Awesome!! It seems like it's taken forever to get here to me. I'll give my 2 cents but that's all it's worth. Not sure who could be a cinderella story and I can't say I'm very educated but I have a few feelings on the matter.
Royal, not surprisingly, it top rated and will be the team to beat. They just seem to keep producing year after year. Don't know what they feed those kids there but they sure come to play. I imagine this year will be a little different since their 3 (or 4?) year starting QB is gone. I don't know much about little brother Jenks but my guess is we will find out Friday night. I know they lost a few key players but as I recall they had some talent in their juniors and a couple of sophomores.
I guess Connell will be good also but they lost a lot of key positions in my opinion. They play first 2 games against same opponents as Royal so that could be quite telling. Coach Riner will have them gritty as ever so my guess is they will get it done somehow. Tristan Garland is fast and shifty so I expect a lot from him. I think he was hurt some of last year so hopefully this year he can stay healthy.
I'm anxious to see how Meridian does actually. That Burkett kid, who I think committed to Eastern, should be show stopper at QB so I expect they will make a good run also.
I read somewhere that La Center, who lost in the semis last year, has 26 seniors on their team. Wow!! I think some schools don't get that many kids out for the entire team, let alone Seniors. I don't know what players they lost from last year but that sounds like they could be good.
I hope Deer Park can make a run again. That Lim kid was impressive and I don't think their loss to Royal was indicative of the type of team they are. And I'm also curious to see how Newport does after 1AA comments. Colville is always scary and I know they have a couple of key players back. They are well coached, tough as nails and that offense is hard to stop.
How about Caribou Trail or SCAC West (sorry, I don't know much about West side)?
After reading that I think that's only 1 cent worth. Can't wait for Friday night.