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Former teammates are anchors for No. 8 Huskies, No. 24 Cougs

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — When Cody O'Connell was a senior he was literally the biggest man on campus at Wenatchee High School. There were few who could even claim to be at eye-level with the massive O'Connell, who was 6-foot-8 and more than 300 pounds at the time.

Except this one kid: A sophomore named Trey Adams, who eventually stepped into the Panthers' starting lineup when O'Connell went down with a major knee injury halfway through his senior season.

"They're the two biggest people probably to ever live here," their high school coach, Scott Devereaux, said. "Even when they were little they were bigger than all the other kids.