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Historic day in Federal Way

December 8th, 2009 at Tue, 8th, 2009 at 2:59 pm by caseyolson

For the first time, well, ever, the city of Federal Way has four boys basketball teams ranked in the Seattle Times’ Class 4A state rankings.

The Thomas Jefferson Raiders and their 3-0 start to the season cracked the rankings as the No. 10 team. The Raiders joined previous top-10 ranked Federal Way (No. 1), Beamer (No. 6) and Decatur (eighth) when the Times published their rankings today.

In comparison, Seattle has a three schools ranked in the Class 3A top-10 in Rainier Beach (No. 1), Franklin (No. 2) and Seattle Prep (No. 6). Spokane has two schools ranked in the 4A top-10 in Gonzaga Prep (No. 2) and Ferris (No. 3).

Last year, the Federal Way school district qualfied three schools for the 16-team Class 4A state tournament inside the Tacoma Dome. The Federal Way Eagles won the state title, while Decatur and Beamer dropped two-straight games.

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