If you didn’t notice the Southridge Skyhawks won the Metro League title again this season, and did it with a young and inexperienced line. This point is specifically stressed as they had to take on up front casts that were senior dominated, and twice their size in Aloha and Jesuit. Cox (6-3 240 Jr. OL) was the junior leader of the group that will be…
Anyone familiar with High School Football in Oregon will tell you that North Medford is a tradition rich school that has had a tough past decade. We are big fans of what Head Coach Bill Singler has done over at South Medford, and now we see a Black Tornado program that is turning things around and potentially getting back to old form. This past season…
Mike Padden Highlight Video Erik Rottsolk Highlight Video In October I did an article about the Lakeside School football team and their love for the game, Link Here. While doing followup for that article, WR/DB Mike Padden (Jr, 6-3 190) showed everything I was expecting to see. He was taller than almost everyone on the field and had the raw physical tools that you like in a young WR….
Calvin Chandler Highlight Video This season, Bellarmine Prep made their way all the way to the 4A State Championship game and a big reason was the leadership and contributions of LB/WR Calvin Chandler. The talented senior led the Lions with 112 tackles to go along with a sack and an interception on defense while hauling in 35 receptions for 452 yards and five touchdowns. That productivity,…
A position that typically goes unnoticed in recruiting is kicker. Few if any garner national attention, but it is a very important position — just ask Washington and Oregon who lost critical games late in the season — and that is why it is surprising that Skyline (Sammamish, Wa.) K Sean McDonald hasn’t been able to garner much in the way of attention from FBS or even…
One of the top backs in the Pacific Northwest, AJ Glass (6-1 200 Sr. RB/SS) of Jesuit, made his intentions known committing to Princeton after a phenomenal career running the ball for the Crusaders. Glass went for over 3500 yards and 50+ Tds in the last two seasons, while missing most of his Metro league senior year with an injury. AJ is also considered one of the…
John Thompson Highlight Video With the ability to play a variety of positions, colleges have differing opinions as to where Bethel’s John Thompson (5-9 180) fits, but all agree he is D1 caliber. Thompson is one of the most versatile athletes in the northwest and played multiple positions during his career. He has been awarded with All-League honors on both sides of the ball, including…
Myles Gaskin Highlight Video O’Dea is a tradition rich football school and one of the top young athletes in the west, Myles Gaskin (5-10 185 So. RB/SS), will be taking the bulk of the carries over the next few seasons. Gaskin is only a sophomore, but already considered a legit D1 recruit that will have his choice of schools. Gaskin played varsity ball as a freshman,…
Kai Van Sickle Highlight Video One player we at Northwest Elite Index wanted to get a good long look at during the 2012 football season was Capital (Olympia, Wa.) RB Kai Van Sickle. The senior tailback had put up solid numbers as a junior and we wanted to see if the productivity continued to match the hype. It did that and then some… All…
Player Highlight Videos: Hayden Maliska, Josh Cahill, Ryan Mets, Treshon Long, Alex Rice, Braden Rushton, Ruben Ramirez, Grant Williams Over the last few seasons North Thurston is a program that has been on the rise in the State of Washington. Highly respected head coach Rocky Patchin has lead the Rams to an (18-5) overall record in their last two seasons, as he has been at the…