It was one of the most impressive single game performances in State History against a very good Skyline, Washington Football team. Steven Long (5-7 175 RB Sr.), fresh off a Portland St offer, made the Spartans pay almost every time he touched the ball. When all was said and done Long had rushed for 427 yards and 7 touchdowns ( 36, 71, 38, 75, 5, 73, 1) to lead the…
There are a lot of prime time athletes that train with Taylor Barton and the Barton Football Academy. Some we know about right away some we find out about later. Jordan Visarraga (5-10 175 RB/CB Sr.) is a perfect example of a kid that worked with Barton early and is now reaping the rewards. ” Taylor makes you believe in yourself and never lets you settle, he demands perfection and…
A kid we will all hear a lot about over the next couple seasons will be Matt Sommer (6-5 290 DL/OL Jr.) out of West Salem. The Junior to be is an absolute monster, and has made the biggest jump of any player thus far on the NEI Rankings for the 2013 class. He is an unquestioned Division 1 talent that is as athletic and explosive as they come. He…
Trevor Westover (6-1 195 RB/S Sr.) is a kid we have seen at multiple Barton events over the last few years. He comes in ranked the #10 overall back in the state, but that will change. He is listed as one of the Player of the Year Candidates on our POY Watch list and last Friday he exploited that. His numbers were ridiculous, (275) Rushing, (191) Receiving, and (80) on…
One of top players in the Three Rivers Conference has started out the season with a bang. Blake Dutton (6-2 190 WR/FS Sr.) of Lakeridge has made his opponents look silly over the first couple weeks of the year. He has amassed over 500 all purpose yards and 8 Touchdowns in just over 3 quarters of play to start the season. The Pacers have outscored their opponents 110-20 ( N.Medford…
One of the new features at NEI includes a breakdown of our Friday night superstars. Weekly we will review athletes who have “upped there stock” and moved up in the rankings. This allows to us to evaluate each kid and give credit where credit is due. OREGON Blake Dutton- Lakeridge Sr. WR/FS 6-2 190…Already considered one of the top receivers in the state, 5 Td’s, 350 All Purpose Yards, 2…
The Jesuit Crusaders are one of the top teams in the Pacific Northwest and it starts with the run game. Every year the Crusaders reload, and the run game becomes the focal point. One of the biggest moves of the off season came with the transfer of junior AJ Glass (6-1 195 RB/SS Jr.) of West Linn. The highly touted athlete comes in ranked the #3 Running Back and the…
NEI will keep an up to date tracker monitoring all offers and commitments throughout the region. In Oregon We have 26 kids with Division 1 or D1AA offers that are confirmed. We have heard inaccurate stats with numbers such as (32) but these are real. High school football in the Northwest has never been more prominent and these lists will allow us to visualize who is going where. The Commits…
As most have learned early NEI will be the first place all of the top athletes come to when relaying breaking news. Just today Steven Long (5-7 175 RB Sr.) of Lake Oswego finally got the offer he was looking for. The Portland State Vikings and Head Coach Nigel Burton have offered Long a full ride scholarship. Steven Says ” hard work, dedication, and patience leads to dreams coming true,…
Lakes High School in Lakewood, Washington was one of 18 stops on NEI’s recent Pacific Northwest tour. What we found there was the #1 Lineman in the country (Zach Banner 6-10 315 OL/DL) being his always like able self. Banner talks in depth about his team, his recruiting , and all other aspects of football. He also mentions certain schools that are on his radar and says that he will…