Don’t Sleep on the 5A State Champs (Mt View Cougars) from Bend: By Jordan Johnson

October 18, 2012

For all the latest news on athletes in the NW you can follow us on Twitter. Taylor Barton (@TaylorBarton12), Jordan Johnson (@JordanJNEI), Ryland Spencer (@RylandNEI) and NEI (@NWEliteIndex). You can also find us on Facebook by giving us a *Like* at NEI Facebook.   The Mt View Cougars of Bend are coming off a storybook 2011 season that saw them take the state by storm and win a State…

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NEI Gets In The Mix With Oregon Live’s Rankings and Predictions: By Jordan Johnson

October 17, 2012

For those of you that don’t already know Oregon Live is one of the leaders nationwide with regards to high school sports coverage and beyond. If you go on a state by state basis the chances you will get consistent scoring updates and coverage the likes of which they provide is slim. The last couple seasons we have been one of the voters on their 6A/5A Top 10 Weekly Poll,…

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Wilsonville Dual Threat Athlete Johnny Ragin Lands 4th and 5th Offers, 6th Comes Shortly After: By Jordan Johnson

October 16, 2012

  As reported last night on Twitter by Taylor Barton (@taylorbarton12), Johnny Ragin of Wilsonville has picked up yet another offer, this time by the University of Colorado and today by Wyoming. Now Ragin has picked up his 6th offer, the University of Nevada. Ragin (6-3 215 Sr. RB/LB) is a kid we have gotten to know well over the last couple of seasons. He tested off the…

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Fife DT Monike Sarte Is A Rock In The Middle: By Scott Eklund

  Just last week we profiled TE/DL Kaleb McGary who received his second BCS offer, from Washington, and today we take a look at another Trojan junior, DT Monike Sarte, who is already garnering interest from schools. Sarte, whose first name is pronounced (moh-NEE-kay), starts both ways for Fife, but he said playing defense is what he loves to do. “I just love to hit people,” Sarte…

October 16, 2012
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Washington Jr. Rankngs LB/DB: By Jordan Johnson, Ryland Spencer, Scott Eklund

October 15, 2012

Over the past few weeks we released our positional rankings covering the state of Washington. We will have athletes ranked numerically and an honorable mention list, based on who PROJECTS HIGHEST AT THE NEXT LEVEL. There are a variety of factors that go into determining who projects where..These include (Current offers, Size, testing, All league/State accolades, camp/combine performances, stats, competition levels, D1/NFL Genes, GPA, Overall character/work ethic etc.). You can…

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Sumner Jr RB DeJon Lynch making noise after transferring from Canada: By Scott Eklund

October 15, 2012

  Last year, Sumner (WA) junior RB DeJon Lynch was running wild for the John Barsby Secondary School in Nanaimo, B.C. as a sophomore, but after his father transferred from Bremerton to Sumner, he decided to move south and now is making an impact for the 6-1 Spartans. “He’s such a special talent, I really think people have been sleeping on him because nobody knew about him until…

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One of Washington’s most exciting junior’s; Caleb Lyons of Lakes HS: By Jordan Johnson

October 13, 2012

    One of the State of Washington’s most exciting Junior’s is Caleb Lyons (5-9 170 ATH/DB) out of Lakes HS. Lyons is a kid we have become familiar with on the camp circuit, and comes in ranked one of the top positional players for the 2014 class. Lyons currently leads all wide outs in receptions (28) through 7 games with two high profile D1 receivers on his…

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Undefeated Legit 5A State Title Contender (7-0) Silverton: By Jordan Johnson

October 13, 2012

  Before the season started we reported on the John Mannion lead Silverton Foxes. We knew they were going to be good, but didn’t know they were going to be dominant. They have beaten opponents by a combined score of 253 to 54 while pitching three shutouts in seven games. Silverton currently sits at (7-0) with Head Coach Mannion being the father of Oregon St starting QB Sean Mannion,…

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Connor Strahm talks Sheldon Tradition, Player of the Year Status, and what it will take to get the 2012 Title: By Jordan Johnson

October 12, 2012

  Its not a secret I’m a really big Connor Strahm fan, as the kid is one of the best football players in the entire northwest. Strahm returns after earning SWC Offensive Conference Player of the Year Honors, after going for 1900 all purpose yards and 28 Tds in 2011. He was also part of NEI-South that traveled with us to Las Vegas for the National 7 on 7…

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