BELLINGHAM RED RAIDERS
Coach: Robb Myhre, 1st season with Bellingham (21st season overall, 107-101)
Home Field: Civic Stadium
Last Season: 1-6
Key Losses: RB/ILB Jack Fields; QB/CB Morgan Cavalier; WR/CB/P Andre Triplett; WR/S Connor McKay; OL/DE Chris Oesterling; RB/ILB Jackson Taylor; DE Tom Busch.
Key Returners: OL/DL Gage Bell; WR/DB James Quinlan; ATH Finn O’Malley; OL/DL Matthew Butenschoen.
Other Players to Watch: RB/LB Jordan McCormack; QB/LB Kalani Utu; QB/DB Max Rassett; OL/DL Reymundo Alvarado; OL/DL Javen Livas.
Breakout Player: WR/DB Manny DePalma.
BLAINE BORDERITES
Coach: Jay Dodd, 15th season with Blaine (67-75)
Home Field: Blaine High School
Last Season: 1-8
Key Losses: G/ILB Gavino Rodriguez; T/DT Wyatt Cole; RB Oscar Caridad; WR/S Zane Rector; TE/LB Mason Vega; T Leo Good.
Key Returners: WR/DB Jaxon Kortlever; QB/LB Will McKinney; RB/S Seth Blomeen; WR/CB Scott Baldwin; TE/LB Spencer Dalry; QB Cole Thomas; G/ILB Colton Pedersen.
Other Players to Watch: RB Gabe Cranford; ATH Avery Dohner; DL Baruc Vazquez; OL Christian Finkbonner; OL Xavier Stephens; K Preston King.
Breakout Player: WR/OLB Tyson Kirk.
FERNDALE GOLDEN EAGLES
Coach: Jamie Plenkovich, 17th season with Ferndale (21st season overall, 161-57)
Home Field: Ferndale High School
Last Season: 5-5
Key Losses: G/DE Geirean Hatchett; RB/CB Jacob Broselle; T/DE Malachi Ledbetter; WR/S Michael Bernard.
Key Returners: C/DT Landen Hatchett; RB/LB Isaiah Carlson; FB/LB Ryan Pelton; TE/LB Jazen Guillory; RB/CB Thomas Broselle; QB Haiden Rasmussen; WR/S Andrew Monks; K/P James Werth.
Other Players to Watch: KR Alvis Washington; WR/DB Jaxson Pike; TE/DE Xander Castleberry; WR/DB Carson Stivala.
Breakout Player: QB/WR/LB Mark Schlichting.
LYNDEN LIONS
Coach: Blake VanDalen, 4th season with Lynden (26-10)
Home Field: Rollie DeKoster Field
Last Season: 9-3
Key Losses: QB/WR/TE/OLB Brock Heppner; ILB Bodie Human; K Marko Samoukovic; RB Steven DiLorenzo; T Harley Vandenberg; C/DT Marty Karb; T Michael Bareman; WR/CB Eric Bode.
Key Returners: QB/S Baylor Ayres; DL Carter VanDiest; RB/CB Caleb Wheeler; WR/CB Kaleo Jandoc; OL/DL Matthew Furdyk; ILB Taivin VanDalen; G Christian Bethea; TE/OLB Cade Slayton; OL/DL James Sorenson; TE/OLB Ian Jacob; OL/OLB Case Zweegman.
Other Players to Watch: LB Connor White; OL/DL Chris Bloomquist; K Troy Petz; ATH Kaeden Hermanutz.
Breakout Player: ATH Max Moore.
LYNDEN CHRISTIAN LYNCS
Coach: Dan Kaemingk, 26th season with Lynden Christian (176-98)
Home Field: Lynden Christian High School
Last Season: 11-2
Key Losses: WR/TE/DT Zach Sipma; QB Trajan Schouten; WR Jackson Corkill; C/ILB Will Faber; LT/ILB Davis Gatterman; RB/DE Levi Korthuis; CB Jude Veltkamp; WR Tanner Feenstra; RB/OLB Easton Stremler; OL/DL Erik Veening; K/P Eli DenBleyker; WR/S Bryce Bouwman.
Key Returners: WR/S Cole Moorlag; DE Grant Vander Velden; CB Shale Whittern; QB/OLB Logan Dykstra; WR/S Jackson Apol; ILB Cody Bajema; G Levi Libolt.
Other Players to Watch: RB/LB Caleb Ryan; RB/DE Devonta Bootsma; RB/DB David Bootsma; WR Andrew Hommes; K/P Lucas VanHofwegen; ATH Jamison Hintz.
Breakout Player: TE/DE Kade Eldridge.
MERIDIAN TROJANS
Coach: Patrick Ames, 1st season with Meridian (0-0)
Home Field: Meridian High School
Last Season: 4-8
Key Losses: QB/S/P Cameron Webster; WR/DB/KR Ryan Johnson; RB/LB/DB Trent Martin; OL/DL Joseph Plagerman; TE/DL Trent Gookstetter.
Key Returners: OL/DE Mason Knutson; OL/DL Andrew Trautman; WR/OLB Wesley Kurz; QB/S Tucker Harrison; WR/LB Trey Naidu.
Other Players to Watch: OL/DL Jack Bernardy; WR/DB Eli Jensen; TE/DE Andy Mellema; RB/WR/DB Andrew Kuljis; OL/DL Isaac Iredale; DB Braedon Blackwelder.
Breakout Player: RB Hunter Jones.
MOUNT BAKER MOUNTAINEERS
Coach: Ron Lepper, 25th season with Mount Baker (181-79)
Home Field: Bob Tisdale Field
Last Season: 10-2
Key Losses: TE/ILB Waylon Kentner; RB/S Jason Lee; C/DT Cody Saulsbury; S Mark Tikhonov.
Key Returners: G/ILB Davin Beason; WR/CB Ayden Rodriguez; RB/LB Toby Jefferson; QB/CB Mason Jacoby; DT Philip Paez; WR/DE Garrett Smith; K/P Martin Zavala; TE/OLB Jeremiah Lee; T/DT Aidan Corning.
Other Players to Watch: LT Victor Scheuner; DE Ethan Larson; WR/CB Caleb Horsmon; S Tyler Kentner; RB/LB Wilhelm Maloley.
Breakout Player: RB/LB Jesse Sande.
NOOKSACK VALLEY PIONEERS
Coach: Craig Bartl, 2nd season with Nooksack Valley, first since 1999 (10-17)
Home Field: Sid Lambert Field
Last Season: 3-7
Key Losses: T/DT Easton Zylstra; TE/DE Ryan Veening; RB/OLB Dane Winter; ATH/DB/P Cole Eldridge; LB Braden Leyba; ATH/DB Keldon Weidkamp.
Key Returners: RB/WR/S/P Scout Whittern; OL/DL Liam Coppinger; RB/WR/CB Jordan Silva; OL/DL Alex Clawson; WR/LB Dawson Kimball.
Other Players to Watch: QB Cody Coppinger; WR/LB Jet Triplett; TE/LB Caleb Kingma; OL/DL Nick Dykstra; OL/DL Gerrit Bruland; QB Joey Brown.
Breakout Player: ATH Colten Brower.
SEHOME MARINERS
Coach: Kevin Beason, 4th season with Sehome (19-13)
Home Field: Sehome High School
Last Season: 7-3
Key Losses: WR/K/P Melloy Nelson; OL/DL Rylie Bair; RB/ILB Dawson Smith; C Quentin Icay; TE/OLB Caleb Ryan.
Key Returners: QB Jacob Kaepernick; WR/S Tim Malo; OLB Felipe Arreola; RB/S Colin Dorsch; OL/DL Gavin Ortega; DB Zach Chisolm.
Other Players to Watch: OL Edmond Slimane; WR/DB Ezekial Clark; ILB Banning Dirks; WR Luke Evans; OL/DL Lucas Lehn; DB Carson Neff.
Breakout Player: CB Elijah Ashmann.
SQUALICUM STORM
Coach: Nick Lucey, 7th season with Squalicum (52-15)
Home Field: Civic Stadium
Last Season: 8-3
Key Losses: OL Brandon Gimse; WR/CB Dedrick Mitchell; OL Ben Paz; OL/DL Adam McCluskey; S Elliott Aslan; TE/DT Cesar Vasquez; K Addison Shrock; ILB Garrett Jabbora.
Key Returners: RB/OLB Djouvensky Schlenbaker; G/OLB Bryson Lamb; QB Mason Binning; ATH/S Steven Owens; WR/CB Kai Posey; ILB Billy Scammell; WR/CB Bryce Pennock; WR/DB Reed Richardson.
Other Players to Watch: DL Aidan Weston; OL/DL Jayden Raymond; ILB Jaymeson Thompson; WR/DB Kaleb Hawkinson; OL George Vanos; OL Dane Parker.
Breakout Player: C/NT Jacob Watt.
Lynden looks raw this year. Sheesh!