Teams in the 4A Class to watch for

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As the season gets started in just about 3 weeks, I will be taking a look into each class to see what teams could compete. I will look into last years state bracket, who the teams lost, and who they have returning to their squads.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Curtis was named the 4A state champ last season after a dominating season from Zoom Diallo and Tyce Paulsen. Tyce was a 2023 graduate and Zoom has now taken his talents to Prolific Prep to play on a bigger stage. Olympia made it to the state championship on the back of Parker Gerrits, who had a phenomenal senior season last year, Andreas Engholm was a 6'8" big man who was a tough matchup for anyone in the state. Federal Way made their way to a 3rd place finish on the backs of Vaughn Weems and Dace Pleasant. Gonzaga Prep finished 4th, with Mount Si finishing 5th, and Camas taking home 6th. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This season, I expect a lot of those 6 teams to be involved late in the season. Mount Si looks like the early favorite headed into the season with [player_tooltip player_id='1450486' first='Trevor' last='Hennig'] ('24 guard), [player_tooltip player_id='1450494' first='Blake' last='Forrest'] ('24 guard), [player_tooltip player_id='1611993' first='Langston' last='Ford'] ('24 wing), and [player_tooltip player_id='1685491' first='Lattimore' last='Ford'] ('26 wing) all leading the way. Olympia and Curtis should both be competitive with [player_tooltip player_id='1485541' first='Matt' last='Lindblom'] ('25 guard, Olympia) and [player_tooltip player_id='1450566' first='Devin' last='Whitten'] ('24 guard, Curtis) coming back for their respective teams. Camas is another team that I believe will be right back in the mix of winning a state championship. [player_tooltip player_id='1450989' first='Beckett' last='Currie'] ('25 guard), [player_tooltip player_id='1450988' first='Jace' last='Vanvoorhis'] ('25 guard), and [player_tooltip player_id='1863196' first='Ethan' last='Harris'] ('26 wing) are going to be one of the top trios in the entire state as all three play off each other extremely well. Union, Skyline, Chiawana, and Richland are a few more 4A teams to keep an eye on.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Now, I am going to make a prediction for each class on who I think will win the state championship. These are purely WAY TO EARLY predictions, but sometimes those are fun. My state champion prediction is Camas taking it over a very tough Mount Si squad. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->