Prep Football Notebook | Five Garfield football players back in uniform

Five Garfield High School football players arrested two weeks ago on suspicion of robbery assault will be in uniform today when the Bulldogs host Eastlake in a KingCo 4A Conference game at 5 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.

Coach Anthony Allen, who suspended the players two weeks ago, said a team meeting Tuesday played a large part in the players' return.

"Some kids said, 'We just think if you kick them out of the program, is that what's best for them to become better students and better people?' " Allen said. "That had a lot to do with it. The kids think that we should give them a chance."

The players, four of them starters, were arrested Sept. 13 on suspicion of committing two assaults, one during an attempted robbery Sept. 10 and the other during a robbery Sept. 12 in which police say a laptop, an iPod and cash were stolen. The players, who have not been booked or charged, were suspended for Garfield's past two games, a 34-0 loss to Franklin and a 48-0 loss to Bothell.

"For the past 13 days this is all I've thought about," Allen said. "Every day, all day.

"The biggest thing with me was just watching the kids and seeing how remorseful they really were. You can see it in their eyes they were crushed. They should have been, for what they've done.

"I told them now that they owe their team and they owe Garfield and they owe the staff."

Allen said the players' playing status could change if they are charged or convicted.

The Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association has no policy regarding athletes who have been arrested, charged or convicted, leaving those decisions to school officials.

Stockton to play for Montana

MISSOULA, Mont. — Point guard Shawn Stockton, nephew of NBA legend John Stockton, has made a verbal commitment to play basketball at Montana.

Shawn Stockton, who also plays football for top-ranked Ferris of Spokane, averaged 12.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.6 steals last season as Ferris (29-0) won the Class 4A state championship.

His cousin, Houston Stockton — John's son — is a redshirt defensive back on the Montana football team.

Thursday highlights

• Sophomore Laura Millet swam state-qualifying times to win the 100-yard butterfly and 100 backstroke Thursday, leading Shorecrest to its first girls swimming victory over Kamiak in at least eight years.

• Eastlake golfer Peter Quaeck hit a hole-in-one on the 139-yard, par-3 fourth hole at Sahalee North during a KingCo 4A boys match against Franklin. Hazen's Rebecca Lau had an ace in a Seamount League match at Maplewood GC.

Notes

• Devin Brooks, a freshman at New Mexico State and a former Holy Names track-and-field standout, was recognized this week in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd column for her high-school accomplishments.

• Hazen's boys soccer team, which won the school's first state championship last spring, has been named one of the top 20 high-school teams by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and Adidas.

Tom Wyrwich: 206-515-5653 or twyrwich@seattletimes.com

The Associated Press contributed to this report.