Curtis HS Returning Some of WA’s top Young Talent

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Curtis went 6-4 last season losing in the first round of the playoffs to Federal Way. That being said as you can expect them to make some noise this coming fall, returning some of Washington's top young talent and the reigning Co-Conference Player of the Year in [player_tooltip player_id='158338' first='Rocco' last='Koch'].&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 6-1 200-pound QB accounted for 2600 yards and 30 TDs (21 passing, 9 rushing) on his way to sharing the POY honor with standout Junior QB [player_tooltip player_id='115343' first='Jake' last='Schakel'] of Emerald Ridge. Koch's influence can't be understated as the Vikings could have easily been 8-2, dropping close ball games to Sumner by 7 and GK by 5.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We've talked at length about [player_tooltip player_id='693683' first='Xavier' last='Ahrens'], who projects as one of the top 25's in the NW, earning 1^st&nbsp;team all-league DB and 2^nd&nbsp;team WR accolades in the 4A SPSL as a sophomore. He is an unquestioned D1 guy who might be the next athlete in the class to land an offer. On the season he returned kicks for TDs, scored numerous times offensively, and played lights out on D returning multiple INTs for touchdowns.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fellow Sophomore's [player_tooltip player_id='693728' first='Jayden' last='Rice-Claiborne'] and [player_tooltip player_id='693721' first='Parker' last='Mady'] are right there with Ahrens as two of the top 25s in the state. Claiborne has had one of the better off seasons of any player in WA, excelling on the 7v7 circuit as part of FSP, while garnering significant praise from his peers. He was an honorable mention all-conference selection at DB and showed off legit speed as a freshman on the track.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mady is a multi-sport threat (baseball) and one of the more versatile athletes in the SPSL. His 2^nd team all-league honors at WR and honorable mention DB accolades had him listed as one of the only kids in the conference to earn recognition on both sides of the football. Much like Ahrens, he was super impressive for such a young athlete. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rounding out the 25's is [player_tooltip player_id='693839' first='Micah' last='Yanos'], another honorable mention all-conference DB, who will help solidify the Vikings secondary as one of the best returning groups in Washington.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As good as the perimeter will be you don't win without a line, which is where the Keown kids will step in. The 2x all SPSL lineman [player_tooltip player_id='338832' first='Nick' last='Keown'] 6-3 255 G/T 24' had an outstanding junior season, along with <strong>Greg Keown </strong>6-3 270 OL/DL 24' who was an all-conference guy as well. Both will need to stay healthy and play out of their minds if they want to make a playoff run. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1^st team all SPSL RB/LB [player_tooltip player_id='584057' first='Lyndon' last='Tanoa'] is graduating and will be missed, along with two talented lineman in <strong>Kellen Hazen</strong> and <strong>Marques Watson</strong>. We hear a lot about others within the conference but not as much on Curtis. Expect that to be different with the POY Koch returning and a special 2025 group. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->