Even though he’s only played one year along the offensive line, Newport (Bellevue, Wa.) OL Calvin Throckmorton is already a hot commodity for Pac 12 schools. So far this week he’s received two new offers and he updated Northwest Elite Index on the latest recruiting news. “I just got offered by Washington State and Arizona State came in pretty recently too,” Throckmorton told NEI. “They both said…
Kamiak’s Austin Hall still looking for his chance: By Ryland Spencer
Austin Hall Junior Highlight Video Coming into his senior season, Austin Hall (5’11” 180) of Kamiak High School in Mukilteo was considered the strong favorite for League MVP, with a good shot at being named All-State. He had a tremendous junior season, rushing for 1,673 yards on 234 carries and scoring 23 touchdowns. His senior season started out great. In a week two hammering of Marysville-Getchell, Hall…
Intro 2015: Lakes (Lakewood, Wash.) ATH Kemonee Jenkins: By Scott Eklund
Click for Kemonee Jenkins Highlights Lakes (Lakewood, Wa.) ATH Kemonee Jenkins is a rising athlete in the Evergreen State. He’s seen his stock rise in recent months and updated Northwest Elite Index on where things stand on the recruiting front and how his visit to Washington for the Huskies’ Junior Day went this past weekend. “Things have been going good,” Jenkins told NEI. “I’ve been hearing from…
2016 player to watch; Eric Briscoe of AC Davis: By Ryland Spencer
Click Here for Eric Briscoe Highlights One of the top two-way players in the 2016 recruiting class is Eric Briscoe of AC Davis (Yakima, Wash) High School. He just finished an impressive sophomore season, and looks to follow in the D1 footsteps his father laid down. Standing six-feet four-inches, and weighing nearly two-hundred pounds, Briscoe is a mismatch for pretty much every defender he will face. As a…
2014 6A State Title Contender North Medford: By Jordan Johnson
For the last two years we have watched the North Medford athletes make the 10 hour round trip from Southern Oregon to Portland for our elite events. Every weekend during the winter they have jumped in their car around 5-6 AM, and made the journey up north to compete against the top kids in the Pacific Northwest. To say it has been inspirational would be an understatement…
2015 OL Prospect Hauls In First Two Offers: By Scott Eklund
Click for Shane Lemieux Highlights The 2014 recruiting cycle just ended and that means that the 2015 class will see things really pick up steam over the next couple of months. One 2015 prospect who has started to see offers roll in from the Pac 12 is West Valley (Yakima, Wa.) OL Shane Lemieux. “I just got an offer from Washington State and I got offered by…
Top two-way athlete Tevin Gray set to lead talented Lake Stevens squad: By Ryland Spencer
One of the more successful programs in the Wesco conference over the last few seasons has been the Lake Stevens Vikings. They’ve won two of the last three league 4A titles, and even made a trip to the Tacoma Dome in 2011. They look primed for another good run in 2014, and a big reason is the standout play of Tevin Gray (’15, 5’10” 195). The season started slow for the Vikings, but…
Mustafa Branch hauls in another Pac 12 offer: By Scott Eklund
It’s been a busy offseason already for Bellevue (Wa.) LB Mustafa Branch. The talented linebacker already had two BCS offers and he recently got offered by one of the two in-state Pac 12 schools. “Offered by Washington State,” was the message Branch sent to Northwest Elite Index. The offer from the Cougars joins full rides from Oregon State and Northwestern and he’s also getting interest from…
Catching up with Bellevue OL Henry Roberts: By Scott Eklund
Arguably the top recruit in the state of Washington this coming fall is Bellevue OL Henry Roberts. Last weekend the big man from the east side took his ACT test, so he missed Washington’s Junior Day, but he said he plans to visit Montlake soon and he also has a handful of other schools that he wants to visit as well… “The test went okay. I mean,…
Barton Football Elite Events feature state’s best lineman: By Jordan Johnson
Barton Football Video Breakdown Speaking with head line coach Alex Linnenkohl he had some thoughts to add on Oregon’s up coming line group saying, “The 2015 and 2016 classes have extraordinary talent up front, as it has been hands-down the highest level of intensity and competition I’ve seen in January camps”. He continued, You can tell each of them has the size, talent and the work ethic to…