PREPS

It's almost time for the St. John-Endicott Eagles to take the big stage.

The Eagles will take a 12-1 record into Saturday's 1B State title game against 11-1 Lummi. And, as Mike Vlahovich's story relates, they'll take the pride of two Whitman County communities into the Tacoma Dome with them.

The Eagles are part of the six-game Gridiron Classic that decides state football titles ranging from the big schools to the 8-man teams like SJE.

The 3A and 2B title games are tonight (the 3A game, pitting Kennedy and Bellevue will be televised by FSN at 7:30) with the other games Saturday, starting at 10 a.m.

For more on the prep scene, check out Mike Vlahovich's blog and Greg Lee's Idaho Prep Sports blog.

There are about 1.7 million stories available (OK, that's an exaggeration), so let's get started.

The News Tribune in Tacoma has a story about nearly every participant, with the SJE piece centering on its potent offense. The Seattle Times did this story about Lummi, and has this game breakdown.

The Times also has an interesting Oak Harbor story about its WSU-bound quarterback.

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Switching gears a little bit, tonight I'm going to hit at least part of two big basketball games: Central Valley's boys at Ferris and University's girls at Lewis and Clark. All four schools played in the state tournament, with LC's girls and CV's boys making it to the final game (LC won).

I'll be on afterward with my observations and comments.

There were a few hoops games Thursday night, and you can find the report here.