The Warriors had a great season under long-time head coach John Gradwohl, finishing 8-2 with a loss to a loaded Federal Way squad in the first round of the state playoffs. A big reason why was a very good senior class that will be tough to replace in 2014. Offensively, QB Davis Giles (5’10, 195) was named to the All-Wesco 4A team after completing 56.7% of his…
Click for Paul Wells Highlights As we begin to turn focus to the class of 2015, one athlete that has been impressive on both sides of the ball is RB/DB Paul Wells (5’10” 175) of Newport High School in Bellevue. This past season, Wells was voted first team All-KingCo as a defensive back, and second team for his work at running back. These were both improvements from his…
Brody Bagnall Highlights Every year we rank and acknowledge the top athletes in the region by position. For the most part we are accurate as we get to work with a majority of the top kids in the Northwest. An individual that was missed is Brody Bagnall (6-3 228 Sr. LB) of Evergreen High School. After watching his film you see a legit D1 kid that…
Even though he played his final three season of prep football at a 1A school, Charles Wright’s Robert Luke is not a small-time football prospect. He’s getting looks from plenty of Ivy League schools and has a walk-on offer from a Big Ten program. “Michigan has invited me to walk-on and that’s something I am considering,” Luke told Northwest Elite Index. “I’ve also heard from Boise State,…
One of the state’s traditional powers returned to the days of old this season, as the Charlie Hall led Ashland Grizzlies went (11-1) losing in the state semifinals. The kids from down South went on to win the Midwestern League title, finishing undefeated in conference, before losing to what looked to be an untouchable Sherwood team. The Grizzlies lose two time conference player of the year Mason…
Click For Marquise Lee Highlights One of the more under-the-radar athletes in the State of Washington is Hazen (Renton) RB/DB Marquise Lee (5’10” 190). This past season, Lee was voted to the All-Seamount League first team as a defensive back and second team for his work at running back. Recently we named him to the second team (DB) and third team (RB) on our NEI All-Underclassmen Team. This comes…
Even though he played in a run-heavy offense this past season, Sumner (Wa.) WR Triston Wedington put up big enough numbers to receive First Team All-SPSL 2A honors and is one of the top returning wideouts in the state this coming fall. While helping Sumner to an 11-1 record last year, Wedington hauled in 37 catches for 612 yards and 11 touchdowns, using his 6’1″, 175-pound frame…
As we continue to feature some of the top prospects in the Evergreen State and one that had a solid junior year was Lindbergh (Renton) WR Devon Jackson. At nearly 6’2″ and weighing in at 173 pounds, Jackson was a handful for defenses and the Eagles used him in many different ways. “I played receiver and defensive back mostly, but they also used me in the…
Justice Murphy Highlights Rey Green Highlights As the off season gets underway two individuals that will be recruited on a national level include Justice Murphy (6-1 190 Jr. WR) and Rey Green (5-10 190 So. RB), of Evergreen HS in Washington. The Vancouver based school scored big with the hire of Don Johnson Jr. and he didn’t disappoint. Johnson led Milwaukie High School of Oregon to their…
Every year Jesuit seems to be one of the top teams in the Northwest and it looks like the trend will continue. The Crusaders return what looks to be one of the better classes in school history, with close to double digit sophomores starting during this year’s state championship run. The Crusaders came up just short losing to Central Catholic 38-28 in the title game. Jesuit was…