(Kendrick Murphy 6-0 165 Jr. ATH Juanita) A kid that everyone will be excited to see on Friday Nights in the Fall is Kendrick Murphy (6-0 165 Jr. ATH) of Juanita HS in Washington. He came to our elite events and absolutely killed it on both sides of the ball. His route running was some of the best we have seen in the entire Northwest, and you can bet that…
(Jerred Sonneborn 6-2 280 Jr. C/Snapper Gonzaga Prep) Gonzaga Prep (Spokane, Wa.) OL Jerred Sonneborn is one of the top center prospects on the West Coast this year, and he recently took a trip to Seattle to visit with Husky offensive line coach Dan Cozzetto recently updatding Northwest Elite Index about that, as well as what his plans are over the spring and summer. “I went over to Washington and…
At 6’1″, 170 pounds and running in the low 4.4’s, Federal Way (Wa.) WR Michael Tate has been showing scouts and fans alike this offseason why he is a force to be reckoned with and we at Northwest Elite Index caught up with him recently to get the scoop on how things are coming along. “So far this offseason has been really good,” Tate said. “I’ve been working hard on…
Last season’s run by Lake Stevens to the state semi-finals was the product of a lot of hard work and some talented seniors who helped lead the way for the Vikings. However, with those players now headed to college programs across the region, they are looking for some new blood to plug in and one player already stepping to the fore front is ATH Andrew Elgaen. Elgaen, a 6’0″, 190-pound…
Bellevue RB/DB Bishard “Budda” Baker isn’t one to mince words. Don’t get it wrong, he’s not much of a talker, but when you sit him down and talk about the game of football and what he can do, he doesn’t hesitate to tell you what it is about the game he loves so much. “I love to hit and make plays,” Baker told Northwest Elite Index recently. “I just love…
Our Oregon Elite Events wrapped up last weekend and we are moving on to the camp and combine season starting April 1st in Medford, Oregon https://www.northwesteliteindex.com/articles/jordan/mar12/tour.html . Click on the link or go to BartonFootball.Com http://www.bartonfootball.com/home.php to register for one of our 10 regional events coming to a city near you. We are proud of our Northwest kids and all they have accomplished over the last few months. This has…
Domenic Rockey 6-3 185 Jr. QB Auburn Mountainview As we have noted over the past couple months at Northwest Elite Index, the state of Washington is loaded with talented signal-callers this year and one that flew under-the-radar until he put up huge numbers as a junior this past fall was Auburn Mountainview’s Domenic Rockey. At 6’3″, 185 pounds, Rockey has enough height to see his receivers pretty easily and he…
One player garnering some early attention from college coaches so far this year is Kennedy (Burien, Wa.) TE/DE Cole Madison, and he recently told Northwest Elite Index that he is being recruited at multiple positions by the schools showing interest. “Most of the schools looking at me like me on defense, at defensive end, but some like me at tight end and a couple like me as an offensive lineman,”…
We at NEI are happy to announce that we will be representing the great Northwest, and taking some of the top athletes to Las Vegas during Spring Break for the biggest 7 on 7 event of the year. The teams our divided by state and will go by NEI – NORTH (Team Washington) and NEI- SOUTH (Team Oregon). The Badger 7 on 7 event in Vegas is widely regarded as…
(Jonah Koski 6-3 185 Jr. QB Bend) A team we will look forward to covering in 2012 will be the Bend Lava Bears out of Central Oregon. A few weeks back two of their top athletes came to our Elite event in Portland and did very well for themselves. QB Jonah Koski (6-3 185 Jr. QB) and RB Duke DeGaetano (5-10 185 Jr. RB) are both ranked in the Oregon…