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SPSL North inside slant

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Prime prospects

Travis Nauta

RB/OLB, 5-10, 205, Sr., Kentwood

When he's healthy, scoring touchdowns isn't a problem for Nauta.

Andrew Hooper

OT/DT, 6-3, 320, Sr., Kentwood

Mountain of a young man has strength and agility to play Division I football.

Robert Pearson
 
RB/SS, 5-10, 195, Sr., Sumner

Division's top returning rusher comes in bigger, faster, stronger.

Ryan Stokes

OT/DT, 6-2, 285, Sr., Kentridge

Strong and intense, he stokes Chargers' fire on both offense and defense.

Rising stars

Alex Valdes

QB/DB, 5-11, 155, Sr., Auburn

Magician with football proves size really doesn't matter.

Daniel Ulrich

WR/CB, 6-4, 200, Sr., Tahoma

Clutch receiver knows how to go up and get football.

Max Komar

WR/DB/P, 5-10, 180, Sr., Auburn Riverside

Big playmaker stormed on scene last year and should be even more electric in 2004.

Key game

Kentwood vs. Auburn

Sept. 3, 7 p.m., Auburn Memorial Stadium

There will be a ton of football left, but this one could decide division championship.

Coaches' picks
Predicted order of finish for the South Puget Sound League North Division, based on a survey of league coaches, with 10 points for first-place vote, nine for second, etc. (first-place votes in parentheses). Coaches not allowed to vote for their own teams.
School	Points	2003
1. Auburn (3)	71	5-5
2. Kentwood (5)	70	9-2
3. Kentridge (1)	67	5-5
4. Tahoma	63	5-5
5. Kentlake	53	9-2
6. Auburn Riverside	40	4-6
7. Enumclaw	39	4-6
8. Sumner	38	4-6
9. Kent-Meridian	27	0-10