All of these rankings will be used as part of our broadcasts with Bob Akamian and Comcast each weekend. Just like every year there will be plenty of surprises and adjustments to make which is why rankings in the end don’t mean jack. That said very few people know Washington football better then Ryland Spencer and Scott Eklund who are both very influential individuals in the HS football world. I…
One of the fastest rising players state wide is Aloha’s Dominic Johnson ( 6-2 245 Sr.FB/LB). The transfer from Grant has showed up on the scene over at Aloha and has looked nothing short of phenomenal. He played on the D line for the Generals last season before moving to the Beaverton area, and had a very impressive off season on the camp circuit. Johnson will start at backer this…
Oregon 6A TOP 10 By Jordan Johnson #1 Jesuit @ McMinnville- ( Jes 56 Mcm 7) McMinnville is not a bad football team, but expect the Crusaders to score early and often and have this game put away by halftime. AJ Glass will most likely get it started right and go for 200+ #7 Southridge @ #2 Sheldon- ( Shel 42 Srdg 20) I am a big backer of both…
All of us at NEI are excited to announce that we have signed on with Bob Akamian to do TV and Web Casts on Comcast/Xfinity for the 2012 season. The plan is to do games each weekend in Oregon and Washington, three of which will be streaming live on the web with one in Washington on TV. Akamian is a local legend in the broadcast world, and is someone that…
Many of you who have followed professional sports over the years are most likely familiar with the name Royster. Growing up I became familiar with the last name through football and baseball and for good reason. As we embark on the 2012 season a kid that everyone should get familiar with is junior standout Marqueese Royster (6-1 255 DE), who will be one of the leaders on the Lakeridge D….
NEI recently had its first birthday and we wanted to first give a big THANK YOU to all of the individuals that made what we do possible. The Barton Football Academy is the largest in the Pacific Northwest with countless D1 and NFL athletes now on TV every Saturday and Sunday. There are currently 5 potential NFL starters (QB’s), this 2012 season that have trained at the Academy. There are…
(One of WA’s top Junior QB’s Nick Mitchell 6-2 175 Mt Si) Not quite sure what’s in the water in the State of Washington, but it has legitimately become Quarterback U and things only seem to be picking up. Another kid that we really like is Mt Si’s Nick Mitchell (6-2 175 Jr. QB) who has had as good an off season as any QB state wide. The top six…
(Right- Alex Alamida 6-1 210 Sr. RB of Lakeridge HS, could be one of Oregon’s breakout players of the year in 2012) We are going to hear a lot about Lakeridge in the coming years as the program will just continue to get better with Head Coach Tom Smythe leading the way. Alex Alamida is a kid that we have listed as a TRL Player of the Year Candidate, and…
Pacific Conference Overiew: You can expect the conference title to be a battle of two teams with Tigard and Century taking the lead in 2012. They both have 9 all league athletes returning from last season ,and the Tigers will get the nod based on all of the success they have had in previous years. As stated earlier the Jaguars of Century could be the sleeper of the year state…
( Isaiah Brandt- Sims 6-0 175 Jr. ATH has been offered by Wyoming, and had an outstanding UW Showcase Event) If you want a kid with the full package hop over to Wenatchee, Washington and catch a glimpse of Isaiah Brandt- Sims (6-0 175 Jr. Slot/RB). He has done more in his first two years of high school athletics then 99% of most athletes will ever do in a career….