EVERETT — Many things have changed since the Archbishop Murphy football team last won a state football championship in 2016.

The players, the coaches — the world — are different. One common thread between the 2018 Wildcats and the group that will try to beat 12-1 Tumwater for the Class 2A title, 3 p.m. Saturday at Husky Stadium, is the last name Lucas.

Back in 2018, before the Wildcats suffered a major downturn in on-field success, current Seattle Seahawk right tackle Abe Lucas leveled opponents on the way to Archbishop Murphy’s third state title.

This year, his younger brother Andrew Lucas hopes to hoist the trophy. Andrew, youngest of seven siblings, says his older brother might mention his high school team’s success “a little bit,” but just wants to see things go well.

“It’s more li

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