Teams in the 3A 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. Here is the 3A class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Garfield was named the 3A champion last season after a completely dominating season, going 25-2 on the year and only losing to Eastside Catholic. They were an absolutely stacked team, having Jaylin Stewart (UConn), Emmett Marquardt (Eastern Wash), Myles Daymon (Bellevue CC), Jamari Jackson (Edmonds CC), and 2025 guard [player_tooltip player_id='1450985' first='Legend' last='Smiley'] who is one of the top players in the entire state. They dominated the state tournament, winning by an average of 14 points a game. O'Dea made it to the 3A title game as well, despite being the number 5 seed of the tournament. Amare Jackson (SV MBB), Miles Clark (Air Force), Mason Williams (Eastern Wash), '24 guard Noel "Bud" Davis is a high level point guard who had a big impact as well, along with one of the best '26 players in the state, [player_tooltip player_id='1685492' first='Brian' last='Webster']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This season I expect a lot of the same teams to be in the mix. O'Dea again will be one of the top teams as I mentioned [player_tooltip player_id='1463067' first='Noel' last='Davis'] ('24 guard) and [player_tooltip player_id='1685492' first='Brian' last='Webster'] ('26 guard), they also have [player_tooltip player_id='1440564' first='Malcolm' last='Clark'] ('24 wing), [player_tooltip player_id='1631541' first='Breylon' last='Webb'] ('25 guard), and [player_tooltip player_id='1685493' first='Doni' last='Burkett'] ('26 guard). That's not just it, as [player_tooltip player_id='1315357' first='Isaiah' last='Cunningham'] (‘25 guard) can score at will and has a lethal jump shot. Mt Spokane will be a top team with [player_tooltip player_id='1450491' first='Ryan' last='Lafferty'] ('24 wing) returning. Eastside Catholic is again a team to keep an eye on with top player in the state [player_tooltip player_id='1450484' first='Jacob' last='Cofie'] ('24 wing) coming back for his senior year. He will be joined by [player_tooltip player_id='1450620' first='Nate' last='Krohn'] ('24 guard), [player_tooltip player_id='1685489' first='Yeabsera' last='Aklog'] ('26 wing), and others. Garfield is another team who will compete with the best within the state. [player_tooltip player_id='1450492' first='Ajayi' last='Simmons'] ('24 wing), [player_tooltip player_id='1450500' first='Jamari' last='Harris'] ('24 guard), and of course '25 guard [player_tooltip player_id='1450985' first='Legend' last='Smiley'], who could be the best player regardless of class. Mountlake Terrace and Gig Harbor are some teams to watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Like last article, 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 like I said, sometimes those are fun. My state champion prediction is Eastside Catholic pulling out the state championship win over a very, very talented Garfield team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->