Ron Siegel has been putting together all-state football teams for quite some time. He knows his stuff pretty well. I got a copy of Ron’s 2009 Senior Preseason All-State team this weekend and wanted to pass it along.

Ron’s preseason all-state team is a little different than The News Tribune’s team. Only seniors are eligible. He also has an exhaustive list of the state’s top seniors and juniors.

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After polling coaches and sports writers from across the state, The News Tribune has finalized its 2009 Preseason All-State Football Team.

I think you’ll see that this pre-season all-state team has quite a bit of geographic variety. Players from Eastern Washington, Central Washington, Whatcom County, Vancouver, the Kitsap Peninsula are represented, as well as the greater Seattle and Tacoma areas.

Skyline leads the way with four players — QB Jake Heaps, WR Kasen Williams, LB Anthony DeMatteo and OL Jase Butorac. Heaps and Williams were easy picks. DeMatteo’s status as the reigning KingCo Crest Division Defensive Player of the Year …

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