All of us at the Barton Football Academy and Northwest Elite Index are excited to announce our second annual Camp and Combine Tour, which will begin in Bend, Oregon at Summit HS on April 14th. Our goal is to come to you, to each region within the northwest, allowing us to see ALL of the kids within each given area. By putting on these events our evaluations become much…
Last week Washington athletes Budda Baker (5-11 190 Jr. ATH/DB) and Devante Downs (6-3 235 Jr. RB/LB) were selected to participate in the prestigious Army All American Game next season. It’s the highest of honors for some of the country’s top athletes and both kids are excited about the opportunity. Budda says, “Devante and I just started talking and now we are now good friends…..
Jackson Gardner Highlights When our 2015 player rankings become more clear, one of the top players at TE and DL will be Jackson Gardner (6-5 225) of Inglemoor High School in Kenmore, WA. Gardner is a kid with limitless potential. I saw the Vikings play five times last season, and while they struggled in the standings, Gardner was a kid that seemed to get…
In what turned out to be a successful Junior day for Newport’s Drew Sample (6-5 235 Jr. TE), the Montana Grizzlies extended a full ride scholarship offer to the big tight end. Sample came in our #1 ranked TE for the 2014 class and Saturday he got some really good news. “After it was over Head Coach Mick Delaney pulled me aside and told me…
Highlights: Boomer Fleming, Reece Rollins, Jack Bowman The 2012 football season was definitely exciting for all those that resided in Redmond. The Ridgeview Ravens opened play at the 4A level going (6-4) in their first season of existence. The Panthers of Redmond HS made a deep run, going undefeated before losing in the 5A state semi’s. Its a beautiful community and a place that just continues to…
Melvin Walser Highlights One of the top returning two way players in the entire state of Washington is WR/DB Melvin Walser (6-4 190, Jr) of Mount Vernon. While the Bulldogs may not have had the most success in the standings, finishing 3-7 overall, Walser was one of the big bright spots. He finished the season with 55 catches for 948 yards and 7…
A kid that has blown up as of late on a national level is Henry Mondeaux of Jesuit (6-5 245 Jr. TE/DE). He has been offered by CAL, Washington, and Oregon State and in most people’s eyes is just getting started. Mondeaux is probably the state’s top overall recruit with Joey Alfieri (Washington, Oregon State, Washington State), Connor Humphreys (Arizona State, UCLA, Oregon State, Boise…
Teague James Highlights One of the top returning running backs in the entire state of Washington is Teague James (5-10 180, Jr) out of Graham-Kapowsin. He was the feature back last year for the Eagles and finished with 1,506 yards and 26 TDs on just 151 carries. He was voted a first team All-SPSL and was also awarded a first team All-Area by the…
A kid we will hear a lot about over the next 5 months prior to the season starting is Shane Bowman (6-4 255 Jr. DE) out of Bellevue. We currently have him ranked the #2 D lineman in the entire state of Washington, and someone that could very well be the next player offered out of the northwest. It’s still very early in the process…
We have talked a lot about Sam Bodine (6-3 220) of Canby over the last few months, and feel that he is very comparable to a few of the athletes that were offered late last year. Both Johnny Ragin and Tanner Shipley didn’t receive scholarship offers til June of last season, then blew up and earned legit D1 offers from everywhere. Oregon, CAL, Oregon State,…