Area Stars Recognized Statewide
UNPUBLISHED CORRECTION: The name of football player Jeremey Williams is misspelled in this story. The correct spelling was confirmed by his mother.
Jeremy Williams made the short list of the state’s top senior football players in both the Seattle Times and Tacoma News Tribune.
The highly recruited Ferris High defensive lineman was joined on the Tacoma list by Central Valley running back Tyree Clowe.
Tacoma’s list is called Northwest Nuggets. Seattle lists the top 100 players as Blue Chips, Red Chips and White Chips.
Clowe was listed as a “red chip” player by the Times, as was Chewelah tight end Josh Parrish.
A half-dozen area players were named “white chip,” a group that fills out the state’s top 100. That included offensive lineman John Powers and defensive back Pete Flatt of Lewis and Clark, CV linebacker Patrick Libey and University wide receiver Jake Roberts.
Before any of this is taken too seriously, note the sixth area player is Central Valley’s Justin Folkins, who intercepted three passes in the 1997 state championship game as a junior. He did not play football as a senior.
First all-star rosters out
Two Freeman players are among area stars who will participate in the 1A/B-11/B-8 All-State East-West football game to be held June 19 at Eisenhower in Yakima.
Two-way lineman Simeon Snyder and linebacker Jeff Wigen represent the Northeast A champion Scotties.
Dan Eller, a two-way lineman from Reardan, also made the team.
From the Bi-County are lineman Luke Hammond of champion Davenport, fullback-defensive end Matt Horlacher of runner-up Liberty and running backlineman Luke Winona of Almira/CouleeHartline.
Dan Hanks, a running back-linebacker, represents Panorama champion Republic.
Alternates include Tim Nortz and Jeff Ayers of Springdale; Jared Flaa of Reardan; Matt Elder of ACH; Chad Dinkins of Republic; Josh Steele of Davenport; Jeremy Engle of Liberty; Josh Cairns of Wilbur-Creston; Mike Krabbenhoft of Selkirk; and Chris Miller of Freeman.
Liberty’s Horlacher has given Montana State an oral commitment.
Big Nine news
Walla Walla quarterback Andy Thompson will join his brother Matt, a wide receiver, at the University of Montana. Thompson picked Montana because the Grizzlies said they would give him a shot at quarterback. Most schools wanted the two-way all-league pick to play defensive back.
Hope Solo, the record-breaking scorer for Richland’s state champion girls soccer team, has narrowed her choices to Washington and Virginia.
Cynthia Atencio, a standout in soccer as well as in track, visited Auburn and has trips scheduled for Arizona State and Columbia. She said she was leaning toward ASU. The track signing date is in April.
Seahawks foundation makes gift
The Seattle Seahawks Charitable Foundation has awarded the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association a $50,000 grant to promote sportsmanship and citizenship through the Just Play Fair! program.
The WIAA’s Just Play Fair! program assists the 750 member schools in addressing the issues of sportsmanship and citizenship with participants, coaches, students, parents and fans. Schools that meet the criteria will be awarded Just Play Fair! banners.
The foundation is an affiliate of the Seattle Seahawks pro football franchise. “We are pleased to support the important work of the WIAA and to be part of extending their efforts to additional schools in (the) state,” said Jody Patton, the foundation’s executive director.