Football in the Tri Cities (Richland-Kennewick-Pasco) is a relative unknown to many people, but a group of motivated individuals is looking to change things for athletes in the region. Led by former Pasco Bulldog state champion Leon Wright-Jackson, East Development recently hosted a great two-day event at Chiawana (Pasco) High School. Friday night a group of athletes took part in a combine like scouting event. The athletes were tested in…
A big reason that 4A State Champion Chiawana (Pasco, Wa.) was so tough defensively this year was the leadership and productivity of LB Alex Weber. The 6’1″, 225-pounder ended up being name a First Team All-State selection on numerous lists and has now started to focus on where he will play football in 2014. “Winning a championship was the goal we set at the start of the…
It’s not breaking news that the Chiawana Riverhawks are good this year. In fact, they are the best team I’ve seen in this area since the last time Coach Graff brought home a State title with Pasco in 2003. Coach Steve Graff, for some just getting familiar with High school football, has Coached 3 State champions (’98, ’00, ’03) All with Pasco High School before the addition of…
Highlights: Kayden Maughan, Alex Weber, Joey Zamora, Grady Graf, Blake Bishop, Mark DeRuyter Chiawana football has a lot of to be proud of based on recent tradition, and this will be a year where individual and team expectations are very high. We caught up to one of the state’s top lineman Kayden Maughan (6-3 250 Jr. OL/DL), who was a 1st team all league lineman as a…