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  • September 29, 2008

    Times and Tribune rank Titans #4


    Seattle Times

    Class 3A
    1. Bellevue 4-0
    2. Ferndale 4-0
    3. Lakes (Lakewood) 4-0
    4. Union (Vancouver) 4-0
    5. West Seattle 4-0
    6. Kennedy 3-1
    7. O’Dea 3-1
    8. Eastside Catholic 3-1
    9. Liberty 3-1
    10. Meadowdale 2-1

    On the radar: Bainbridge, Juanita, East Valley, Camas, Capital, Peninsula, Sumner, Bonney Lake, Mount Spokane.

    Tacoma News Tribune

    Class 3A
    1. Bellevue
    2. Ferndale
    3. Lakes
    4. Union
    5. Kennedy
    6. West Seattle
    7. Eastside Catholic
    8. O’Dea
    9. Peninsula
    10. Liberty

    The Seattle Times and Tacoma News Tiribune both released their votes for the AP top-10. Both newspapers have the Union Titans ranked #4 in 3A. Union won for the forth week in a fow over a 4A school Friday with their 49-28 win over Heritage. Union was ranked #4 in both poll’s last week as well.

    Even after their loss at home to Evergreen 27-26, Camas is still on the radar for 3A by the Seattle Times.

    The Seattle Times ranks only 4A and 3A schools. While the Tacoma News Tribune lists all 6 classifications, they do not list “on the radar” teams.

    No other GSHL teams were listed by either news paper. Not even 4A Skyview (3-1) and 2A Mark Morris (3-1) who both were both in the eleventh spot by the AP last week.

    Seattle Times State Football Top-10 Poll

    Tacoma News Tribune State Football Top-10 Poll

  • September 28, 2008

    Union Tops First GSHL Power Rankings


    This is the First ever GSHL Power Rankings.

    All 18 GSHL schools have had 4 games to show us what they can do. The below rankings are by no means a scientific measurement of who is are the best teams in SW Washington, only an opportunity  for fans to talk about GSHL Football.

    GSHL Power Rankings

    1. Union (4-0)
    2. Skyview (3-1)
    3. Evergreen (2-2)
    4. Camas (3-1)
    5. Mark Morris (3-1)

    The GSHL Power Rankings have come out, and there is no surprise who is #1.

    1. The Union Titans are 4-0 and ranked #4 in state at the 3A level. The Titans have won all 4 games over 4A schools. They have also won all of them easily, outscoring their opponents 167-55. In the schools second year Cale Piland has Union in a good position to make a run deep into the state playoffs. Piland is no stranger to deep playoff runs, taking his Evergreen teams to the final four in 2003, and winning state in 2004.

    2. Skyview has one loss on the season, and it was week one to our #1, Union. Since the 24-3 loss, the Storm have rolled. Since pulling away from Columbia River in the second half of a 29-15 week two win, Skyview has not looked back. Wining over 2A Hockinson 44-6 and 3A Hudson’s Bay 55-14. Skyview not played any 4A schools yet this season, so only time will tell if they are for real.

    3. You ask why Evergreen who is 2-2 is ranked ahead of four schools that are 3-1? Yep. They beat one of those schools (Camas), two more are 2A schools (Mark Morris & R.A. Long), and the forth lost to a 2A school (Kelso). Evergreen played two very tough schools to start the season. South Medford is 4-1 and ranked #4 in Oregon’s 6A class, and Union as we all know is #4 in Washington’s 3A class. Evergreen won its last two games with out Kyrell Hudson and James Monk. Evergreen travels to Kelso Friday, so the Highlanders have their shot to bump the Plainsmen out of the top-5.

    4. The Papermakers were two minutes away from being ranked #2 in our Power Rankings. Evergreen’s forth and goal touchdown may have taken the chance to see two 8-0 teams square off on Halloween night for the GSHL 3A title, but Camas is still in good shape to go into the final game with Union at 7-1 and more importantly 4-0 in league. Camas did beat 2 4A schools (Heritage 47-44 & Battle Ground 35-28) and also crushed 2A Washougal 56-0.

    5. I know Mark Morris is a 2A school, and Kelso is a 4A school. Both teams are 3-1, so how is Mark Morris ranked ahead of the Highlanders? They beat them! The Monarchs won at Kelso 20-14 to start the season.

    Think we got it wrong? Let us know who your top-5 GSHL schools are below.

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