For years the Skyline Spartans have been known for having one of the best passing attacks in High School Football, and have produced many high caliber athletes along the way. One of the next in line at Wide Receivers appears to be junior Derek Loville (6’3″ 185). The name may sound familiar to some of you, as his dad, also Derek, was a RB at the University of Oregon in the…
As the 2013 season went along, one of the more impressive athletes was O’Dea senior Jack Flor (6’2″ 215). He helped lead the Irish to the semi finals at the Tacoma Dome, and an overall record of 12-1. With his latest D1 offer, Wyoming, Flor now holds offers for both sides of the ball. Flor finished his senior campaign with 103 tackles, 56 solo, 11 tackles for loss and five sacks. He…
Click for Brady Widner Highlights When you watch as much film as we do at NEI, every now and then you come across players that can just flat out play. That was the case one year ago when I came across Zillah WR/DB Brady Widner (5’11” 175). While this season may not have ended the way Zillah would have liked (9-1), Widner was well recognized for his…
Click for Raemo Trevino Highlights The State of Washington has been producing some very good lineman the last few years. A player to keep an eye on is C/DT Raemo Trevino (6’0″ 260) of Bishop Blanchet. While he may not have they eye popping height that most people look for, he has a nastiness that you really can’t teach. This season Trevino was voted first team All-Metro…
News came in Wednesday that W.F. West (Chehalis, Wash.) QB Tanner Gueller had received his first offer when the Idaho State Bengals made a play at the 6-foot-3, 225-pound senior. Gueller was recently named second team All-State by the Associated Press after a huge season in which he completed 172-of-272 passes for 2,435 yards and 36 TD’s. What might surprise most is that he also rushed for 768…
Working with the Northwest’s top athletes we get to meet some pretty amazing people. Some have overcome incredible odds to get where they are, then there is the story of Arlington WR/DB Max Gray. When I got word that Idaho State had offered Gray, it instantly put a smile on my face. Since I first met Gray and his father (Bill) after a team scrimmage, I have…
Click For Harley Kirsch Highlights With one of the more impressive sophomore performances, Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, Wash.) QB Harley Kirsch (6’3″ 210 lbs) has started turning heads on the national level. Helping lead the Crusaders to a second straight state championship game, Kirsch threw for 3,535 yards, 35 TDs and only 3 INTs, while completing just over 70% of his passes. Kirsch finished with an amazing 116…
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…
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…
AJ Layton Highlights Tyler Puletasi Highlights More and more the eastern side of Washington is producing top end talent, especially from Mead High School in Spokane. Two years ago it was Langston Ward (Harvard) and Danny Mattingly (Oregon), this year Jonah Jordan (Eastern Washington Commit). Next in line look to be junior AJ Layton (LB/DB 5’11” 195) and sophomore Tyler Puletasi (LB 6’2″ 190). Layton plays a rover (LB/DB) type…