4A- Waukee
First off, no way Kuemper replaces what they lost in last year's senior class. And it only takes one look at their baseball team to see that Kuemper won't necessarily just plug in a bunch of new guys who are just as good as Neary, Drees, etc. West Lyon is in 1A this year, too.
Don Bosco is still going to be pretty salty. I won't be shocked to see them reach the Dome (depending on how the playoffs are going to work), but I don't think they've got enough to go any further than the semis. I also don't think there's going to be any team that'll be nearly as tough to beat as last year's Exira squad. Don Bosco (nor any other team) will have to be as good as last year's Hogan-led group to win it all this year, IMO.
What makes you say that about Washington? They didn't really wow me last year; just seemed like a very workmanlike team that got the job done. And without Coker, Tanner Knupp, Covington and Sivels, I'm not sure I see how they're going to continue to play at such a high level. That's a lot to replace, especially in the backfield.
I'm pretty sure he's talking about Cedar Rapids Washington ("I really only follow eastern Iowa 4A") and not the last year's 3A runnersup Washington (Iowa). Cedar Rapids Washington should indeed have a good year this season.
Or maybe it's just time for Luke to un-do the offseason forum and get the individual class forums rolling. To prevent this kind of tragic misunderstanding.
