Snohomish football preview

LAST SEASON

2nd place in Wesco North (7-1, 9-2)

RETURNING STARTERS:

Offense 2; Defense 6

LOOK AHEAD

The Panthers again will be a senior-dominated team as they look to return to the postseason for the second consecutive year. Cameron Woolsey, who earned All Wesco second team honors last season at defensive back, will lead a Panthers squad looking to replace six players who earned All Wesco first team honors last season, including Derek Jones, who rushed for 20 touchdowns and nearly 1,800 yards last season.

IMPACT PLAYERS

Jake Reinhard, TE/DL

Senior; 6-4, 245

Jake Adams, LB/TE

Senior; 6-2, 210

Braden Allen, DB/QB

Senior; 6-1, 190

Cameron Woolsey, DB/RB

Senior; 6-1, 170

FRESH FACES

Ray Purviance, RB/LB

Senior; 6-1,195

Conner Moe, WR/DB

Senior; 6-1, 180

SCHEDULE

(Home games in caps)

Sept. 5KAMIAK

Sept. 12at M-P

Sept. 19at Shorecrest

Sept. 26MONROE

Oct. 3at Oak Harbor

Oct. 10at Cascade

Oct. 17STANWOOD

Oct. 24at Arlington

Oct. 31LAKE STEVENS

COACH’S COMMENT

“ Replacing (last year’s senior class) leadership is going to be harder to replace than on the field … it’s a matter of can we reproduce the leadership (and) team unity that we had last year?

Mark Perry,

14th season

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