Jared Hilbers (6-7 270 Jr. OL/DL) out of Beaverton is one of the Northwest’s top recruits. He earned 3rd team all Metro honors this past season as the Beavers pulled one of the biggest upsets of the state playoffs, beating CVC champ Sprague 35-34 in OT, to kick off the opening round. Hilbers is a kid that possesses massive size, but it is his upside and overall versatility…
One of the most impressive aspects to the Central Catholic Rams winning the 6A state title is the fact that the team is stacked with underclassmen. The kids up front did a phenomenal job opening holes for D1 backs Ryan Nall and Cameron Scarlett, as both went off during the playoffs. Blake Brandel (6-7 245), Riley Gallant (6-5 270) and TJ Salu (6-2 260) are ranked three…
Click For Aaron Washington Highlights Aaron Washington (5-9 175 Sr. DB/KR) of Central Catholic is one of the Northwest’s top recruits and he recently capped off an equally impressive season. Oregon’s top ranked corner helped the Rams clinch their first state title in 60 years, while leading the state in INT’s with (10). Washington earned 1st team all league honors and projects as a D1 kid, but…
Year in and year out a team that continues to be one of the best at the 5A level within the state of Oregon is the Mountain View Cougars. Head Coach Brian Crum is one of the more respected football minds in the Northwest and next year’s group has a legit shot of challenging for a state title. Sherwood and West Albany will make the transition up to 6A…
If we are talking about a tradition rich football school one of the first programs that comes to mind is Roseburg. Head coach Thurman Bell will go down as one of the all time greats and he’s not done yet. The Indians will return a host of all league kids from this year’s team in 2014 and look to use the veteran leadership on the line to…
Last year’s #1 ranked TE in the State of Oregon was Wyatt Houston (6-5 245) of 3A Horizon Christian. He is now starting for the Aggies of Utah State (8-5) who are one of the fastest rising collegiate programs in the country. They are headed to the Poinsettia Bowl to play #24 Northern Illinois on December 26th in San Diego. Houston was initially going to redshirt, but was…
Washington State continues to do good work on the recruiting end, as Mike Leach and his staff extended an offer to one of the nation’s top sophomore LB’s last week. Joel Dublanko (6-3 220) of Aberdeen HS is a kid we have gotten to know well and the Cougars seemed to like what he brought to the table. Dublanko currently holds four offers including from the SEC in Mississippi State. He…
Click For Willy Pflug Highlights As we move into 2014 we take a look at some of the top underclassmen returning next season. One of the first names that comes to mind is Sunset Jr QB Willy Pflug (6-0 175). Time and time again the quarterback kept his team in ball games, ultimately having an all state type season. Pflug was the 6A state leader in accuracy (72.9%) and…
Everyone is excited to watch two class programs battle for the 6A State title on Saturday afternoon. Both teams represent a quality group of players, coaches, and families who speak to all that is good about Oregon high school football. Join us on ROOT Sports TV at 1 PM as two traditional state powers will once again play in a rematch of the Holy War. Central Catholic beat the Crusaders 45-31 earlier in…
Listed below are all of the individuals selected to this year’s 2013 Oregon All Underclassmen team. Congratulations to the state’s top returning athletes who we will see featured at our elite events and on the Barton Camp and Combine tour over the off season. We look forward to another great year as kids of the Pacific Northwest have continued to put the region on the map. – Jordan Johnson NEI/Barton…