Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 12:00 AM
JIM BATES / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Gino Simone, a junior who had 549 receiving yards last year, is one of seventh-ranked Skyline's top offensive threats.
Class 4A
| Team | Conference | 2006 |
| 1. Ferris (Spokane) | Greater Spokane | 8-2 |
| Skill players will keep scoreboard lights on late | ||
| 2. Bothell | KingCo | 12-2 |
| New QB, new O-line, same snarly Cougars | ||
| 3. Pasco | Columbia Basin | 10-2 |
| Just catching breath after nine-OT quarterfinal loss | ||
| 4. Olympia | Narrows Bay | 9-2 |
| Veteran Bears hungry after first-round playoff exit | ||
| 5. Kentridge | SPSL North | 7-3 |
| Chargers get jolt from electrifying new QB Turner | ||
| 6. Puyallup | SPSL South | 9-2 |
| LBs D.J. Williams, Kevin Friermuth bring hammer | ||
| 7. Oak Harbor | WesCo North | 13-1 |
| Good times: New stadium, Rodrick Rumble rumbling | ||
| 8. Skyview (Vancouver) | Greater St. Helens | 11-1 |
| Loss to Oak Harbor only dark cloud for Storm in '06 | ||
| 9. Eastlake (Sammamish) | KingCo | 9-3 |
| Schaefer blocks, Robertson throws, Wolves win | ||
| 10. Gig Harbor | Narrows Bridge | 6-5 |
| Tides roll behind 305-pound OL Matt Bernard | ||
Class 3A
| Team | Conference | 2006 |
| 1. Lakes (Lakewood) | Western Cascade | 9-2 |
| Just unfair: At least five D-I scholarship players | ||
| 2. Bellevue | KingCo | 14-0 |
| Six-time champs rebuilding, might go only 13-1 | ||
| 3. Kamiakin (Kennewick) | Columbia Basin | 11-2 |
| Secret's out on surprise semifinalists in 2006 | ||
| 4. Kennedy (Burien) | Seamount | 13-1 |
| Fleet of junior backs finally gets chance to touch ball | ||
| 5. O'Dea (Seattle) | Metro | 9-3 |
| Irish defense (nine starters back) is loaded | ||
| 6. Evergreen (White Center) | Seamount | 8-2 |
| QB Luther Leonard at controls of scary-good offense | ||
| 7. Skyline (Sammamish) | KingCo | 6-4 |
| Last chance as 3A school to topple Bellevue | ||
| 8. Ferndale | Northwest | 10-1 |
| Locker's not empty; Jake's cousin Casey is at QB | ||
| 9. Kennewick | Columbia Basin | 5-5 |
| DL Engel, RB Mitchell put teeth back in Lions | ||
| 10. Franklin Pierce (Tacoma) | SPSL | 9-2 |
| But are 16 returning starters enough to beat Auburn? | ||