Washington Looks to Score at Great NW Challenge
Washington Looks to Score at Great NW Challenge
Six highly-comeptent teams descend on Portland, Ore. for the Great Northwest Challenge Boys All-Star tournament.
The GNC also features a JV Boys, Varsity Girls and JV Girls bracket, making for a total of 19 teams facing off at Delta Park in Oregon's biggest city.
Southern California, Oregon, and Montana make up Pool A, a division of the competition which might make some shape their heads as Northern California, Washington, and Hawaii populate Pool B - a group that has to be considered the stronger.
NorCal, SoCal, Oregon, and Washington are in the JV competition.
Washington looks solid but perhaps doesn't have the sort of superstar power that have had in recent years (such as current Eagle Titi Lamositele). But with Matt Brennan (Seattle), Derise Fuga (Liberty), Brian Nault (Shelton) and Jonny Reid (Chuckanut), they have some players with high-level experience.
"We are not full of stars but we are coming together alright," said Washington Head Coach Pete Sullivan. "We run our patterns and stick to our structures, we should be competitive. Buying into the culture is what an all-star program's all about, so as the players do that, we'll be fine."
Washington defeated Oregon in a warmup match earlier this spring.
In the JV bracket, Washington may have the edge in that they are bringing up some startling talent in that age group. Washington already beat Oregon in a warmup match, a result Sullivan attributed partly to his team getting an early assembly under their belt. The Washington team doesn't have too far to travel, and will look to David Ainuu (Prairie), Halleluiah Tiauli (Rainier) to pace the JV Loggers. Both are exciting talents.
Full Great Northwest Challenge Schedule
2014 GREAT NORTHWEST CHALLENGE SCHEDULE |
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SATURDAY JUNE 21 | FIELD 2 | FIELD 3 | FIELD 4 |
| VARSITY BOYS POOL A Southern California Oregon Montana |
9:00 AM | Varsity Boys Southern California vs. Montana | JV Boys Oregon vs. Washington | Varsity Girls Northern California vs. Montana |
| VARSITY BOYS POOL B Northern California Washington Hawaii |
10:00 AM | JV Boys Northern California vs. Southern California | Varsity Boys Northern California vs. Hawaii | Varsity Girls Southern California vs. Washington |
| VARSITY GIRLS POOL A Northern California Oregon Montana |
11:00 AM | JV Girls Northern California vs. Southern California | Varsity Girls Oregon vs. Montana | Varsity Boys Oregon vs. Montana |
| VARSITY GIRLS POOL B Southern California Washington Oregon/NorCal |
12:15 PM | Varsity Girls Washington vs. Oregon/NorCal | JV Boys Oregon vs. Southern California | Varsity Boys Washington vs. Northern California |
| JR. VARSITY BOYS Northern California Southern California Washington Oregon |
1:15 PM | Varsity Girls Oregon vs. Northern California | JV Girls Oregon vs. Southern California | JV Boys Washington vs. Northern California |
| JR. VARSITY GIRLS Southern California Northern California Oregon |
2:15 PM | College Exhibition | Varsity Boys Oregon vs. Southern California | Varsity Girls Southern California vs. Oregon/NorCal |
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3:15 PM |
| Varsity Boys Washington vs. Hawaii | JV Girls Northern California vs. Oregon |
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SUNDAY JUNE 22 | FIELD 2 | FIELD 3 | FIELD 4 |
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8:00 AM | JV Boys Oregon vs. Northern Cal (Match JVB1) |
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9:00 AM | JV Boys Washington vs. Southern Cal (Match JVB2) | Varsity Girls A1 vs. B2 (Match GV1) | Varsity Girls B1 vs. A2 (Match GV2) |
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10:00 AM | JV Girls Southern California vs. Oregon | Varsity Girls A3 vs. B3 (Match GV3) | Varsity Boys B1 vs. A2 (Match BV2) |
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11:00 AM | JV Boys 3/4 #3 After Pool Play vs. #4 After Pool Play | Varsity Boys A1 vs. B2 (MatchBV1) | Varsity Boys A3 vs B3 (Match BV3) |
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12:15 PM | Varsity Girls 5/6 Loser GV3 vs. Worse record of Loser GV1 and GV2 | JV Girls Southern California vs. Northern California | JV Boys - Final #1 After Pool Play vs. #2 After Pool Play |
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1:15 PM | Varisty Boys 5/6 Loser BV3 vs. Worse record of Loser BV1 and BV2 | Varsity Boys 3/4 Winner BV3 vs. Best record of Loser BV1 and BV2 | Varsity Girls - Final Winner GV1 vs. Winner GV2 |
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2:15 PM | JV Girls Oregon vs. Northern California | Varsity Girls 3/4 Winner GV3 vs. Best record of Loser GV1 and GV2 | Varsity Boys - Final Winner BV1 vs. Winner BV2 |
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