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Here’s a look at the Week 4 Associated Press football rankings. Obviously there is no Federal Way connection, but it’s interesting to look at.

Class 4A
1, Skyline (10) 2-1 109
2, Bothell (1) 3-0 100
3, Auburn 3-0 85
4, Eastlake 3-0 62
5, Southridge 3-0 60
6, Jackson 3-0 53
7, Olympia 3-0 39
8, Ferris 2-1 35
9, Gonzaga Prep 2-1 30
10, South Kitsap 3-0 14
Others receiving 6 or more points: 11, Curtis 13.

Class 3A
1, Lakes (11) 3-0 110
2, Liberty (Renton) 3-0 90
3, Union 2-1 80
4, Bellevue 1-2 76
5, Mt. Spokane 3-0 68
6, Glacier Peak 3-0 56
7, O’Dea 2-1 46
8, Camas 3-0 42
9, Timberline 3-0 15
10, Meadowdale 3-0 13
Others receiving 6 or more points:

Class 2A
1, Ellensburg (9) 3-0 104
2, Archbishop Murphy (1) 2-1 94
3, Lynden 2-1 70
4, Othello 2-1 50
5, Interlake 3-0 49
6, Prosser (1) 2-1 47
7, W. F. West 3-0 38
8, West Valley (Spokane) 3-0 30
T9, Woodland 3-0 17
T9, Mark Morris 2-1 17
Others receiving 6 or more points: 11, Blaine 16. 12, Burlington-Edison 15. 12, North Mason 15. 14, Selah 12. 15, Tumwater 11. 16, Black Hills 9. 17, Colville 8.

Class 1A
1, Montesano (6) 3-0 104
2, Connell (4) 3-0 99
3, Royal (1) 3-0 92
4, Cascade Christian 3-0 74
5, Vashon Island 3-0 55
6, Cashmere 1-1 53
7, Cascade (Leavenworth) 2-0 42
8, Orting 2-1 27
9, Nooksack Valley 2-1 18
10, Meridian 2-1 15
Others receiving 6 or more points: 11, Zillah 7.

Class 2B
1, Colfax (7) 2-0 70
2, LaSalle 3-0 61
3, Adna 3-0 51
3, Asotin 3-0 51
5, Napavine 2-1 38
6, Naselle 3-0 32
T7, South Bend 3-0 20
T7, Tacoma Baptist 3-0 20
9, White Swan 3-0 13
10, Wahkiakum 2-1 10
Others receiving 6 or more points: 11, Kittitas 7.

Class 1B
1, Cusick (5) 3-0 67
2, LaCrosse-Washtucna (2) 3-0 65
3, Almira Coulee-Hartline 3-0 57
4, Tri-Cities Prep 1-1 49
T5, Lummi 2-1 18
T5, Neah Bay 3-0 18
Others receiving 6 or more points: None

Green River Community College in Auburn is among four two-year schools in Washington who are competing in the Northwest Community College Football League. The league is the brainchild of Algona-resident and NCCFL President Kory Hill, who has spent the past four years laboring to reinstate junior college football in Washington State. The last community or junior college in the state to offer football was Walla Walla Community College, whose program ended in 1996.

Here is an article Shawn Skager, the sports editor at the Auburn Reporter, wrote about the newly-formed league:

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/aub/sports/56748127.html

Comcast is currently featuring varsity high school sports from across the state. The On Demand service will be free to Comcast Digital Cable subscribers and will run through the rest of the academic season. Varsity Sports On Demand will also feature basketball, baseball, softball and wrestling. The games will be available through Comcast On Demand under the “Get Local” folder.

The On Demand service will be free to Comcast Digital Cable subscribers and will run through the rest of the academic season. Varsity Sports On Demand will also feature basketball, baseball, softball and wrestling. The games will be available through Comcast On Demand under the “Get Local” folder.

For the fall season, Comcast will be airing 49 football games and 10 volleyball matches, as well as state football playoffs, which will be available in HD. After state playoffs conclude, a “Best of the Season Highlights” program for both football and volleyball will debut On Demand.

Each high-school game will be available On Demand to Comcast Digital Cable customers within 48 hours after the conclusion of the game.

Currently, the Sept. 3 football game between Auburn and Federal Way High School is featured On Demand. Varsity Sports On Demand is presented by Banner Bank.

I was doing a little research about Federal Way school district graduates playing football in college and came across this unfortunate news about former Todd Beamer High School star running back Lamardray Fuller. The All-SPSL running back who received a scholarship to play at Central Washington University plead guilty to first-degree robbery and residential burglary with criminal intent in February and is currently serving 48 monts in prison.

Here’s a couple links to the Ellensburg Daily Record regarding the incident:

http://www.kvnews.com/articles/2009/02/28/news/doc49a8d5a345c62143991745.txt

http://www.kvnews.com/articles/2008/11/15/news/doc491e6032c7921197423874.txt

During his senior season at Beamer, Fuller finished fourth in the SPSL in rushing yards with 1,229 and 11 touchdowns. His best game came in Beamer’s opener against Jefferson when he rushed for a school-record 307 yards.

Federal Way played a huge part in the University of Washington’s upset victory over the third-ranked USC Trojans Saturday at Husky Stadium in Seattle. Not only did true freshman defensive end Andru Pulu, a 2009 Federal Way High School grad, actually play during the game, but Brandon Jackson proved to be the Huskies’ lucky charm.

Jackson was chosen as the UW’s “Lucky Dawg” before the USC game. The “Lucky Dawg” is the child that accompanies the Husky captains to midfield before the game for the coin toss. Jackson hails from Federal Way, according to www.gohuskies.com

More on Pulu to come…

Here is a funny video I came across and I was entertained by it. Hopefully you are too. Notice that his “kick” happens after the referee blew his whistle, so does the goal count? This is from a recent match in Russia.

http://footballblips.dailyradar.com/video/fan-scores-a-penalty-kick-during-saturn-spartak-moscow/

The Todd Beamer High School girls soccer team, which has won the last three SPSL South Division championships, got a lot of work defending kickoffs during last Thursday’s 18-0 blowout of the Bethel Braves at Federal Way Memorial Stadium. Now I’m not the biggest soccer fan in the world and I don’t wear a scarf to soccer games in 90-degree heat like Seattle Sounders’ fans, but I always remember final scores on the soccer field being 1-0 or if things get crazy, 2-0.

But 18-0? That would be like a football team winning 200-0. During the win over Bethel, the Titans had 13 different players score at least one goal and Jasmine Brillante was the only player with a hat trick. When I saw the score, I immediately emailed first-year coach Joel Lindberg to make sure I wasn’t seeing things.

“The score is correct,” Lindberg emailed back. “It was definitely tough to coach a game like that. The final score is unfortunate.”

It truly is unfortunate and also brings up the old topic of when is enough, enough?

I wasn’t at the game, so I have no idea how everything played out and how truly overmatched the Bethel team was. I do know that there were several goals scored by non-starters and Arizona State University-bound, All-State forward Holland Crook had “only” two goals during the game. I also see that Curtis put up double digits against Bethel earlier this season with a 12-0 win.

After losing to highly-regarded Emerald Ridge on Sept. 10, 3-1, the Titans have outscored their last two opponents, 27-0. Beamer beat Spanaway Lake, another school from the Bethel School District, 9-0 on Sept. 15.

I’m new to the Blogosphere, so go easy on me until I get up to speed on these things. My goal is to give you some information that you can’t get anywhere else about prep sports in Federal Way. Stuff that isn’t necessarily written about in the newspaper. I also will occasionally dive into more regional sports issues when I feel the need — Mariners, Seahawks, Sounders, etc. But my main goal with this Blog, is to make you smile. I will post stuff that I think is funny. Videos, Web sites, etc. I can’t wait to get this thing up and running and getting plenty of input from you.