Washington Interscholastic Activities Association High School Football Championships 4A 1973-Present

Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Logo [Ref: 5]

4A Championship Finals 1973-Present

YearWinnersRunners-Up
1973-74Kentridge26Wenatchee24
1974-75Bishop Blanchet14Mount Tahoma6
1975-76Foss (12-0)17Richland (12-1)7
1976-77Snohomish (13-0)20Federal Way (12-1)7
1977-78Sumner (12-2)12Gonzaga Prep (11-2)7
1978-79Snoohomish (13-0)14Ingraham (10-3)8
1979-80Mount Tahoma (12-0)37Rogers Puyallup (12-1)3
1980-81Mount Tahoma (12-0)21Issaquah (12-1)3
1981-82Richland (12-1)7Kentridge (11-2)6
1982-83Gonzaga Prep (11-2)25South Kitsap (12-1)7
1983-84Bellevue (12-2)17Kennewick (9-4)14
1984-85Juanita (13-0)41South Kitsap (12-1)27
1985-86Juanita (13-0)28Gonzaga Prep (11-1)13
1986-87Gonzaga Prep (12-0)14Juanita (11-2)7
1987-88Puyallup (11-2)27Gonzaga Prep (10-2)21
1988-89Ingraham (11-1)21Kentwood (11-2)0
1989-90Curtis (12-1)25Kentwood (11-2)0
1990-91Curtis (11-2)30Newport Bellevue (12-1)14
1991-92Cascade Everett (12-1)14Puyallup (12-2)7
1992-93Newport Bellevue (13-0)48Puyallup (12-1)21
1993-94Turnwater (12-1)33Inglemoor (11-2)7
1994-95South Kitsap (13-0)15Walla Walla (11-2)10
1995-96Curtis (13-1)49Kamiakin (10-3)7
1996-97Curtis (13-1)34Richland (11-3)15
1997-98Central Valley (13-1)49South Kitsap (12-1)13
1998-99Pasco (13-1)17Wilson (12-1)0
1999-2000Richland (13-1)21Kentwood (12-2)18
2000-01Pasco (14-0)20Bethel (11-3)3
2001-02Kentwood (13-1)38Pasco (13-1)24
2002-03Kentwood (13-1)35Capital (10-3)28
2003-04Pasco (13-1)21Ballard (11-3)14
2004-05Evergreen Vancouver (14-0)28Skyline (12-2)14
2005-06Skyline (14-0)35Woodinville (11-3)21
2006-07Oak Harbour (13-1)21Bothell (12-2)14
2007-08Lewis & Clark (11-2)21Bothell (13-1)14
2008-09Skyline (14-0)20Issaquah (11-3)15
2009-10Skyline (12-2)45Ferris (10-4)21
2010-11Ferris24Skyline16
2011-12Skyline38Skyviw7
2012-13Skyline49Bellarmine Prep24
2013-14Wenatchee33Gig Harbour31
2014-15Bothell24Chiawana14
2015-16Gonzaga Prep34Skyline16
2016-17Camas24Richland14
2017-18Richland38Woodinville11
2018-19Union52Lake Stevens20
2019-20Camas35Bothell14
Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 4A Championship Finals 1974-Present [Ref: 2]

Note: Teams Final (Won-Loss) record in (Brackets)

Classifications 1923-Present

YearsPrevious ClassificationCurrent Classification
1923-30; 1934-41; 1944-45Single Classification4A
1931-32; 1942; 1946-57A
B
4A
B
1958-1968AA
A
B
4A
1A
B
1969-1997AAA
AA
A
B
4A
3A
1A
B
1998-20064A
3A
2A
1A
B
4A
3A
2A
1A
B
2007-Present4A
3A
1A
2B
1B
Classifications 1923-Present (Then and now) [Ref: 4]

Note: A Leagues are higher than B Leagues, and AAA higher than AA etc. In the new classification the past standings and Championships have been reclassified, and so 4A is the highest, followed by 3A etc.

Report

Player-Coach of the Erris (Mayo) Rams in 2009, Brian Wilson, a native of Glengad, Co. Mayo, played defensive linebacker for Kamiakin High School in Washington State in the 1980s. He went over there on a school exchange program, and knew enough about American Football through watching it in TV in Ireland to have known the rules. When he came back to Ireland he did not think he would ever play American Football again, but when the Erris Rams set up in Castlebar he got involved as a 38-year-old player-coach.

The Kamiakin High School Played AAA Football during the spell he played there, the highest level in Washington State High School Football (they now play 3A). AAA has since been reclassified as 4A. Kamiakin High School won the 3A State Championship in 2016-17. The Football team are known as the Kamiakin Braves.

Kamiakin High School Logo [Ref: 6]

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1986) “Rams with a plan” Western People. Tuesday, January 13, 2009. pg. 53 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Websites

[2] Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (2020)Tournament history [Activity: football] [Year: 1974-1975 to 2019-2020] [Internet] Available from: http://wiaa.com/tournhistory.aspx [Accessed 4 June 2020]

[3] Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (2020) School history [Activity: football] [School: Kamiakin HS] [Internet] Available from: http://wiaa.com/schoolhistory.aspx [Accessed 4 June 2020]

[4] Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (2020) State Championship Tournament History [Internet] Available from: http://www.wiaa.com/subcontent.aspx?SecID=338 [Accessed 4 June 2020]

Images

[5] Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (2020) headerleft [Internet] Available from: http://www.wiaa.com/images/header-left.png [Accessed 4 June 2020]

[6] Kamikian High School (2020) kamikian [Internet] Available from: https://kamiakin.ksd.org/images/kamiakin.png [Accessed 4 June 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan.

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 May 2020

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