Federal Way Eagles

Coach: Jerome Collins

Last year’s record: 9-5 (da

Strong returners: Sr. Jake Stewart, Sr. Max Ward, Jr. Sam Conklin, Jr. Bradley Lewis

Top newcomers: Soph. Dalton Alvey; Ben Blackner; Jason Guo; DeShawn Williams; Matt Havili

Team weakness: Inexperience

What head coach Jerome Collins has to say about his team: “We have to play smart and practice hard every day to get better.”

Beamer Titans

Coach: Brent Brilhante (second year)

Last year’s record: 14-0 (SPSL South champs)

Strong returners: Sr. Corey Zalewski; Jr. Chase Friedrich; Jr. Sean O’Bryan; Jr. Ludomir Wanot.

Top newcomer: Fr. Joseph Dela Cruz

Team strength: “I think we have some depth and a few different strong lineups that we can throw out,” Brilhante said.

What Brilhante has to say about his team: “If we all can buy into the fact that this is a team sport and we have to put the best lineup out that can help us get those three points.”

Thomas Jefferson Raiders

Coach: Andrew Buchan (18th year)

Last year’s record: 11-3 (second in the SPSL North)

Strong returners: Jr. Joe Lee (first-team, All-SPSL North); Jr. Branden Muraki (All-SPSL honorable mention); Soph. Makoa Rosa (All-SPSL honorable mention); Soph. Brandyn Gomez; Jr. Kyle Creek; Sr. Kevin Park.

Top newcomers: Fr. Kainoa Rosa; Sr. Anthony Tomyn; Jr. Michael Suh

TJ facts: Longtime TJ head coach Andrew Buchan has been the boys and girls coach at Jefferson since 1991. His career record is 181-40 on the boys’ side and 343-139 overall.

Decatur Gators

Coach: John Cassens (second year)

Last year’s record: 3-10

Strong returners: Jr. Harry Choi; Jr. Alex Eddy; Sr. C.J. Andrus; Jr. Devon Murphy; Soph. Darrell Belviin; Jr. Matt Crahan; Jr. Ryan Westerdahl; Jr. Nelson Adtkinson

Top newcomers: Rylan Goldstein; Josh Park

What Cassens has to say about his team: “We have a young team.”