*We continue our look at Oregon’s top junior athletes returning this season with the LB’s & DB’s .. Its a phenomenal class from top to bottom, as we will bring you updates on all of the top underclassmen throughout the year.
Week one is in the books, and we are introducing a new weekly post to NEI. We will start with the 4A and 3A classifications, with hopes to expand into the lower classifications as the season goes along. I will talk about games I have attended, athletes I saw, and various notes/links from around the state. If you have links you think I should put in this section, please…
**This list is a way to showcase the weeks top performances. I am sure I missed a few and would like to know the ones I did. You can either comment on here or send me an email at Ringerland@gmail.com, and I will be sure to add them.**
A list of the Elite Performers from the Oregon / SW Washington region for September 7th, 2014.
Casey Selfridge heads into year four at the helm of the Lakeside program, and you will not find many coaches that have done more with less. That’s not a knock on the quality of players, as much as the quantity, as Lakeside typically doesn’t have large numbers.
In just his first season as Auburn Riverside’s head coach, Bryant Thomas injected a positive attitude about where the program was headed and he maximized the potential of the talent he had on his roster, going 7-3 and winning the SPSL 3A title.
Over the years, Skyline has been known for it’s outstanding skill position players, several of which were rated the best at their position in the country — QBs Max Browne and Jake Heaps as well as WR Kasen Williams —
One of the top athletes in the state of Oregon for the 2016 class is Justin Herbert (6-4 185 Jr. QB/ATH) of Sheldon. He is a three sport athlete that ranks at the top of the charts
To say that this 2015 Black Tornado group is special would be an understatement. The turnaround at North over the last few seasons has been storybook like.
The Bethel program has fallen on hard times recently after many years as one of the top teams in Washington. New head coach Mark Iddins takes over and looks to turn around the once proud program.