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…
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…
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…
Cy Sirmon (6-2 225 Jr. LB) is a kid that has been training with us at Barton Football since his freshman season, and has now put himself in the conversation as one of the better junior linebackers on the west coast. He was recently selected a first team all league kid on both sides of the ball and a unanimous 1st team backer. He will be a…
One of the more important, yet unrecognized headlines during the 6A state playoffs was the play of the Jesuit offensive line. John Andreas did some of his best work yet replacing four D1 kids upfront from the 2012 group. Three 1st team All Metro athletes led the way this year with senior’s Mike Miller and Charlie Landgraf having stellar seasons, while Junior Nick Miller (6-3 265 OL) had…
Fresh off one of the biggest upsets in Northwest history the West Albany Bulldogs have a lot to be excited about. The Oregon 5A champions bring back one of the top secondaries in the region led by JT Valenzuela (5-10 180 Jr. S/ATH) and Joey Roos (6-2 195 Jr. S/ATH), ranking as two of the top five safeties in the state. As most know West lost to…
The Pacific Northwest is the fastest growing football region in the country and all of us at Barton Football are excited for the biggest and best year yet. Key additions to the staff have been made with former (Houston Texan/Washington St Cougar) Alex Brink running Oregon, and Taylor Barton now up in Seattle heading up Washington. BFA is one of the largest football academies in the country going on…
Jared Hilbers (6-7 270 Jr. OL/DL) out of Beaverton is one of the Northwest’s top recruits. He earned 3rd team all Metro honors this past season as the Beavers pulled one of the biggest upsets of the state playoffs, beating CVC champ Sprague 35-34 in OT, to kick off the opening round. Hilbers is a kid that possesses massive size, but it is his upside and overall versatility…
One of the most impressive aspects to the Central Catholic Rams winning the 6A state title is the fact that the team is stacked with underclassmen. The kids up front did a phenomenal job opening holes for D1 backs Ryan Nall and Cameron Scarlett, as both went off during the playoffs. Blake Brandel (6-7 245), Riley Gallant (6-5 270) and TJ Salu (6-2 260) are ranked three…