A year ago, the best offense for the La Conner High School boys’ soccer team was a good defense.

That script will flip in 2023, however, as a deep roster with plenty of playmakers will be more aggressive on the offensive side of the pitch.

Blessed with a solid core of returnees from a club that dropped tight 2-0 and 3-0 matches with Mount Vernon Christian and highlighted the 2022 campaign with a 1-0 shutout win over NW2B/1B rival Coupeville, head coach Galen McKnight envisions a more robust attack this fall.

“We have a big incoming junior class,” McKnight told the Weekly News during the team’s...