A team laden with seniors, including QB Danner Jones and RB Caden Atencio, enters 2025 with confidence.

The Bulldogs open with two games on the road, at Klahowya Sept. 5 and Kingston on Sept. 12.

Starting the 2024 season with three consecutive victories, including a 28-6 romp against Olympic League 2A foe Port Angeles, the North Mason Bulldogs felt hopeful about potentially ending a decade-long playoff absence.

It was a 1-5 stretch over the final six contests that sunk the team's postseason dreams.

"I think we started fast last year, we faced some adversity," said second-year North Mason head coach John Fullington, fully aware that the program's playoff drought extends back to 2014, when the Bulldogs qualified for the West Central District 2A playoffs. "We were excited, we kind of got

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