Two of the country’s top backers add offers; Joey Alfieri & Joel Dublanko: By Jordan Johnson

  Joey Alfieri 6-3 225 Jr. Jesuit – The kid out of Oregon continued his tear with his 13th offer coming from Nevada. Alfieri has quickly become one of the hottest recruits in the country and says its been a pretty crazy couple of weeks, ” Recruiting has really picked up.. Nevada, Arizona St, Arizona, and BYU were all here on the same day and then CAL, USC, and Washington on the…

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WA Top D End Shane Bowman grabs 2nd offer: By Jordan Johnson

  Bellevue D end Shane Bowman (6-4 255 Jr. DE) got some good news Thursday grabbing his second offer from UNLV. The talented lineman comes in our #1 D end and #2 overall lineman state wide, behind teammate and close friend Marcus Griffin. His upside is through the roof as he comes off the ball as quick as any athlete in the region, and has the ideal frame for a D1 power or speed rush D end….

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Barton Camp /Combine Breakdown; Bellingham, WA: By Jordan Johnson

MVPs OVERALL – Jalani Phelps Jr. WR Lynden Upperclassmen OFFENSIVE – Melvin Walser Jr. WR Mount Vernon DEFENSIVE – Mac McLachlan Jr. LB Edmonds-Woodway Underclassmen OFFENSIVE – Taylor Rapp Fr. RB Sehome DEFENSIVE – Zach Smith Fr. DB Capital QB Positional MVP- Jayden Croft (Tumwater) & Ty Marshall (Windsor Secondary; Vancouver, BC.) It was a good day for QB’s as we saw a group of Washington starting…

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Archbishop Murphy’s Conner Longoria Stands Out At Bellingham Combine: By Scott Enyeart

  One of the great things about the Barton Football Academy Camp and Combine Tour is getting to work with athletes in areas of the Northwest that nobody else is getting out and seeing. This last weekend we were in Bellingham, WA and came away very impressed with that talent that attended. Often times by doing camps in cities like Bellingham we are able to evaluate players on our…

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Battle Ground Football Undergoing Culture Change: By Scott Enyeart

  Battle Ground (Wash.) head coach Larry Peck knew when he took over the reins of the Tiger football program that he wasn’t taking on a very easy task – one that many coaches might even shy away from. Now entering his fourth season as head coach, brick by brick, Peck has transformed the culture of Battle Ground football. The Tigers went 5-4 in 2012, their first winning…

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Entire Pac 12 has now offered Bellevue’s Budda Baker: By Scott Eklund

  Bellevue (Wa.) ATH Budda Baker, one of the top athletes in the entire country, received good news yesterday when USC became the final Pac 12 school to offer him. As a two-way player who could play both ways at the next level, he has maintained that he prefers defense to offense, if given the choice. “I love defense,” Baker said without hesitation. “I’m the last line…

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Oregon Elite National Recruit Henry Mondeaux grabs three offers in one day: By Jordan Johnson

Henry Mondeaux – Barton Combine Video   It was a big day for nationally ranked recruit Henry Mondeaux (6-5 245 Jr. TE/OLB) of Jesuit, who hauled in 3 offers in a single afternoon. The talented two way threat now has seven offers in all as Oregon, Oregon State, Washington and CAL have all made their intentions known. We have gotten to know the talented big man well over the last…

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Nationally Ranked / West Coast Top Athletes; Barton Camp/Combi​ne Videos: By Jordan Johnson

  Our Barton Regional Camp/Combine in Salem a few weeks back, had some of the top athletes on the west coast and beyond in attendance. These events have all allowed our NW athletes to get out and compete against one another, with the best of the best going head to head. You will see a majority of Oregon and SW Washington’s top athletes listed below. We can’t say…

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Catching up with Fife’s Kaleb McGary: By Scott Eklund

  As one of the top prospects in the state of Washington this year, Fife (Wa.) OL/DL Kaleb McGary has had a busy spring, but he hasn’t let things go to his head. He’s still the laid back kid that those close to him have known all along. NEI spoke to the highly regarded prospect recently and got his thoughts on the recruiting process and his nomination as an…

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Camas OL Drew Clarkson Earns Pac-12 Offer: By Scott Enyeart

  There might not be a hotter offensive line prospect in the state of Washington right now than Camas (Wash.) LT Drew Clarkson. Ranked as the state’s No.4 offensive lineman in the 2014 class, the 6-foot-4, 270-pound Clarkson has recently picked up offers from Northern Colorado and Eastern Washington. But late Monday, Clarkson received his biggest offer to date when Cal extended a scholarship offer. “I am in…

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