One of the most impressive looking junior offensive linemen in the state of Washington this year is Kentlake’s Mason Johnson, a 6’3″ 315-pounder, who plays both ways and loves to get after people at the point of attack. “I start both ways, but I prefer defense,” Johnson told Northwest Elite Index recently. “I just like the fact that on defense I get to hit guys more. I…
It wasn’t long ago that we reported that Eastside Catholic OL Christian Shigley had seen an increase in interest as well as offers. After solid performances on the camp circuit this summer and late last week, the talented linemen decided to end the recruiting process and committed to play for Harvard over offers from Yale, Brown, Cornell and Tufts University. “It was down to Yale and Harvard for me,”…
With so much on the line this year — a chance to repeat as 2A State Champions and the possibility of breaking several season and career receiving marks — Lynden two-way star Zach Vis was expecting to have a stellar senior season. However, a broken collarbone will put those thoughts on hold a bit for the next few weeks as he heals up and gets ready to contribute to one…
(Dylan Campbell 6-1 175 Jr.RB Graham-Kapowsin HS) A young runner to keep an eye on this fall is Graham-Kapowsin junior tailback Dylan Campbell, a 6’1″, 175-pounder who is coming off a solid sophomore season in 2011, and now that he’s the established starter he should be able to put up some big numbers for the Eagles this fall. “I started all but one game last season,” Campbell told Northwest Elite…
(One of WA’s top Athletes/QB’s Josh Kraght-Lynden HS) Lynden High School has literally been a mainstay in the top of 2A rankings for the past decade and they are always loaded with talented prospects. This year is no different and the trigger-man for their impressive offensive attack is QB Josh Kraght who can hurt defenses with his arm or his legs and also is a leader on their hard-hitting, ball-hawking…
(Jake Luton 6-6 Jr. QB Marysville-Pilchuk) For the better part of the past 10 years, the Marysville-Pilchuck football program has been a model of consistency, spending quite a bit of time at the top of the Wesco 4A conference. Last year they fell victim to the injury bug and wound up 5-5 losing in the first round of the playoffs to Mountlake Terrace 28-7. This year, the Tomahawks hope to…
* Stay up to date with Taylor Barton, Jordan Johnson, and Scott Eklund’s Facebook as you will always get original commit and new offer info.. Some of this news being reported on is a day or two old, but came to you first as always at NEI (David Ajamu could be considered one of the top TE’s in the country and the Beavers got a gem) One player that came…
(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…
( 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…
(Connor Richardson 6-2 220 Kennedy QB, One of WA’s top ranked QB’s) Kennedy Catholic, located in Burien, Washington, is a program that annually is ranked in the top 10 of the 3A classificiation. Head coach Bob Bourgette, one of the icons in Puget Sound High School football, has guided the Lancers for nearly two decades and he has produced a lot of talented players including Paul Arnold, Nate Williams, Everrette…