The CBBN will look different this season starting from the top.

Moses Lake, Eastmont and Sunnyside, which finished 1-2-3 in that order atop the conference standings the last two years all have new coaches leading the way, with just one coming from within its program.

“For three of the teams, the film doesn’t matter,” new Sunnyside coach and former University of Washington running back Lavon Coleman said.

Coleman is joined by Rory Rosenbach at Eastmont and Moses Lake’s Kyler Haneberg as new head coaches in the conference.

Rosenbach, the brother of former Washington State and NFL quarterback Timm Rosenbach, has much more experience than the two others, and has ascended to the top multiple times.

The Snohomish native won a pair of state championships at Marist Catholic in Oregon before he returned to Washington, and guided Union to a 14-0 season and the 2018 Class 4A state championship.

Coleman, who married an Othello native, led Interlake to a 7-2 record in 2024, his lone season at the school. With the over-and-back travel cutting into time with the family – which included a newborn – Coleman took last year off before returning to the sidelines when Marshall Lobbestael stepped down at Sunnyside.

Haneberg graduated from Moses Lake in 2018, and worked his way up program, and was hired by the Mavericks following 

last season’s 11-1 campaign that included a trip to the quarterfinals.

Here’s a breakdown of the seven CBBN teams ahead of the 2026 season in predicted order of finish:

MOSES LAKE

The Mavericks will have a level of continuity with Haneberg in charge, and a few members of former coach Brett Jay’s staff.

And the former offensive assistant hopes to maintain what Jay – and the team led by his son, record-setting quarterback Brady – helped build the last few years.

“I’m thankful this school trusted me to stay with the culture that we have,” Haneberg said. “It’s my job to continue the success we’ve had and build on it and continue to evolve what we have here and push us to where I think Moses Lake football should be.”

Having a bounty of offensive and defensive standouts will help. The Mavericks return seven players who earned all-conference honors.

“These guys make it easy, as they’ve bought into the culture,” Haneberg said. “And that makes it so much easier for me to do my job because I can fully trust them to do theirs.”

Offense that means top linemen Payton Phillips and Reese Porter, and versatile back Elijah Burns.

Reigning CBBN Defensive MVP John Rainey and fellow all-conference linebacker Petrah Mackenzie, along with standout lineman Taggart Rathbun, lead the defense.

EASTMONT

Rosenbach’s move was the matter of factors lining up.

He and his family had moved to Orondo, about a 20-minute drive to Eastmont, Wildcats coach Jay Foster was stepping down after two seasons, and there was still a desire to coach.

“I was getting the itch and it was the perfect situation,” Rosenbach said.

There’s plenty of talent, with the Wildcats returning quarterback Peyton Zelinski, along with all-conference running backs Austin Zelinski and Ethan Akpodiete from an offense that rushed for more than 2,200 yards last season.

WEST VALLEY

The Rams also return a good chunk of their offense, which was more balanced than either Moses Lake’s aerial attack or Eastmont’s ground assault.

Quarterback Drayden Birley threw for nearly 1,800 yards last season, and returns with top target and conference leading receiver Dalton Hargraves again at his disposal.

Where West Valley needs to shore things up is on the defensive side, where the Rams surrendered 35 or more points in seven contests.

“Physicality is the biggest thing we’ve been talking about,” Rams coach Ryan Scott said. “Violence and physicality and communications. We’re trying to get all of those things together.”

SUNNYSIDE

Coleman used the late spring and early summer to build continuity.

“It’s been a build off of what we’ve been building since June 1,” Coleman said. “June through July was really team bonding and culture standards and how we want to lead the program from here on.”

Graduation took a good chunk of the weaponry for the Grizzlies, including conference leading rusher Derek Hansen.

Back, however, is quarterback Julian Villanueva, who threw for nearly 1,900 yards and 21 touchdowns to lead an offense that Coleman said will feature the QB going under center more.

“For us, it’s not the same offense," Coleman said. "We were led by a Washington State quarterback who did a lot of passing, to a Washington running back who’s going to do a lot of running,” Coleman said.

WENATCHEE

Third-year Panthers coach Taylor Mitchell welcomes former Eastmont coach Jay Foster to the staff to lead the defense.

They’ll have seven returning starters from a unit that held opponents to 21 or fewer points four times.

Offensively, Wenatchee returns much of its receiving corps topped by receiver Griffin Butler and tight end Liam Stuber, both of whom earned all-conference honors.

A trip to California to meet Linfield Christian of Temecula on Thursday.

EISENHOWER

The Cadets were winless in Adam Wright’s first season, nearly knocking off crosstown rival Davis and crossover foe Pasco.

Ike returns plenty of starters on both sides of the ball, topped by all-CBBN linebacker Antonio Castillo, who also leads the ground attack.

Finn Hopkins will take over at quarterback for the Cadets, who have more than 100 players in the program.

They’ll head to the Palouse on Friday to meet Pullman to try to jump start the season.

DAVIS

The Pirates’ passing attack was thinned by graduation, with all-CBBN honorable mention quarterback Noah Newkirk now at Pacific Northwest Community College in Kennewick, while top target D’Anthony Wiggins also having departed.

Tevin Rorie and Tey’Jzon Walker give options for junior quarterback Nigel Hernandez.

Davis faces a pair of CWAC opponents in the first two weeks before meeting Eisenhower and West Valley in Weeks 3 and 4.