Seattle Paper’s Staff Ignores Ferris

The Seattle Times staff predicts championship game scores before the tournament.

The quartet did a good job on the boys side, with Mount Vernon getting two votes to beat Prairie and Prairie and Mercer Island one each to get by Mount Vernon. Only Ferris of the final four didn’t get mentioned.

On the girls side, Mountain View was picked by one to lose in the finals. Other picks - Tumwater, Eastlake, Kamiakin and Enumclaw - were gone by the semifinals. Central Valley, Foss and Federal Way received no support.

The Times’ All-State teams included CV’s Crystal Lee and Richland’s Scott Salisbury.

Familiar faces

Looking at past performances of this year’s final four teams, the Mountain View girls lost to Kent-Meridian in the title game two years ago. Federal Way lost to Mead in the 1990 title game. Foss lost in the semifinals the past two years. CV won the state title in 1993 with a 29-0 record.

Of the boys semifinalists, Ferris was last there when the Saxons won the 1994 title. Mercer Island lost in the semis last year. Mount Vernon went 1-2 last year in its first AAA appearance since 1961. Prairie is in its first AAA state tournament. , DataTimes