GIRLS HOOPS: AT A GLANCE

• FAVORITES: Auburn Riverside, Kentwood

• CONTENDERS: Federal Way, Kentlake.

• SLEEPERS: Auburn, Kentridge.

• OUTLOOK: Auburn Riverside makes a return to the 4A classification this season with a new coach, Ed Rosin, at the helm. Rosin’s team boasts plenty of talent, including a pair of SPSL 3A first-teamers in guards Mercedes Wetmore and Nichole Jackson. Rosin might be a little more restrained on the sidelines than former coach Adam Barrett – who coached the Ravens to two consecutive 3A titles – but the team won’t reflect that on the court. Expect the same up-tempo, full-court style you’ve come to expect from the Ravens. … Last season may have ended in disappointment, with the SPSL North champs Kentwood not placing at the state tourney, but make no mistake, the Conquerors are well positioned to compete for a title this year. The team returns standout and Nebraska-bound guard Lindsey Moore, who averaged 18.2 points per game last year as well as Jessie Genger, who averaged 10.2 points per game last season. … Federal Way also returns the bulk of its lineup from last season. The team is led by guard Brittany Barrington, who averaged 13.3 points per game and Talia Walton, who averaged 13.9 points per game. … Kentlake will look to improve on its fifth-place- finish in league last year. The team is led by junior forward Morganne Comstock, a first team All-SPSL selection, who averaged 13 points and seven rebounds per game last season. Also back will be two-year starters Cody Sisco and Alissa Nergaard. … Auburn also makes the jump up to 4A this season. The team finished second in the SPSL 3A last winter and returns a strong core of players, including seniors Jennsyn Chaney, Jessica Morgan and Stephanie Jameson. … Tahoma will look to rebuild with first-year coach Keith Wasberg at the helm. Last year, the team finished third in the league with an 8-6 record. Wasberg will look to returners Brittani Reiterman, Sierra Haverfield and Erin McCaslin. … Kent-Meridian was 3-11 in league play last year and will lean on senior Briana Shannon, who averaged 12.8 points per game last season. … Kentridge finished sixth overall in the SPSL North last season with a 6-8 league record. the team will look to returners Kara Follmer (8.15 points per game last season) and Jaclyn Onosko (5.08 points per game) to improve the Chargers’ finish this season. … Thomas Jefferson was fourth in league last year with a 11-3 record. The team returns sharpshooting junior Hannah Kiyohara (9.54 points per game), who was second in the SPSL in 3-pointers made last season with 17.

— Shawn Skager/The Reporter