The 2021 high school football season in Oregon kicks off next week and MaxPreps has your look at the state's top teams. After a dominant run through an abbreviated spring season, West Linn owns the top spot in our preseason rankings.
After outscoring opponents 228-50 during six games in the spring, the Lions open Sept. 3 against Jesuit and hope to extend. Senior quarterback
Chase Harmon takes over under center for an offense that always puts up points under head coach Chris Miller.
West Linn won its only state title in 2016 but hasn't been back in the title game since. This group of Lions hopes to put the program back on top.
With no state playoffs in 2020, defending 11-man state champions from 2019 include Central Catholic in 6A, Thurston (5A), La Grande (4A), Santiam Christian (3A) and Heppner (2A).
See the complete list below.
After winning five in a row to close out the spring season, Sherwood checks in at No. 16 in our preseason rankings.
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Oregon Preseason MaxPreps Top 251.
West Linn, 6-0 record spring 2021
2.
Central Catholic (Portland), 5-1
3.
Newberg, 5-1
4.
Tualatin, 4-2
5.
Sunset (Portland), 6-0
6.
Lake Oswego, 3-1
7.
Mazama (Klamath Falls), 6-0
8.
Lakeridge (Lake Oswego), 2-3
9.
West Salem (Salem), 6-0
10.
Thurston (Springfield), 5-1
11.
Marshfield (Coos Bay), 6-1
12.
Redmond, 5-1
13.
Mountainside (Beaverton), 3-3
14.
Mountain View (Bend), 6-0
15.
North Medford (Medford), 4-2
16.
Sherwood, 5-1
17.
Santiam Christian (Corvallis), 5-1
18.
Warrenton, 5-0
19.
Cascade Christian (Medford), 5-0
20.
South Medford (Medford), 4-1
21.
Silverton, 3-2
22.
Banks, 5-1
23.
Clackamas, 3-3
24.
Heppner, 5-0
25.
Grant (Portland), 3-3