A kid that Taylor Barton calls the “most under recruited kid in the northwest at any position” Nic Sblendorio (6-0 190 Sr. WR/S) received his second D1-AA offer Thursday night from the Eagles of Eastern Washington University. The D1-AA power was the second Big Sky school to come in on Sblendorio after Northern Colorado had offered previously. Nic’s a kid that we have gotten to know well over the…
Brayden Kearsley Selected to Semper Fi AA Game; Talks about winding down recruiting: By Jordan Johnson
One of the top lineman to ever come out of the northwest, Brayden Kearsley (6-5 290 Sr. OL/DL) of Aloha, just recently got some big news from Tom Lemming and the Semper Fi All American Game. He was invited to participate in the January event, topping off what has been a phenomenal career for the big man. Kearsley says, ” Im honored to play in the game and…
NW Top Jr. Linebacker/Fullback Joey Alfieri of Jesuit Leads Very Deep Oregon LB Class: By Jordan Johnson
Joey Alfieri Highlights – http://www.hudl.com/athlete/762028/highlights/29095373 Over the last couple years we have gotten to see some talented dual threat athletes. The cast of LB’s represented in the Oregon 2014 class is one of the deepest in state history, and the #1 kid on the board as of right now is Joey Alfieri (6-3 222 Jr. LB/RB). He was a first team all league linebacker as a…
Hank Van Liew of Mount Si, One of The Most Underrated LBs In The NW: By Ryland Spencer
Hank Van Liew Highlight Video To call the Mount Si defense nasty would be a bit of an understatement. The Wildcats have been putting a lot of zeros in opposing box scores and the leader of that defense is Sr. LB Hank Van Liew (5-11 205). Looking over the KingCo stats you will see Van Liew’s name in every defensive category. He led the league in…
Oregon Round 2 Playoff Predictions: By Jordan Johnson
6A SCORES 14 (6-4) Thurston @ #4 Jesuit (10-0) 52 – Jesuit is playing their best ball of the season and firing on all cylinders. AJ Glass has returned from injury and Joey Alfieri is playing lights out defensively. If the Crusaders can stay healthy they have as good a shot as anybody to win the 2012 state title. I think they will put this one away early…
A Recruiting Update From Mountlake Terrace DB Mason Stone: By Scott Eklund
Things on the recruiting front had gone rather slow of late for Mountlake Terrace (Wa.) DB Mason Stone, but recently the talented athlete saw things pick up and recently he received a preferred walk-on offer from the University of Washington to go along with an offer from a WAC program. Stone updated Northwest Elite Index about where things stand and which other schools could be close to offering……
Federal Way’s Underclassmen the Real Deal; Chico McClatcher, Keenan Curran, JayTee Tiuli, Jared Pulu: By Jordan Johnson
This years senior class at Federal Way could be the best team to ever come through the school. Its a special group of kids that have blasted almost every opponent they have played. We got to know them well over the off season at our elite events
Top Sophomore DT, Thomas Toki of Juanita Is Already Garnering High Praise: By Ryland Spencer
Thomas Toki Highlight Video Being 6’1″ and 280 pounds, typically people wouldn’t use words like ‘explosive’ and ‘quick’ to describe you. That being said, I introduce Thomas Toki. Just watching his highlight video you will see a kid that is incredibly fast off the ball and has the strength to throw offensive lineman into the backfield. Lele Te’o is the strength coach at Juanita and…
3300 Yards, 46 Tds, 1.5 Seasons AJ Glass Continues his Tear By Jordan Johnson
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/762037/highlights/17658374 – AJ Glass Highlights The Jesuit Crusaders are playing the best ball of their season, and northwest top RB AJ Glass (6-1 200 Sr. RB/S) only helps bolster the Crusaders chances at another state title. Glass basically missed the entire Metro League season with a broken collar bone, but made a return in the 1st round of the playoffs against Centennial and was cleared in 5…
Austin Wilson & Devvon Gage lead under the radar Sprague duo: By Jordan Johnson
Sprague @ Tualatin Watch On: OSAA.TV 7 PM Friday ** Myself (Jordan Johnson) and Todd Pickett will be doing the broadcast of the Sprague/Tualatin Game LIVE for anyone that would like to watch it… You may go to OSAA.TV or Playonsports.Com to view the broadcast if you can not be in attendance. A team that has a shot in the state playoffs after a big…