One of the fastest rising recruits in the state of Washington, Drew Sample (6-5 235 Jr. TE/DE) of Newport, grabbed his second D1 offer at Idaho’s Junior day less then 24 hours ago. Sample was offered just last weekend by the University of Montana in a similar setting. The big man out of Newport is one of the most grounded kids you are ever going…
The last few years we have seen the Mt View Cougars win a state title and be considered one of the top teams in Oregon. The kids out of Bend were (33-4) from 2009-11, before finishing (7-5) last season playing maybe the toughest schedule in the state at the 5A level. Head Coach Brian Crum is considered one of the top offensive minds in the…
Recently I named the Zillah Leopards my #1 team in the 1A classification for the 2013 season. A big reason for that ranking is the outstanding play of junior Kurt Calhoun (6-1 200). Last season Calhoun rushed 232 times for 1,987 yards and had 30 total TDs. He was considered a first team All-League and second team All-State RB. The Leopards would finish the season…
Highlights: Cole Chandler, Jonas Dahl One of the state’s top returning 5A teams next season will be the John Mannion led Silverton Foxes. They return a host of talent from last years (12-1) group that lost to Sherwood in the state semi finals. Leading the crew will be a pair of kids that are two of the most well rounded athletes in the region. Cole Chandler…
Marqueese Royster Highlights A kid you will hear a lot about in the coming months will be one of Oregon’s top ranked D ends in Marqueese Royster (6-1 250 Jr.). Many know the standout D lineman from last years 12.5 sack season, where he also led the Pacers in total tackles and tackles for loss. As we have stated many times before Marqueese is…
The 2015 offensive line class is beginning to look like it might be one of the best in state history. A player to keep an eye on, and the best Center of the bunch, is Alex Neale (6-3 280) of Eastside Catholic. This past season was a good one for the Crusaders, finishing with a state championship loss to Bellevue, and Neale was the starting…
One of the top returning small school athletes is junior running back Jaysen Yoro (5-11 175) of Orting. Yoro is a two way star for the Cardinals. He also returns punts, kickoffs, and rarely leaves the field. This past season the Cardinals made the jump from the 1A Nisqually League up to the SPSL 2A. They finished 6-5 on the season with a…
AJ Woodin Highlights We are 5 short months away from the 2013 season getting underway, and as of right now I would have the Southridge Skyhawks ranked the #2 team in the state of Oregon at the 6A level coming into next year. A big reason for that is quarterback AJ Woodin (5-11 180 Jr.) and the leadership that he brings to the table….
One of the top defensive ends in the country, Connor Humphreys (6-4 260 Jr. Central Catholic), has been lights out in the offer department recently adding UCLA and Boston College. Humphreys now has 9 offers in all, and doesn’t look like he will be slowing down anytime soon. National power USC has been very interested in Connor among many other top ranked schools. He has been…
Austin Hall Highlights In 2012 one of the most productive backs in the entire state of Washington last year was Austin Hall (6-0 180, Jr) from Kamiak HS in Mukilteo. Last season for the Knights, Hall rushed 234 times for 1,673 yards and 21 TDs. He was also the teams second leading receiver with 14 receptions, for 232 yards and another two scores. All told…