First year coach Justin Frausto takes control of one of the smaller Viking football teams in recent memory with only 15 to 16 players but remains very excited for the season. As a Viking assistant coach last year and a previous Kings coach, Frausto has known the team and most of the players for years.

Frausto’s expectations this year are simple: “Playoffs. We want to make the playoffs every year.” But he acknowledges the team will have to overcome low numbers, which will be tough. Instead, Frausto will focus on the experience and leadership on the team.

“We have a bunch of great kids, great senior leadership and the kids we do have a lot of experience,” he said.

In previous years, the Vikings played Friday Harbor just once a season in a non-league game called the Island Cup, with Friday Harbor dominating the last few years. The Vikings lost this past weekend, 57-19.

But, Frausto says, “We are going back to the old days. We play Friday Harbor twice with the new league along with the other league teams twice. It will be fun.”