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Lakewood High School’s players are attentive in the locker room as they listen to Arlington High School’s football team loads a bus to go to Pacific Beach for team coaches. Lakewood was unbeaten last year, until their first playoff game. building. The Eagles return to playing Class 3A ball this year.
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Arlington wants to get back on a winning track, Lakewood wants to get back into the state playoffs, and Tulalip is happy with its numbers as the high school football season gets under way. Arlington football coach Greg Dailer has one goal — win the Wesco 3A North. Last season, Arlington competed at the 4A level, fin-
ishing with a 5-5 season, but Dailer said the Wesco 3A will be just as tough. “The competition is good if not more difficult,” Dailer said. Mar ysville-Pilchuck, Oak Harbor and Marysville Getchell are just some of the schools the Eagles will have to compete against. “Oak Harbor is not too far removed becoming state champions,” Dailer said. “And Getchell is up-and-coming.” Letting go of standout
receiver Max Gray and a senior-heavy defensive line, Arlington will be filling those holes this season. Two players to watch will be junior Noah Andal, who will play receiver and quarterback, and senior running back Alex Hayward. Arlington will be playing on turf, which replaces the old grass field. “We’re not the biggest team so that muddy field was not advantageous for us,” Dailer said. Though playing on the
beat up and slippery grass was problematic last season, Dailer said it had no impact on the teams performance. “We could’ve won some of those home games,” Dailer said. “We just didn’t execute real well at times, but it wasn’t a bad year.” The Eagles will resume running a spread option in the gun on offense, and a 3-4 defense, Dailer said. SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 2
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High schools work to reduce concussions BY STEVE POWELL and BRANDON ADAM spowell@marysvilleglobe.com
From pro football on down, everyone involved with the game is worried about concussions. But in the Marysville and Arlington school districts a Concussion Baseline Testing program is being used to try to be even more accurate in determining if one has occurred. The three football teams in those towns have a pre-test this month. Their reaction time is tested, kind
of like a field sobriety test. A computer program comes up with a baseline score. Players are then tested during the season – especially if they get a hard knock – and the numbers are compared. “They can tell me or a doc I’m OK, but they can’t get by the reaction test,” said Tim McTee, athletic trainer at Marysville-Getchell High School. “They lose their balance or memory because their neurons can’t get fuel. They’re done for the day, and we tell their parents.” McTee said concussions can be
hard to spot, unless the player is knocked unconscious. “It can look like normal contact,” he said. Last year, Arlington also implemented base-line testing to screen for concussions. For all sports, athletes must take a test that measures their maximum mental faculty, Arlington head football coach Greg Dailer said. Steve Powell/Staff Photo
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Proper use of helmets is key to reducing concussions.