Worth County is pegged as GRC West Football favorite

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com

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Worth County is the GRC West favorite to win the conference in Football.  They finished 2nd in the conference last season after winning it in 2023.  Worth County received 7 first-place votes from the coaches.  King City received the remaining first-place vote and was picked to finish 2nd.  Defending champion Albany was picked to finish 3rd.

1. Worth County

2024 Record: 10-3 (6-1 GRC West)
Coach: Jon Adwell
State Champion (7): 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2011, 2017
State 2nd Place (5): 2005, 2006, 2018, 2021, 2023
State Semifinalist (6): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2010, 2013, 2015
GRC/GRC West Championships (7): 1938, 1946, 1967, 1984, 2017, 2021, 2023

2. King City
2024 Record: 5-6 (4-3 GRC West)
Coach: Todd Shifflett
State 2nd Place (3): 1974, 1977, 2002
State Semifinalist (3): 2016, 2017, 2021
GRC/GRC West Championships (8): 1936, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1960, 1974, 1977, 2015

3. Albany
2024 Record: 10-1 (7-0 GRC West)
Coach: Doug Fountain
GRC/GRC West Championships (12): 1931, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1947, 1961, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2024

4. North Andrew
2024 Record: 6-5 (4-3 GRC West)
Coach: Dustin Williams
State Champion (7): 1993, 1996, 1997, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022
State 2nd Place (7): 1994, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2012, 2015, 2020
State Semifinalist (6): 1988, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2017
GRC/GRC West Championships (3): 2016, 2020, 2022

5. Pattonsburg
2024 Record: 1-9 (1-6 GRC West)
Coach: Brandon Burkhead
State Semifinalist (2): 2018, 2019
GRC/GRC West Championships (1): 2019

6. St. Joseph Christian
2024 Record: 6-4 (4-3 GRC West)
Coach: James Schoonover
State Champion (1): 2006
State 2nd Place (4): 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010
State Semifinalist (4): 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011

7. Princeton
2024 Record: 2-8 (2-5 GRC West)
Coach: Seth Bass
State Champion (1): 1968
State 2nd Place (3): 1976, 1978, 2003
State Semifinalist (4): 1969, 2002, 2007, 2008
GRC/GRC West Championships (18): 1942, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2017, 2019, 2020

8. Stanberry
2024 Record: 1-9 (0-7 GRC West)
Coach: Shane Hilton
State Champion (2): 2012, 2015
State 2nd Place (3): 2013, 2014, 2016
State Semifinalist (6): 1992, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2020
GRC/GRC West Championships (5): 1939, 1941, 1951, 1965, 2018

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