroy 14, Tulalip Heritage 6, Neah Bay 6.

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