(Top OL Andrew Kirkland who was offered by Washington Saturday, battles recent PSU commit Austin Powell) (Aloha high profile lineman Brayden Kearsley and Mike Kluge took time to battle at the UW Showcase Event) OL/DL The Showcase event at UW on Saturday featured a majority of the top lineman in the Northwest, and the one on one battles were nothing short of…
(Isaiah Brandt-Sims 6-0 185 Jr. Wenatchee) one of the top ranked athletes in the region (Mt Hood Conference Player of the Year Devauntae Hoffman) (Bruce Jones Jr. of Sunset got his first offer from Portland St on Saturday) The RB group that we saw had a ton of talent, as almost every conference in the Pacific Northwest was represented by…
A kid we will hear a lot about over the next couple of seasons will be Jonah Jordan (6-2 265 Jr. OL/DL), the junior to be from Mead HS in Spokane. Jordan earned all league honors a season ago, and continues to grow and just get bigger and faster. He attended the showcase event at UW on Saturday and continued to make a name for himself while battling some of…
(Domenic Rockey 6-3 190 Sr. QB) Auburn Mountainview A team that could cause problems for people in 2012, will be the Domenic Rockey (6-3 195 Sr. QB) lead Auburn Mountainview Lions out of Washington. Rockey is in his third year as a starter, and threw for 2159 yards and 15 Tds in 2011. He feels good about how everybody has looked thus far, and knows that they need to improve…
(Tanner Shipley 6-2 185 Sr. WR) Committed to BYU In breaking news from BYU one of the Northwest’s top receivers, Tanner Shipley (6-2 185 Sr. WR) of Wilsonville, did his thing and made a commitment today with the Cougars. Shipley was offered and committed on the same day, and was excited and relieved when we spoke with immediately after. " Im just happy I really don’t know what else to…
(Albert Havili 6-3 240 Sr. LB) Federal Way If you want to talk about an athlete that is right on the bubble of getting his first offer, look no further then Federal Way’s Albert Havili (6-3 240 Sr. LB). The Washington product has been doing work, with his ridiculously talented teammates since our elite events during the winter. Havili just looks the part, and will team with Rod Jones Jr…
(Bruce Jones Jr. 6-0 175 Sr. RB/CB) Sunset HS Two kids that we have seen on the camp circuit that have done an outstanding job, and will also be the best player on their own teams are Bruce Jones Jr (5-11 170 Sr. RB/CB) of Sunset HS in Beaverton, and Jimmie Davis (5-10 170 Sr. RB/CB) of Kentridge HS outside of Seattle. They are both very similar in style of…
(Michael Kluge 5-10 285 Sr. OL/DL) As of late we have heard a lot about the nationally ranked Jesuit line returning this season. They are loaded up front and on the perimeter and should be an unquestioned #1 ranked team coming into 2012. That said the Aloha Warriors bring back a line that could not only compete, but potentially win the battle up front. That’s saying a lot, lets check…
This next week will be a coming out party for the class of 2014 & 2015, as Oregon and Washington’s top athletes will be on display competing against other NW top kids. We have seen most of these athletes at the NEI/Barton regional combines over the last three months, but the showcase event will be the first time they have all been together anywhere this season. One of the biggest…
(Head Coach Earnest Collins Jr. speaking at a press conference with Chris Smith and other staff in the background) You can’t really say enough good things about the work that the University of Northern Colorado is doing out here in the Pacific Northwest on the recruiting front. They have gotten in early on some of the northwest’s top kids, lead by offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator Chris Smith, and…