Prep football picks | Week 1

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AARON SWANEY, HERALD PREP EDITOR

Lynnwood over Shorecrest

Lake Stevens over Glacier Peak

Mount Vernon over Sedro-Woolley

Cascade over Shorewood

Edmonds-Woodway over Everett

Jackson over Monroe

Marysville Pilchuck over Arlington

Kamiak over Meadowdale

Marysville Getchell over Mariner

Snohomish over Oak Harbor

Mountlake Terrace over Stanwood

Coupeville over Bellevue Christian

Liberty Bell over Darrington

South Whidbey over Chelan

Lakewood over Washington

Sultan over North Mason

Cedarcrest over Sammamish

North Kitsap over Archbishop Murphy

Lynden over King’s

Granite Falls over Port Townsend

AARON LOMMERS, HERALD WRITER

Lynnwood over Shorecrest

Glacier Peak over Lake Stevens

Mount Vernon over Sedro-Woolley

Cascade over Shorewood

Edmonds-Woodway over Everett

Monroe over Jackson

Marysville Pilchuck over Arlington

Kamiak over Meadowdale

Mariner over Marysville Getchell

Snohomish over Oak Harbor

Mountlake Terrace over Stanwood

Bellevue Christian over Coupeville

Liberty Bell over Darrington

Chelan over South Whidbey

Washington over Lakewood

Sultan over North Mason

Cedarcrest over Sammamish

Archbishop Murphy over North Kitsap

Lynden over King’s

Granite Falls over Port Townsend

DAVID KRUEGER, HERALD WRITER

Lynnwood over Shorecrest

Lake Stevens over Glacier Peak

Mount Vernon over Sedro-Woolley

Cascade over Shorewood

Edmonds-Woodway over Everett

Jackson over Monroe

Marysville Pilchuck over Arlington

Kamiak over Meadowdale

Mariner over Marysville Getchell

Snohomish over Oak Harbor

Mountlake Terrace over Stanwood

Coupeville over Bellevue Christian

Liberty Bell over Darrington

South Whidbey over Chelan

Washington over Lakewood

Sultan over North Mason

Cedarcrest over Sammamish

Archbishop Murphy over North Kitsap

Lynden over King’s

Port Townsend over Granite Falls

TOM LAFFERTY, KRKO PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER

Shorecrest over Lynnwood

Lake Stevens over Glacier Peak

Mount Vernon over Sedro-Woolley

Cascade over Shorewood

Edmonds-Woodway over Everett

Jackson over Monroe

Arlington over Marysville Pilchuck

Kamiak over Meadowdale

Mariner over Marysville Getchell

Snohomish over Oak Harbor

Stanwood over Mountlake Terrace

Bellevue Christian over Coupeville

Darrington over Liberty Bell

South Whidbey over Chelan

Lakewood over Washington

Sultan over North Mason

Sammamish over Cedarcrest

Archbishop Murphy over North Kitsap

Lynden over King’s

Port Townsend over Granite Falls

BILL KUSLER, KRKO RADIO

Lynnwood over Shorecrest

Lake Stevens over Glacier Peak

Mount Vernon over Sedro-Woolley

Cascade over Shorewood

Edmonds-Woodway over Everett

Jackson over Monroe

Marysville Pilchuck over Arlington

Kamiak over Meadowdale

Marysville Getchell over Mariner

Snohomish over Oak Harbor

Mountlake Terrace over Stanwood

Bellevue Christian over Coupeville

Darrington over Liberty Bell

Chelan over South Whidbey

Lakewood over Washington

Sultan over North Mason

Sammamish over Cedarcrest

Archbishop Murphy over North Kitsap

Lynden over King’s

Granite Falls over Port Townsend

TONY SOPER, GAMETIME VIDEO PRODUCTIONS

Shorecrest over Lynnwood

Glacier Peak over Lake Stevens

Mount Vernon over Sedro-Woolley

Cascade over Shorewood

Edmonds-Woodway over Everett

Jackson over Monroe

Marysville Pilchuck over Arlington

Kamiak over Meadowdale

Mariner over Marysville Getchell

Oak Harbor over Snohomish

Mountlake Terrace over Stanwood

Coupeville over Bellevue Christian

Darrington over Liberty Bell

Chelan over South Whidbey

Lakewood over Washington

Sultan over North Mason

Cedarcrest over Sammamish

Archbishop Murphy over North Kitsap

Lynden over King’s

Granite Falls over Port Townsend

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