What is your prediction for next year? (Rank)

thats true about issaquah, but they still have a solid line of junior offensive players. Mercer island lost a huge amount of players; offensively and defensively, just as many as issaquah.

1. Bainbridge
2. Issaquah
3. Mercer Island
4. Garfield

I think it will be another year where the top 4 teams will be relatively even and can easily compete for the top spot.

Both teams lost a fair amount of good players, but MI has a solid goalie stepping into the cage, one of the best in the league. Issaquah has no one.

I'm with you on the ranking but MI didn't lose a large amount of offensive players. Sure a lot of MI seniors were on varsity..but none of them really played. The only offensive player MI really lost is Kevin Mahoney. But you're right about losing their whole defense. They'll have to step it up if they are gonna go for state.

they keep dawson, ellis, and gregory on attack, but I'm pretty sure he will be playing midfield this year. So they'll have Frankel or Wright in there probably.. Dawson, essentially all left last year, ellis, essentially all right last year, so I guess they compliment each other, and well, I don't have much to say for their other two.

They obviously lose big mahony, also kaminski, and christensen. They were all solid midfielders for them. So they have some big holes to fill in that front.. but I imagine Greg will be good for a solid 1st line regardless of who his teamates are.

Their defense is decimated, all their decent defensemen are gone. Even back ups.. so I have no idea who will play for them, but I think I saw the "all american" wettack with a pole in his hand this summer. Bowen is obviously very talented.

So I think as you can see on paper... Bainbridge, Issaquah, and then Mercer Island. Until any games are played, you can't determine who is going to want it more..

1. Bainbridge
2. Issaquah
3. MI
4. Bellevue
5. Curtis
6. Eastlake
7. Garfield
8. Vashon
9. Prep
10. Skyline
11. Maple Valey
12. Lakeside

I believe Nathan Hale is moving down.. and Eastside might disolve, or go down as well. So I'm waiting for October before I throw them into the mix.

that looks pretty good. mine would be about the same, except with issaquah as 1, MI as 2, and Bainbridge as 3.

haha, i hear you, but don't let bais cloud your judgement. Jack and Dejion have a solid lineup coming back.

we'll see, BI had the most talented team last year too, and look what happened. if issaquah can get over there losses on the d-side (i.e. garret, you mason, and gerrard) they should have a good shot at winning it. look for BI's defense to mature, and masi and gilbreath (brian, dayton hasn't dominated anyone yet) to carry the team, but they have a big hole in the middle of jacks crease offense, and are going to miss delius in the clutch as well as other experienced players on the offensive side of the ball that have played in the big games. the group of players now have not been part of a bainbridge HS championship, but look for them to return the tradition if they can keep it together for a whole season.