The second edition of the #NEIpoll saw even more feedback, as players, fans and even coaches sounded off and shared with us which stadiums they thought were the best in the Northwest. Some of you agreed with the stadiums the NEI Team picked, while others of you casted your vote for other venues in Washington and Oregon. Check out which stadiums readers voted as their favorites! Mount…
Over the next week we will be posting overviews of the 2014 Oregon and Washington updated rankings by position. All of us at NEI and the Barton Football Academy feel fortunate to be able to work with a majority of the region’s top athletes. There’s not a perfect ranking system, but we do our best based on all of the criteria listed. The Pacific Northwest is the fastest growing football…
The football team at Yakima (Wash.) West Valley has one clearcut goal in mind this season – to make the playoffs. Coming off last season’s 5-5 record, and no true playoff experience on the roster, the Rams know the challenge they face. One player who will West Valley will rely if they hope to make a playoff push will be WR/CB Braydon Shields. “As a…
Over the next week we will be posting overviews of the 2014 Oregon and Washington updated rankings by position. All of us at NEI and the Barton Football Academy feel fortunate to be able to work with a majority of the region’s top athletes. There’s not a perfect ranking system, but we do our best based on all of the criteria listed. The Pacific Northwest is the fastest growing football…
This Sunday August 11 Barton Football Academy will be having one final Elite Event of the offseason from 2-4:30pm at Interlake High School in Bellevue. It’s a great chance to end the offseason on a high note, as you head into fall camp. BFA will have its full team of coaches with NFL and Division 1 experience on hand, so the event is open to all positions and…
The football program at Seattle (Wash.) O’Dea has a longstanding tradition of fielding competitive teams and producing top-level talent with an ability to play at the next level. The Irish have a handful of players this year who could go on to have successful college careers, including signal-caller Pierre Le Dorze. At a reported 6-foot-2, 215-pounds, Le Dorze looks more like a linebacker than a quarterback, but don’t let…
This list is composed of the top athletes within each league, who are the current favorites for Conference Player of the Year honors within Oregon at the 6a level. This is not based on the top collegiate recruits. It is a prediction that takes into account what that individual could do for his team during the season, regardless of where he projects at the college level. **The (5A) predictions will…
The Kitsap Peninsula features one of the top returning tailbacks in the state in Kingston’s Nick Tabanera. After a solid junior, he’s hoping for an even better senior campaign that helps lead his team to a state title. “It’s been pretty busy this summer for me,” Tabanera told Northwest Elite Index recently. “I had a job, so I didn’t get out to many camps, but one I…
The West Albany Bulldogs are notoriously one of the top 5A teams in the state, with a lot of promising pieces to the puzzle returning. All league kids are back up and down the board, with Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year Jake Lacoste (5-10 195 Sr.) returning after rushing for 3000 yards and 40+ TDs in 2012. He’s a phenomenal talent, holding D1 offers from Air…
The state of Washington’s No. 1 ranked QB for the class of 2015, Spokane (Wash.) Shadle Park’s Brett Rypien, picked up his fifth FBS offer this weekend, when the Mississippi State Bulldogs offered the junior-to-be a scholarship. “It’s huge to get an SEC offer,” Rypien told NEI. “It’s the premiere conference in college football, and to know that a team on the other side of…