Devin’s State Title Predictions: Class 2A

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the season beginning very soon, here are my state title contenders in the 2A class. I will also be predicting each classes state champion in these series of articles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bremerton took home the state title last year as the 3 seed in the tournament with top 2027 player [player_tooltip player_id='2375385' first='Jalen' last='Davis'] showing out and leading his team to the title. Prosser surprised everyone by making the state title game as the 10 seed, having an amazing run in the tournament led by Koby McClure, who graduated last year. RA Long placed 3rd last year led by a team who is filled with height, including 2026 graduate [player_tooltip player_id='2307318' first='Rhet' last='Young']. Columbia River made a big run at the tournament too as the 11th seed to finish 4th, led by Ari Richardson, who graduated last year. Selah placed 5th, led by Jackson Pepper who also graduated last year but they will retain some pieces. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Bremerton</em> - Bremerton is likely entering the season as the favorites to win it again, mostly due to [player_tooltip player_id='2375385' first='Jalen' last='Davis'] being back. He is a dynamic scorer who gets buckets from all 3 levels. He is a pure PG, finding open teammates with ease and always getting them involved. They will only see 2 players graduate off of last years team which is huge too. Big man [player_tooltip player_id='2544176' first='Jay' last='Beahan'] has been getting much better over the off-season and is ready to make another big impact on the court. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>RA Long </em>- RA Long will be losing some key pieces in their backcourt so they will have to rely on someone to handle the ball at a high level and facilitate the offense. With most of their front court and height returning, they will still be a team who is a match-up nightmare. [player_tooltip player_id='2307318' first='Rhet' last='Young'] stands at 6'9" but moves well and finishes through contact down low. [player_tooltip player_id='2878369' first='Landon' last='Irwin'] is a player I think will have a huge season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Lynden </em>- Due to the success of the Lions program and them being the 1 seed last year, it is hard not to include them as one of the favorites to take it home. Especially when they had won the 3 previous state titles before last year and 5 since 2018. They will be a little bit of a new look team but are always filled with talent. [player_tooltip player_id='2729681' first='Spencer' last='Adams'] will be one of the main guys and likely the go-to guy until Ty Jorgensen returns from a broken leg in January or so. [player_tooltip player_id='2676747' first='Jayden' last='Navarre'], [player_tooltip player_id='2835606' first='Gordy' last='Bedlington'], Malachi Koenen, and James Ellis are some guards to keep an eye on.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>OTHER TEAMS TO WATCH:</em> Black Hills, Lakewood, Sequim, Franklin Pierce</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Devin's 2A State Title Prediction</em>: Bremerton over Black Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->