A kid quickly jumping up the charts is Issaquah (Wash.) QB Jack Neary (6-3 200 Sr.). He has had an impressive offseason thus far and will come back as the leader of a very promising Eagles squad. Neary is surrounded by a group of talented athletes who make up one of the most respected programs in Washington. Since 2008 Issaquah has gone 32-15, playing in…
The football team at Tacoma (Wash.) Franklin Pierce HS could be one that makes some noise this fall. With ultra-talented LB Brett Carter returning from an injury that sidelined him for all of his junior season, and a host of other young talent, the Cardinals could surprise folks this year. A player who will factor into that equation will be Daimoni Delevergne – one of…
Over the next week we will be posting overviews of the 2014 Oregon and Washington updated rankings by position. All of us at NEI and the Barton Football Academy feel fortunate to be able to work with a majority of the region’s top athletes. There’s not a perfect ranking system, but we do our best based on all of the criteria listed. The Pacific Northwest is the fastest growing football…
One of the fastest rising recruits in the entire region is Drew Griffin (6-0 205 Sr. WR/CB) of Bellarmine Prep. He went off as Junior helping his team to a state title appearance, then continued his tear over the off season. He was an MVP at multiple Barton Football Academy events and has a jumped up on a bunch of D1 radars due to his play. Most…
Over the next week we will be posting overviews of the 2014 Oregon and Washington updated rankings by position. All of us at NEI and the Barton Football Academy feel fortunate to be able to work with a majority of the region’s top athletes. There’s not a perfect ranking system, but we do our best based on all of the criteria listed. The Pacific Northwest is the fastest growing football…
You would be hard-pressed to find another player in the state of Washington who epitomizes the term “student-athlete” better than Auburn (Wash.) Riverside wide receiver Drew Wallen. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound wideout is coming off a junior season which saw him earn All-SPSL honorable mention honors after hauling in 43 catches for 554 yards and 3 TD’s – one of the few bright spots for a…
6A (View preliminary Oregon 6A Rankings here) Any TRL in Conference Game – Hands down the most competitive league in Oregon. Lake O, Canby, West Linn, Clackamas, Oregon City, and Lakeridge are all legit playoff teams. Each week it will be the team that’s most prepared and least hurt that comes out on top. Lake O hasn’t lost a TRL game since before a lot of these kids started elementary…
A player that recruitniks need to keep an eye on this fall is Shorecrest (Seattle, Wa.) S/WR Aaron Kelly. He’s got he size and athleticism to be a stallwart this year, but he recently told Northwest Elite Index he plans to lead by example. “I was voted as a team captain so that’s something that I am totally honored by, but it means my teammates…
The most consistent Sr. WR in the Pacific NW coming back this season could be Zack Davis (5-11 170) of Central Catholic. He has had as good an off season as almost any athlete state wide. Zack had what you could call a trifecta of successful events, starting with his performance in Las Vegas as part of our NEI-South All Star team. He followed that…
Over the past half decade Olympia has been one of the better teams in the State of Washington going (36-7) from 2008-2011, before last year’s (4-7) season. The Bears have two of the state’s better skill kids returning in Mitch Fettig and Cooper Murphy, with Fettig being ranked one of the state’s top DB’s. Mitch was part of our NEI All Star team that traveled…