The Reporter Newspapers preseason football poll came out today and you can see the picks here.
Below are my personal picks. Take these with a grain of salt as I’ve only seen four teams at practice (Renton, Hazen, Lindbergh and Liberty) and no games have been played yet. I’m sure things will change dramatically once the games get underway.
FYI, I’ll be covering Liberty vs. Skyline Friday night and Bellevue vs. Union Saturday night.

4A
1. Skyline
2. Auburn
3. Bothell
4. Union
5. Gonzaga Prep
6. Curtis
7. Skyview
8. Issaquah
9. Rogers
10. Ferris

3A
1. Bellevue
2. Liberty
3. Camas
4. Capital
5. Lakes
6. Juanita
7. Meadowdale
8. Mount Spokane
9. O’Dea
10. Timberline

2A
1. Archbishop Murphy
2. Lynden
3. Prosser
4. Lindbergh
5. Clarkston
6. Burlington-Edison
7. Spokane West Valley
8. Tumwater
9. Mark Morris
10. Ellensburg

Liberty vs. Skyline
Friday at 7:00 p.m.

Lindbergh vs. Rainier Beach
Friday at 7:00 p.m.

Renton at Cedarcrest
Friday at 7:00 p.m.

Hazen at Evergreen
Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

After both the Lindbergh boys and girls team placed sixth at the 3A state meet last season, the Eagles moved down to the 2A this year. And they’re getting the same respect.
The Lindbergh boys showed up third in the 2A preseason coaches poll, behind Sehome and Mark Morris.
The girls are also third, behind just Sehome and Kingston.
No other local teams showed up on the 3A or 2A polls.

Tom Muckerheide is the new volleyball coach at Lindbergh.
Muckerheide moves to Lindbergh after 25 years at Kennedy Catholic. He led the Lancers to the state tournament 16 times and earned 12 trophies (taking second four times). Kennedy won 19 Seamount titles, including the past eight.
Muckerheide replaces Bob Stewart, who had been at Lindbergh since 2002.

Juanita, who finished 7-3 last season and lost to Liberty 28-21, is getting a boost from five transfers from Marysville-Pilchuck this season.
Mike Cane of the Everett Herald does a great job breaking down who the players are and what the moves mean for both teams.
This makes things just a little tougher for Liberty in the KingCo. Juanita and Bellevue, along with the Patriots, are expected to challenge for the league’s top spot this season.

2010 PRE-SEASON SENIOR ALL-STATE TEAM

Offense

QB TREY WHEELER ISSAQUAH LIBERTY 6-2 200
RB BISHOP SANKEY SPOKANE GONZAGA PREP 5-11 190
RB ALPHONSE WADE AUBURN 5-11 185
WR KASEN WILLIAMS SAMMAMISH SKYLINE 6-3 195
WR TIM WHITE KENNEWICK KAMIAKIN 6-0 190
TE AUSTIN SEFERIAN-JENKINS GIG HARBOR 6-7 250
OL MARCUS HENRY BELLEVUE 6-4 260
OL DEXTER CHARLES STANWOOD 6-5 275
OL ODIN COE CAMAS 6-3 260
OL DILLON BESCHEL SPOKANE FERRIS 6-4 240
OL CORNELIUS EDISON UNIVERSITY PLACE CURTIS 6-3 265
PK DANIEL SULLIVAN MILL CREEK JACKSON 5-10 175
MP TANA PRITCHARD LAKEWOOD CLOVER PARK 6-4 205
MP AUSTIN EMBODY AUBURN 6-0 195
MP ELLIS HENDERSON VANCOUVER SKYVIEW 6-0 180

Defense

DL TANIELA TUPOU EVERETT A. BISHOP MURPHY 6-2 270
DL CHARLIE HOPKINS SPOKANE GONZAGA PREP 6-6 240
DL DANNY SHELTON AUBURN 6-3 285
DL CONNER CREE SAMMAMISH SKYLINE 6-5 230
LB JAKE BAINTON ISSAQUAH LIBERTY 6-3 215
LB DEVANTE CURRY SEATTLE O’DEA 6-2 220
LB NICK HOLT, JR SEATTLE PREP 6-1 215
DB KENDRICK VAN ACKEREN BELLEVUE 6-0 190
DB RAHMEL DOCKERY UNIVERSITY PLACE CURTIS 5-10 170
DB DIONDRE TOMS RENTON LINDBERGH 6-1 175
DB MICHAEL FORD SAMMAMISH SKYLINE 5-10 180
P NICK PHILLIPS VANCOUVER SKYLINE 5-11 190
MP DALTON BLACKMORE COVINGTON KENTWOOD 6-3 230
MP BRETT McDONALD SILVERDALE C. KITSAP 6-0 190
MP CHANDLER JENKINS ISSAQUAH LIBERTY 5-10 185

Team totals:

Skyline: 3
Liberty: 3
Auburn: 3
Gonzaga Prep: 2
Bellevue: 2
Lindbergh: 1
Kamiakin: 1
Gig Harbor: 1
Skyline (Vancouver): 1
Stanwood: 1
Camas: 1
Ferris: 1
Curtis: 2
Jackson: 1
Clover Park: 1
Skyview: 1
Bishop Murphy: 1
O’Dea: 1
Seattle Prep: 1
Kentwood: 1
Central Kitsap: 1

Liberty’s Jake Bainton (athlete) and Lindbergh’s Diondre Toms (defensive back) each made SuperPrep’s preseason Washington All-American list.
The rest of the team:
Kasen Williams (WR, Skyline)
Austin Seferian-Jenkins (TE, Gig Harbor)
Charlie Hopkins (DE/TE, Gonzaga Prep)
Danny Shelton (DL, Auburn)
Bishop Sankey (RB, Gonzaga Prep)
Taniela Tupou (DL, Archbishop Murphy)
Rahmel Dockery (WR/DB, Curtis)
Conner Cree (DL, Skyline)
Max Hersey (TE, Curtis)
Jamaal Jones (WR, Graham-Kapowsin)
Ellis Henderson (DB/WR, Skyview)
Jarett Finau (DL, Juanita)
Dexter Charles (OL, Stanwood)
Kendrick Van Ackeren (DB, Bellevue)
Justin Lane (QB, Lakewood)
Tana Pritchard (ATH, Clover Park)
Cameron McKernan (RB/WR, Kentridge)
Julius Tevaga (DL, Archbishop Murphy)
Cory Ladd (OL, Gig Harbor)
Nik Landdeck (LB, Issaquah)

Lindbergh senior Diondre Toms was recently ranked as the top defensive back in Washington on ESPN’s college football recruiting website.
Here are the scouting comments on the 6-foot, 165-pound cornerback:
“Toms is an athletic, rangy defensive back prospect. Best college position may be free safety down the line. Has good height and body length. Is very lean and needs to fill out, but his long arms and stride allow him to cover a lot of ground. Better in coverage at the next level.”

Hazen graduate Britney Boler, who is now playing soccer at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, received a $5,000 scholarship from Washington Youth Soccer.
Washington Youth Soccer annually selects one boy and one girl from each of its seven districts to a receive a $1,000 scholarship. After the winners are picked, an overall winner is selected to get the $5,000 scholarship.

Liberty
Nicole Lecoq (senior): 200 medley relay, 200 free (5th), 100 back (5th), 400 free relay
Elise Tinseth (junior): 200 medley relay, 200 IM (9th), 100 back (6th), 400 free relay

Hazen
Lauren Kaufman (senior): 100 free (state champion), 50 free (2nd), 400 free relay
Kaela Nurmi (senior): 100 free, 100 back, 400 free relay
Amy LeBar (sophomore): 400 free relay

Lindbergh
Savannah Lemke (senior): 200 IM, 100 fly

Renton
Tala Hild (sophomore): 100 fly
Eloisa Bautista (sophomore): 100 breast