Some parts of the job can be a bit of a grind, but it is weekends like this last one that remind you just how much fun your job can be. Skyline High School hosted their annual Skills and Drills on the Hill. It is a two day 7-on-7 event, with a Kicking Competition Saturday, and Lineman Competition on Sunday. After Saturday’s event, I made my way out to Mount…
Click for Barton Elite Event Video The Barton Football Academy resumed Elite Events this past weekend after a two-week layoff due to the Super Bowl and a snowy weather cancellation. We feel fortunate to be working with the State’s top athletes, and this week is no exception. The group of Linebackers is as good as we have seen so far this offseason. Barton Football coach Dion Alexander determined…
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…
The list of dominant two-way linemen in Washington’s 2014 class keeps getting longer and longer. On Sunday at RDAF’s NW College Showcase, we got to see yet another player who gets it done at a high level on both sides of the trenches, in Lake Stevens (Wash.) big man, Evan Miksch. The 6-foot-3, 245-pounder was a 1st Team All-League performer last year on…
Lake Stevens Highlights: Austin Otis, Gavin O’Neil, Tevin Gray Just one year removed from a state semifinal loss to Skyview, the Vikings should again to be one of the top teams in the Wesco conference. A big reason is the play of Junior RB Austin Otis (5-10 170). Last season he rushed for a team high 998 yards on way to being a first team All-Wesco 4A North…