Click For Monike Failauga Highlights Fife’s Monike Failauga is a mammoth interior defensive lineman who has put up huge numbers the past three years, but he’s still waiting on his first offer and Northwest Elite Index spoke to him recently to get an update on things. “We didn’t make the playoffs, so right now I’m just working out and hoping I start to get some looks from…
We will have athletes ranked numerically and an honorable mention list, based on who PROJECTS HIGHEST AT THE NEXT LEVEL. There are a variety of factors that go into determining who projects where… These include (Current offers, Size, testing, All league/State accolades, camp/combine performances, stats, competition levels, D1/NFL Genes, GPA, Overall character/work ethic etc.). You can be a very talented high school athlete and not project to a high…
Joey Alfieri (6-3 225 Sr. LB/RB) – Jesuit Committed – Stanford University One of the best players in state history. Showed that he was one of the top backers in the country over the off season, being invited to the prestigious NIKE Opening and dominating while there. He recently earned Metro League Player of the Year honors, even after going down for the season with an injury. …
Kevin Thomson (Photo: DHC Photography/dhc.snugmug.com With his senior season completed, Auburn Riverside QB Kevin Thomson can now turn his sights toward recruiting and recently he added his third offer from an FBS program. “I got an offer from New Mexico State,” Thomson said in a text message to Northwest Elite Index recently. The offer from the Aggies joins full rides the talented signal-caller already had from…
One of our top ranked lineman in the Northwest is Mason Johnson (6-3 285 Sr. DL/OL) of Kentlake. He completely transformed himself from this year to last and it showed on both sides of the ball. The kid dropped 45 pounds over the off season and made a statement on the Barton Camp and Combine tour against some of the top athletes in the region. Mason came into…
Click For Barton Football Academy Video Year after year the Cougars of Canby (6-5) show that they are one of the better programs in Oregon. They shy away from no one during the pre season, typically playing maybe the toughest non conference schedule in the state. Not much changed this year as they played 6A title favorite Tigard to open the season, followed by one of the top…
A kid that’s stock just continues to rise is Jesuit Offensive Tackle Mike Miller (6-5 285 Sr). He recently earned 1st team all league honors for the Crusaders, who are currently (9-2) and headed for the state quarterfinals against Lakeridge next week. Miller was a kid we got to know well over the off season as a standout at our elite events and on the Barton Camp…
Click for Evan Johnson Highlights It was about this time last year I reported on Mount Si LB Hank Van Liew (Concordia-Moorhead) and his importance to the Wilcats. This year, in the form of Van Liew, I give you LB Evan Johnson (Sr. 5’8″ 200). Through nine games, Johnson leads KingCo 3A in tackles (77) and tackles for a loss (16). For the second straight season, the Wildcats are 9-1 with their only regular season…
As we move deeper into the playoffs two of Oregon’s top players are not the biggest in stature, but are both incredibly talented. TRL Player of the Year Daniel Sherrell (5-9 170 Sr. RB) of Clackamas, and 1st team all conference back Devin Martinez (5-6 171 Sr. RB) of Southridge went off again in 2013 and will be crucial for their clubs during the post season. Sherrell has been…
The biggest upset state wide last week came at the hands of the Glencoe Crimson Tide, after traveling to traditional CVC power West Salem (8-1) and grabbing a 49-34 win over a good Titan team. Head coach Steve Jones has done an outstanding job of getting his guys to focus on the task at hand, which showed in last Friday’s big upset. Time and time again 1st…