Big Time DE Caleb Wells Transfer to Grant Official

(6-7 Wells goes against another top lineman in 6-5 Justin Outslay of Salem Acaedmy at the UW Showcase Event) You gotta love the kids that really care about their football future and are willing to work to get to that next level. Caleb Wells (6-7 250 Sr. DE) transfer to Grant from Benson is one of the biggest moves of the off season, as Head Coach Diallo Lewis does an…

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Fresh off a 4A State Title Game: Skyview Storm 2012

(The Skyview Storm will be one of the top 4a Teams in Washington once again) After getting to the 4A State Championship game, the Skyview (Vancouver, Wa.) Storm are poised for another deep run in the playoffs and they have some very interesting prospects on both sides of the ball to keep an eye on this fall. Today, Northwest Elite Index takes a look at what players return and which…

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Top Oregon Junior LB Perry Groves to help lead McNary

( Perry Groves 6-3 210 LB McNary HS- One of the top LB’s in the State of Oregon for the 2014 class) A kid who’s name you will get used to hearing is LB Perry Groves (6-3 210 Jr. LB) out of McNary HS in Salem. Some of you may be familiar with the last name as his older brother JD Groves was an Oregon Player of the Year back…

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He’s Back- The Region’s Top WR for 2012 Deshawn Stephens

( The Region’s #1 WR Deshawn Stephens 6-4 195 Sr. ATH/S) There are a host of talented WR’s in the Pacific Northwest, but the #1 wide out hands down is Deshawn Stephens (6-4 190 Sr. WR/ATH/S) out of Putnam HS in Milwaukie, Oregon. In 2011 he proceeded to go off for 40+ Tds in what was one of the most remarkable seasons we can remember. He was a man amongst…

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Dual Threat Ivy League Type Athlete Josh Harper-Marist

(Josh Harper 6-5 195 Sr. DE/TE Marist) High end academic and Ivy League type schools have always had a presence here in the northwest, but we have seen things start to pick up on the recruiting front for some of the region’s top smart kids. Just recently Mason Friedline of Kings HS in Seattle chose Yale over a host D1’s that had offered, speaking to the talent level of some…

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Mason Friedline Chooses Yale over a Host of D1’s

( Mason Friedline Now Committed to YALE (left) and Barton Football Academy QB Billy Green- both of Kings HS is committed to BYU) One of the top senior offensive linemen in the Pacific Northwest this year, Kings (Seattle) OL Mason Friedline, had plenty of options out on the west coast to choose from, but after he started getting attention from schools in the Ivy League, he decided to take a…

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NW Top Junior Linebacker; Joey Alfieri-Jesuit

(Joey Alfieri 6-2 220 Jr. LB/RB Jesuit, One of the region’s top linebackers) As the 2012 season gets closer we start to look at kids that are dominant at their position within their class. Joey Alfieri (6-2 218 Jr. LB/RB) of Jesuit fits the bill on both ends. He is the son of a former NFL Pro in Phil Alfieri, and earned 1st team all league honors as a sophomore…

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