Rankings madness

Published 8:40 pm Monday, October 1, 2007

With another entertaining Stilly Cup game behind me, it’s time to focus my attention on a gigantic football clash in the Western Conference South Division. This Friday at Goddard Stadium two unbeaten, loaded teams – Edmonds-Woodway and Kamiak – will fight for control of the division.

E-W and Kamiak, both 5-0, are once again listed in the latest WashingtonPreps.com Class 4A poll. Look below to see where the Warriors, Knights and other local teams are ranked in the new 4A and 2A polls.

4A

1. Bothell 5-0

2. Ferris 5-0

3. Eastlake 5-0

4. Edmonds-Woodway 5-0

5. Oak Harbor 5-0

6. Kamiak 5-0

7. Woodinville 4-1

8. Evergreen 4-1

9. Kentwood 4-1

10. Moses Lake 5-0

2A

1. Tumwater 5-0

2. Prosser 5-0

3. Archbishop Murphy 5-0

4. Colville 5-0

5. Clarkston 5-0

6. Pullman 5-0

7. Lynden 4-1

8. Hockinson 5-0

9. South Whidbey 5-0

10. Burlington Edison 4-1

For sports fans who prefer an activity that requires athletes to attack a course instead of a ball carrier, here are the current Washington State Cross Country Coaches rankings, released Sunday, that involve local squads.

Boys 4A —-Girls 4A

1Central Valley —-1Mead

2Gig Harbor —-2Gig Harbor

3Mead —-3Central Valley

4Snohomish —-4Snohomish

5Eisenhower —-5Redmond

6Tahoma —-6Eastlake

7Ferris —-7Bellarmine Prep

8North Kitsap —-8Richland

9Lake Stevens —-9Tahoma

10Lewis &Clark —-10Thomas Jefferson

Boys 2A —-Girls 2A

1Sehome —-1Sehome

2Burlington-Edison —-2Bellingham

3Lakewood —-3South Whidbey

4West Valley-Spokane —-4West Valley-Spokane

5Colville —-5Cheney

6Cheney —-6Riverside

7Bellingham —-7Ephrata

8Selah —-8Selah

9Ellensburg —-9Lakewood

10Riverside —-10Toppenish

Boys 1A —-Girls 1A

1Nooksack Valley —-1King’s

2Royal —-2Chelan

3Lakeside (Nine Mile) —-3Lakeside (Nine Mile)

4Onalaska —-4Bush School

5Charles Wright —-5La Center

6La Center —-6Lynden Christian

7Bellevue Christian —-7Charles Wright

8Chewelah —-8Nooksack Valley

9Bush School —-9Cedar Park Christian

10King’s —-10Zillah