Battle Ground (Wash.) head coach Larry Peck knew when he took over the reins of the Tiger football program that he wasn’t taking on a very easy task – one that many coaches might even shy away from. Now entering his fourth season as head coach, brick by brick, Peck has transformed the culture of Battle Ground football. The Tigers went 5-4 in 2012, their first winning…
There might not be a hotter offensive line prospect in the state of Washington right now than Camas (Wash.) LT Drew Clarkson. Ranked as the state’s No.4 offensive lineman in the 2014 class, the 6-foot-4, 270-pound Clarkson has recently picked up offers from Northern Colorado and Eastern Washington. But late Monday, Clarkson received his biggest offer to date when Cal extended a scholarship offer. “I am in…
Springfield is one of two returning starters from last year’s team that went 13-1, and fell to Bellevue in the 3A title game. Recently, Springfield took a bit of a whirlwind recruiting tour, taking six unofficial visits in six days. We recently caught up with Springfield to get a recap of his visits. Here is what Springfield had to say about each school: Oklahoma State: “My…
Camas (Wash.) QB Reilly Hennessey realized a dream come true Wednesday evening, when the 6-foot-3, 190-pound signal-caller picked up his first scholarship offer from Eastern Washington. The state’s No. 3 ranked QB for the 2014 class had reason to be excited, as EWU is typically a program that doesn’t extend many early offers, especially to quarterbacks. “I know they don’t typically offer players before the season,…
The talent coming out Washington’s Northwest conference as of late, has been on a steady roll. In the last few years we have seen four players from Lynden go to D1 schools, Bellingham’s Thomas Vazorka head to Idaho State, and one of the state’s all-time leading rushers, Mario Gobatto come out of Blaine HS, just to name a few. There’s another player starting to make noise…
Coupeville (Wash.) head coach Tony Maggio is a man with a plan. The Wolves’ second-year head coach was pleased with the growth his team showed in his first season at the helm, and as he enters year two, his optimism for the programs continued progress is evident. “We are working hard. I think we will put together a good team this year,” Maggio tells NEI. “Our…
It’s been a busy week for Bellevue (Wash.) Newport tight end, Drew Sample. In the last seven days, the state of Washington’s #1 ranked TE in the class of 2014, took home offensive MVP honors at the BFA Issaquah Combine and then followed that up with two FBS offers. Late last week, the 6-foot-4.5, 232-pound Sample picked up an offer from the University of South Florida of…
Kirkland (Wash.) Juanita DT Thomas Toki picked up his first offer Friday evening from the UCLA Bruins. The 5-foot-11.5, 285-pound Toki is the No. 1 ranked defensive lineman in the state of Washington for the class of 2015. Toki said that he was offered by UCLA assistant Steve Broussard. “This is a big surprise,” Toki told NEI via phone Friday night. “My coach told me…
Click here for Cole Stephens Highlight Video He doesn’t look like your typical football player. He looks more like a guy who will be signing your paycheck someday as the CEO of a major corporation. But, in reality, looks can be deceiving, because while Seattle (Wash.) Lakeside School RB/WR/DB Cole Stephens may not “look the part” to some people, the minute he steps on a…
Federal Way (Wash.) High School DB/QB Keenan Curran’s recruitment continues to build steam. After netting offers from Idaho and San Jose State last month, Curran picked up another FBS offer late Thursday from Army. The offer from Army is one that Curran is extremely excited about, and proud of. “It’s an honor, I was at a loss for words because its such a great opportunity to…