(Skyler Phillips 6-3 325 had a breakout off season and has continued that trend into 2012 helping the Lancers start 3-0) One of the top teams in the State of Oregon at the 5a level is Churchill out of Eugene. The Lancers are currently 3-0 and ranked #6 in our latest NEI Top 10. This years group is the best team that the school has had in years, and…
He isn’t the biggest running back prospect out there, but even at 5’7″, 165 pounds, Woodinville junior RB Wyatt Smith plays much bigger than that and he’s off to a great start this season for the Falcons rushing for 284 yards and four touchdowns in his team’s first two games, both wins. “I had good games, but it wasn’t just about me,” Smith told Northwest Elite Index…
Newport’s 42-10 victory over a top ranked Woodinville team last night was a statement game in more ways then one. The Knights are coming off two close losses to quality teams in Capital (29-22) and South Kitsap (33-27). Newport blasted the Falcons last night behind all everything QB Isaac Dotson (6-3 220 Sr.), and NEI’s #1 ranked junior TE for the state of Washington in Drew Sample…
Big news this Friday for another Fed Way All Star in Albert Havili (6-3 240 Sr. LB) and Bethel CB John Thompson (5-9 165 Sr.), as D1aa power E.Washington made their intentions known informing Havili they would love to have him be apart of the Eagles roster next fall. Havili was a first team all league kid on both sides of the ball in 2011, and was…
If we are talking about the top overall athletes within our region, you can look at the leader of the nationally ranked Jesuit Crusaders in quarterback Christian Martinek (6-4 220 Jr. QB/OLB/DE). Martinek has taken over the reigns as the general behind center, after last year earning first team all conference honors at D End in the toughest league in the state. Its very rare to see your…
UPDATED RANKINGS Last week we released our 2014 Washington QB/RB/ATH Rankings. To view them follow this link: https://www.northwesteliteindex.com/2012/09/10/washington-jr-rankings-qbsrbsath/ Over the next few weeks we will be releasing 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…
One of the most impressive looking junior offensive linemen in the state of Washington this year is Kentlake’s Mason Johnson, a 6’3″ 315-pounder, who plays both ways and loves to get after people at the point of attack. “I start both ways, but I prefer defense,” Johnson told Northwest Elite Index recently. “I just like the fact that on defense I get to hit guys more. I…
JORDAN JOHNSON PICKS- Oregon 6a/5a 6A Top 10 (0-2) Canby @ #1 Jesuit (2-0) – (Jesuit 47 Canby 13)… Whats crazy is that Canby is a good football team that will still be able to vie for a conference title, but their schedule is ridiculous.. After doing the broadcast for the Jesuit game last week I would say they are as good, if not better then advertised 2-0) #2…
Bellarmine Prep just lost what some are calling one of the best regular season football games in state history. Lakes beat Prep 42-38 in a showdown of some of the best teams in the region. The Lions have some extremely talented seniors including Colorado bound QB Sefo Liufau, D1 athlete Calvin Chandler, and talented linemen up and down the board. Coach Tom Larsen is one of…
WATCH ON: PlayOnSports.com or OSAA.TV WEST LINN (1-1) QB Hayden Coppedge 6-3 175 Jr. Andy Kalien 6-5 220 Sr. Matt Fletcher 6-4 220 Sr. You really can’t say enough about Coppedge. He came in last week down big and brought his team all the way back throwing 4 Tds in the second half, during a 27 point 4th quarter in WL’s 41-34 victory. The junior QB…