SR picks Asotin, 1 of 2016 big 3, to top NE league

Asotin’s Panthers were picked to be the top team in the NE 2B football league last week in the special football section of the Spokesman Review. Reporter Ryan Collingwood noted Asotin has many returnees back for this year.

Liberty, which went to the 2B title game last year at the Tacoma Dome sustained more of a roster loss to graduation, he commented.

The SR picked Liberty as number two, and NWC, which was also hit hard by graduation, to finish third with Colfax in the number-four slot.

Liberty, Asotin and Northwest Christian tied for the top spot in the lNE league race last year after each sustained just one defeat in the campaign.

Collingwood rated Garfield/Palouse, which has six of eight starters back on offense and defense, as the number-one threat to Sunnyside Christian which defeated the Vikings last year and advanced to the state 1B semi-final round.