Here’s how I voted in the Associated Press Washington prep football poll for Oct. 7. The complete poll will be released later in the day on Wednesday and I’ll post it when it’s up. I don’t vote in Class 4A and 2B because no teams from those classifications are in the Bellingham Herald’s coverage area.

Class 3A

1. Lakes              

2. Liberty (Renton)                      

3. O’Dea                     

4. Union High School                   

5. Meadowdale                       

6. Bellevue                  

7. Timberline                   

8. Mt. Spokane                       

9. Camas             

10. Juanita             

Class 2A

1. Archbishop Murphy  

2. Ellensburg  

3. Lynden  

4. Interlake  

5. Othello  

6. Prosser  

7. W. F. West  

8. North Mason  

9. West Valley (Spokane)  

10. Blaine

Class 1A

1. Montesano  

2. Connell  

3. Cascade Christian  

4. Zillah  

5. Nooksack Valley  

6. Cashmere  

7. Cascade (Leavenworth)  

8. Royal  

9. Meridian  

10. Orting

Class 1B

1. Cusick  

2. Almira/Coulee-Hartline  

3. Neah Bay  

4. Colton  

5. Crescent

– JOE SUNNEN

The AP Washington prep football poll

For Wednesday, Sept. 30

SEATTLE — How a state panel of sports writers voted in the weekly Associated Press poll with won-loss record and total points (first place votes in parentheses):

Class 4A

1. Skyline (8)                          3-1             98

2. Bothell (2)                           4-0             92

3. Auburn                                 4-0             78

4. Jackson                              4-0             72

5. Wenatchee                          4-0             40

6. South Kitsap                        4-0             39

(tie)Ferris                               3-1             39

8. Gonzaga Prep                      3-1             35

9. Curtis                                   4-0             28

10. Central Valley                    4-0             10

Others receiving 6 or more points: 11. Marysville-Pilchuck 8.

Class 3A

1. Lakes (10)                          4-0             100

2. Liberty (Renton)                 4-0             84

3. Union                                   3-1             77

4. Bellevue                              2-2             70

5. O’Dea                                  3-1             61

6. Timberline                           4-0             45

7. Meadowdale                        4-0             42

8. Juanita                                4-0             27

9. Mt. Spokane                        3-1             23

10. Camas                               3-1             12

Others receiving 6 or more points: none

Class 2A

1. Ellensburg (8)                     4-0             97

2. Archbishop Murphy (2)      3-1             92

3. Lynden                                3-1             77

4. Othello                                 3-1             53

5. Interlake                              4-0             45

6. Prosser                               3-1             38

7. West Valley (Spokane)       4-0             31

8. W. F. West                          4-0             30

9. Blaine                                  3-1             16

10. Selah                                 4-0             15

Others receiving 6 or more points: 11. Mark Morris 14; 12. Burlington-Edison 13; 13. North Mason 10; 14. Black Hills 8.

Class 1A

1. Montesano (7)                    4-0             97

2. Connell (3)                          4-0             92

3. Cascade Christian               4-0             79

4. Cashmere                            2-1             64

5. Zillah                                   3-1             54

6. Cascade (Leavenworth)     3-0             44

7. Royal                                   3-1             37

8. Meridian                             3-1             28

9. Orting                                  3-1             23

10. Nooksack Valley              3-1             18

Others receiving 6 or more points: none

Class 2B

1. Colfax (7)                            3-0             70

2. LaSalle                                4-0             61

3. Asotin                                  4-0             53

4. Adna                                    4-0             52

5. Napavine                             3-1             39

6. Naselle                                4-0             34

7. Tacoma Baptist                   4-0             23

8. White Swan                         4-0             19

9. South Bend                          3-1             12

10. Wahkiakum                       3-1             8

Others receiving 6 or more points: none

Class 1B

1. Cusick (5)                           4-0             67

2. LaCrosse-Washtucna (2)                     4-0                         65

3. Almira Coulee-Hartline       4-0             56

4. Neah Bay                             4-0             42

5. Colton-Pullman Christian    3-0             38

Others receiving 6 or more points: none

– JOE SUNNEN

Here’s the The Associated Press Washingtonprep football poll as we head into Week 4. There were a few changes at the top with Ellensburg moving into first in Class 2A and Lakes in Class 3A. Meridian makes it’s first appearance of the season in the Class 1A poll and Ferndale falls out of the Class 3A poll as does Burlington-Edison in Class 2A.. Lummi also comes in at No. 5 in Class 1B.

Here it is —

SEATTLE (AP) — How a state panel of sports writers voted in the weekly Associated Press poll with won-loss record and total points (first place votes in parentheses):

Class 4A          

1. Skyline (10)   2-1  109

2. Bothell (1)    3-0  100

3. Auburn         3-0   85

4. Eastlake       3-0   62

5. Southridge     3-0   60

6. Jackson        3-0   53

7. Olympia        3-0   39

8. Ferris         2-1   35

9. Gonzaga Prep   2-1   30

10. South Kitsap  3-0   14

Others receiving 6 or more points: 11. Curtis 13.

Class 3A             

1. Lakes (11)        3-0  110

2. Liberty (Renton)  3-0   90

3. Union             2-1   80

4. Bellevue          1-2   76

5. Mt. Spokane       3-0   68

6. Glacier Peak      3-0   56

7. O’Dea             2-1   46

8. Camas             3-0   42

9. Timberline        3-0   15

10. Meadowdale       3-0   13

Others receiving 6 or more points: None

Class 2A                  

1. Ellensburg (9)         3-0  104

2. Archbishop Murphy (1)  2-1   94

3. Lynden                 2-1   70

4. Othello                2-1   50

5. Interlake              3-0   49

6. Prosser (1)            2-1   47

7. W. F. West             3-0   38

8. West Valley (Spokane)  3-0   30

T9. Woodland              3-0   17

T9. Mark Morris           2-1   17

Others receiving 6 or more points: 11. Blaine 16; 12. Burlington-Edison 15;12. North Mason 15; 14. Selah 12; 15. Tumwater 11; 16. Black Hills 9; 17. Colville 8.

Class 1A                  

1. Montesano (6)          3-0  104

2. Connell (4)            3-0   99

3. Royal (1)              3-0   92

4. Cascade Christian      3-0   74

5. Vashon Island          3-0   55

6. Cashmere               1-1   53

7. Cascade (Leavenworth)  2-0   42

8. Orting                 2-1   27

9. Nooksack Valley        2-1   18

10. Meridian              2-1   15

Others receiving 6 or more points: 11. Zillah 7.

Class 2B            

1. Colfax (7)       2-0  70

2. LaSalle          3-0  61

3. Adna             3-0  51

3. Asotin           3-0  51

5. Napavine         2-1  38

6. Naselle          3-0  32

T7. South Bend      3-0  20

T7. Tacoma Baptist  3-0  20

9. White Swan       3-0  13

10. Wahkiakum       2-1  10

Others receiving 6 or more points: 11. Kittitas 7.

Class 1B                   

1. Cusick (5)              3-0  67    

2. LaCrosse-Washtucna (2)  3-0  65    

3. Almira Coulee-Hartline  3-0  57    

4. Tri-Cities Prep         1-1  49    

T5. Lummi                  2-1  18    

T5. Neah Bay               3-0  18    

Others receiving 6 or more points: None

JOE SUNNEN

The second Associated Press state high school football poll is scheduled to be released this afternoon (Wed. Sept. 23). When it’s out I’ll post it here. It will also be in the deadwood edition on Thursday. For now, here is how I voted in the poll. It could be an interesting week because several top teams lost in Week 3.

Once again, I only vote for Class 3A, 2A, 1A, and 1B because those are the classifications the Bellingham Herald covers.

Class 3A

1. Lakes

2. Liberty (Renton)

3. Glacier Peak

4. Union

5. Mount Spokane

6. O’Dea

7. Camas

8. Timberline

9. Bellevue

10. Meadowdale

Class 2A

1. Archibishop Murphy

2. Ellensburg

3. Lynden

4. Interlake

5. Prosser

6. Othello

7. W.F. West

8. West Valley Spokane

9. Mark Morris

10. Blaine

Class 1A

 1. Royal

2. Montesano

3. Connell

4. Cascade Christian

5. Vashon Island

6. Nooksack Valley

7. Cashmere

8. Cascade (Leavenworth)

9, Meridian

10. Orting

Class 1B

1. Cusick

2. Almira/Coulee-Hartline

3. LaCrosse Washtucna

4.  Neah Bay

5. Tri-Cities Prep

JOE SUNNEN

The Sehome football team got some,  bad news this week when it found out Justin Santos will be out for the rest of the season after suffering a fracture across the top of his foot. Santos led the Northwest Conference in rushing last season and had collected 166 yards this year before getting injury. Also a standout wrestler, his status for the wrestling season isn’t known at this point.

I also heard from Bellingham athletic director Brian Smith that senior Hunter Elliott escaped a scary collision on Saturday during the Red Raiders’ game against Lynden without a serious spinal injury. Elliott left the game on a backboard in the back of an ambulance after trying to make a tackle covering a kick. Smith said Elliott has a concussion, but his MRI test results did not show any spinal injury.

It was a scary 20 minutes at Civic Stadium on Saturday while Elliott was on the ground waiting for an ambulance to arrive. It sounds like he’ll be OK, and that’s good news.

JOE SUNNEN

Here’s a highlight video shot and edited by a Blaine parent of Blaine’s 28-21 win over Ferndale on Friday, Sept. 18. It’s about 10 minutes long, but it does a great job showing the flow of the game.

By the way, if anybody else is posting highlight films on YouTube of local teams and wants me to link to them, send me the information and I’ll be happy to link it up here.

Enjoy!

JOE SUNNEN

Here are some video highlights from Lynden’s 48-12 win over Bellingham on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Civic Stadium. Lynden is in white and Bellingham is wearing red for anyone who isn’t sure.

Enjoy.

JOE SUNNEN

The Associated Press Washington prep football poll

For Sept. 16 as voted on by a panel of sports writers from around the state

Class 4A          

1. Skyline (9)                                2-0             99

2. Bothell (1)                                 2-0             91

3. Gonzaga Prep                            2-0             73

4. Auburn                                       2-0             66

5. Ferris                                        1-1             46

6. Southridge                                 2-0             43

7. Jackson                                    2-0             37

8. Eastlake                                    2-0             34

9. Olympia                                     2-0             32

10. South Kitsap                            2-0             11

Others receiving 6 or more points: 11, Curtis 8.

Class 3A             

1. Bellevue (9)                              1-1             108

2. Lakes (1)                                  2-0             94

3. Union (1)                                   2-0             92

4. Liberty (Renton)                       2-0             72

5. Mt. Spokane                              2-0             47

T6. O’Dea                                      1-1             45

T6. Glacier Peak                           2-0             45

8. Ferndale                                   2-0             39

9. Camas                                       2-0             29

10. Olympic                                   2-0             13

Others receiving 6 or more points: 11, Timberline 9.

Class 2A                   

1. Prosser (8)                               2-0             107

2. Archbishop Murphy (2)            1-1             97

3. Lynden                                      1-1             74

4. Burlington-Edison                     2-0             69

5. Ellensburg (1)                           2-0             68

6. Sequim                                      2-0             37

7. W. F. West                                2-0             29

8. Interlake                                    2-0             28

9. Mark Morris                              1-1             23

10. West Valley (Spokane)           2-0             18

Others receiving 6 or more points: 11. Selah 11; 12. Black Hills 9; 13. Colville 8; 13. R.A. Long 8.

Class 1A                  

1. Montesano (6)                          2-0             105

2. Royal (3)                                   2-0             93

3. Connell (2)                                2-0             91

4. Orting                                        2-0             69

5. Cashmere                                  0-1             59

6. Cascade Christian                     2-0             50

7. Vashon Island                           2-0             42

8. Cascade (Leavenworth)           1-0             30

9. Nooksack Valley                      1-1             16

10. LaCenter                                  2-0             15

Others receiving 6 or more points: 11. Zillah 10; 12. River View 9.

Class 2B           

1. Napavine (4)                             2-0             85

2. Colfax (5)                                  2-0             75

3. LaSalle                                      2-0             65

4. Asotin                                        2-0             59

5. Adna                                          2-0             55

6. Naselle                                      2-0             51

7. South Bend                                2-0             24

8. Tacoma Baptist                         2-0             20

T9. DeSales                                   1-1             12

T9. White Swan                             2-0             12

Others receiving 6 or more points: 11. Kittitas 7.

Class 1B                   

1. Cusick (6)                                 2-0             74

2. LaCrosse-Washtucna (2)         2-0             72

3. Almira Coulee-Hartline             2-0             64

4. Tri-Cities Prep                           1-1             58

5. Neah Bay                                   2-0             25

Others receiving 6 or more points: 6. Lummi 12; 7. Wishkah Valley 8; 8. Crescent 7.

JOE SUNNEN

Here is how I voted in the first Associated Press football poll to be released on Wednesday, Sept. 16. I only voted in the Class 3A, 2A, 1A, and 1B polls because those are the classifications in the Bellingham Herald’s coverage area.

Class 3A

1. Lakes

2. Bellevue

3. Union

4. Liberty

5. O’Dea

6. Glacier Peak

7. Olympic

8. Mount Spokane

9. Camas

10. Ferndale

Class 2A

1. Prosser

2. Burlington-Edison

3. Archbishop Murphy

4. Lynden

5. Ellensburg

6. Interlake

7. W.F. West

8. Sequim

9. Mark Morris

10. R.A. Long

Class 1A

1. Royal

2. Montesano

3. Connell

4. Orting

5. Vashon Island

6. Nooksack Valley

7. Cashmere

8. Cascade Christian

9. Cascade Leavenworth

10. Castle Rock

Class 1B

1. Cusick

2. Almira/Coulee-Hartline

3. LaCrosse-Washtucna

4. Nea Bay

5. Tri-Cities Prep

JOE SUNNEN

High school football statistics for the Northwest Conference have been updated through Week 2 and are now available on the Bellingham Herald website at the link below. To see stats from a particular team click on the team name. To see conference leaders scroll to the bottom of the standings and click on the corresponding links.

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/cgi-bin/fall/2009/view.cgi?ac=&id=&ct=football

Also wanted to let everyone know that the first Associated Press Washington state high school football poll should be out on Wednesday, Sept. 16 sometime in the late afternoon. It should be available on-line sometime tomorrow night and in the paper on Thursday, Sept. 17.

I’ll be voting in the Class 3A, 2A, 1A and 1B polls as those are the classifications that the Bellingham Herald covers. I’ll post my vote after my ballot is cast.

JOE SUNNEN