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Who's up next in Royal quarterback court? Hint, he is a bucket-getter in basketball

Junior Grant Wardenaar will replace graduated two-time 1A player of the year Lance Allred under center for the reigning state champion

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Todd Milles
Sep 05, 2025
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Junior Grant Wardenaar, the top scorer on the boys basketball team, enters 2025 as Royal High School’s starting quarterback. (Lauren Smith / VarsityWA)

ROYAL CITY, Wash. — The most popular question around five-time defending Class 1A champion Royal this offseason — how do you replace one of the all-time greats at quarterback?

The answer: With the best basketball player in town.

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