It’s finally playoff time. For local football teams, it’s a chance to stop bashing (and getting bashed by) familiar foes and take on new challengers.
Whether or not you think rankings mean anything, they’re still a fun way to help predict what might happen in the postseason. With that in mind, here are the new WashingtonPreps.com gridiron rankings for the 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A classifications. Notice that three Western Conference squads (Edmonds-Woodway, Oak Harbor and Snohomish) are among the top seven in the 4A poll.
Class 4A
1. Bothell 9-0
2. Joel E. Ferris (Spokane) 9-0
3. Edmonds-Woodway 9-0
4. Eastlake (Sammamish) 8-1
5. Oak Harbor 9-0
6. Evergreen (Vancouver) 8-1
7. Snohomish 8-1
8. Olympia (Tumwater) 7-2
9. Federal Way 8-1
10. Central Kitsap (Silverdale) 8-1
Class 3A
1. Lakes (Lakewood, Pierce Co.) 9-0
2. Kamiakin (Kennewick) 9-0
3. O’Dea (Seattle) 9-0
4. Skyline (Issaquah) 9-0
5. Bellevue 8-1
6. Franklin Pierce (Tacoma) 9-0
7. Evergreen (Seattle) 8-1
8. Ferndale 9-0
9. Eastside Catholic (Bellevue) 8-1
10. Kennedy (Burien) 6-3
Class 2A
1. Tumwater (Tumwater) 9-0
2. Prosser (Prosser) 9-0
3. Archbishop Murphy (Everett) 9-0
4. Pullman (Pullman) 9-0
5. Burlington Edison (Burlington) 8-1
6. Woodland (Woodland) 8-1
7. Clarkston (Clarkston) 8-1
8. Lynden (Lynden) 7-2
9. Colville (Colville) 7-2
10. Cedarcrest (Duvall) 8-1
Class 1A
1. Connell 9-0
2. Cascade Christian (Puyallup) 9-0
3. Kalama (Kalama) 9-0
4. Meridian (Bellingham) 9-0
5. Royal (Royal City) 8-1
6. Cashmere 8-1
7. Montesano 8-2
8. Kiona Benton (Benton City) 8-1
9. Cascade (Leavenworth) 8-1
10. Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) 8-1
NOTE: To check out all of the football playoff brackets, go to wiaa.com. The 4A preliminary round bracket is here. … The 3A bracket is here. … The 2A bracket is here.
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