The state of Washington is loaded with impressive looking football players in the senior class of 2012 and Bethel (Spanaway) WR/TE David Fontenette figured he had what it took to play in the Pac 12 early on, but since his offer from Oregon State, the athletic and big wideout didn’t get a lot of attention, however, with a good senior season, schools have begun to pick up the pace and…
More and more, football coaches at every level – from Pop Warner all the way up to the NFL – have continued the trend of putting the best athlete on the team at the quarterback position. This coming season, one of the top athletes in the state of Washington will be under center for Newport High School in Bellevue, not traditionally a hotbed for football scouts to congregate, and his…
Peyton Pelluer 6-1 235 Jr LB Skyline 1) Skyline (Sammamish) QB Max Browne (6’5, 210) – Widely regarded as one of the top junior signal-callers in the country. Has multiple BCS offers already. In two years as the starter for the Spartans, Browne has completed nearly 68% of his passes for over 6,500 yards with 75 touchdowns and only 20 interception while leading his team to two-straight state championship games…
4A First Team Offense QB – Max Browne 6-5, 210 Jr. Skyline (Sammamish) RB – Ryan Lewis 6-0, 190 Sr. Eastlake (Sammamish) RB – Parker Henry 5-11, 190 Sr. Skyview (Vancouver) TE – Caleb Smith 6-5, 235 Sr. Kentridge (Kent) WR – Michael Rector 6-1, 190 Sr. Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma) WR – Christian Gasca 5-11, 165 Sr. Lake Stevens OL – Joshua Garnett 6-5, 300 Sr. Puyallup OL – Cory…
While this time of year is the “Season of Giving”, make no mistake, college football, at all levels, is a business and because of that, recruiting can be a dog-eat-dog world. One player who found that out recently was Woodinville (Wa.) DL Sawyer Whalen who recently found out there wouldn’t be a spot for him at Portland State, the school he had committed to only two months before. “I talked…
As a junior he’s made a name for himself, leading Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma) to the top ranking in the NEI polls and an undefeated regular season before falling to state runner-up Skyview (Vancouver). As a sophomore he led the Lions to the State 4A Semi-Finals where they lost to eventual state champion Ferris (Spokane). With his productivity — 4,800 yards and 44 touchdowns with only 15 interceptions — the…
While the western part of the state of Washington gets most of the attention as far as D-1 recruits go, the eastern part of the state has its fair share and in 2013 that group of prospects will be led by Mead (Spokane) TE/LB Danny Mattingly. The talented two-way star for the Panthers received First Team All-GSL honors and was named Co-Defensive MVP after posting 73 tackles, five interceptions, two…
1) Skyline (Sammamish) QB Max Browne (6’5, 210) – Widely regarded as one of the top junior signal-callers in the country. Has multiple BCS offers already. In two years as the starter for the Spartans, Browne has completed nearly 68% of his passes for over 6,500 yards with 75 touchdowns and only 20 interception while leading his team to two-straight state championship games and one state championship. 2) Bellevue LB…
by Scott Eklund 3A Camas (11-1) vs. O’Dea (12-0) – The Irish have one of the most explosive running games in the state with junior Tatum Taylor and seniors Jomari Brooks and Jayshawn Jordan, who have combined for nearly 2,800 yards and 50 touchdowns, finding yards behind a talented, senior-laden offensive line led by Washington State commit Sam Flor. For their part, the Papermakers are led by senior QB Tony…
by Scott Eklund Class 3A Bellevue (11-0) at Lakes (11-0) – Two of the top coaches in the state, Bellevue’s Butch Goncharoff and Lakes’ Dave Miller, again face off in the playoffs and this game will feature several players, on both teams, who either have or will have offers from BCS conference schools to play ball at the next level. Bellevue’s attack is led by QB Tyler Hasty who can…