103:

Derek Crouter- Sedro-Woolley

Ricardi Rivera- Sunnyside

Jared Miller- Kelso

Shelby Lawson- East Valley Spokane

Ty Howard- Cedarcrest

Eddie Perdroza- Prosser

The darkhorse in almost every weight will be the East Valley wrestlers. I expect

Crouter to end up on top, but Lawson could be the surprise here.

112:

Neal Ward- Kelso

Joey Plumb- East Valley Spokane

Brad Caldwell- Columbia River

Nick Uehara- River Ridge

Brad Hayes- Sedro-Woolley

Nick Miller- Fife

Like 103 I think Ward is a clear favorite, but with again another East Valley

wrestler waiting in the wings.

119:

Demetrious Johnson- Washington

Steven Sanchez- Sunnyside

Jared Dalgleish- Kelso

Kevin O'Niel- Sedro-Woolley

Francisco Rosales- Wapato

Deven Stelter-Moormen- West Valley Yakima

Johnson was a finalist last but should be a run from a bunch of wrestlers that

have improved from last year.

125:

Jason Costello- Squalicum

Mason May- Yelm

Devin Palmer- Fife

Brandon Stelter- West Valley Yakima

Victor Harkness- Bellingham

Andrew Richardson- Tumwater

Costello is the standout here.

130:

Nathan Decker- Sedro-Woolley

Blake Riske- Cheney

Zack Smith- Bremerton

Jacob Tarvin- River Ridge

Johnny Hurtado- Prosser

Tyler Munson- West Valley Yakima

Jacob Tarvin- River Ridge

Decker has never had it easy. There always seems to be high quality wrestlers in

his weight every year. Riske could be that tough opponent this year. Hurtado

could also be a factor.

135:

Patrick O'Neil- Sedro-Woolley

Jared Imes- East Valley Spokane

Tony Underwood- Penninsula

Andrew Hansen- Chehalis

Dan Classon- Cedarcrest

Aaron Biggs- River Ridge

An O'Neil/Imes match could be an important one in the team race.

140:

Coby Jones- Burlington

Michael Lomsdalen- Sedro-Woolley

Ionica Hansen- West Seattle

Chris Yncera- Issaquah

Robert Foy- Chehalis

Matt Hansen- East Valley Spokane

This could be the toughest weight in 3a. Hansen could easily be ranked #1.

145:

Brandon Sitch- Kelso

Derek Driscoll- Chehalis

James Curtis- Yelm

Nate McRae- Chief Sealth

Jordan Frisbee- Sedro-Woolley

Casey Oswald- Bellingham

There could be a number of great matches between Driscoll and Stich. I've said

this before: the junior year is always the hardest title.

152:

Kyle Morrow- White River

Patrick Janicki- Sedro-Woolley

David Haward- Cedarcrest

Pat Lawson- Bellingham

Jason Mannie- South Whidbey

Brody Faler-Camas

The top three are interchangeable.

160:

Jake Freidman- Peninsula

Sean McNulty- White River

Fred Arnold- East Valley Spokane

Rick Copsey- Camas

Ethan Sandelin- Sedro-Woolley

Ryan Nielsen- Squalicum

If and when Kyle Bounds gets back I'll still probably have him second behind

Friedman.

171:

Cody Leifheit- Ferndale

Ryan Jones- Camas

Omar Petty- Clover Park

Tim Haukenberry- White River

Joey Clark- Sedro-Woolley

Jordan Jolley- East Valley Spokane

Leifeit and Jones have already had a close match earlier this year.

189:

Zack Little- Columbia River

Jesse McMillan- Kelso

Joel Shumate- Black Hills

Kevin Lind- Fife

Pat Smith- Renton

Keena Washington- Clover Park

This weight is wide open. Shumate could be the surprise here.

215:

Brad Padgett- White River

Max Newberry- Aberdeen

Jesse Johnson- Mercer Island

John Sanchez- Washougal

Travis McKinzie- Cheney

Joe Shaw- Sequim

This weight also has a bunch of good wrestlers. Padgett just may be too tough

for everyone.

275:

Derek Altona- Ferndale

Curtis Baskett- West Seattle

Jared Riffe- Timberline

Chris Helm- East Valley Spokane

Pete Garza- Sunnyside

Lewis Byron- West Seattle

Altona could be on his way to three titles.

Teams

Favorite:

Sedro-Woolley- This could be the best team in the state in any classification.

They just have too many people that can score points at the tournament

Darkhorse:

East Valley Spokane- They will be the big mystery team in 3a. They had been in

4a and on the other side of the mountain. Most of the rest of 3a really hasn't

seen much of them. That can be an advantage or a disadvantage.

Challenger:

Kelso- They just don't have the horses to beat Sedro-Woolley. They do however

have enough to reach the top four.

Chehalis- This is a good young team that could be a year away.

Good

teams:

Ferndale- They should be able to reach the top ten

White River- They could have enough to reach the top four.

Peninsula- I'm going to have to keep an eye out on these guys. They still are a

bit of a question for me.

Bellingham- They may be a better duel meet team then a tournament team.