(UW Commit Daeshon Hall 6-7 230 Sr. DE will be a force state wide) One of our favorite stories of the year comes out of Seattle’s Garfield High School where Football has been given a much needed resuscitation. The hire of a young ambitious head coach in Dave Myers has brought many of the schools top athletes back out to the grid iron, where before they didn’t always have much…

(Jared Evans 6-3 185 WR Soph. N Medford) (Keegen Hlad 6-3 170 WR Soph. West Salem) One of the main reasons that we have been successful/fortunate at NEI and the Barton Football Academy, is because we get to work with the kids first hand. Other media types can watch and evaluate from a distance, but we actually get to train the top kids and get to know them personally. Between…

(Tim Tawa and the Nation’s #1 ranked senior QB Max Browne of Skyline HS committed to USC ) As the largest football academy in the Pacific Northwest we take a lot of pride in doing things the right way. Taylor Barton is a perfectionist and demands that his quarterbacks strive to be the best, as he knows no other way to train. We could go on and on about all…

(LB Xavier Griggs is freakishly athletic and ranks as one of the NW’s top overall athletes) How good is Xavier Griggs? According to his teammates the kid is the real deal and I couldn’t agree more. The region’s top safety Dallin Leavitt just shakes his head when speaking to Xavier’s skill level. " The kids freaky, he does things that you don’t expect people to be able to do" ,…

( One of Oregon’s top WR’s Lawrence Wilson 6-3 205 Sr- Central Catholic HS) One of the Northwest’s top receivers, Lawrence Wilson (6-3 205 Sr. WR) of Central Catholic, is currently being courted by the top academic schools in the country and he’s is out on the east coast having a look at what they have to offer. Speaking with him from DC Wilson was excited about his trip thus…

(The speedy wideout has gained size and strength adding to his game) One of the most exciting players in the entire northwest, Forrest Russell (5-7 165 Sr. WR) of Skyview HS in Washington, is back and even better in 2012 after helping his team to the class 4a Washington State Title game Many of you know him by name, but he also gets a lot of face recognition as the…

(Jarrod Howard 6-1 185 Sr. WR/FS) West Linn HS West Linn High School got the biggest hire of the off season with Head Coach Mike Fanger coming over from Lincoln, and it comes at a time when there are question marks within the program. Numbers are low, but the Lions always have talent and one of the best youth programs in Oregon. The younger West Linn classes look extremely skilled,…

(One of the top juniors in the State of Washington, #70 Kayden Maughan 6-3 245 OL/DL- Chiawana) A kid that we will hear a lot about over the next couple season’s will be junior Kayden Maughan (6-3 245 Jr. OL/DL) out of Chiawana (Pasco) in the Tri Cities. He earned 1st team all league honors as a sophomore on a team that went (8-1) before losing in the 1st round…

One of the top corners in the northwest that is right on that D1 bubble is Reshon Watson (5-10 180 Sr. CB/RB) of Bothell. The 2nd team all league kid out of Washington has had an incredible off season, after blowing up in Vegas as part of NEI-North during the 7 on 7 national tournament. Watson had attended our elite events during the winter and done very well, but in…

( Kevin McClean (6-4 195 Sr. WR/S) Southridge HS ) One of Oregon’s top two way threats out of Beaverton’s Southridge HS is Kevin McClean (6-4 195 Sr. WR/S). McClean lead the Metro League in receptions last season (33) , and earned second team all league honors as a junior on a team that won the conference title over the likes of Jesuit and Aloha. McClean went down to Cali…