Three Rivers League Overview: The Lake Oswego Lakers are fresh off a 2011 state title and have won 43 straight league games so don’t be expecting them to lose any time soon. The Lakers return a ridiculous amount of talent, with one of the top coaches in the northwest so they will once again be very good. The questions will lie at the skill positions where the Lakers were special…
(Leader/ QB Jeramy Poyer (6-2 220 Sr. QB) did well at our NEI/Barton Elite Events during the winter and we think he could have a big 2012) A 4a team that is consistently better then most is the Fishermen out of Astoria. Head Coach Howard Rub enters his 13th season as one of the most respected and successful head coaches in the northwest, and the 2012 squad looks like they…
Metro League Overview: The Metro League has notoriously been the state’s toughest conference, and this year will highlight that fully. Jesuit, Aloha, and Southridge will come in ranked #1, 4, and 5 on our initial NEI Top 10 and you can expect the other 3 teams within the conference to still be decent. Jesuit will battle Aloha on October 19th in a game that will have national ranking implications as…
Over the next few weeks we will be bringing you state and conference previews from Oregon and Washington covering our top teams and athletes. During the season we will also be doing a host of interactive type stuff that should be fun for all those who folllow NEI to partake in. The list will obviously change over the year, but please feel free to chime in and tell me what…
Over the next few weeks we will be bringing you state and conference previews from Oregon and Washington covering our top teams and athletes. During the season we will also be doing a host of interactive type stuff that should be fun for all those who folllow NEI to partake in. The list will obviously change over the year, but please feel free to chime in and tell me what…
(One of the most talented incoming freshman in the country Xzavier Weston RB/DB-Lakes HS) Very rarely will we ever report on an athlete that hasn’t officially set foot in high school yet, but here is your exception. Xzavier Weston from a well known Lakes program could potentially be one of the better freshman in the country. Don’t take it from me, watch the videos of him on the field and…
One of the most impressive kids that we have seen on the camp circuit over the off season has been Blake Whiteley (6-5 225 Sr. TE/WR) from West Vancouver Secondary in British Columbia. The big man from Vancouver was impressive both as an athlete and as a kid, and we could for see him playing somewhere at the D1 level with the proper exposure. Whiteley impressed us first at the…
(Tanner Davies 6-4 275 Jr. OL, One of OR’s top ranked lineman for 2014) (Yadie Dunmore 5-11 175 Jr. ATH with new Duck and brother Oshay Dunmore) (Marcus McGovern 6-2 215 Jr. LB- One of OR’s top backers for 2014) (Liam Talty 6-4 220 Jr. DE- One of NEI’s projected breakout performers of the year for 2012) One of…
Ragin’s Incredible Spring/Summer (Ragin With NEI-South in Las Vegas at 7 on 7 National Tourney) * Selected to play for NEI (South) at the 7 on 7 National Tournament in Las Vegas * Offered Scholarships by BYU and Portland St * Earned the #1 NIKE SPARQ score among 600 athletes in June * Selected to play in " The Opening" .. The presigious NIKE Event held at world NIKE Headquarters…
A few weeks back the NW Stars- UW Showcase Event took place run by Rough Diamonds Athletic Foundation , showcasing the top athletes in the northwest and it was a resounding success. Most of the athletes that have trained with us at NEI and Barton Football over the years were in attendance, and it could go down as the most productive single day camp in NW history. All of the…