The Duke's playoff picks

[The Duke]

The Duke’s football playoff picks (Nov. 13 and 14)

Games are listed in bracket order

Losses are listed in boldface

State B-8 qualifiers
Colton over Hunters
Cusick over Odessa
Almira-Coulee-Hartline over Touchet
Tri-Cities Prep over Wilbur-Creston
Lummi over Taholah
Wishkah Valley forfeit win Highland Christian (Off the board)
Lake Quinault over Crescent
Neah Bay over King’s Way Christian

State B-11 first round
South Bend over Kittitas
Colfax over Waitsburg-Prescott
DeSales over White Swan
LaSalle over Reardan
Adna over Seattle Lutheran
Napavine over Orcas Island
Tacoma Baptist over Naselle
Willapa Valley over Concrete

State 1A first round
Connell over Cascade (Leavenworth)
River View over Okanogan
Zillah over Omak
Royal over Chelan
Cascade Christian over Toledo
Montesano over Meridian
La Center over Nooksack Valley
Onalaska over King’s

State 2A first round
Interlake over Mark Morris
Ellensburg over Clarkston
Othello over Colville
West Valley (Spokane) over Selah
Black Hills over Lynden
Sequim over Burlington-Edison
Archbishop Murphy over R.A. Long
W.F. West over Blaine

State 3A first round
Lindbergh over Ferndale
Liberty (Renton) over O’Dea
Lakes over North Thurston
Mount Spokane over Hanford
Bellevue over Mount Si
Timberline over Glacier Peak
Meadowdale over Columbia River
Union over Capital

State 4A first round
Auburn over Marysville-Pilchuck
Bethel over Skyview
Ferris over Kamiakin
Eisenhower over Southridge
Skyline over South Kitsap
Curtis over Central Kitsap
Jackson over Issaquah
Bothell over Rogers (Puyallup)

[The Duke]

After first round/qualifiers:
State B: 15-0
Non-State B: 23-9
Total: 38-9

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The Duke’s football playoff picks (Nov. 20 and 21)

Games are listed in bracket order

Losses are listed in boldface

State B-8 quarterfinals
Cusick over Colton
Tri-Cities Prep over Almira-Coulee-Hartline
Lummi over Wishkah Valley
Neah Bay over Lake Quinault

State B-11 quarterfinals
Colfax over South Bend
LaSalle over DeSales
Adna over Napavine
Tacoma Baptist over Willapa Valley

State 1A quarterfinals
Connell over River View
Chelan over Omak
Montesano over Cascade Christian
King's over Nooksack Valley

State 2A quarterfinals
Ellensburg over Mark Morris
West Valley (Spokane) over Othello
Lynden over Sequim
Archbishop Murphy over W.F. West

State 3A quarterfinals
Lindbergh over Liberty (Renton)
Mount Spokane over Lakes
Bellevue over Glacier Peak
Union over Meadowdale

State 4A quarterfinals
Skyview over Auburn
Ferris over Eisenhower
Skyline over Curtis
Bothell over Issaquah

[The Duke]

Quarterfinal games:
State B: 7-1
Non-State B: 12-4
Total: 19-5

Overall:
State B: 22-1
Non-State B: 35-13
Total: 57-14

[GridironBeez]

Nice work, I am glad you don't do U-Pick'ims with us!!! ;D

[The Duke]

The Duke’s football playoff picks (Nov. 27 and 28)

Games are listed in bracket order

Losses are listed in boldface

State B-8 semifinals
Cusick over Tri-Cities Prep
Lummi over Neah Bay

State B-11 semifinals
Colfax over DeSales
Adna over Tacoma Baptist

State 1A semifinals
Connell over Chelan
Cascade Christian over Nooksack Valley

State 2A semifinals
Ellensburg over West Valley (Spokane)
Archbishop Murphy over Lynden

State 3A semifinals
Lakes over Liberty (Renton)
Bellevue over Union

State 4A semifinals
Ferris over Skyview
Skyline over Bothell

[The Duke]

Semifinal games:
State B: 3-1
Non-State B: 5-3
Total: 8-4

Overall:
State B: 25-2
Non-State B: 40-16
Total: 65-18

[The Duke]

Friday, December 4
State B-8 (4:00 p.m.)---Tri-Cities Prep 44, Lummi 28 (Tri-Cities Prep won 80-40)

State 3A (7:30 p.m.)---Bellevue 24, Liberty (Renton) 21 (Bellevue won 23-17)

Saturday, December 5
State 2A (10:00 a.m.)---Lynden 34, West Valley (Spokane) 21 (Lynden won 16-6)

State 1A (1:00 p.m.)---Connell 28, Cascade Christian 13 (Connell won 28-7)

State B-11 (4:00 p.m.)---Colfax 13, Adna 12 (Adna won 32-24)

State 4A (7:30 p.m.)---Skyline 33, Ferris 20 (Skyline won 45-21)

[The Duke]

Championship games:
State B: 1-1
Non-State B: 4-0
Total: 5-1

State B Overall: 26-3
B-8 13-1
B-11 13-2

Non-State B Overall: 44-16
1A 9-6
2A 11-4
3A 11-4
4A 13-2

Postseason Total: 70-19

[The Duke]

Here's how the actual working media fared on their state championship picks:

Joshua Mayers, Seattle Times: 6-0 (Perfecto!)

Mason Kelley, Seattle Times: 4-2 (picked Cascade Christian and Lummi); he picked Skyline to win by 24: Bingo!

Sandy Ringer, Seattle Times: 3-3 (picked Liberty, Cascade Christian and Colfax)

Seattle Times picks: seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/highschoolsports/2010419506_staffpicks04.html

Ron Newberry, Coaches Aid: 5-1 (picked Colfax)
His picks (each game preview has its own link): www.coachesaid.com/WA/news

Doug Pacey, (Tacoma) News Tribune: 4-2 (picked Cascade Christian and Colfax)
His picks: blog.thenewstribune.com/preps/2009/12/04/football-championship-game-previews/

Jake Worthen, Evergreen State Preps: 3-3 (picked Liberty, Colfax and Lummi)
His picks: hswashington.scout.com/2/926102.html