Heraldnet.com
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009 10:08 am
LocalNorthwestNation & WorldPoliticsSpecial ReportsPhotosColumnistsMultimedia 
Blog
Double Team
UPDATE: The Herald's Fall 2009 All-Area Teams: Football coming on Tuesday
Podcasts:

High School Football
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Twitter Updates
    Latest gallery

    High School Wrestling
    December 4. 2009 (4 photos)
    [More Herald photos]
     
    WEEK IN REVIEW
    Sunday


    Swine flu lingers, making traditional flu seaso...
    Two vie to serve as Snohomish County prosecutor
    Families get an early gift: free Christmas trees
    Saturday


    Gift charity draws Snohomish County families in...
    Fears over commercial air service at Paine Fiel...
    Donated safe gives Marysville museum a mystery
    Friday


    From behind bars, pal tells Colton Harris-Moore...
    Commercial airlines would cause few problems at...
    Fund set up to benefit children of couple kille...
    Thursday


    5 die of swine flu in Snohomish County
    Red Cross honors acts of heroism, many by ordin...
    Barista clothing rules delayed by County Council
    Wednesday


    Father gets 13 years in 6-year-old's fatal shoo...
    ‘One bad choice' blamed in death of 4 fri...
    Reps. Larsen, Inslee split on Obama's plans for...
    Tuesday


    Lynnwood swimmer turns therapy into competitive...
    Highway 9 crash is worst alcohol-related accide...
    Crash victim warned his students against DUI
    Monday


    Victims of Highway 9 crash ID'd; suspect booked...
    Suspect in officer killings eludes law in Seattle
    New laws for Snohomish County bikini baristas?
     

    ADVERTISEMENT

    High Schools   Print This Article  Email This Page  Subscribe Now! facebook digg reddit del.icio.us fark stumble

     
    ADVERTISEMENT

     
    HIGH SCHOOL SCORES AND SCHEDULES:
    By sport:
    By date:
    By school:    • Stadium map
    By league:
    STANDINGS:
    CONTACT THE HERALD
    Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.)
    E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com
    Kevin Brown, Sports Editor
    kbrown@heraldnet.com
     
    Published: Wednesday, April 16, 2008

    Wesco resurrects 3A division for football

    Big changes are on the way for Wesco football.

    As the result of a vote Tuesday by Western Conference athletic directors, for the next two seasons Wesco will have three high school football divisions instead of two, said Greg Erickson, Marysville School District athletic director and Wesco president.

    A new five-team Class 3A division will be created. It will include Everett, Lynnwood, Meadowdale and Shorecrest, as well as Glacier Peak, the new school in Snohomish.

    The other major change involves Cascade, which will leave the Wesco North for the Wesco South. The 4A North and 4A South divisions will have seven teams apiece.

    The change to a three-division format -- which was approved 10-7, with two athletic directors choosing not to vote -- won't affect other sports, Erickson said.

    Providing a more equitable postseason opportunity for 3A football teams, particularly Everett, was the main reason for the change, Erickson said.

    Previously, Wesco had two mixed-classification divisions. But when the latest enrollment count bumped up Arlington from 3A to 4A for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years, Everett became the only 3A school in the North.

    That meant all of Everett's division games would have been against larger 4A opponents. It also presented a scheduling challenge unique to football: Since gridiron teams are limited to fewer games than teams in sports like basketball and soccer, it's more difficult to fairly award playoff berths to squads from different divisions.

    Creating a 3A division will allow all five teams to go head to head.

    It's not a perfect solution but it will work better than the previous system, Erickson said: "As usual, our league takes a look at what's best for (Wesco) and sets personal interest aside."

    Another option was to work within the existing two-division format and move several more schools back and forth.

    This past season Meadowdale and Arlington earned 3A football playoff berths based on their winning percentages in division games. Wesco's other 3A teams (Everett, Lynnwood and Shorecrest) did not advance.

    After two years, Wesco might go back to two mixed-classification football divisions depending on the effect of enrollment numbers and the addition of new high schools, Erickson said.

    1. Good grief!
    2. Swine flu lingers, making traditional flu season unpredictable
    3. Two vie to serve as Snohomish County prosecutor
    4. Last hurrah for Huskies’ Locker?
    5. Koster for Congress? He’s still undecided
    6. Here’s how home foreclosure sales really work
    7. A store credit card can save you cash, but is it worth it?
    8. New site sought for Snohomish pool project
    9. Families get an early gift: free Christmas trees
    10. Prep Roundup: Lake Stevens wins two wrestling meets
    Enterprise Newspaper Snohomish County Business Journal
    Wildcats fall to familar foe in semis
    ‘Nutcracker' times three
    Road warrior
    Mavericks reloading
    Holiday Lightings & Santa Sightings
    Cities prepare for winter blast repeat
    Wolfpack duo takes last shot at state tourney
    This Weekend in Your Town
    Tips for the stormy season
    The Enterprise Online Newspaper


    25% off Bath & Groom
    New Customers

    15% Off
    All Repairs!

    Nutcracker
    Family Packs Available

    20% Off Dinner
    Up to $75 Value!

    $5 Off
    Stylecut

    Buy 1 Dinner Entree
    Get 2nd 50% Off

    Over 1 Million Lights
    Lights of Christmas

    FREE 6 lb. Pad w/
    30yd Carpet Purchase

    Special Rebate Offers!
    Plus Get Additional 30% OFF!

    Oil - Snohomish County
    Low Prices - Fill Now!

    $2 OFF
    at Box Office

    We've Got You Covered for hte Holidays!
    20% OFF Re-Upholstery or Custom Furniture!

    Always Free
    Transmission Diagnostic

    Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
    Lube Oil Filter

    $95 Dryer Vent Cleaning!
    $99 Whole House Duct Cleaning Special!

    75% OFF
    Many Items. Hurry!

    Holiday Getaway
    $99 dbl Occupancy

    Holiday Specials
    up to 25% off!

    $2.99 Chili Dog
    $3.99 Fish Burger

    Nutcracker
    Family Packs Available
    Pacific Northwest Ballet
    TODAY'S TOP JOBS
     View All Top Jobs 
    Top Cars
    Top Homes

    ADVERTISEMENT