In just his first season as Auburn Riverside’s head coach, Bryant Thomas injected a positive attitude about where the program was headed and he maximized the potential of the talent he had on his roster, going 7-3 and winning the SPSL 3A title.
Over the years, Skyline has been known for it’s outstanding skill position players, several of which were rated the best at their position in the country — QBs Max Browne and Jake Heaps as well as WR Kasen Williams —
One of the top athletes in the state of Oregon for the 2016 class is Justin Herbert (6-4 185 Jr. QB/ATH) of Sheldon. He is a three sport athlete that ranks at the top of the charts
To say that this 2015 Black Tornado group is special would be an understatement. The turnaround at North over the last few seasons has been storybook like.
The Bethel program has fallen on hard times recently after many years as one of the top teams in Washington. New head coach Mark Iddins takes over and looks to turn around the once proud program.
New head coach AJ Parnell takes over a program that hasn’t seen a ton of success recently, but he has done it with the big picture in mind.
John Johnson is in his 8th year as head coach of the Cougars, and has put together a rather impressive resume in such a short time. His teams have qualified for the playoffs each year of his tenure, and have reached the semifinals three times (2008, 2010 and 2012).
The season is a few short days away, and a kid you will hear a lot about over the next two years is Junior LB Kiahve Dennis-Lee (6-2 190 16′) of Oregon City.
Spartans head coach Keith Ross is one of the more underrated coaches in the state. He is heading into his 13th season at the helm, and has guided his teams to multiple league titles.
Eric Kurle’s 10-plus seasons with Graham-Kapowsin have been an unmitigated success, but last year’s team might have been his best up to this point, going 10-1 with their only loss coming in the first round of the state playoffs to a very good Bothell squad.